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Before you as readers pass judgment on of us are so-called Communists. I for one am Because we have this freedom of speech those of us who put this paper together, think proud to be an American, but to be an American, and because we have freedom of the press we first : Why did we go thru so much trouble, spend do I have to live under constant oppression? cannot put our names to this paper, even though so much money to have it printed, and use up Must I have my rights stripped of me to pro all of us here wish we could. Do we really have so much of our spare time to put out an under tect the rights of others by being in the military? these freedoms? Go ahead and express yourself ground newspaper. I'll speak for myself now. Would you—or do you? the way you really feel en certain matters and First, I finally got tired of being harassed just you'll find your answer. because I don't agree with the present govern The reason for this paper is because we ment or the military. I got tired of reading only Give us a chance by not throwing away this what the military wants you to read in the news care about us, you, and America. Do you think we would risk jail, and that's what will happen paper when you find that it is an underground as in the Stars and Stripes newspaper. I'm tired paper, but read it, all of it, tvtj to understand of listening to the news on the radio and t.v. when Uncle finds out who we are, if this was not important not only to us but far you also? what we are trying to convey across to you, then knowing that it is censored and I have proof you can say what you will! that it is. I'm tired of living in a place with so Many of us have many plans for when we get out of the military such as college, getting mar many problems and no one ever doing anything If you can't understand what we are trying about them. ried, etc. and being jailed solely for publishing this newspaper would greatly upset these plans, to say, why don't you then try to understand yourself, and when you do, then and only then but we're still doing it. Think about that for a We're not trying to cause trouble with this will you trully start to understand things as newspaper or damage America with it. None while. they really are. A Question of Nuclear Weapons THE UNWILLING LEO BY THE UNQUALIFIED By Tom Paine DOING THE UNNECESSARY fOP THE UNCONCEKNfD It is a good question, especially if you are Fili pino, and want to know if there are nuclear devices on your soil.
Under U.S.-R.P. treaties, U.S. < ourse, we must be truthful and Forces are not allowed to have admit that the chances of such Vol 1 — No 1 Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines July 4, 1970 any nuclear weapons on Philippine an accident are not very great, soil. However, it is generally (or so we hope). This, however, known that there are nuclear wea does not change the basic right pons on Clark. of the Filipino to KNOW what Of course, it cannot be proven is on his land. It is his right Webster on conclusively, whether or not there a? it would lie any American's The Uniform Code of are any on Clark unless one were light to know if a foreign coun the Draft to expose himself to a great deal try stores nuclear devices on our of risk in an attempt to find out soil. The U.S. in its role as uni versal God father and world po "Where is it written in the Military (IN) Justice Or unless the U.S. would admit liceman (in President Nixon's Constitution, in what article or their presence. The average inte views as of May 9, 1970) section is it contained, that you by S. J. rested person is not likely to tan gle with the National Security seems to ignore common courte may take children from their pa- sies it demands at home. We (GI Press Service)—The Uni- upon which this great country Act to find out, and he must rely unts and parents from their march into a foreign country, form Code of Military Justice, or was built (the Declaration of In- on information through the grape children, and compel them to take over business in the nam.1 In-Justice, was enacted by Con oependence), "We hold these vine and logical deductions. fight the batle of any war in which of development, set up huge mili gress in 1950 to "make the laws I ruths to be self-evident, that all It is pretty-well acknowledged, the folly and wickedness of the tary bases for "protection" (safe if all the military branches uni r.ien are created equal, that they though, that nuclear devices exist gov; rnment may engage itself? guarding these business inte- form for the purposes of training are endowed by their Creator cer and are stored on Clark. The Under what concealment has lests!), and generally attempt to devices are mire than likeiv this power lain hidden, which now a group of men who will obey tain inalienable Rights, that run the country. "only" (if one can be permitted for the first time comes forth, orders promptly and achieve their among these are Life, Liberty, an "only" in regards to nuclear How many Japanese auto firms with a tremendous and baleful objective with a minimum loss of and the Pursuit of Happiness.'' weapons) tactical devices for the do you see producing in the U.S., aspect, to trample down and des life," according to the Coast Guard Mandatory service in the arm Manual. In effect this means a ed forces blows this right out the I'4's on Clark, and perhaps even competing directly against U.S. troy the dearest right of personal : for the F-102's in a very low- f rms? How many foreign bases liberty? Who will show me any group of laws so strict and harsn window. And when you add a yield device used for knocking out do you see spread over our soil Constitutional injunction which in punishment that no one dare separate set of laws for the mili formations of offensive bombers. for mutual protection? You don't makes it the duty of the Amer disobey them for fear of reprisal tary even harsher than the civi This being so, it is still a matter see any and you won't — the ican people to surrender every ihat will follow you throughout lian ones, these "certain inalien of great concern to the Filipino to people won't stand for it. thing valuable in life, and even your life. Are these laws just? able rights" are reduced to what know what is on HIS land. F.von How is the average Filipino to life itself, whenever the purposes ! say they are not only unjust, the best military minds can come a low-yield weapon accidentally be assured that we won't turn on of an ambitious and mischievous but infringe upon our basic right! up with. detonated at ground level could h m and destroy his country with g vernment may require it? as human beings. After all, doesn't inalienable cause large amounts of fallout In the first place, to quote one mean that the rights are always our bombs, especially as unstable < ver the immediate area. Of (Continneil on page :| I Daviel Bullock of our bulwarks of democracy (Continued on page 3) lied about his age Daniel Bullock was only fifteen Daniel Bullock teas killed in Viet Nam June of '69 Consequences of America's S.E. Asia Involvement He died for nothing it is as though he had never been born. The United States is involved in a war of sup -•-Weldon Morris McCarty pression in Indochina in the name of world peace Btrd understanding. This alone is difficult to fathom — I almost disdain to go to quota how can peace be attained through war? tions and references to prove that such an abominable doctrine has no This is what the administra termining their own government, foundation in the constitution of tions for the last ten years have not being ruled from abroad by this country. It is enough to been telling us at any rate. It people who do not even live with know that that instrument was seems a bit inconsistent with the in the boundries of your country. intended as the basis of a free whole philosophy of the existence This theory especially seems true government, and that power con of the United States that we if we are to consider the vastly tended for is incompatible with should even consider determining different cultures of the people any notion of personal liberty. the government of another coun in SEA and the people in the A free government with an un try, much less be the main decid US. controlled power of military con ing influence. The argument that I suppose a main theme which scription is the most ridiculous we are making the world safe must result is the deciding by and abominable contradiction and from Communism really holds no all people that each country ronsense that ever entered into water when we read the Constitu .'hould decide its own government the head of man." tion of the United States, which is irom within, period. Now if w>? supposedly our Bible and guide. hold this truth to he self-evident, —Daniel Webster Our founding forefathers were then the US should be one of U.S. House of Representatives much in favor of a people de (Continued on page 4) MOUE WAIt DEAD January 14, 1814 Page 2 The Whig July 4, 1970
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A Filipino's View of Fil-American Relations... For Mutual Filipino Nationalism and U.S. Presence Cooperation by Victor Gnerrero-Evangelista Let's face it folks, most of the The so-called American "ben"- in one year than the entire an fine young men in the militari' xoheyit assimilation" in their con nual national budget of the Phil tions between the R.P. and the no people suffer the nationwide in this country would rather be quest of the Filipino Nation is ippines! It is no longer a secret U.S. misery of poverty and malnutri some place else. They think that t day a great paradox. When that the Philippine government The late-Senator contended that tion, disease, and sheer exploita it is unfair for them to be here. they first came here in 1898, re ha often and very recently been the bases in the Philippines did tion of agricultural and industrial s They often do not believe in the placing the Spanish colonialists, forced to beg to American-based not and do not serve the purpose:« workers by both alien and Fili war they are forced to support. the American imperialists were or controlled lending institutions by which their imposition on our pino wealthy sectors, the Amer The military exploit? of their full of promises and avowed hu for mjro dollars, so as to prop soil since 1947 was deceptively icans gloat over their advantages country have forced them into un manitarian deeds for the benefit up the already collapsing econo justified. The "protection" envi here and take home the country's friendly surroundings. They can of the entire Filipino Nation. my, at least for a while. All sioned and loudly proclaimed by wealth. see that their lives have been However, retaining the Philippines this, while the average rural Fi the ardent supporters for main- tampered wdth and that things as their perpetual colony, was, lipino peasant family has to sur- tenance of the bases (including CARPETBAGGERS are generally a mess. to objective present-day historian;', some Filipinos — either short Questions often asked by Fili vive on less than four pesos a What many of these young men et the back of their minds. The sighted or dollar-hungry» was far pinos who love their country are: day! over look is that unfriendly sur- systematic methods employed by from the truth. With *he advent How can even the most enterpris Some people might say: Angele-: lcundings are the effect of their the Americans of turning Filipino of modern nuclear warfare, these ing Filipino capitalists be able to City is a boom-town, everybody country's military exploits. In leaders into their willing servants faun are rendered even more sus rival local American businessmen looks happy and well-fed, people other words, the people of this was subtly done, making use of picious, as part of a global stra in a competitive market, if Oka aren't exploited, etc. For those country who exploit the G.I. can opportunistic Filipino feudal lords tegy in which the Philippines is latter are backed by Wall Street of you who have not been any only do so because he is here in and politicians and politicians in being used as a pawn. hankers? How can a still-agra where but Angeles City or Ma the first place. If the policies of maintaining their oppressive rule rian developing country be able nila, please understand that what the U.S. were not such that large over the Filipino masses. INDEPENDENT? to compete with a highly indus you see in Angeles City is a World numbers of Americans must be trialized country, or even just It now beromes increasingly cf make-believe, an artificial is forced to live outside their own NATIONALIST gain a foothold in the interna clear the bases are not really for land of temporary prosperity in country, the problems that exist AWAKENING tional market, with her domestic the protection of the Filipinos, a ocean of wretched half-existence now in Angeles City and Balibag > Divided opinions concerning the economic policies being mostly dic but for safeguarding American for most of our people. would be almost unknown. The presence and the real interest of tated by the locally-established capitalists and their business in people of the Philippines must the Americans in the Philippines big-name U.S. corporation carpet terests in the Philippines. True, NATIONALISM not hold the American presence was since then the foremost stand baggers? The effect is disaster. we are considered "independent", PRO-FILIPINO here against the G.I. ard issue of the day. The most Instead of progressing, the Philip but the "independence" which //»•" consistent advocate for removal of pines has retrogressed economic The natural outcome of our On the other hand, the Amer Americans granted was hollow and American bases was the late-Sen ally,, since the subservient role as country's long colonial heritage ican G.I. must not judge the peo : mply. We are often told, notably utor Claro M. Recto, the Philip sumed by the Philippine economy- and present crisis is the ever-ris ple of the Philippines on the ba in Western propaganda, that we pines' foremost patriot and na is to be the supplier of raw ma ing tide of nationalism, which no sis of his experiences in the An have "national sovereignty", but tionalist. The logic raised by the terials (sugar, timber, copra, longer is a voice from afar, hut geles City-Balibago Area. Be that again is but a mere lip- late-Senator was persuasive enough rubber, etc.) and the consumer is a national movement of mil cause of certain political problems word. The glaring example of to awaken Filipino nationalism cf American brand-name finish lions, of Filipinos of all age and that the government of the Phil, how dependent we are on the U.S. s from its 50-year slumber. The ed products. social classes, even in the halls ippines is having right now, Cen is the existence of jmrity rights ideas and reasons espoused by r.f our Congress. This nationalis-n tral Luzon is pretty much a po. and the iniquitous 1954 Laurel- Recto didn't follow him to his is not just anti-American — it is lice state (everybody has trouble Langley Agreement, which opened SHEER PROFITS grave, but instead, crystallized pro-Filipino. It advocates and with the pigs). Also, people fa our resources to the exploitation A recent survey by the Pres and hastened the widespread cla works for the dismantling of the miliar with the border between cf American leeches. ident's National Economic Coun mor — 1) for removal of the U.S. cil (Philippines) disclosed that American military bases, the end the U.S. and Mexico, or any bases, 2) for ending of the so- Imagine — foreigners holding < ver 100 American corporations of parity and the Laurel-Langley other sharp border between haves- called Military Assistance Pact basic rights to tap our gold, cop bad borrowed all-too-scarce Fili Agreement, and termination of and have-nots, will have no prob which has the JUSMAG (Joint per and iron mines, and our fo pino bank capital for setting up the JUSMAG. Many GI's read lem understanding why this 'bor U.S. Military Advisory Group), rests, and take away the big pro operations here, in the astonish ing this article will discover pos- der town' is so filled'with dollar the local arm of the Pentagon, fits in the form of dollar remit- ing amount of M9 of all such sibly for the first time, the true hungry people more interested in as its implementing agent main tances back to the mainland! As funding. Between 1900, they in- meaning of Filipino nationalism, money than fairness. taining domination over our mil a comparison, this is like a stran \csted $19.2 million and sent away and will want to help give f/i" Americans wishing a true cul itary establishment, and 3) for ger who, after gaining the hos Philippines bark to the Filipino £267.9 million in profits! It tural insight into the Philippines re-study toward fundamental and pitality and confidence of the oc people. We will rejoice with your might surprise you to learn that and its peoples will be wise no: much-needed changes i" the lop. cupants of a house, robs them of help! The lives of 38 millioo American corporations here send to seek it in the Angeles City- sided economic and political rela- people hang in the balance. their treasures. While the Filipi back to the States more profits iialibago Area. The Whig • July 4, 1970 • Page S Rock Concert in Know Your Rights Manila A Success From: Veterans' Peace dron. The squadron has to (i-44, Kagurazaka, Offensive type it for you. Your law Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. When the brass ignore your Wednesday evening... June 17th tic lightshow presented by the yer, of course, can do this but Gl CIVIL LIBERTIES rights (which is like 25 hours ... Philamlife Auditorium... Su- Children of Illusion, also from you can do it yourself if no DEFENSE COMM. a day 8 days a week) you can per Concert... Good Vibes... the Brotherhood. lawyer is available. Box 355, Old Chelson make them uncomfortable. In Great Music... All Together.. No busts... people were toge 4. Summary Conri Martial. Station, New York 100U order to do so you must be Far Out Light-Show... ther... things were great. And You may refuse a summary NATIONAL LAWYERS informed about the UCMJ and This was the scene for the be. so, the outlook for thing, to come court martial unless you have GUILD 5 Beekman St., regulations, so study them b'• ginning of many other rock con looks great for us all. been offered an Article 15 and New York, N.Y. fore you have trouble. I have certs to be held. The show was have refused that. (UCMJ 4) You can see the base le We of this paper would like learned the following through sponsored and presented by the Sec 820 Art 20) You may have gal officer any time you to take this opportunity to thank personal experience during 8 "Brotherhood" for the sole pur a civilan lawyer but the mili wish. Do not say why. Danny A., Gracie A., Eugene B. years in the service. pose qf everyone coming together and the many other people from tary does not have to furnish Permission can not legally as one, in peace and brotherhood. Cavité, Olongapo, Clark, Baguio, 1. KP is a roster duty. You one. NEVER accept a sum be denied. Heavy music came from the Fa and Manila—who if it hadn't have a legal right to see that mary court martial without 5) Go up the chain of com mily, Freedom Highway, the Psy- been for them there would not roster anytime you think you advice from a civilian lawyer. mand, step by step, as clones' and the Drug Cult. Also have been any concert. We wish are being given more than You can appeal a summary high as you wish to go. performing was folk singer Barry we had all of the names of all the your share. court martial. The appeal is You can tell your CO it MeGuire from nearby Clark A.B. people, the time and space t.-> 2. You cannot legally be addressed to the convening is personal and you can Presenting classical Indian music print all their names, but for all given punishment except by authority but it goes up to not discuss it with him. was Cucu on tables and sitar, of you who made this show poss court martial or by your com the Area Judge Advocate and Permission to see the later accompanied by his younger ible and especially to the Bro manding officer under Article can be taken all the way up next higher in the chain brother on the Harmonium and therhood, THANK YOU! You 15. Any order by other than with the aid of a lawyer. The of command cannot be lung L. on the violin. Bing also did a wonderful job. the former to do anything for military will very likely handle legally denied. First ask plays the keyboards for the Fam punishment is unlawful. You your appeal illegally: this will Watch for the next concert tJ to see the squadron com ily. And of course—the fantas do not have to obey unlawful provide you with more ammo be held in Cavité very soon. mander, talk to him, and orders. It may sometimes be for future steps. if he gives you no satis, better tactics to obey the order If you are harrassed charg faction, ask to go higher. be made as situations arise in THE UNIFORM . . . and then bring smoke on them ed, or abused individually or You may continue in this crder to quell any movement or (Continued from page 1) later. If you do, you should collectively, you should take manner until you have individual expression. inform the one giving the or one or more or all of the fol been satisfied or have there for all men, and can't be The end product of the UCMJ, der that you know the order lowing steps. talked to the President. taken away? This would lead you of course, is the court martial. is unlawful and are complying 1 ) Complain to see the Chap to believe that military personnel A common unwilling 2 or 4 year (!) Write or call your Sen under protest. lain. Permission to see aren't considered men. The De man is tried in a kangaroo-style ator or Congressman. It 3. Company Punishment, Ar him cannot legally be de claration doesn't say foi- all men meeting falling below court-style is good advice for wife' ticle 7.5. You may refuse to nied. You do not have
Vol. I — No. 2 August-September, 1970 Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines FREE FACT: While Holman has cessive. Come now Colonel Hoi- drawn up elaborate regulations to man, where did this ammunition I-revcnt individuals facing charges go? in the local courts from depart FACT: In other area* mis ing, these regulations do not ap- management and thievery at the Justice: C. A. B. Style parcn'ly apply to one in his exalt service clubs would lead to a ed position. Recently, while on massive investigation. Not so here. -Administrative (or Internationall Holman's approach to this prob • WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON hold for contempt of court, Hol lern was to close down a private man Flipped secretly out of the club on Clark (The American Le It bas come to the attention of in our sneaky, skulking ways, was ped aed a verbal redress from tountry for a week's R&R in Thai- gion) whose excellent management The W h i g, between editions, in a bar on the Block, (one won the general court. land. His arduous duties in irri was embarrassing the service gin through public revealment by the ders why, being as Lt Donohue tating Philippine-American rela mills. Philippine Flyer, which the Base is wh'tt, and whites are not real "TRADITIONALLY" tions by way of his disregard and FACT: Holman's daily insult Legal Office authorizes, that ly welcome in-persona on the contempt of local laws and his quite certainly justice, in relation Block), within the premises of Are we wrong in asking — cr >ng harangue against the allege! cwn regulations are well worth "sins" of Filipinos by means of to the crime committed, lies ex which he entered into an argu rathe surmising — that judge roting. tremely in favor of Air Force of ment with a Negro, Sgt. John ment by officers of another offi bis private program "It Happened ficers, because of their rank and son, r ver a girl in the bar at that cer is traditionally prejudicial, »s FACT: While the boom is low Last Night" would earn the per automatic recognition by the A.F. time. Being the resourceful O.S.I, evidenced by the light sentence cred on the ordinary peon who petrator an instant deportation in as "gentlemen", per se. investigator that he is, Lt. Dono received by Lt. Donohue. And gets involved even remotely in ether countries. Apparently, tra btack-niarketing, Holman has pur hue immediately settled the argu judgement by officers of enlisted ditional Filipino hospitality and la the recent ease of O.S.I. chased over 2,000 rounds of shot ment by pulling "a John Wayne" personnel is traditionally prejudi forbet.rance extends even to this. Lieutenant Paul Donohue, he was gun ammunition. For one who does and shooting Sgt. Johnson with cial to the other extreme, as evi Yes indeed, it does seem that charged with intent to commit not use the Base sheet or trap his .38. denced by traditionally hard, sen Holman is the ideal selection of murder or inflict grave bodily range, this consumption of ammu tences imposed by military tribu a life:- to represent the United harm upon another through use Sifting through the evidence nition seems ever so slightly ex States in the Philippines. cf a deadly weapon. Lt. Donohue placed at our disposal, thanks to nals on enlisted men, such as out was restricted to the limits of the Base propaganda sheets, anl landish fines, long periods of con C.A.B. for 2 months, fined 100 especially through interviews by finement, and traditional harass HELP US AND HELP YOURSELF ! dollar» a month for 12 months, a Whig staff raporter with eye ment by the enlisted man's squa To stay in existence and you for contributions to and given no reduction in rank. witnesses to the incident, we feel dron NCO's and Officers. continue publishing, we live! GIVE TO THE A rather light penalty, but then certain that the ease was actually Such harassment is made solely must pay our printing WHIG! SO IT WILL oh we1! — he was only trying to one of "Assault with intent to for the fact that he is an enlisted costs. As of presstime we KEEP GIVING! shoot a human being. murder". man, therefore automatically plac have a deficit of 1,200 pe Address to: John Han However, the charges were ed in a category of imperative sos with no visible income. cock, 26-E La Salle St., THE JOHN WAYNE 1 iwered to simply "Assault with subjugation to his "superiors," We will not sell the pa Cubao, Quezon City, Re WAY a deadly weapon," for which Lt. who may castigate him by typical per! So we must rely upon public of the Philippines. Lt. Donohue, we have learned Donohue just had his wrist slap (Cont'd, on page 5)
TORTURE IN VIETNAM
by men paid-for by American • PHAM TAM AND TOM PAINE dollars., and in a system saturated with American 'advisors'. If guilt is ever to be placed for these The Vietnam War (widened by President Nixon Hitler-like crimes, it will fall upon to include all of Indochina) has already been named every American who allowed them by History as the American War. That the Vietnam to go on in the name of the U.S ese people despise the war and dissent with the in The Whig is reprinting for the creasingly desperate Thieu-Ky Saigon regime is mado sake of our readers these grue some descriptions, written from obvious by recent uprisings of non-Communiis>t Viet personal experience and observa namese students, veterans, Buddhists and journalists tion, by a journalist named Pham in Saigon. Mass imprisonment and torture by the re Tam*, who spent four years in gime seems to be uniting 'the many factions opposed South Vietnamese jails: to the 'leadership' of Thieu and Ky. Th'> prisoner's hands are placed, palm up, on a table and beaten Some Americans 3till would or simply for being unable to bribe f.fty times each with a heavy want to believe that Asians some the right official. Interrogation .vooden truncheon. This turns the how care less about human life is most often a slick word tat hands black, the fingers swell up and suffering than we more hu torture, usually carried out by- so much that the prisoner cannot manitarian Americans. It can not one er several of the dozens of hold a bowl of food in his hands be denied that we more humani rfficii;! and semi-official 'political for a week or more. Usually dur tarian Americans have been en- security' agencies. Detention with ing this process, the table shat ganged in indiscriminate slaugh out trial is legal in S. Vietnam ters, so that the hands are alsn ter since 1061 in Vietnam (and for six months to two years, af full of splinters. later in Laos and Cambodia) in a ter which prisoners may be re The prisoner is positioned witn fashion that has revolted people examined and returned to deten his hands tied behind his back in throughout the world makes this tion. Trials are often summary. such a way that his chest is tau: belief a shallow lie. War evokes Imprisonment after trial generally and protruding. Then his chest (7 77 photo) — O.S. saldiert killed this child "to save democrucy" the worst in men and brings the means continued and intensified is beaten with rubber truncheons. most barbaric of men to power. torture. This causes him to spit blood and and beaten like a punching bag barrel with water up to his neck. Almost everyone in South Viet What Americans must face is excrete, and those who endure thi3 by four men. This i the best The barrel is beaten full-force nam it subject to arrest at any that these horrors are being per tortur? are usually left with per known and most common method with cloth-covered wooden cudgels, time on an array of often vague petrated with American assent, manent lung damage. of torture; it is generally called producing great pressure on the and ill-founded charges, from by a government kept in power Th'j prisoner is hung by a thin "the plane ride." body of the prisoner: the heart -iraft evasion to "anti-patriotism," solely by American military might, metal wire tied to his big toes The prisoner is placed inside a (Co)il'l. on page 5) Page 2 • The WHIG • August-September, 1970
LETTERS instead of Ate-Ups!!! You people write an underground paper as it should be. It wasn't all-out ra dical like some of the underground papers back in the States. It had "Desecration" of the Pentagon Speak facts to back up what it said ABE LINCOLN and just plain old "Told it like it is!" earth is worthy of the designated your mind I roust say that the people be The shedding of blood from the These men, who cause your title "National Memorial?" hind The Whig put a lot of bodies of human beings engaged friends to die, your parents to in a "conflict" (somehow still weep, your lives to contain an thought into their articles and an undeclared war) now trans early grief, and hundreds and brought out a lot of imporant A FINAL QUESTION piring in the arboreal sanctuaries thousands of Asia's men, women factors You people seem likî LONG-AWAITED cf Vietnam to the jungles and and (hildren to be likewise des you'.j very level-headed. Just by Many here heard Commander mountain-valleys of Laos to the troyed, these men are the gears Sir. reading the paper it was obvious Holman's hollow July 4th mes plains-country of Cambodia — within the machinery of death sage over AFPN — the A.F. Mabuhay! Very definitely a that you weren't just people was in essence, superimposed on who directly bring about action» radio-station with a little bit of who liked to be heard, but instead, long-awaited and most emphatic the s'eps of the Pentagon aboui such as the aforementioned Pen nothing for everybody. Quoting people with something impor necessity for this installation, a high noon of the 11th of July, tagon blood-in, to be perpetrated verbatim: "We at Clark are a vi tant to say. voice of the people. I am sure 1970, by members of the New hy they the ignorant and unfor tal link in the support of uur for many people have contemplated a Your paper brought out impor England Committee for Non-Vio giving. ces on the front-line in the. fight work such as you have begun, tant facts about things that hap lent Action. to preserve freedom in Southeast but (tared the power structure's pen to all of us (non-Lifers). "DESECRATION" Asie." Hmmm — seems like repression. You are to be coni- Things that we have to put up we've heard that line before... mendtd ! DEMAGOGUERY with that most guys are too Of course our brothers who To Clark GI's we pose a ques- The powers as I refer to them afraid to do anything about, or By courageously ascending the poured the blood down the steps ion: "How would 13th A.F. H.Q. ere most probably aware of many can't do anything about. This is steps of the Pentagon carrying were later arrested by wide-eyed appear to the populace of this of the problems here on Base. due to the fact that Lifers have paper bags filed with nine (9!i guards who refused to believe Base, if one day its steps ran the They apparently assumed that if unchangeable opinions, as you gallons of animal blood and then that the entire desecration of the red of sacrificial blood that ha.- they are ignored or repressed (a pointed out very clearly in your pouring the contents from the top "holy staircase" had actually Icen drained from so many young manifestation of will to which the July 4th article on the U.C.M. steps to cascade the blood's once taken place. men"? powers are well-inclined I, the (In) J. and the Court decision. life-giving effect down the steps, Later on the same day as their (For pamphlets an 1 information problems will just go away, or to transform into life-ending ri deed of expressive resentment, on how you may bring about MO Another big gripe of the en else assimilate back into the vulets upon reaching the bottom our brothers were released on cessful change, write: listed men and drafted personnel abyss of conformity. Through a of the stepway, our brothers dem bond pending legal steps, charged N'c-w England Committee for is the Harassment Programs that media such as The Whig, opinions, onstrated once more the demago- with "desecration of a national Non-Violent Action aie going on in all branches of constructive suggestions and posi guery of the Pentagon-esc resid memorial." One ponders on whe VVIuntown, Connecticut the service! Maybe you could put tive plans can be conveyed to "the
sory staff is 14 days' hospital for the specific purpose of trans different, blatant act againrf • WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON ity, however this is usually porting household goods back to outdated A.F. regs. changed to a period of seven days the States. The BOX itself U £: DM to prisoner-guard per- As one travels the flightline route, proceeding- if the prisoner shows redemptive made of fabricated metal covered • mality conficts, the result down Dyess Highway, passing by 13th A.F., 1961st signs of moving back to the paths with a tarpaulin supported by a ant effect may be the preju- Comm. Group, and finally, the Security Police bar of righteousness! Of course if name, to provide shade of5 som-' d'cial treatment of prisoner-- racks, if he glances to his right he will observe the change is not indicated to the sort. There is one abnormality by disciplining them with supervisory personnel, the prison though — canvas- is known for The BOX. This is especially Clark A. B. "Correction Facility" (farce), which er may be directed to remain in its anility to absorb heat and re true where Black prisoners shall we say, "services" A.F. "miscreant personnel". The BOX for a period of 7 to 14 tain it rather than reflect it, no are dealt with by white. Net only personnel from Clark but also from Thailand more ielaxing days. ,'n effect, the only purpose the can Southern guards. and Vietnam are entertained at Clark's facilities. vas selves is to actually increase .'!. Th" A. F. has failed blatant (Some after long confinement periods at LB J in Lonç, WITHOUT BRASS the temperature within The BOX ly, though silently, to update Binh, Vietnam or other locally-run centers of legal APPROVAL lather than to decrease it, thereby its system of penology and The interesting sidelight to this adding to discomfort. Former afford the prisoner his inhe- detainment. ) abomination which is still in prisoners who have experienced ri'lit rights guaranteed by th. use at Clark A.B., simply for The BOX have related to mem First Amendment to the Con This "Correction Facility" at ing. .So in summation Col. Laird, the r?ason that the personnel who bers of The Whig staff (hat hos stitution. •lark consists of WWII-vintage we are just allowed to state: run 'the slam" do not know how pital doctors gauged the tempe field barracks or "hootches" for "Find out for yourself." tt. cope with inevitable prisoner rature to have reached over 100"F. CLASH WITH REGS the prisoners, with fans in the THE BOX resistance, is this: Prisoners may A truly unihabitable abode. The following direct quotations ' pen bays to keep the temperature be placed in The BOX at any tint'' from the Air Force Manual refer •t at inhabitable level, while the At this point we have only by judgement of the supervisory STEP RIGHT IN to the "General Provisions for ail administrative staff may lounge managed to give a slight resume staff, however, it can not be ap Upo-i gaining entrance to the Segregation". We, and some ex- comfortably in their uir-conditiou- of the fog-shrouded Clark Air proved by any other than the struciiire with the aide assistance guests in The /?".<•, are skeptical cd, attached wings that serve as Base jail, so let Us proceed to the commanding officer of the Correc of our all-knowing guards, the that The flo.r faithfully meets offices. titular object of this article: Ffte tion Faciliyt. So until the com prisoner is treated to the sight of these regulations: BOX, or more commonly known manding officer is notified, th-.' a cubicle, approximately six feet "...fully lighted during daylight CORRECTION OR JUST in administrative circles as DIS prisonei who is sweating out his in height and with floor dimen hours" (AFM 125-2, para. INCARCERATION? CIPLINARY SEGREGATION. days in Tkt BOX, may spend an sions of five feet by eight feet. 5-12 ft Ci); As lor the sign in front of the This exists as a classicism of amount of time in this corporeal i\ large portion of this space is ". .adequacy of sanitation, venti ;*roup of buildings, designating "Man's inhumanity to man". tethering, actually without offi occupied by the single steel bunt; lation, heat, and other condi the small complex as Clark Ait- The BOX, as we shall refer to cial approval one way 01 another. : et against 'he wall of the struc tions that might affect a pri Base "Correction Facility", the it for the sake of brevity, is con Pity the soul who spends two to ture, thus Uniting even more the soner's health" (AFM 125-2, title itself only serves as a re- tained within the Correction three days in The BOX and then already limited floor space. With para. 5-12 b. (0) ; mindc:- of the inept conditions complex, visible to the eye if on" f.nds out that the commander has the aid of a guard Hie door slams '...Disciplinary segregation pro that exist at "the slam". How- easts a glance over his right disapproved his confinement in it, and the bolt is turned, supposedly vides a secure setting for iso over, once we adjust our vision shoulder while travelling toward and that it has taken those un insuring non-escape of the cap lation and intensive correc to the foggy air which envelopes the liX Commissary area, while bearable days to finally come to tive. After a brief period of ad tional treatment of a problem the facility, we begin to discern et th" same time gawking at the the attention of the commander. justment to the dim light in The prisoner." (AFM 125-2. para. f hat in truth, their are no exist rear of the Correctional grounds. IsOX, he notices that his only 5-12 b. (1) (emphasis added ent programs of prisoner rehabi Actually The BOX exists, as a visual contact with the world is a by us). litation or correction which the duet, but one leaks so tremen bi-slati.d window that he has to offending sign refers to. dously while the rainy season is stoop over to see out of and an in full swing, that the hospital outlined wnidow at floor level WHAT NOW? Perhaps most surprising of all public-health physician in charge consisting of 07 perforations, As supposed good Americans, is the complete lack of quality- ! of inspection of the facilities de approximately one-sixteenth of an can we or the Brass justify n trained personnel which are ap clared it unfit for human habita iiich in total circumference each. good conscience the continued per pointed to the job of prisoner su tion. Let us: explain the proced Becato-o of his crime, real, or mittance of such facilities to be pervision. In the transcribed ures and directives involving the imagined as we often suspect, the used to discipline human beings? words of Lt. Col. Herbert W. placement of a prisoner in disci prisoner inherits all of this due The answer of course is a firm, Laird, Cmdr. 02'OOth Security Po- plinary segregation by his un to A. F. professionalism, or ra unequivocal NO! To theise of you lice which we are certain he [Whig photo) — Two DezH for trained supervisors and lower- ther the total lack of same in its who are in position to change these will be surprised to see reached ' correction" . . . ranking supervisory airmen. program of penology. existing conditions, we urge you to this paper, Laird admitted: "We do. To those of you who after can only keep prisoners there to As directed by A. F. regs and THE BOX HABITAT reading this article, take it to serve out their sentences, and not a po'cy of denotation by the su To acquaint our readers with NEGATIVE RESULTS heart as the real and unimagined to rehabilitate them:" pervisory staff at "the slam" a stay in The BOX, let's travel The above-mentioned purpose truth which it is, write your Con any :nstance of failure to comply the gavel-path distance from the and usage of Tlue BOX can only Undoubtedly, Col. Laird will be gressman, State Senator, Secre with written A. F. regs, such as regular prisoners' quarters to it, serve as conclusive evidence that: wondering to whom he voiced this tary of the A.F., and last but for example failure to obey a from the prisoners'-eye-view. Upon 1: An informed person familia.- informative statement; but we at not hast, Tricky Dick himself. lawful order, or harassment of sightirg this unseemly human with modern-day policies of The Whig can only say that be Vever again must we allow the niards, may result in confinement habitation, the prisoner is re humanitarian treatment, will ing in our position as the infor phras' "Man's inhumanity to in T%t BOX. At the onset, the minded that the primary purpose in all prohabiliy emerge more mative opposition, we have suc man" to become a living reality primary sentence the prisoner re- of the Th" BOX is actually as a resentful and more likely to ceeded in assimilating some of our in our midst. foe's tactics of intelligence-gather teives from "the slam's" supervi CONEX packing crate, désigne I c mmit the same, if not a Page 4 • The WHIG • August-September, 1970 Potpourri The Holman Gestapo Sqnad On Grass, AWOL, • AN UNFORGIVING G.I. RED PATCH VICTIM and Things In this period of supposed PACAF. One week before 'enlightened" policies being his brief two-day visit, a se JOHN HANCOCK promulgated (though not al rious incident happened in ways implemented) by the volving assault against a Fi Just a few things that have it is only a temporary illusion, Clark brass to try and lipino by 18 Red Patches. come to our attention recently because when you "turn off" eve smooth over the shaky rela- Apparently, the word got which we feel we should com rything is the same as you left < ions between enlisted person back to Lt. Gen. Clay, and ment upon. One of the big issues it when you "turned on". For nel and Philippine nationals, he reportedly ordered, the around Clark is the situation of a more positive alternative, write we, at our mediocre best, immediate abolition af th- marijuana — or Dew. us an article and speak your mind, fail to comprehend the con I # R squad (Manila Chr:- Day in and day out, the radio no matter if it is turned on or troversial existence and ac nicle, March 4, 1970, page station at Clark blares out its off. If you don't want to write, tivities of one group on 5). — Take a look at it in hourly Sunday-school lessons on we can always use some "bread" Clark. We speak with bit the Base Library). this topic; but they never ask so you can keep reading The the question that is the most im Whig. Or best of all, send us ter personal knowledge of Possibly, the actual aboli portant — WHY? both. Col. Holman's Gestapo unit, tion of the group lasted until 'Who says we're Pigs!?. the "Tar Potior', formerly Lt. Gen. Clay's plane back For many airmen here, it is A lot of guys who just can't officially named the "Intel to Hawaii was off-the- ordering the men to put their not because it all started with hack this life at Clark have been ligence and Reconnaissance ground, for the same men hands up over their heads. model airplanes in our home cel asking us how to get off the is Unit" (I & R), or more were seen back again in ac They were ordered to pre lars. We had very little choice land. Another policy of The Whig widely-known as the "Red tion only two days later. sent their ID's, but when in this matter. It was either the is not to counsel people on how Patches" to all who have- That doesn't mean they dis they reached toward their Army and Vietnam, the comforts to go AWOL or how to desert. experienced their sadistic obeyed Lt. Gen. Clay's or pockets for same, the Red of the "Crowbar Hotel", or be There are plenty of barrack-room brand of humor. (The lat der ; the brass actually did Patches started hitting them coming a caricature of a United lawyers with all th? information ter nickname stems from abolish the red patches—the one at a time. When finally Empire Loyalist (God forbid! i as. well as the misinformation too. the fact that the members cloth arm-patches that is, one Filipino was able to ge^ and fleeing to Canada. The There have however been persist af the select group wore red and replaced them with a out his wallet, the Red Patch USAT was the lesser of many ent demands upon us to say some cloth patches sewn on their green triangular patch, with took it and threw it into the evils for us but it is evil just the (hing on this important matter, uniforms at the arm.) an all-seeing Black Eye lift nearby sewer. Then he or same. even though it is not our policy. ed from the one-dollar bi'l dered the Filipino to retrieve So many of our buddies use So rather than tell you what to SIZABLE (see accompanying draw it; when he came near to 'grass'' in hope of somehow find ro we will only tell you what not LILY-WHITE ing). Take note of this in the sewer, he was kicked ing 'in escape from the drab mili t> do. In our experience people from behind by the Äce' foul up on this for several rea It is a squad numbering signia, for it is the very tarism of Clark and the friendly Patch, and fell face first sons which we wish to briefly somewhere between 50 and same one the members (some hurches-, bars, and hookers (ex into the sewer, as the Red outline here: (a) They leave on 80 first-term, exclusively newly-recruited or selected cuse us — hostesses) of Angeles Patches stood by laughing. the spur of the moment; (h) They chite airmen, led by a mi from among the crop of vo City. For the benefit of AFPN, Before leaving, the Filipi leave with only less than twenty nimal number of whit-, lunteers who seem to hope this is the real reason for "pot" nos were warned not to tel" dollars; (c) They get picked up Southern (if not in herit they're getting into an A.F. anyone what had happened, with the "grass" crowd in Ma age, then at least in version of the Special For Whi- it is the editorial policy or they "would be sorry". nila; (d) They come back to Clark thought) N.C.O.'s. Our in ces or Green Berets) are if The. Whig to take no position or Angeles City to visit. A wor 1 side sources tell us that not wearing today as they con on marijuana, we do not feel that (3) A Filipino living ad to the wise is sufficient, but an a single Black man has ever tinue doing what they've the use of the stuff will solve jacent to the Base perime article to The Whig is even bet been formally permitted to been doing all along. the many and pressing problems ter fence in another nearby ter. join the group. The group's town was dragged by a rope that we face here daily. At best leaders seek to expound behind a horse-riding Amer their ideals of "democracy" ican who was sporting a (mixing one part karate red patch. A neighbor of THINKING... Or with one part low blows and the victim tried to come to cne part of verbal obsceni his defense, and was kicked ties), and "equality" (this by the Red Patch, sustain translates to mean whites ing a broken leg. Greetings from first—now and always, with (4) A recent case involv Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Fi ed a poor farmer who was a Kneegrow lipinos and dogs below — cutting grass outside the far below) to their subor OPERATIONS Base perimeter fence, for • Uncle L. (for Lifer) Tom dinates. When such a tender selling to horse carriage- body is given far-reaching In order to provide our drivers downtown. Two powers by the Base Comman- To all readers known as Lifers, stop reading! But all renders with a better un Americans wearing fatigues you first-termers and especially you Black ones—read on! mander himself to administer derstanding of the dirty and armed with M-16's, swift "investigation" and "in business of the local S.S. came by and started kicking This little article is written for the purpose of education. terrogation" of anyone their squad. The Whig is taking him. When he shouted for We'll deal with it in two parts: Being military, white and hearts desire — GI's or Fi this opportunity to once help, they covered his mouth black. And then, being a good military house-Kneegrow. lipino Base-employees (usu more, tell it like it is. The and kicked him more. They ally being sure to remove following cases of harass- then threw him over th? First, you must be military. NCOIC talks about riot-control their nameplates first) — ments and brutalities against fence and dragged him to That means hurry up and wait, (meaning of course, what's the who may dispute the re Filipinos by Red Patch per their waiting jeep. Refus wear a peach-fuzz haircut (cheer best way to go into a Black com sults? sonnel are lifted from signed ing to turn him over to the fully called a Lifer). Follow the munity and shoot some niggers?). affidavits and statements two PC's stationed nearby, wisdom and orders of outdated made before duly-constitut they drove him toward the regulations and a ding bat supe (2) Smile, when your blue-eyed BOTH FEARED ed authorities. Names are flightline security office, rior who in all probability cant buddy says you're a good Knee- AND HATED omitted to protect the vic and on the way, stepped tie his shoes. grow, and you reply "Yes sir, mas'ta, I's non-violent." The members of the group tims. hard on his face, breaking Both white and black service are feared because of their (1) Six Filipino civilian 3 teeth, and causing profuse men are finding that all the ser (3) Grin, when you think of seeming tremendous power employees including two wo bleeding. As he was brought vice wants is bodies — no minds, four little Black girls killed in a and authority (the Air Po men, were standing just af in this condition into the of just bodies. The greatest crime church, of non-violent protect lice act as mere subordin ter 4:00 p.m. near the MAC fice, he was met by 18 AW is to think. And the greatest vir which meant that Blacks didn't ates whenever the Tac Pa Terminal entrance waiting Patch men, who then alter tue is to forget and obey. Forget fight back as dogs bit them an 1 trol men come around), and for a CBL bus to the Gate. nated in hitting him (with that you are a citizen-soldier. police beat them. And a man hated by Americans and Five Red Patches drove up karate and closed-fist) and Forget that you are human. For named King died with a bullet in Filipinos alike for their in their jeep, in fatigues and pushing him from one to an get that the flag you fight for his head. Man '0 War Type tactics, other. Then the first two ttands for the Bill of Rights — fully-armed with M-16's, an I (4) Fight for freedom some and their avowed total dis befatn to say obscene and Red Patches threw him into your rights. Remember only to where known as the "Nam" and regard for others' Constitu abusive things to the six their jeep, drove him to the obey like a robot. "Don't Be a know you don't have it at home. tional rights. It is public, including comments about Base perimeter fence, and Man! Be Military!" knowledge that members of threw him back outside ag what the women do with Now, to you Black Servicemen, If you can do these things the I & R club rarely, If ain. Although barely con their husbands or boyfriends of which I'm one — read care well, you're a Kneegrow. You're ever, leave the confines of at night, etc. After pretend scious, he managed to get not a whit? man, you're not a Clark Field, as there are help. fully the pointers I'm about to ing to look at the ID's of give you. They are very impor black man. You're Not a Man! two prices on their heads But you never wanted to be. the six, the women were This would have been the tant: downtown; one price carries "felt" up and down, osten Right?! a P sign and the other a •$ very first legal case ever sibly looking for BX goods, filed against the Red Pat (1) Laff when your white Bye. sign. Either way, they know and the four men were drag they are lucky to live for ten ches. What was the result? ged away to the side of a A case was filed at the City minutes, once outside of the nearby building and beaten "The more I work for Americans, the more I hate them." Main Gate. Shocking, but Fiscal's office against the —Said by a Filipino Clark employee for the last 24 years with karate chops and spit first two who beat him. since true. to a Whig staffer. upon. he was able to identify them (2) Five Filipino mainte in a lineup. However, be CHANGE OF nance workers were walking ing uneducated, never hav PATCHES ing spent one day in his toward the bus-stop from Remember, this paper is your personal property. Last March 3, 1970. Clark the Civil Engineering build whole life in a school, and was visited by Lt. General ing. Two Red Patches drove being poor with the sky vi- It cannot legally be taken from you for any Lucius Clay, Vice Cmdr., by and »creeched to a stop, (Cont'd, on page 5) reason. The WHIG • August-September, 1970 • Page 5 Torture in Vietnam CO's, Take Heart (Cont'd, from page 1) "FORGIVE THEM - THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO... is shtjcked severely, the liver an! Too often, for lack of educational opportunities, personal kidneys swell, and the bladder conflict, or an innate desire not to damage already strained hursts. This torture is the spe family relationships, men who possess anti-militaristic views cialty of the Army Intelligence either enlist or are drafted into The Machine. Thus once Bureau. more permitting the military to win another expendable The prisoner is forced to cup prize, to further add to its bulging stock of dissident GI's. his hands, and pins are thrust into the quick of his nails. Some For those of you who, like us, made the final plunge prisoners endure ten pins in their fingers and yet say nothing be- by signing-up, yet still harbor serious doubts in your mind i ause they are innocent and have as to the morality of the situation in which you find your no information to give. A more self, The Whig is making available to you by request: Advice elaborate development of this tor for Conscientious Objectors in the Armed Forces. This in ture is for a pin with a feather formative booklet states in detail, and deals exclusively with, attached to be thrust in half its the proper (legal) channels to follow in submitting an appli length. Then an electric fan is cation for discharge as a Conscientious Objector. switched on, the air from which makes the feathered pin rotate Available for only $1.00 or P6.00, it may be purchased violently in the wound. by writing to: The prisoner has nails driven THE WHIG into his kneecaps or into the bones 26-E La Salle St. of his heels or ankles. These arc Cubao, Quezon City eften left there for several days. Republic of the Philippines The prisoner is laid on a bench with his hands tied by the wrists (UPI photo) — Church in Bien Hoa, S. Vietnam after U.S. aerial ond his head tilted back. Very salty cr soapy water is then forc bombing. ed into his nose and mouth, until hand-operated generator. Wires with live cockroaches in it. He he loses consciousness. Sometimes, from the machine arc tied to was finally made to eat them. Union Demands when the water enters the lungs-, his thumbs or to his toes and When he was asked whether they the prisoner may die. They call sometimes even to his sex organ were good or not, he responded this kind of torture "taking the if he is a male If the prisoner that they were not, so he was 1. The right to refuse to obey illegal orders—like submarine." orders to fight in the illegal, imperialist war in is a woman, the wires are tied to beaten again for his answer. When Vietnam. The prisoner is tied firmly to the tips of her breasts. Those at last he said that they were a cht.ir. Above his head is placed vho have heart trouble may die good, he was beaten still a third a can of ice water which drops at the first shock. All torture time for lying. 2. Election of officers by vote of the men. upon his head slowly, drop by rooms are equipped with the same The sheer nightmare of four 3. An end to saluting and sir-ing of officers. drop. The effect of this is that kind cf generator, a machine that long years will leave an indelible the prisoner begins to feel each looks like a square pepper grinder. mark upon this courageous jour- drop falling upon him as the 4. The right of black-and brown-skinned servicemen There are special forms of tor ralist (Pham Tam). However, at stroke, of a hammer. to determine their own lives free from the oppres ture for female prisoners. For ex least he survived, while thousands The prisoner is made to stand sion of any racist whites. No troops to be sent ample, bottles or live eels may be of his countrymen died concentra- into black or Spanish-speaking communities. naked on top of a small stool with introduced into their vaginas, tion-camp-style at the sadistic light projectors with 200 to 500- causing hemorrhages which may hands of their power-crazed cap watt bulbs all around him, or ha 5. No troops to be used against anti-war demonstra last for many weeks. Even worse tors. Many Vietnamese see a tors. may be forced to stand facing than the torture is the indignity strong similarity between the pre the wall with a BOO-watt bulb of being completely undressed in sent actions of the Thieu-Ky re 6. No troops to be used against workers on strike. placed about fifteen inches behind front of several policemen who gime and the oppression of the his head. He must stand in this watch and drink whiskey while Diem Government just before it 7. Rank-and-file control of court-martial boards. position for many days, except for the young victim is alternately was ' rought down by a coalition brief moments when he is allowed being beaten and sexually abus of students, Buddhists, and dissa 8. The right of free political association. to relieve himself or when he is ed. tisfied army officers (who were f«d. There are prisoners who Mfcny times prisoners are tor unknowingly aided by the always- "tand this way for as long as a 9. Federal minimum wages. tured, not so much for interroga handy CIA). week before they collapse. Reco tion as for punishment, and often A Vietnamese student writes: very from this ordeal may take 10. The right of collective bargaining. for capricious reasons. For exam "If these are the last days of the reverr.l weeks, and a number of ple, a prisoner may be punished Thieu-Ky regime, then they (the its victims break down completely for having a name like Cao (tall) arrested and imprisoned) will end never recover. when he is short, or Tuoi Sang surely all be killed. That is what The prisoner receives an elec (bright) when he has dark skin, happened before Diem's govern tric shock of twelve volts from a or a name like Hung Dung (hero) ment fell." To: Andy Stapp, Chairman, American Servicemen's when he is small and slender. He Union, Room 538, 156 Fifth Avenue, may be punished for not being abl« * Reprinted from: Imprisonment New York, New York 10010 JUSTICE . . . ta laugh or cry at the order of an and Torture in South Vietnam (Cont'd, from page 1) interrogator. Once I saw a young by Pham Tam I am a rank-and-file enlisted man. punishments of work-details and man being beaten on bis head available for $.50 each from: verbal harassment. until his scalp split open for net Fellowship of Reconciliation I hereby declare that I support the American agreeing to drink a cup of tea Box 271, Nyack, New York 10960 Servicemen's Union and enclose one dollar to SEE FOR YOUR YOURSELF THE HOLMAN . register myself as a member. As a member I (6) As was pointed out will receive a copy of The GI's Handbook on To those of you who refuse to (Cont'd, from page 4) earlier, the Red Patch men believe the facts as stated: we sible through the grass- will do their Thing to Am Military Injustice and a subscription to The BOND. challenge you to only take a few thatch roof of his meagre ericans as well as to Fili minutes from chasing the ladies dwelling, he was easy prey pinos, though probably more Name and rank r'owntown and guzzling your suds for the Air Force. They frequently to Filipinos, since ir smoking your grass, whichever came to him offering fi.OOu the average GI would imme Military address the cose may be, and go to the pesos if he would drop the diately report any incidents Base Library. charges. A man in his po of physical abuse by Red Home address sition could do little else Patches to base authorities Ask for back-copies cf the but take the money and hope while Filipinos are natural Philippine Flyer and see for your ETS or discharge date his wounds would heal, but ly afraid to lose their job self the court-martial cases and we believe that all of the or their life. It is true the sentences imposed. Compare Air Force's money could however that some cases of those to Lt. Donohue's sentence; never repay him for what bodily harm or plain ha then the question of "Why — was done to him that day rassment against GI's by THINK ABOUT THIS Why"!" should fill your mind, by 20 young, white, "Chris Red Patches have been re like the unsolved riddle having an tian" Americans. ported to The Whig. If you easy solution which cannot b? "People ask us how you can have to tend the ovens or the gas but know of any cases, be sure the military without discipline? found because of its very simpli (6) There is one ex-Red could be a guard or a clerk? Blind, to write us. But the way to maintain disci city. Patch member, a SSgt. back unquestioning and obedient patrio Hey, how about it Com pline is through respect, not re. DISCRIMINATION EXISTS in the States about 8 months tism to nation is treason to hu mander Holman, don't you pression." IN THE A.F. COURT YOU MAY now, who is renowned and manity." think you'd better get on —Ltjg. Susan Schnall, » BE JUDGED BY!—Lote Flash: despised among Filipinos, —Roger Priest, as the most anti-Filipino of the stick and really abolish U.S. Navy nurse V.S. Navy, imo Rumor has it that Lt. Donohue once and for all the present » » * is now Capt. Donohue. all. One GI witnessed him chase a Filipino up a radio- remnant of the Red Patches, "I have sworn upon the altar of tower, and then step back the 7'ac Patrol?! While God eternal hostility against every and shoot him down with a you're at it, we think it form of tyranny over the mind of "Those who profess to favor 12 ga. shotgun. This noto only fair that financial re man." freedom and yet deprecate agita Write Us-Tell rious Red Patch was heard stitution should at least be —Thomas Jefferson tion, are men who want rain with on several occasions by GI's offered to all past Red Patch out thunder and lightning; they bragging that he had per victims. For some though, "Question: Would you have work want the ocean without the roar It Like It lf| sonally killed more than we're sure money won't buy ed in a Nazi concentration camp of its many waters." fifteen Filipinos! back the honor they lost. just because you would not have —Frederick Douglui. Page 6 • The WHIG • August-September, 1970 The Rape of Democracy EAiïoïLal. Coming THE REAL SITUATION Attractions One would think after reading Stars and Stripes (July Soon to be available in 10, 1970) that everything was legitimate in relation to Angeles City through cour airmens' journals. According to the rag of the brass and tesy of The Whig Buttons, posters, pins, decals, am. lifers, as long as The Whig operates within "legal" bounds stickers of various colors and on their "own time", everything will be fine and dandy. and styles, to demonstrate To make sure, they even quote Captain "Red" Viguerie (Base your growing dissatisfaction Information Officer) to make it "ex cathedral". But this is and infuriate your supe just an old Tory game of making the critics of the life here riors! All these depictine the absurdity of war and feel that criticisms are really acceptable to the powers-that-be. the treadmill life of the mi However The Whig will remain anonymous because there litary! Watch for them is more than meets the eye to the statements of the "offi and when they do appear, cial" newspaper of Clark and the assurances of certain purchase them for the ab junior officers. While we do not wish to be incorrigible, we surdly low price they will gell for. All profits from also do not wish to be somewhat nieve. sales will be returned to you. First of all, any journal must legally have the permis through printing of The sion of the Tory commanding officer. These people have a Whig. Aren't we sneaky? long history of using the two-letter word "No" more often The Peer Caie then the more difficult three-letter word "Yes". If we ap proached the brass for permission and were turned down, GI's get with it! the continued publication of this paper would be impossible A Mockery of Justice because they would know just who we were. In the "home The Whig wants to know of the brave and the land of the free," the modern Tories • SAM ADAMS of all instances involving of the military have harassed people putting out papers and violations of civil rights, Air trying to exercise their freedom of speech. In Subie, the As Americans in the Philippines, we find our Force regs, or misuse, abuse open Below Decks is really below decks now, since one of the and misappropriation of selves walking into a very sensitive and unpredict persons or property. When editors was discharged, while his co-editor has been sent on able situation; it is the relationship that prevails be you see it happen or hear a carrier cruise in the South China Sea. A coincidence? tween our two countries. Clark Air Force Base plays about it, why not sit down We doubt it! a very large role in this relationship, even to the and write us what you can. Finally, as any airman knows, all personnel in the mil point that it has become one of the major recipients We definitely want to hear itary are theoretically on-duty for 24-hours-a-day and 7- from GI's with something of criticism from Filipino students, Senators, and important to say about the days-a-week. Legally, we do not have any "free time" while simple folk. The Whig goes on record here as funda military and its hidden we are in the military. If the brass try to peddle the line mentally in agreement with this criticism, especially crimes. We will print it, of an 8-hour-day and are really sincere about this, then The when we can see it is justified. The Peer case illus signed or unsigned — as Whig will not only emerge, but also we'll invite the AFL- trates our point ever so clearly. you wish. CIO or Teamsters over here to form a local. We want a shop steward to deal with our foremen NCO's. Seriously, who is THE DEED THAT each equals 4,320 pounds (exclud the brass trying to fool with this line? Theoretically, th?. NEVER WAS ing the boxes and pallets). The Standing armies brass owns us all the time and we are simply classified as Chief Dispatcher at the Motor Donald Dwight Peer, 23, an Pool said with authority that one must fall "General Issue" in this life. American civilian formerly em step-van can safely accommodate Another thing that really offended us was the descrip ployed as a Depot Checker at the at the very most, only 2,200 "It follows that anything tion of our journal as "violent in tone". Like true Tories, Philippine Regional Exchange pounds. Maybe Peer is a magi established (PRE), testified under sworn cian. .. like standing armies and the scribblers of Stars and Stripes have lost thair revolu oath before Clark Grienvace Com laboratories, tionary heritage. For them, 1776 is a get-together with mittee hearings last December, A WORKING VISITOR is in itself an offensive act local Jaycees for a few drinks and laughs on the 4th of 1969, and January, 1970. He ac against human life, July. Anyone who is radically critical of existing conditions cused (151 Filipino BX employees, Peer first came to the country huge, expenditures for which as well as of militarism per se, in the tradition of the Amer including some who had worked en January 11, 1968, on a stand can best be used to faithfully for the PRE more than ard 59-day visitor's visa. The im adequately provide ican Whigs, gets the self-righteous Tory treatment. They migration laws of the Philippines 20 years, of having stolen and for the enjoyment of our view us as violent because we attack the roots of the problem prescribe that such a visa does smuggled away: (1) 10 pallets way of life." and other issues, refusing to compromise our principles. of coffee, (2) 4,000 pounds of not entitle the holder to accept What hypocrisy it is for the Stars and Stripes to be canned-ham, (3) 15 electric cal- employment. Yet, only 14 days —Serafin Lanot dilators, and (4) 3 wall-mirrors. after arriving, he was working Primer of Life (tM$) critical of anything violent when they support and ration at the Philippine Regional Ex alize the violence going on in Indochina. You will never By his own admission, Peer aided in the alleged thefts, and change, a clear violation of local tie: Your testimony (it sure looks read any articles in that Tory mouthpiece of the brass about also allegedly received a total of laws. like perjury to us) caused these the various "seedy" situations around Clark Air Base. You 3,000 pesos for his collaboration. 15 Filipino civilian employee-i will never read anything even remotely critical of the brass Alleged we say, because there was ILLEGAL »their jobs, more or less with no no evidence offered, neither by DEPARTURE composed of the Generals "Burgoyne" and "Cornwallis," qu"stions asked and no further Peer nor his attorney, to sho>v and their mercenary Hessian-like Red Patches. But let some Some of the Filipinos whom he appeal, since it's your word ag- that the items were ever even had accused filed a complaint foi nnst theirs. After giving (many other paper criticize militarism and they raise the issue of received at the Dau Warhouse, perjury committed during his tes cf them) the best part of their "violence". While we are not professional journalists, we where from Peer claimed they timony against them given under lives honestly and faithfully to would prefer to work for National Enquirer to write about were stolen. Peer admitted under sworn oath. Even though Com- the Philippine Regional Exchange cross-examination that the calcu prostitutes, than to prostitute ourselves for the new Tories. nander Holman was informed by (which keeps us eating everyday!, lators and mirrors could neve» One other urgent matter which needs to be dealt-with the Angeles City Fiscal on Jan these Filipinos have suffered the have been delivered at the ware uary 5, 1969, of the pending cri ultimate indignity — being im editorially is your status, Commander Holman. We have house, it being exclusively for minal case against Peer, he was plicated as thieves. Yet, you were learned, again from our inside sources, that even as we write fiiod stores. slithery enough to get to the this, you are preparing to leave the country. the only person to ever admit hav Peer testified under oath that ïiightline on January 22nd and ing done any crime; how then do Whether guilty or innocent, that judgement against you on May 18, 1969, he and the 15 onto TCA Flight No. 254 for Tra J.OM explain that you were the of contempt of court by Judge Gaddi is pretty serious. Don't Filipinos worked at the ware vis, (who knows? — maybe even only one never charged"! Even you think the legal processes of appeal which your battery house, and carted away the cof with the connivance of the Base then, your lawyer couldn't prove fee, mirrors and calculators. He Commander...). This caused the that the alleged robberies from of lawyers are making should be allowed to run their due- filing on January 26th of a di course? Do you think it is proper to be making preparations was absolutely positive that it the Dau Warehouse ever happen was May 18th, until a calendar plomatic protest by the Philip ed, since actual delivery of the to break your own rule (Administrative or International was shown to him, and he saw pine Government with the U.S. items to the Warehouse was no- Hold), when it applies to you personally? By leaving at this that May 18th was a Sunday. Embassy. The Ambassador re ver substantiated. time, you would in effect be turning your nose up at the According to daily time records plied January 29th that Peer's de Remember this, Mr. Peer: your presented, none of the Filipinos parture was unauthorized. Judge and at the legal system of the Philippines, thereby lies here—will catch up with you er Peer worked on that Sunday. very likely giving rise to an international incident. Our Manila newspaper reports (you there. If you feel any remorse, He had no explanation, except to didn't expect to read about this why not at least write a notariz humble but firm advice is to think it over carefully, and back down saying that he had in Philippine Flyer or Stars anl ed letter to The Whig, retracting don't do anything you or the U.S.. will regret later. meant to say the day after the {itripes...) tell us that "strenu the false charges you had made. 18th... ous" (?) efforts by the Air Force We promise we will channel it to and the U.S. embassy to convince the proper authorities, and the PEER THE MAGICIAN Peer to return here and face trial, Filipinos may get their jobs back. OL WHIG have all failed. Peer will likely Peer said that on April 1, 1969, Vol I, No. 2 August-September, 1970 Price: FREE never return — he already got he and some of those he accused The white man The unwilling, led by the unqualified, doing the (Î) his 3,000 pesos and his free loaded five pallets of coffee into dom from paying the price cf Drafts the black man unncessary, for the unconcerned a step-van. By simple calcula punishment for his admitted To fight the yellow man Tom Paine Sam Adams tions, we can readily see one pal crime. let contains 36 cases, with twelve To defend the country Editor Vice-Editor 2-pound cans per case. Since He stole from the red man. R. M. Nixon S. T. Agnew there are 180 cases in five pallet«, MR. PEER READ THIS! Chief of Complaint» Dept. Literary Consultant it's 180 cases times 24 pounds Donald Peer, wherever you are, this should make you think a lit- —Short Times IN THE WHIG
Up To Date from the Underground page 2 You Can't Kill a Calley 'Cause a Country's Gone Bananas page 2 Here and Now for Bobby Seale • page 8 We Thank Our Filipino Brothers • page 6 1RN1D Iwakuni 13 Face Corps "Justice" • page b US Peace Group Raps Holman page 6 To the Black Airman page a Poetry for the Head page b Ask Thelma page 6 Speak Your Mind — Letters page 2 The Real Issue : Clark Air Base page 6 VOL. 1 — No. 4 December, 1970 Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippint's FREE JUDGE GADDI: HIS SIDE International Holdman White Pig Shoots Black Man
Judge Gaddi has sentenced our beloved ex-ful ok>nel Holman, to You may have heard When we talked to Hill jail. Even though the convict has given the slip to the local cops and other rumors about u Mark Man about this, he brought up law 'n order types, The Whig figured the case was worth a post-mortem. being shot downtown by a two important points that white air pig. Well thia th« brass has yet to dis Oi course, you realize we is not a repetition of that cuss. First, the pig had are talking about the Hol- rumor. This |a what hap his gun out and cocked. man-Hodges contempt of pened, as told to Wliiy re This is simply a violation court case. No, we are not porters by Sgl Henry Hill, of sky pig gun regs; no talking about the McDaniel the Brother who was shot. lives were in danger, no case or the Williams case, The brass have- their felony had been committed. though the powers-thakbe story, which they use to ex The pig was WRONG to would like you to think they plain why no action was have his gun out at all. are one and the same. taken against the pig who Second, even though Hill did it. apparently was not under And so, son of We have our story, from apprehension (mainly be approached the Judge in Hill's hospital bed. cause he still had his ID chambers to see if he would | On the night of October card), he was in handcuffs Us the real lowdown. Winn he 29, the pig stopped Hill A pig does not need a gun removes his long black robM, the ami gave him a big hassle out and ready to fire to Judge is surprising!;, ken, downtown. By the time it protect himself from a man and modest. Yet be talks with was over, the pig had his in handcuffs. authority about the Law, about gun out and handcuffs on So far it sounds pretty the bases, and about — it's here Hill. (Continued on page j 5) ir> the interview. Judge Gaddi (Whig photo) — Holman's plane departing Clark has sat on the Bench in Angeles Nov. 24. Rank has its privileges. for 2 1/2 of his 52 Ha is not a "bai ly be my duty to apply the laws a serious matter. Our system 84% of the GIi en THE IN ri- IIVIKW iwliesl of the land to the matter. When of justice — and indeed, our de him with rape I' bound to obey the jurisdiction rests in this Court, mocracy — cannot function not guilty. of the Court, becauae obe- I will try my utmost to judge where laws are flouted. The The following Inl IS II»- I orden the case on its merits. If the Court finds itself without any be compared to the dl did you in tUa l»nd and no one is above Air Force has signed and deliver alternative than to resolve the paper-wasting verbiage wh wa* a special can that law. ed a custody receipt for the man case in accordance with law. Ob appeared in the propaganda rag; caua» 1 will alwa> e fairness to the Court, he must stay until viously, the matter before the Philippines. Flyer last NOYBBI H rumie I du rint want to be blinded his case is resolved. It rests then Court is not a political question 13 under the title "Explaining I by vindn I Justice, the with the Air Force to fulfill the and does not involve any foreign the U.S. Side," although if • tnforeetneiri <>f public and private inherent obligation they accept, policy, but is certainly one that have already used it for win Holman is an . is the ultimate object to by making sure the man is pre affects the very honor and sta something, we won't hold that rar as the 11 by our government. sent in the Court when his case bility of the Court. The duty to against you. Any USAF As far as the Court is concerned, is called. protect and uphold the integrity man, i r man, black or it will always do its duty. WHIG — What do you consider and indepedence of the judiciary And by the way, for you guy* will ln> given a fair and WHIG — Do you believe an the major issues in this case? befalls primarily on the members on Admin, and/or Intermit in mil ourt. The duty Air Force enlisted man would be of the bench. Hold, and even you jailbit • .vvfui Judicial summons able to leave the country under MAJOR ISSUES (The Judge quoted the Amer since the brass let Holman beat ption as to na similar circumstances? ican Journal of International the rap, why don't they let tr» tu Be he a citizen GADDI — If he was charged be GADDI — Intentional disobe Law, 1959) : "Political expedien- rybody cut out? i he highest com- fore this Court, it would natural dience of lawful court orders is (Continued on page 4)
"Editorial Freedom or Oppression The military is allegedly flexible enough to change and still remain effec are the very people who should which would have repulsed the be investigated for graft and cor "missing link," and cannot look tive. The brass knows as well as we that this military, as it stands today, will ruption, even blackmail and trea you in the eye because of the not survive. We have had it, and are heeding the call of our forefathers to son, and these are the very peo hangover they have or will have. force the government to change to the needs of the people. If this is not possi ple who are responsible for the (Continued on page 4) ble it can then only be left for us to abolish the monster the Establishment has high rate of "green flow" into created. the black-market and other hands. Here at Clark, people are di the really important, decision- maintains a constant, bull-head These men are our examples, vided into definite factions. So- ng personnel on this base are ed, ignorant, and shamefully un- of course, and we must follow called hippies, lifers, Black radi beyond reach of any of our pleas exemplary conduct, with the idea their inane interpretations of good cals, and other factions strug for help and understanding. that his job is to be done un- taste and dress. They, for exam gling for freedom and/or self- We must define the term lifer, questioningly. Lifers, however, ple, insult your dignity and basic righteousness are easily found. which we do indeed loosely use, know full well of the impact of worth by having you reprimand These factions do exist and there as a person who is in a position their decisions. ed because you wear a leather fore should be compensated-for to determine change and progress Don't get the wrong impression bracelet or "O" ring, while they in a reality-conscious, modern, who, pretending to remain ignor of these people. We do mean to wear indignate white socks, pol changing Air Force. However, ant of what is really going on, call them complete idiots! These ished cotton out-of-taste trousers PEACE ON EARTH Page 2 The WHIG December, 1970
Letters To the Whig: The Dutch Boy Don't quit now! We need you TO DATE to tell us like it is! Hope this Once there was a Dutch boy W P150 will help you keep going! who saw a leak in a dike and More to come later. stuck his finger in to prevent a Peace, flood. T" R. D. A few moments later, another Speak leak appeared and a young girl quickly joined him in plugging Your Mind DEMOCRATIC that one. Soon, young people 1 CLOSETS were rushing *o plug an increas LMJ Dear Brothers of "The Whig", ing number of holes. I_J hr LU LJ| With a mere thirty hours away Meanwhile, the older, saner, from take-off, I am desperately more stable citizens went abcut SEN. FULBRIGHT compelled to express my intense their business, occasionally mut tering about the odd behavior of erground WRITES feelings concerning The Whig — past, present and future. youth. Ed Note: This column will be a regular Whig feature UNITED STATES SENATE The Whig's past is not so much Finally, the kids began yelling dealing with what is being talked about in the under Committee on Foreign Relations past. Although it's still a re for help, because more holes were ground and keeping you informed of various victories Washington, D.C. latively young publication here at appearing. This got the old folks for and reactions to the paper. If you are the type of The Whig Editorial Staff Clark, and now throughout many angry and they responded by cry person who w»uld write to us, you are the underground, Gentlemen : countries, your informative paper ing out the name of their God, so help us keep up to date on what's going on. Remember the story about Thank you for your letters of has not only done some mind- Lawn Ordeh, to quiet the unruly way! Officers are supposed to "The Box" (or "disciplinary recent date an'd the enclosures shocking informing, but also some young people; but the kids, in be gentlemen, but a pig is a pig segregation cell'') in the second hopeful reforming. Ranging from stead of becoming less frightened, is a pig. concerning the situation in the issue of the Whig? Well, the its rhetorical destruction of Co got angry and yelled all the loud Philippines and the publication of heat was really on the pigs for In another Whig victory re lonel Laird's uncivilized confine er. The Whig. I appreciate your a while. cently, Col. Holman ended the taking the trouble to bring these ment quarters to the opening of Wise Men then spoke to them Due to a Whig staffer, an As AFPN radio series. "It Happen to my attention. In view of your the many unseeing eyes of the and said that the country was ed Last Night". That program, people this paper is about; The sound as ever and that only de sociated Press story came out in interest, I am enclosing a copy the States about one of the guys which has been a running sore on of hearings held recently by the Whig has expediently become a magogues and paranoids were tel Fil-Am relations for a couple of reliable source of proven informa ling them that they saw leaks. being in the Box. No doubt Subcommittee on U.S. Security many of the people who read it years now, was hassled in our Agreements and Commitments tion. . Backed up literally with The youngsters decided that first issue because it gave GIs at visual results from attacking the Wise Men weren't so wise were rightfully shocked and this Abroad. puts pressure on the brass. Clark the idea that if they went Your words of encouragement Whig articles, such as, the mys after all, and shouted again for off base at all, they were sure help. The King and Crown The Box was abolished as a and support are very much ap terious disappearance of Clark's to get robbed. renowned confinement quarters; Prince then appeared on the means of "discipline" and when preciated. Col. Holman is supposed to The Whig has relentlessly con scene; the King said the kids the prisoners were moved out of Sincerely yours, know about those things but it firmed its dire need to continue were all bums and the Crown the old slam (which was flooded) (SGD.) J. W. Fulbright seems to have taken him two existing. Prince called them an impudent to the new slam on the flight Chairman years and a Whig article to see corps of effete enobs. line behind the pig stand (7606), The Whig needs to exist! I what we saw all along. At this, the Palace guards the boxes were moved too. RIGHT-ON! believe this strongly more than Did you know that Cols, and started shooting them and con On orders of the head pig ever because I know personally above have unlimited off-base Friends, struction workers began beating (Laird), the Boxes were placed the people responsible for its BX privileges? Sounds like a What a delight to get "The them up; they were finally driven as far from the slam as possible existence. They are people work license to blackmarket, doesn't it? Whig" in the mail today and away from the dikes and moder (next to a nearby building), ing in seclusion; our democracy But we all know that all men find out that the resistance to ates among them said it was pro where they are now correctly has made it possible for all of who reach the rank of Col., let American militarism (and I hope bably better, after all, to collect used to store lawn mowers and The Whig staff to write articles alone General, are completely to all militarism everywhere) is petitions for dike improvement tools instead of men. in closets and dark rooms during honest in all ways. They are going right there in the Philip bills to be introduced next year Moving to the new slam may- the early morning hours. Have beyond temptation. pines. 0 in the Legislature. have solved some problems for It's a goodlooking paper. I you ever heard of democratic The King then announced that the pigs, but it created some Speaking of the BX, the Octo wish we could send you some closets? he himself had the same goals as more. After some hard working ber issues of Ebony, Black money and I'm sorry it has to be They are people you do not they did; but nobody at all said political prisoners managed to World and Esquire never made just moral support. hear about. They aren't out for sneak a look at the regs (the it to PRE newsstands. The Mili rather, anything after that, although Long max you continue to pub- money or recognition, pig* at the slam would not and tary has pulled this shit before. many tried tc> spenk. In lish. they are giving money oui .-lill will mil tilln, apla of years ago an issue anonymously, to purchase for you that could be heard was, "Glub. .. Carry it on. Glub... Glub..." read AFM 125-2, which covers of Esquire, which had an article David McReynolds the materials and labor respon minimum requirements for "cor dealing with a union for GIs was War Resisters League sible for the paper you now hold. rection" facilities), they confirm banned from Ft. Hood, Texas. 339 Lafayette Street These people must care! ed their suspicion that the two But people there screamed so New York, New York 10012 These people must care! maximum security cells in the loud that the Army had to back Love and Peace new slam were too small. The down. Dear Whig, A1C Barry Ernst toilets in the cells were actually Thank you for sending a copy Why is it things of this nature jammed up against the beds. of your militant August-Septem ONE STRUGGLE happen all the time here at Clark Somehow it seems the cells were ber issue. I hope to find space Dear sir. and no one speaks out about it? <:onstructed to substandard dimen to comment on the Red Patch I have read the first issue of After a Whig press conference, sion« so that with the toilet, the (Squad. your reading matter "The Whig" held in conjunction with the dated July 4, 1970. I think this bed, and a foot locker, a maxi printing of the last issue, a All Power to You' mum-custody prisoner only had The Rev. Lee H. Ball reading matter can help us to United Press International article be informed what's happening in about two square feet to stand was printed in many papers The Methodist Federation for up in. Social Action, Inc. side the Clark Air Base, and also throughout the States. 11 Forest Boulevard this can help us in our struggle Once these guys got a look at Im some of the papers it was the reg, they met with the base Ardsley, New York 10502 for national democracy. under a headline which read: Thank you for your kind con IG (which every man on base has Underground Newspaper Forces sideration to this letter of mine. (Whig Photo) Let us know the right to do) and screamed so Base to Disband "Gestapo-like Sincerely yours, if you see this sign on any loud and long that the base IG Security Unit". Boots Jarencio thing besides X-ray equip was forced to personally go to Oh, how we wish it were true. Bacolod City ment. the slam to insure that the The sad fact is that they are cramped-up little cells were vac still around. Even though an ated. order has been given that the Now it seems that one of the words "Red Patch" will not be •••You Can't Kill a Calley 'Cause cells is in use again. It's just so much as mentioned, those same sa a matter of time before the other guys who used to wear the red Rusty Calley could have been Max cell (there are two of them) patch and the allseeing eye are a guy you knew back home, be a Country's Gone Bananas is put to use for "Administrative •till riding around in the same cause he came from back home. Segregation" to punish "unco jeeps doing the same old shit. But he became a soldier, like we by Zero Defects operative" prisoners. Do us a favor. Every time dM, because since birth we've had men — either they outlive a war However, war's most complex The point is that Lt. Lenahan, you see a "disbanded" Red Patch Lone Ranger guns, Audie Mur and lose their humanity, or beat form is killing all kinds of people. the pig in charge of the slam, patrol drive by, wave at them, phy movies and learned of the the system before one begins. Can we blame Calley or Eich- and Col. Laird, do not care one just to reassure them that we honor of dying in a war. Also Old men start wars — General mann when most of the country bit that men barely have room know who they are. throw in a two year sentence for MacArthur said, "I shall return", is lulled into: "Praise the Lord to stand up and have to sleep How*» this for a laugh: the draft evasion and a few shouts but the young men were the ones and pass the ammunition"? with an open toilet (no seat, just of "hippy-pinko-coward", and at left behind at Bataan to die. purpose of having enlisted men Now the scary question; are like in "Alice's Restaurant") participate in Base Retreat is to seventeen, young men tend to be Individuals don't start wars, you ready for this? When a either next to their heads or their ile! And the Brass lieve things governments tell they are usually convinced at lifer bothers you about haircuts feet. The guys have to sit side pretends to love it. them, even if it is something as birth that all men on the other or ideas, do you think, "Boy, saddle on the things to take a The fact of the matter is that absurd as "kill oriental your same side are bad, and that soon would I like to «lean his clock!"? crap because the bed is in the squadron commanders use it to age to help the stocks of Reming enough you'll get a crack at If you do think that, then, like hassle dissenters and other ton Arms Subsidiary". them. But it's hard to convince Peter Fonda said in Easy Rider, "troublemakers". Next time you There is only one loser in a all the young people today that "we blew it, man". There it is, war — young men; us. Young see the Retreat ceremony, notice all of the people in Red China gang; the reasons wars start, or at least it was. Japanese, young Filipinos, young how many of the enlisted men are not part of humanity, that over and over — simple hate Keep faith, because the power Vietnamese, young Jews, young are black guys with Afro hair people in Cuba aren't happy. diverting to action. When you get is on to the people and when the Americans, the universal patsys cuts. Wars start long before Pearl old, it follows suit to teach your majority of Americans say Viet of economies. Young people have Here's something to müll over. Harbors or sunken battleships. kids the same hate. Nam is wrong, then something only one experience, because they Why is there gossip in certain They begin with a lot of individ Despite what you may think has got to give, and it is. are not old. That experience is uals hating in unison. Hate pro Filipino political circles about about America man, it's the first Some of my friends want to in books and our generation went creates, but then so does love and several thousand dollars worth of time, maybe the only time, that burn America down. They are beyond the eighth grade and sen love's most simple form can be, jewels being brought into the you can say — I have rights. suckers in the truest sense of any sed, perhaps for the first time in "don't make someone do some country by a high-ranking Air The Whigs (c. 1820) knew that young soldier throughout time — history, how old men get to be old thing they do not want to do." .Force officer, who sold them to our democracy is self-repairing, (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 5) The WHIG December, 1970 Page 3
Here and Mow for Bobby Seule by famed French author-novelist Jean Genet
(The following article is. re find that there were 373 cases violence. volutionary maturity is evident, moral which makes it a duty to printed verbatim fro m against the Panthers. That was Another fear is showing its they will need courage — but respect the master — the white Ramparts magazine, June, during a period of 15 months. It true colors, and without daring also intelligence, which is much man; to suffer in silence; and 1970) is now April, 1970. Less than a to call it by its proper name, rarer in this country. to wait for divine rewards after month ago. Bobby Seale was ex everybody recognizes it: "Bobby death. At the same time, the For the black man, time is Bobby Seale's trial will be a tradited from California and sent Seale? After all, he's a black Bible was read to them filled «hort for his history has been test for young white revolution to jail in New Haven, Connecti man." with celestial threats against brutally interrupted and modi' aries It is their turn to prove cut. There were a few demonstra those who revolt. fied by the whites, who have done This reflex, in each white man, how clearly they can analyze the tions, but they were really very Today, mixed with the descend everything to prevent him from weak compared with what hap is less abrupt than I have stated. situation and how skillfully they having his own, original develop Probably it's never expressed in can go about finding the means ants of their former masters on pened during Huey Newton's a common territory, the blacks ment. And in the U.S.A., we trial. these terms, even under people's for action. This, here and now, are still busy setting limits on is the moment want to be liberated from their What about us: former fears and to be free black people's time and space. What are we of truth — for Not only is each and every one of Bobby Seale, among men. doing? When the Violence, if we must, let's talk them forced to withdraw within bombs hit Hanoi, for the Black himself; he is also imprisoned by Panthers, for about it, but by seeing it first we had some for what it is: a word. A word us. And when this is not enough, epidermal reac young white we assassinate him. Americans. used by those who elaborated and tions. So did we imposed the language: the mas The reality of the black colony during the Kor- If the re within the United States is very ters. According to how the word lean war. These pression increa will serve them, it can signify complex. Dispersed as they are massacres were ses, it is obvious within a nation so chauvinistic God's will: used against them, it taking place far that the blacks can become' a sign of shame and that she likes to think of herself away. Here and will see a col as master of the world, the degradation. When white men now, we are lective complici use violence, violence is ' good. blacks, who are oppressed by rac finding out that ty. On the ism and indifference and threat When blacks use it, they are con the colonized, other hand, if sidered animals. However, it so ened by an oppressive police and within our own whites who call administration, have been forced happens that the blacks have ex borders, who still themselves radi posed the tricks of language, as to wage a very new type of fight. appear to us like cals are able to That is how the Black Panther they have exposed religious shadows in our bring themselves tricks, legal shams and social Party was created: first of all to midst, are about together with defend the rights of the colonized deformities. Blacks aren't afraid to become our blacks for this of words anymore, regardless of blacks inside the U.S.A., but also adversaries, in trial, theirs will to synthesize new ways for blacks the coloration that whites might our own country. be a great vic give to them. to struggle against white oppres tory. The tor It is evident that recommend sion. To a foreign ment of guilt Faced with the vigor of their which supposed ing non-violence to blacks is an observer, the de Heah come 'd Judge! effort to retain the Christian action and the accuracy of their terioration of re ly is crippling political thinking, the whites — breath. But in an even more them will lose its powers. Even vocabulary which has kept them lations between imprisoned in passivity for so and especially the police — had a blacks and whites is without surreptitious, way, the thought a slight retreat in the repression racial reaction almost immediate goes through people's minds and would be a victory for the blacks, long. However Christian the mystery. In one year, police re whites are, they don't feel guilty ly: as soon as the blacks proved pression has so brutally escalated corrupts them. The intelligence and also for the whites. One that they were able to organize and political daring of the blacks would doubt whether whites about using guns: that is vio that white Americans are full of lence. Asking blacks in America themselves, the whites rushed to fears. All kinds of fears. First makes white people uneasy and could prevent the trial from hap discredit their organization. indignant. pening, but they could affect the to be non-violent means that iof all, there is fear of the police. whites are demanding a Christian The police were therefore able verdict and its application. White Intellectuals know (or think) virtue which they themselves do to hide the true meaning of their Blacks who have kept their Americans must do everything they are threatened by Agnew's not possess. That means that intentions behind pretexts — sensitivity intact even in the face they can for Bobby, since this is bragging. Even if they've de whites are once again trying to trials based on drug, murder and of such threats, once again re how the blacks will see whether monstrated their disgust with dupe the blacks. conspiracy charges. The fact of Newton's trial, today they are cognize the appearance of the old or not they must act alone. If the matter is that they were silent: Bobby may die. enemy: racism. they are forced to act alone, after White people call the blacks' trying to massacre the leaders of the trial, they might have to act revolt violent, their actions vio the Black Panther Party. By intensifying the repression, If young white Americans in in desperation. And no one lent. The blacks don't give a In 1968, at the time of Huey the Nixon administration knew it the past few years have tried to would dare want to be the cause damn, if they need violence in Newton's trial, the government could quiet the intellectuals who conduct themselves on an equal of such desperation. order to survive and to live. still seemed reluctant to massacre are comfortably set up in univer basis with blacks, police terror The blacks cannot be intimidated. the Black Panther Party. From sities or in well-protected neigh is-, about to throw them back into We must also be aware of the They are already the stronger be May 2, 1967, to September 28, borhoods. Intellectuals owe it to their forefathers' stupidity. fact that blacks have been able to cause they are right. 1968 — the date of Huey New themselves to take up the chal liberate themselves from the old For the whites, the cry of the ton's trial — there were 55 cases lenge, and to refuse the Nixonian While middle-aged Americans terrors exercised by whites by blacks is an act of violence which against members of the Black order. in the lap of comfort huddle means of the Christian religion. shatters their delicate eardrums. Panther Party. All of this hap smugly in their security, the For more than 400 years, whites Apparently, these whites aren't pened within a period of 16 Liberals who hollered so loudly young will have everything to were able to use the Old and conscious of the fact that black months. during the Chicago trial are now lose if they let themselves be dis New Testaments with diabolic music was once a wail: today But if we do another calcula mute. And to justify themselves, possessed of their fighting spirit. skill. We know what happened;: it's a battle cry. tion, this time from September they even say that the Panther If they want to bring themselves to the blacks, the whites advised Let's go back to the statistics 28, 1968, to December 8, 1969, we Party is endangered by its own together with blacks, whose re the gentleness of the evangelical (Continued on page 5)
An Aside to the People To the Black Airman By AIC Dennis Wesley some of your fellow members on the Panther Party lately? You know, the ones with Look at the government today. It has been pei- the Rebel flag on the back of By AIC Dennis Wesley their jackets. With the wording, verted by a few men for their own ends. Groups like "Hell, no, we won't forget!" I'm The war in Viet Nam is a war The government states that the the Panthers are seeking to make the voice of the sure you've seen them. And, you that most of America is against. radicals are a minority. If so, people felt. know, the Brass see nothing Yet the war goes on and on. The it's a growing one. And because wrong with the Rebel flag. But voice of the people is forgotten. the Panther Party has become the Well, Brothers, are you enjoy even enjoyed the killing of they see everything wrong with voice of this minority, the Gov ing Clark? Clark Air Force their own white children at Kent you giving another brother a po The Panther Party is fighting ernment seeks to crush them. But Base, the stronghold of racism State. These are the fascist pigs wer. to change this. They are against it will not work. There will be in Asia. Where you Brothers who demand that you be willing I don't have to point out every the Government, yes. Because an armed struggle if necessary. are harassed for your hair, for to give your life for America. instance of racism. It's all the Government is nö longer a Some will say to pick up the a simple thing like showing unity, An America that starves, jails around you and you are the tar government by the people, for gun is not justified. I'll answer giving a power. In fact for and kills our people. A nation get everyday. You know this as the people, of the people. It is them with a quote from President your very blackness. that will even coldbloodedly kill well as I do. And it's time that instead a government by the cor Lincoln in his first Inaugural How many times have you its own white children if they something is done. poration, for the corporation, of Address in. 1861: been harassed lately by bigoted dare to speak up and declare that I ask that you who read this, the corporation. NCOs and Officers? Oh, I this is no longer America the write letters to your congressmen "If by the mere force of num don't mean all of them. But you beautiful, but America the di about racism on this base. Start Black and white radicals both bers, a majority should deprive know the ones I'm talking about. seased. a Black studies group among demand there be an end to such a minority of any clearly written The happy pigs who enjoy the It's time for you to shout to your friends. In other words, a government They demand a constitutional right, it might, in bombing of Black churches and the world that there has never get together with other Black government that feels the power any moral point of view, justify the killing of King and other been an American dream for people and work against the sys of the people. The Black Panther revolution". black men. Black people, only the American tem. Party is the vanguard of the re These defenders of white su nightmare. All power to the people. volution. All power to the people. periority and its sister racism, Brothers, have you looked at All power to Black people. Page 4 The WHIG December, 1970 FREEDOM OR . . . acknowledged and recognized the (Continued from page 1) Judge Gaddi. •. sovereignty of the Philippines over the bases since our indepen What do you tell a Senior principles and choose to ignore Master Sgt. who tells you that us. Our everyday lives are filled (Continued from page 1) dence (1946)? Even conceding that Col. Hoi- you're violating a dress régula with people who are here with man and Lt. Col. Hodges were tion when you know he is either the expressed purpose of making cy is not the steadiest of foun- Court provide that orders from or(jered by the United States smashed or simply a bad excuse us miserable, dations for judicial decisions, a superior court in which a case Government not to appear, valid for an NCO. Why should it be You can determine your own and it is undesirable to make the is pending may be enforced m court orders, like those issued for the role of the ignorant, good ends, only be fighting fire with judiciary 'a mere weathercock of any part of the Philippines. tneir appearance before this Samaritan lifer to tell you that fire. The movement continues foreign policy'." Exercise of territorial jurisdic- court, cannot be disobeyed. In your dress isn't up to par? You as the military declines. Our The basic issue in the case is tion is absolute. That this con- ^jg jul-isdiction, judicial process- may answer at once that we do aims are honorable, truth is our not the negligence of Col. Hoi- cept is recognized by the United eg are paramount over orders of need dress standardization. While law still,, while hypocrisy and man and Lt. Col. Hodges sur- States Government cannot be de- mjijtary commanders of foreign this may be partially true, it racism of lifers and the Brass rounding defendant Williams, nied. That Government has en- forces To holdi otherwise would has not yet been determined who are basic weaknesses paving our The central issue is the respond- tered inte agreements with dif- make foreign military comman- should have absolute control over path to solidarity, ents' (Holman and Hodges) non- ferent countries all over the derg tne aDSOiute rulers over our members of this distinguished It is our end to protect our- appearance in defiance of the world, including the Philippines. own judiciary. A situation such military. selves and our real country with Court's orders to appear before No less than U.S. Attorney ag tj,ig is repUgnant to the very The American who believes education. You, today, take it it on February 6 and 16, and General Herbert Brownwell, e3gence of democratic institutions, that the military really controls upon yourself to make someone March 5, 1970, to show cause why speaking officially for the U.S. officially, I have no knowledge its people deceives himself. The aware of what is really going on. they should not be cited for con- Department of Justice on June of «orders" to Col. Holman from military that we, that you and I Your minor hassles are not minor tempt, for failing on separate 24, 1953, made the point clearly: the -yg Government. No foreign are a part of is run by you and when we all are encountering the occasions to produce in Court de- "It has been claimed that under government can validly issue or- us. Some people would have you same thing. Stop what you are fendants Bernard Williams and international law friendly foreign derg whjch seek to supercede or to believe this is not true. They doing and find out why you Hiawatha R. Lane. forces are immune from the cri- overthrow the orders of this or want you to believe that they must to this and that It is not disputed by respon- minal jurisdiction of the host any philippine Court. Orders or are in control amd you have no dents Holman and Hodges that state for crimes committed there- decisions of the Court can be re- way out. The fallacy exists be- Even as this paper hopes that their repeated non-appearances in. This contention is without viewed, revised, reversed or mo- cause most of us have now real- our differences can be worked out, are punishable under the laws of foundation." Moreover, the pre- dified only by the Supreme Court ized that things don't "have to it also recgnizes that in the near the Philippines and not by the cedent-setting 1957 U.S. Supreme of the Philippines. be that way" just because some future, sides will have to be cho- laws of the United States. On Court decision in the Wilson vs. Having implanted in this coun- drunk power-thirsty slob says sen and principles of the individ- this more basic issue, nothing has Girard case in Japan, tells us try democratic concepts of gov- it's so. ual stood up for. The necessity been said or explained to the that no presumption of immunity ernment, the Americans should be The time has arrived! We who of immediate action cannot be Court, except only the sending by arises from the fact that the per- the first to adhere to the rule of are the enlisted men are at the stressed too much. We've started Lt. Gen. McNickle of so-called son accused is a foreigner. jaw aItt} reSpect Philippine so- point where our thoughts and ac- late here, we've taken some very "sitatuis-cetrtifieates," through WHIG — Do you believe that by yeredgnty as well as the author- tions must be effectively and bad defeats, but we can and we which he attempted to arrogate filing a motion in the Court seek- ity 0f jts duly constituted courts; sincerely expressed. However we will push our changes through, unto himself judicial powers that ing reconsideration of your Jun? they should be the last to flout have no communication with the All of us must work together to under our Constitution, belong 19 contempt of court decision and the law, make a mockery of our entrenched brass on this subject, can then be generalized into ac- exclusively to this Court. order of fine and imprisonment, Bench, and desecrate the very other, possibly, than The Whig, tual, meaningful fruits of labor. (The Judge quoted from his Col. Holman and his superiors in judicial system they established They continue to compromise here Can you do "your part?" decision) : "The criminal liability Washington already submitted to here. of a soldier cannot be confused the jurisdiction of the Court? jn the eyes of the world, how — — — with the question of whether he wijl tne US fare now? It seems may prescribe for its own peo con be prosecuted at all." (Wis CONTEMPTUOUS to apply the law of might is between the US and the Philip ple. consin Law Review) "A State CONDUCT right. Holman and Hodges stub- pmes. must not perform acts of sover bornly refused to submit to the WHIG — Do you believe Col. eignty in the terrtory of another GADDI — The U.S. Government jurisdiction of the Court and SAYING ONE THING, Holman's (and Lt. Col. Hodges') departure is in violation of the (State." (Oppenheim Internation- is deemed to have implicitly ac- were being permitted and abet- DOING ANOTHER al Law). cepted this Court's jurisdiction ted by their Government to take RP-US Bases Agreement? If so, It is a fact that the Philippines over the respondents (Holman a posture of defiance against the GADDI — For a proper perspec- do you feel that the actions of never abdicated its sovereignty and Hodges) by allowing them to authority of the host state, tive, we must recall again the the US in this case have weak over the bases as part of the be custodians of the defendants. While I am for enforcement of 1957 US Supreme Court decision ened the credibility of this and Philippine territory. Undeniably, Indeed, by agreeing to be custo- the Court's order, and for the HI" the Wilson"vs.""GÎrard"case other US agreements and trea- ties in Asia? there is no expressed or implied dians, respondents have precisely rule of law, the US has chosen (involving an American soldier provision in the Bases Agreement descended to the level and cate- to employ high-handed diplomacy who had killed a Japanese wo- which impairs or deprives Phil- gory of individual persons and jn order to prevent the order from man), which concluded that he SOVEREIGNTY AND ippine courts of their inherent submitted to the jurisdiction of being carried out. should be returned from the US EQUALITY powers to punish contempt and the Court. Please make this clear: I don't to face trial before the Japanese to enforce their orders against On June 5, Col. Moore and have anti-Americanism in my courts, GADDI — Yes, it's quite appa members of the United States rent from the facts in the case Armed Forces stationed in this ""^"~—"" """""""^~~™~ that the Bases Agreement was country. The power to cite and violated. The departures of de punish for contempt is inherent I cannot comprehend either the logic or the propriety of Col. Holman's fendant Williams, and respondents in every court and exists inde Holman and Hodges — these are pendently of any treaty or law. agents attempting to explain or justify his acts before a court whose juris each separate violations. "The once-advocated doctrine of diction over him he refuses to recog nize. — Judge Gaddi Many people are bound to the immunity of the visiting wonder, when the United States military force from local criminal repeatedly violates agreements in- jurisdictioh is no longer realistic Atty. David filed a memorandum dictionary. I love my country. I This Court entertains honest to which she has solemnly en- nor is it now the law." (Bald- witn tne Court, attempting to ex- have nothing against anyone on convictions that the case filed by tered, if her word can be relied win, "Foreign Jurisdiction and plain the circumstances surround- Clark, including Col. Holman and defendant Williams before the upon in the arena of relations the American Soldier") ing the departure of defendant Lt. Gen. McNickle. (One recent North Dakota District Court and among nations. The very pre- WHIG — Could you help us Williams. / cannot comprehend national magazine article mis- the injunction he obtained to pre- amble of the United Nations clear up, once and for all, the either the logic or the propriety quoted, me; it was Lt. Col. Hod- vent his return to the Philippines Charter, to which the United question of jurisdiction? On of Col. Holman's agents attempt- ges whom I said was "a fine to face trial are all sham. States is a signatory, enjoins re what specific points do you base *nflr io explain or justify his. acta gentleman", not Col. Holman.) I am left with no other alter- affirmation of faith in the equal- your claim for jurisdiction in before a court whose jurisdiction I have never met Col. Holman; native but to conclude that there ity of nations large and small. this case? over him he refuses to recognize. since he intends to leave tomor- appears to have been no candid The Charter seeks the estab- row, I suppose I never will. efforts on the part of those con- lishment of conditions under EXPLAINS Even if it were acceptable, the cerned to effect defendant Wil- which justice and respect for the memorandum filed in behalf of They were offering several liams' immediate return. After obligations arising from treaties JURISDICTION respondents Holman and Hodges times to give me a base pass. I Williams' departure on November and other sources of internation- GADDI — First, I refer you to came too late and virtually con- appreciate their offers; I cannot 17, 1969, "through oversight", al law can be maintained. These paragraph 2 (a) in the 1965 firms their guilt. Defiance of accept VIP treatment when I according to the Air Force, the conditions must by all means be amendments of the 1947 Bases the Court's orders had already can't do likewise as a judge. Be- Court was first officially inform- founded on respect for the prin- Agreement, which Col. Holman or been consummated. Indeed, res- ,sides, I don't need a pass to en- ed of the departure 2' months la- ciple of equal rights. The Char- his legal counsel omitted, witting pondents' contemptuous conduct ter the territory of my jurisdic- ter, on January 16, 1970. At ter presumes the principle of so- ly or unwittingly, from their is bevond explanation and justi tion in the discharge of my offi- that time, respondent Lt. Col. vereign equality and the fulfill- plea for reconsideration of the «cation. cial duties. I would not care Hodges made the Court believe ment in good faith of the obli- Court's order, in quoting the to enter the base for any other the US Government was doing gâtions assumed by member na- amended jurisdiction provisions WHIG — Col. Holman and Am- reason. everything it could to have him tions. a r a ( If, in the performance of my returned. At that time there was WHIG — There is much discus- It cannot be validly contended ^ f° /T^°. _ ^ J?!L '1-™* that this Court is devoid of ju that he (Holman) did not appear official duties, I need to go into still no semblance of impediment sion nowadays as a result of the risdiction to cite and punish res in court as ordered because he Clark Air Force Base, I believe to Williams' return. Holman-Hodges case, the subject pondents for contempt, simply was instructed not to by his su- I can enter even without a pass. It is a sad fact to note that of which is renegotiation of the because they are members of the Periors in Washington, who were Why can't I enter Clark in the it was only on April .8, 1-970, Bases Agreement. Now every- U.S. Armed Forces stationed in supposedly fully informed about performance of my duty, since that Williams first filed a case one has their own personal feel- the Philippines. "There exists the case. It would appear when it is part of my territory? All with the North Dakota District ings about this, and we're cur- a rule of international law ac they do this, that Col. Holman's I need to do is disclose my iden- Court, and April 22 when that ious about yours if you can tell cording to which members of vi superiors and Col. Holman de- tity as Judge of First Instance, same court issued an injunction us without being indiscreet, siting forces are, in principle, monstrate a low regard for Phil- seeking to prevent Williams' re- GADDI — T0 be very honest, I subject to the exercise of criminal ippine laws and sovereignty and WHIG — Do you believe an Am- turn here. What, if anything, was don't think there will be improve- jurisdiction by the local courts." international agreements. What erican court has the right, even the US Government doing to have ment as a result of renegotiations. (British Textbook of Internation- ls your °Pinion? in the absence of a bilateral him returned between January 16 In the words of Senator Sumu- al Law, 1950) treaty of extradition, to prevent and April 22? long: "Everytime we negotiate, . 'HIGH-HANDED üle return of a person who has There can be no question that we are out-negotiated. We go to It is incontrovertible that this DIPLOMACY' violated the laws of the Philip- when an American citizen com- the conference table unprepared, Court has jurisdiction over the pines, when that person was mits a crime in a foreign conn-, while the Americans know eve- case. Americans cannot affect GADDI —• Did you know that flown to the United States by try, he cannot complain if requir- rything from A to Z because they the power of this Court to deter- on July 4, 1956, (then-Vice Pres- the US Air Force in direct vio- ed to submit to the modes of have done their homework." — mine jurisdiction. Our Rules of ident) Richard Nixon formally lation of the existing agreements trial as the law of that country End of the interview. The WHIG December, 1970 Page 5 HERE AND . . . mind doesn't necessarily develop (Continued fnnn ptige 3) in the minds of the rich and the UP TO . . strong. Even though it is fed thers were called in for question (Continued from page 2) I quoted earlier: from May 2, ing, as compared with 738 who by demands which are the result Iwakuni 13 Face 1967, to September 28, 1968 — were summoned from September of social injustice and inequality, a Filipino, no doubt at a profit, a key date, the date- that Huey 29 to December 9, 1969. revolution is an act of intelli without bothering about customs Marine Corps was condemned to 15 years in Therefore, in one year, the gence and sensitivity. Above all, and taxes? "Justice" prison — there were 55 cases repression increased in a direct revolution thinks itself into be The Whig would like informa ing. As such, it uses the tactics recorded against the Panthers. proportion of one to seven. tion about Philippine Regional Last July 4, our brothers in most suited for its realization. From September 28, 1968, to De If we recognize the fact that Exchange (PRE) goods being the Marine Corps slam at Iwa The revolution will be made by cember 9, 1969, there were 373 the Panther movement is the sold off base on a large scale. kuni had a riot. In typical form everybody. cases. The acceleration of the most profoundly revolutionary We have heard rumors that some the brass has attacked the symp repression is staggering. It is movement in America, it is time What is new about this situa of the trucks bringing PRE goods toms with a vigor that reflects aimed above all at the Black for us to act as quickly as we tion is that in a nation where from Manila actually stop in Ba- their fear of the disease. Panther Party. From March 1, can to prevent its total destruc white people are in the major libago and sell part of the ship Our brothers at Iwakuni have 1968, to August 25, 1986, five tion. Without a doubt it is a ity, the revolutionary core is con ment before coming on base. managed to show the brass up Panthers were killed. From Oc question of life and death for tained in the black community. If you know anything about for what they are. In a meeting tober 6, 1968, to December 20, the Black Panther Party and for We must therefore acknowledge this, let us know it too and we'll between Gen. Johnson and 40 1969, 15 Panthers were killed. Bobby Seale —> but also for all the fact that its leaders are Clea blow it wide open. Most guys Black and white brothers consi The figures are accurate. Here revolutionary movements in this ver, Newton and Seale. here are smart enough to know dered the worst troublemakers, the are some more: From March 2, country. We must save Bobby Seale that somebody is cashing in on brass showed its ass to the world; 1968, to December 20, 1969, 15 We might also add, for those because PRE. And even if we don't and one of the brothers secretly Panthers were killed. The fig who don't believe they are di we must save the Black Panther know who it is, we know who got it all down on tape! rectly concerned with the revolu Party because ures are accurate. Here are suffers for it in terms of high The antiwar movement at Iwa tion because they have material we must save the revolutionary some more: From March 2, 1968, prices and outof-stock goods. kuni is the strongest of all the security: a critical, revolutionary spirit in America. to September 28, 1969, 130 Pan The photo of the radiation sign bases in Japan. The 13 men is the underground shot of the charged in the July 4 riot have month. Man, if you see tins received the support of Movement sign anywhere on base, other than people in the States and Japan. (playing the big man, but which a white cop is con on x-ray equipment, the Ait- They are being systematically THE HILL . . . shaking like a leaf) poked victed of first-degree mur Force is in big trouble shafted by the brass. Many of (Continued from page 1) the gun in Hill's stomach der in the killing of a Black We've been getting !• the most important witnesses in irregular, huh? But Hill and pulled the trigger. Man. Don't expect to col port lately so far as bread goes. the case were shipped out of the tells us more: just before What action is taken on lect here. Black Men can Thanks, from all of us and all slam, chained to the floor of an the pig shot him he was Clark when a white pig be shot by white pigs un of you (if you dig it), arc due airplane, in violation of safety actually poking Hill in the shoots a handcuffed Black der apparently any cir to all tin- Dtopli who have con regs. face, chest and stomach man pointblank when he cumstances and expect no tributed so far. Let's keep it Many of the people involved in with his cocked gun. wasn't even supposed to action to be taken afl rolling. have his gun out? them. the underground publication Sem Hill reports that even If you really want to screw up per Fi were shipped out or dis Nothing! Is thin situa Does the bras« care? though he was handcuffed the system mid don't care if the charged early, but a contraband tion unique? Yes ! They and could have been easily brass knows who you are, you publication called Stars —n— to make up elaborate subdued with a night stick No! In fact Ramparts can try te> make out a one dollar Bars, by a group called The For attempting to quiet the if he had attempted to re has offered $10,000 to the allotment to The Whig. It costs gotten Few has sprung up right angry questions of the out sist (which he didn't), one first person to bring to the Air Force a lot in bookkeep in the slam. of the times the scared cop their attention a case in raged. They care enough ing and The Whig gets a buck. to move the pig who did Some guys in the Nam have made We will have more to say about it, to Law Enforcement out their GI life insurance poli these people in the next issue, Hells Angels as cops, the dit branch for Af» protection. cies to underground papers. or, if you would rather support YOU CAN'T . . . aaea batwaao u und Al- Do you care? The local Negritos, who really them now while the Iwakuni 13 (Continued from page 2) timont. The Clark rule of "law helped the American cause against are fighting it out in court, write: Young men are saying WAR and order", of the pigs, by the "bad" Japanese, were reward because then the rulers will be SUCKS, and are peacefully re- the pigs and for the pigs, ed by the brass with a garbage International Counter- what rulers always have been, versing the trend ; and someday must come to an end. dump in their village and daily Military Commune the one with the most muscle, they'll be very groovy old men. All power to the people. free deliveries from all over P. O. Box 49 Iwakuni-shi, base. Such Christian charity over Yamaguchi-Ken Japan whelms us! Don't forget lifers, airmen, and yes, freaks too: SUPPORT YOUR WHIG, donate to the best paper on Clark. cause. Blow your mind on the New cause: help Airman Larry POETRY FOR THE HEAD Ambrose say something on AFPN radio. SOON FOR YOU FROM The Tio Tomas Award goes to THE WHIG Angeles City Mayor Eugenio when fire stone Suarez who saw Holman off with From Canto XXXVIII melts plastic, a friendly handshake at the into the sea, flightline. waiting bij its POSTERS A factory ! W, color) has also anotht (•nil the financial shores I'll be; aspect. The unwilling It gives people tin l wages, dividends where is the world Led by tht unqualified U.S. Police which are powtl to buy) but it is alto the cause of you've ignored, Doing the unnecessary prices or values, / / mean financial values. now that it's yours, For the unconcerned. Departments Using It pays workers, a täte rial and me; The Rape of Democracy Dum-Dum Bullets What it pays in wa nds when thorns (Whig, Vol. I, No. I) stays fluid, u power to buy, and this power is less, ripped velvet, It could never happen Hundreds of U.S. police per forza, damn blast Httllex, is less my mind turned in America, or could it'.' departments and some fed than the tola! oayn ad* by the factory to seed, Nixon gripping dollar- eral agencies have approved (as wages, dividends AND payments for raw material destroying my sign the stockpiling and use of bank charges ttotti m dream; The Silent Majority dum-dum bullets. These and all, that is th, whole, thai is the total two crows wing FTAF (w/failing high-velocity 38-caliber hol of these is added into tht total of prices silver, bomb) low-nosed bullets have been caused by that factory, any damn factory into the sun, outlawed for use in inter and there is and »tust IK therefore a clog like dawn BUTTONS national warfare for more and the power to purchase '-mi never on the run; than half a century. (under the present system) catch up with there must be Enough. prices at large, a mountain, FTAF The impact of the bullet and the light btoantt to bright and so blinding' man cannot climb, WAR SUCKS causes the lead to collapse in this layer of paroi where I cam, rest Whig masthead over its jacket tearing a that the mind of man was bewildered. my mind. large hole, inside its victim. (by J + J OZII) T- SHIRTS —Ezra Pound— Police in Miami, Kansas The white man drafts City, Tuscon, St. Louis and (With apologies to The New Yorker) The largest mail in New the black man to kill Nashville, and sheriffs' de "A planet doesn't explode of itself", said drily York Times' 118 — year the yellow man to pro partments in Los Angeles the Martian astronomer, gazing off into the history has been on the sub tect the land he stole County and King County air. "That they were able to do it is proof that ject of the Indochina War from the red man. (Seattle), among many highly intelligent beings must have been living — with 20,000 letters re Unwilling, unnecessary, others, have acknowledged there." ceived since January 1, 1966 etc. using dum-dum bullets. —John Hall Wheelock — and the ratio against FTAF the war runs 7 to 1. Clenched fist Use of the dum-dum has Soldiers who wish to be a hero been classified a war crime Are practically zero by a number of internation But those wishing to be civilians, al conventions, including the Jesus, they run into the millions. A TOAST TO BROTHERHOOD! Hague Declaration of 1906 —Scribbled on a latrine wall by signed by the United States. an anonymous World War II GI Private papers in the John F. Kennedy Library Police point out, however, reveal that he and former Florida Senator Smathers that international agree It's odd. The only time soldiers are tried for war discussed on many occasions the feasibility of arranging ments do not apply inside crimes is after they've lost the war. the assassination of Cuban leader Fidel Castro. the United States. —1st Lt. "Rusty" Calley Page 6 The WHIG December, 1970
Editorial Ask Thelma The Real Issue: (Recently personal problems of sailors have found an Clark Air Base ear in Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. The Air Force not to be outdone, appointed MSgt Thelma Manly, as NCOIC of Per Holman is gone. But we are sonal Problem Service, to solve those irritating human pro still here. The real issue remains blems that so often interfere with "the A.F. Mission.") also: Clark Air Base. The editors of The Whig, in all fairness, took on the contempt Dear Thelma, Dear Thelma, case in Angeles City of Colonel Holman because of our desire for American community how do 1 both honesty and justice. Now Recently I returned from lodgt a formal complaint against that Holman is back fn the emergency leave, after visiting the Air Force for WAPS test leave, after visting my dying "world", it is absolutely impos ing? mother. Because of the typhoon, sible for any power to cause his Signed return to the Philippines. Any my plane was delayed one day an Italian and I was officially charged with attempt would fail because with out an extradition treaty, the co AWOL. What will my Squadron Dear Italian, Commander do to me? lonel would simply have his law yer appeal for a Writ of Habeas That does not compute. Signed Corpus and the attempt to Worried make him return would be Dear Thelma, thrown out of the courts back home. Dear Worried, Nobody has re-enlisted for some time from this base. Tell With the end of keeping Col. US Peace Group Raps The Air Force has a heart too'. me, what would happen if some Holman informed of the situation With a little pleading you should body actually did re-up? he helped to create, we have sent only lose one stripe and receive copies, to McClellan AFB, Califor Holman Departure a small public beating the fol Signed nia (his new home), where Whig lowing day. Curious supporters will deliver a person al copy to him. The departure of Col. Holman (hallowed be his Dear Curious, While we are sympathetic to Dear Thelma, the Philippines in this case, we name) last Tuesday, Nov. 24 caused much bad feel must here oppose, with due res ing and resentment in Manila press and student quar I've been on Admin Hold quite Wow, that is a toughie. I think pect, certain attitudes and posi ters against the Air Force. In fact, were it not for a while now, and my question is: the regulation states automatic tions that the government of the Did President Wilson ever finally promotion to Lieutenant Col. and the fury of Typhoon Yoling (re-baptized for Amer a conference with the President. Republic of the Philippines is ican consumption as "Patsy"), there was .to have been authorize the un-employment Re putting forth either as a rational lief Act? I'm to return to the Usually the Schwinn Corporation a massive demonstration at the US Embassy and the throws in a Bicycle too. ization or justification of Hol 50-States soon and I don't plan man flying the coop. We must Malacanang Palace. to work for awhile. Dear Thelma, disagree with Secretary of For eign Affairs, Carlos Romulo, who Signed I've recently gone bald, my wants to "renegotiate" the bases A group of anti-war Amer the sad fact that American A Staff Sergeant family has renounced me, my agreements. In our opinion, the icans in Manila calling them militarism, together with its girl ran away with a Jeepney base here and others elsewhere selves Americans for Peace bedfellow — American impe Dear Staff, driver, I'm in debt so far I'll are the problem "per se". in Indochina, issued a state rialism — waged though never get out. What can I do? ment to the press Nov. 25th they are in the name of I've received word from CBPO Few men here came voluntarily condemning the departure of "peace" (Pax Americana) that your Admin Hold was a mis Signed to the Philippines. The hassles Commander Holman, with and "freedom," seeks ulti and disagreements caused by air take. However you are hereby HelRless his pending contempt of mately to maintain a. stran officially put on Admin Hold to men and even the highest rank COUrt case' with .Indue Gaddi. glehold over most of the na ing senior officers, stem from the investigate how you got on Ad Dear Helpless, The statement read in part: tions and peoples of Asia. min Hold. general alienation caused by the Self-determination is now an base and the surrounding area in As a member of the Italian- , Tough! "Col. Holman stands as a almost impossible dream." Angeles City. monument to American du When the average airman plicity and deception. We Hitting Pres. Nixon's SE tries to escape the base for can only conclude that the Asia policies, the group stat a few hours, he can only tell scholarly contempt of court ed: "The strategic impor We Thank Our Filipino Brothers his problems over a bottle of beer decision by Pampanga CFI tance of Clark — the largest to a local hustler who is most by Spiral T. Aaagh-no Judge Ceferino S. Gaddi is US installation outside of the concerned over pouring more correct, and deserves the United States — as an ex booze into him for the satisfac people are doing the buying and full support of all conscien tremely vital sanctuary from We've all noticed that a ride tion of a local "white-slaver" selling). A little game known in tious people, Filipinos, Amer which genocidal wars against on a CBL bust costs less now going euphemistically under the Manila as "technical smuggling". icans,, or whomever. We the peoples of Indochina are than before. It used to cost us name of nightclub proprietor. P.20 or $.05, until on March 19, (To cover themselves, CBL was warmly commend the pio launched, will without ques If Romulo and Nixon want to 1970, when the Philippine gov alleging increased costs due to neering, selflessly courageous tion, take precedence over plan something, let them plan for ernment Public Service Commis the peso "floating rate" — but action of the Judge in stand prior US promises to and the transfer of Clark all the way sion granted the petition of the PRE doesn't mess around with ing up to the might and in formal agreements with the to Catalina Island, Not that we California Bus Lines, and there any currency but Greenbacks.) fluence of the United States Philippines." dislike this country, on the con with, the "tentative" authority to 5) Wages paid by the Air of America." trary but we would prefer to collect P.30 (still $.06). (< BL Force to Filipino employees on "The only real solution to visit as civilian tourists. had attempted earlier this year Clark did not increase along with "The fundamental issues the Holman case," the group Finally, if the Philippine gov to charge P .40 or $.10.) the peso. (Before the "floating at stake are: (1) the nation- concluded, "and in the inte ernment has allowed Colonel Hol iah" came down, the ratio was al sovereignty and integrity rest of ending undisguised The Filipino Civilian Employees man to leave, we ask thi gov os to a dollar — now it's s of the Philippines, and (2) American intervention, is Association (FCEA) filed an op ernment to not prosecute the G.40 to 1.) the reliability of America's the complete removal of all posing petition, charging as un many airmen and NCOs who are fair and unwarranted the CBL 0) Instead of the Land Trans word in her relations with US military bases from on international hold because of less-powerful nations, espe Asia." fare-increase. Why? : portation Commission's regular charges of pot and drunkeness. 1) The Manila-based CBL en Pu'00.00 registration fee per bus, cially in Asia." While we are for rule of law, The statement was distri joys a monopoly on Clark bus- CBL is permitted to pay only we also recognize that the law service. P30.00. | "In a most shamelessly buted to Manila newspa must have a spirit to it. These obvious manner," the state pers, and a copy was sent to 2) The company (according to On October 27, Judge Ceferino men are not responsible for their CBL financial reports) derives Gaddi granted the FCEA motion ment continued, "the Hol US Ambassador Henry A. misdemeanors, since they have man case lays bare once more Byroade. substantial profits from its to prevent the CBL from conti been caught between the vice of Clark operations. nuing to charge the "tentative" the base and the surrounding cor 3) The roads on base are all P.30 fare, until the proper gov ruption caused primarily by the well paved and maintained. ernment authorities set the final presence of the base itself. Solve THE POW "RESCUE" RAID and fair rate. 4) CBL is permitted to pur the problem for good: Send . "While the US military's high regard of itself is chase tax-free (through PRE) Naturally, we are in sympathy Clark and the guys all the way an opinion it is entitled to ha\ Mould not in the gasoline, oil, engine chassis, tires, with FCEA in their struggle to home sweet home. and all spare parts, and then against CBL's arbitrary fare- process underestimate the rest of the world. We see raise. It was not only, against neither glamor nor humanitarian heroism in this latest moreover, to re-sell these, after Nixon adventure." one or two years' use, to the the interests of Filipino em Manila CBL owners (the same ployees commuting on and off base. CBL was also exploiting — Alfredo R. Roccs, Manila Times, Nov. 27 you and us — as ordinary GIs who don't own a private vehicle. Incidentally, we want to question the exhorbitant $.20 (P1.30) DÊ* WHIG initial fare charged by the Clark The unwilling, led by the unqualified, doing the Field Taxi people (enjoying SEND BREAD unnecessary, for the unconcerned similar privileges on-base as CBL). Taxi fares in Manila to the WHIG Tom Paine Sam Adams begin at only P.20 (that's $.03). c/o John Hancock Editor Vice-Editor A pertinent question: Why is R. M. Nixon S. T. Agnew the PRE commander so consider 26-E La Salle St. Chief of Complaints Dept. Literary Consultant ate of measures designed to in Cubao, Quezon City crease CBL's profits? ARMED FARCES DAY. 1971
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This weekend at U.S. military bases through We can show our support for these people, and out the world, there will be the ritualistic 'open simultaneously express our disgust for the military house' activities, parades, pony rides for the kids, and for its "mission", by wearing black arm bands ceremonies, speeches, guided tours, and other ma all day either May 15 or 16 or both. . chinations put up by Nixon, Laird and Co. Traditionally, Armed Farces Day is held on At many Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine May 16. The calendar however is still, as yet un Corps bases, anti-war, anti-imperialist, and anti- controlled by the Military-Industrial Complex; May racist GIs and Peace Movement civilians have nu 16, 1971 is a Sunday, a day which for Christians merous counter-activities planned. is reserved (?) for worship and rest. The Penta- gon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CIA, and the 13th Air Force still make war on Sundays, possibly with time out for dressing up and going to a one- "The people of every nation are being de hour church service. Probably, they realized people luded by their rulers, who say to them: 'You might start thinking about the contradiction of who are governed by us, are all in danger of "the mission" on the one hand, and on the other, being conquered by other nations; we are honoring a patently evil and anti-Christian insti watching over your welfare and safety, and tution on a Sunday. v consequently we demand of you annually some millions of rubles — the fruit of your labors What else is "Armed Forces Day" for except — to be used by us in the acquisition of arms, to let the Military Establishment honor and pat cannon, powder, and ships for your defence; itself on the back "for a job well-done", to show we also demand that you yourselves shall en off its arsenal of hardware to an unknowing albeit ter institutions, organized by us, where you tax-paying public, and to exuberantly exclaim will become senseless particles of a huge ma about its role as saviour and protector of mankind? chine — the army — the army — which will All of this elaborate ceremony as its hands are be under our absolute control. On entering still dripping-wet with the blood of thousands upon this army you will cease to be men with wills thousands of Asia's masses. of your own; you will simply do what we re quire .of you. But what we wish to do above No man is good enough to be another man's all else is to exercise domination; the means master. This maxim, however true it is, wears by which we dominate is killing, therefore we shabby and thin in the face of the multi-standard will instruct you to kill.' " system of military justice. In descending order, the system works like this: One standard for the — Leo Tolstoy, 1897 brass, one for the lifers, one for lower-ranking en listees and draftees, one for locally-hired workers, and one for armies of the people around the world fighting for survival, liberation from oppression, We, the people, say NO to war, genocide, fas and national independence. cism, racism, imperialism, and to all forms of ex ploitation and oppression. We, the people, demand that the United States make peace with the peo ples of Indochina. We, the people, declare that the American and Indochinese people are not ene mies, that the war is carried out in the names of the people of the U.S. and South Vietnam, but without the willful consent of either. We, the people, make known our genuine res pect for the sovereignty and right to self-deter mination of the Filipino people, and we urge that all U.S. Armed Forces be withdrawn from the Re public of the Philippines and back to the United States mainland. THE PEOPLE Clark Air Force Base Angeles City, Pampanga Republic of the Philippines May, 1971 "" " "f <<•
UP AGAINST THE BRASS IN OKINAWA JULY THE UNWILLING. LED BY THE UNQUALIFIED 4 Why the mass demonstraions re ficult to find in target areas such as 0 years prior to the AWOL, and point DOING THE UNNECESSARY cently in Tokyo and Okinawa? Even finishing lime and ping-pong balls, are ed out clearly that the AWOL stemmed FOR THF UNCONCERNED as Nixon was getting lots of head dropped over Asian countries. Pos from mental harrassment in his com 1971 lines after a 26-year occupation of session of these articles can expose pany, which forced Poplin to get away Okinawa, for his so-called reversion of people to arrest and even execution. for fear of a mental collapse. The Okinawa to Japan, he has managed Leaflets aim to subvert the people's defense was apparently ignored by the to manipulate the ruling clique in minds and to subvert the stability of JAG judge who found Poplin guilty Tokyo to let the US hold on to more their governments." (of AWOL), who then astounded 148 Chico St., Project 2, Quezon City, Philippines than 50 major bases and nuclear in "These charges state that needless everyone with the severity of his sen stallations. Naturally, this angers the deaths and injury have been inflicted tence: a bust from E-6 to E-l and 60 Okinawan and Japanese people. It's on civilians of North Korea through days restriction to the very company FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE like throwing a birthday party with a the efforts of US psychological opera Poplin had been forced to flee from. "cake" smothered with sweet, fluffy tions. They try to induce both civi The harrassment escalated, and he Vol. II — No. 1 Clark Air Force Base — Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines icing, but which is hollow and empty lians and military personnel to flee began to refuse to salute anyone, put inside. For Okinawa, along with the across a three-mile strip of land where on his uniform, or go to work, on the Philippines, still remains the true Asian soldiers from both sides are armed and grounds that he would not condone the fortress of the US military. fire at anything that moves. I feel military system. At one point, the Battling the brass in tangible and that these psychologically-induced brass got so desperate that they of effective ways is no picnic. The one suicides should be stopped along with fered him a general discharge, if he only would renounce the peace move way justice and even terrorism em the complete psychological effort of ment and condemn his lawyers as the ployed by the military against its the United States in Asia. The United cause of his troubles. He refused. So members is not a very well-guarded States has no more right to attempt instead they launched a new offensive secret; GIs everywhere know about it. mental warfare on the people of Asia against him, charging him with five We of The Whig are inspired by the counts of disobedience, four counts of struggles of three U.S. Army men and failure to repair, and one count of dis of the Okinawan people — all against respect. An Article 32 hearing offi the brass. cer recommended a Special Court S/SGT. H. DAVID POPLIN Martial, but the same PsyOps officers against whom Poplin had filed war On April 10, 1971, SSgt. Poplin gave crimes charges pulled some strings so a press conference in Naha, Okinawa. he would be brought to a General Without revealing classified informa Court Martial. Poplin was illegally tion, Poplin effectively exposed the thrown into the stockade April 18 to "ALL U.S. FORCES OUT OF S.E. ASIA NOW!" nature of U.S. Army Psychological await a General Court Martial. Hundreds of thousands join D.C. May Day de Operations mental warfare techniques. Poplin grew stronger in the face of monstration. We want out. The American people On April 12, Poplin filed charges of want us out. The Asians want us «nt. war crimes against Capt. Nathaniel pressure and abuse. He answered the Cliett, U.S. Army Chief, Korea Desk, arbitrary imprisonment with an 11-day Col. Harold Bentz, U.S. Army, Com hunger strike during which he was forced to sit in the mess hall during mander of the 7th Psychological Ope meals. He was also threatened with rations Group, and Lt. Col. Neal solitary because of attempts to organ Brayton, U.S. Commanding Officer of ize within the slam. the K5 Psychological Operations De tachment. While filing these charges, than it does to conduct physical war he was ordered by phone to report to BRASS ATTEMPTS LIQUIDATION fare. Recently, the 7th PsyOps suc NIXON & CIA his CO. When he did so, he was ap ceeded in penetrating Indonesia with prehended and placed incommunicado We used the word terrorism earlier; its first PsyOps personnel. It has al that's what the frantic pigs decided to HIGH ON OIL on suspicion of revealing classified in ready penetrated Japan, Korea, Okina formation. During his news confer use in trying to break (or destroy) wa, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambo Poplin. At 3:00 a.m. on May 15, he ence, he explained why he was filing AND SMACK dia, Laos, Thailand, Taiwan, Singa and another prisoner sleeping nearby, war crimes charges agains this of pore, and several other countries. Gary Parsons, were slashed as they ficers: Psychological Operations are banned slept. After he and Parsons received PSYOPS WAR CRIMES against the people of the United 119 stitches in the chest at Camp Just about any GI coming back from States and to my knowledge, every Kue Hospital, Poplin was forcibly re Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos who ever "Psychological operations, simply other country in the world except turned to the stockade. He demanded opened his eyes, or who got off dope long (stated, is influencing the behavior of those of Asia. Our government, feel to see a psychiatrist and requested enough to, knows that the US doesn't have people so that they act in such a way ing tha Asian People are less deserv to be placed in solitary, where he troops in Indochina to protect the people as to support us." (Quote from Army ing of the right to form their own thought he might be safer. His re of Indochina, since that's who we are kill Manual). opinions without intense Psychological quest was granted, only after they ing. Nor to protect the people of the "The goals of psyops are absolutely Operations, uses Asia as a vast Psy drugged him. US, since we are getting killed, and there chological testing-ground." irreconcilable with goals of world On June 9, the military held an isn't much chance that the Vietnamese peace." Article 32 pre-trial hearing to inves are planning to attack the United States. "Toy-radios that pick up only Amer PLAIN HARRASSMENT tigate new charges that 1) Poplin (Continued on page 2) ican PsyOps broadcasts, propaganda himself was responsible for the soap that reveals seven layers of slo On April 14, Poplin was court- slashings, and 2) that he had at gans as you wash, propaganda baloons, martialed for one former count of 15 tempted to escape from the hospital. fountain pens, 7 billion propaganda days AWOL. His two civilian legal Basis for the first charge was a state- leaflets, and commercial products dif counsel noted his spotless record of (Continued on page 7) 2 THE WHIG July 4, 1971
Editorial Know Your Rights, Man! American Servicemen Have Rights — Do You Know Yours? is the title of a pocket-sized pamphlet that tells it to us like it What's In It for the BrASS? is, and what we can do about it. Available soon in Angeles City at The Music Box, or write to The Whig for your copy — Being in the military isn't much better country we are invading. free (but contributions accepted). than being in jail (if you're not already The brASS merit not obedience and in brigsville). Now, how do you figure respect but defiance, disgust and per it for the brass? Wouldn't they build up haps, ultimately, pity. When not mas up a bigger bankroll outside? Have more querading in costumes, they are hid time for self and family? Wouldn't have ing somewhere picking the pimples on The Man Does It Again to be servile to a pig-eyed hierarchy of their ass. Or else they are busy trying There has been talk of guys superiors?- Looser schedule? Meet more to identify and transfer or discharge total of only FOUR DOLLARS broads? etc. etc. Obviously something's getting fucked over by the Air ($4.00) for a paycheck. Whig staffers. Force. Well here is a true wrong with anybody who tosses his life Let us use The Whig as the nucleus I think that's quite a fine, con away being brASS. one. sidering that my base pay is $140 of an anti-brass-trash_struggle on Qark, In February 1 went AWOL for The brass are therefore inevitably Let us also not forget our historical ob a month. 3 months now and I've either incompetent louts, stupid morons, 28 days, and so I was punished received nothing but soap and ligation as Americans to side with the by a Bust from AIC to AB and brute sadists, anal perverts, insecure Filipino radical movement in its rising toothpaste money. I've paid the cowards, or any combination of these. ia $150 fine. The fine, to be Farce back almost triple for the tide of struggle against those who have taken from my pay, was to start Of course they go for the military — been raping the economy from outside, '•crime" which life in the A.F. they couldn't survive or succeed in real •on March 1, 1971. It's now June drove me to, and I'm still being mostly the large monopolistic corpora 27, and to date I've received a life.. .And here is their chance for a tions of our country and Japan. It is hassled by a commander. little power over others — what an or these corporations which we are sup gasm. posed to protect by being here. NIXON & CIA . . . trigue is the vast network of So what, you might say. Every coun We, Filipinos and Americans, are in (Continued from page 1) opium growers, middlemen, re try, every society has its scum, its dregs. the same struggle because we are both So naturally the question finers, smugglers, and retailers, At least the military keeps them off oppressed. comes to mind: Just what the which are interlocked between the streets; even has a few of them So to you uptight Brass and OSI, who hell are we doing in Vietnam the Mafia, the CIA, the Kuo fragged off. thought The Whig had gone under with anyway? There is no use trying mintang Chinese led by Chiang That reasoning misses the major the last issue in December, let this serve to make up easy answers or Kai-Shek, and the US puppet- point. These brass trash are screwing as fair warning: apply stock formulas, because regimes in Indochina. Partic up the whole world. They start by The more people you bust (with phony the policies of the brASS and the ularly, the Thieu-Ky puppet- pimping for the big war profiteers and charges or real ones), the more you State Department, though com regime of Vietnam and the end up pushing fascism. Mercenaries transfer (whether punitively or admin plicated, do follow a perverted Phouma-Boun Oum puppet- every step of the way, mealy mouthing istratively), and the more you discharge, kind of logic. The basic issue regime in Laos. This trade in hypocritical slogans about preserving there are still plenty who are waiting is: If the US Government is not 'opium, which is usually later our way of life. When the blood spills, to take their places in the struggle in Vietnam to protect the Viet refined into pure heroin, has it's mostly men like us and uncounted against you and against what you stand namese, and it is not there to vicious effects on people all over thousands of poor farmers in whichever for. There is onlv one way to stop us — protect the people of the US, the world who have stumbled GET US ALL OUT! both of whom are clearly onto the death drug and are against the whole war, WHO is hooked until it kills them. the US Government trying to US servicemen are among protect ? the first to suffer as many be LIFER OF THE MONTH come hooked while serving in Letter from Japan WHEEL AND DEAL Vietnam. The supply there is With this issue, The Whig Some recent investigations by plentiful, the price is low, and begins a new column about several very together brothers it provides an easy (temporary) outstanding lifers on this Dear Friends of The Whig- back in the States provide reveal 'high' escape from the military installation. Nom inations Thank you for sending me your ing facts and important conclu machine which fucks them over from you the readers should paper. My students and I read sions about all the business in daily, and from the horrors of a war they don't understand or be sent to us, giving all the copy quite inte'rested and now vestments of top US corporations .è.SUÊy,e irh The Brass has even pertinent facts and infor admire your heroic struggle in oil, and all the traffic in—jwrrlc admitted in recent press reports mation about the lifer you against the repression upon hu that the US Government is pro that 3 GIs are dying every week know best which you be manity. We hope you will suc tecting in Southeast Asia. This drug traffic strangely enough is in Nam from smack. (If they lieve would qualify him for cessfully fight the struggle to also connected with the big-shot admit' it's this bad, we wonder .this distinguished honor. the end, understanding that the . • • * * business people who are running how many are really dying true enemy is U.S. imperialism T/SGT JAMES RIORDAN the whole scene in the States. from what the Man is pushing?) and that victory comes finally The effects don't end in Vietnam 405th FMS Engine Shop The ruling clique of the puppet when you and we and all the Thieu-Ky regime, which is rapid alone, because the stuff is sold Sgt. Riordan just arrived from peoples of the world win over ly going to pieces due to petty all over the world, and there are Japan two weeks ago, along imperialism and capitalism. internal squabbling for the an estimated 500,000 people in With 2 AICs and a SSgt. I say The check enclosed is not a big $-packed position of Chief Pup- the US alone who are hooked on junk. Among young people he deserves to be awarded Lifer amount one, but the money was pot, is now negotiating to distri Another Lifer with Purpose ... between 18 and 35, heroin has of the Month. Here are his raised among students who sup bute 18 offshore oil concessions become the number one cause achievements: port strongly your struggle there. to top international oil corpora- break (to get away from his of death. In New York City Comes in bright and early at tions7 including Standard Oil, loud mouth), and if we're one Down with U.S. Imperialism for example, an addict has to 6:15 a.m. and dutifully begins encarnated in the Brass! Texas Oil Co., Gulf, Mobil, working at 6:30 or so, though minute over, we get hell! etc. These corporations have beg, borrow or steal at least $40 work starts at 7:00. Constantly, One last thing: I heard him A TEACHER been making extensive explora every day to feed his unending he works us, never lets up a tell an airman who had a problem Osaka, Japan tion off the coast of Vietnam, habit, and many get killed doing minute. "You do this, you do of a legal nature, "Go to the Le and, according to the Chase-Man it. that,' says he, sounding like his gal Office on your day off." hattan Bank, are expected to nose is plugged-up. He even And then today, being a man Seale, Huggins Out spend up to $6 billion on explo "HELP" FROM THE tells Master Sgt. Lifers what to of principle, the kindly T/Sgt. ration and production between dp. A few of the Lifers have took time off to go register a now and 1980. MAN laughed at him and told him to friend's car. (New Haven, Conn.) — A Inside the military, we find the Superior Court judge dis Brass going through all kinds of go to hell. He constantly hassle* I feel this Lifer should be INVESTING us. If we're on a 15-minute crowned Lifer of the Month. missed all charges against fancy motions intended to make Black Panther Chairman IN CORRUPTION GIs believe that help is their in Bobby Seale and local Pan tention. Their pamphlet "Drugs DID I MARRY THE AIR FORCE? ther leader Ericka Huggins Naturally, the oil monopolies and The Man's Advice to EM" on May 25. He said massive want their investments in Viet- (DoD Pamphlet 360-602) con These are "modern days," right?? Well, here's the publicity for and against name to exist in a 'safe atmos tains such witty and helpful lo last straw as far as I'm concerned. the defendants made it im phere' in which their super gic as "drugs are bad for you", I'm old enough for them to tell me to go kill my fellow possible to select a new jury profits, which rightfully belong "all drugs are the same", and "if people in Viet Nam, but I'm not old enough to marry a that would be impartial. to the ravaged Vietnamese peo you get caught we'll bust you". respectable Filipina woman who I truly love, without first Judge Harold M. Mulvey's ple, will be milked out and back Have you noticed how diligently asking my Commander and the whole base for permission. ruling came a day after he intact to the US. These profits they're trying to bust people for There is the OSI background investigation. Since my declared a mistrial in the will; go to a handful of oligarchs grass, to the point of using wife is Asian, this is supposed to prove she's not a Com case when the jury of five like the Rockefellers, DuPonts, marijuana-sniffing dogs and munist. Imagine, the self-righteous, untarnished OSI pigs blacks and seven whites, the Johnsons, etc. (Rockefeller inci infra-red cameras, and how dis assume your wife is guilty — is a Communist — until selection of which had taken dentally, is the major owner of interested they are in smack? Standard Oil of New Jersey — proven otherwise! That's Justice? four months, reported it was What a farce their so-called the world's largest oil corpora You have to get 5 copies of DoD Form 398 for her and hopelessly deadlocked. 'rehabilitation programs' I They tion) . This 'safe atmosphere' one for you all filled out, which takes about four hours. Don't The judge said to a hushed consist of crash detoxification for investments is facilitated dare leave out one little thing or they kick it back after a crowd in the courtroom, (sessions (without methadone, by the US-directed military month or more. Then its photos, fingerprints, hospital "The state has put its best extensive therapy, or awareness suppression of the Vietnamese exams, and even a friendly (more like condescending act foot forward in presenting that addiction might be slightly liberation movement, which seeks ually) lecture from the Chaplain, wherein you will be brow its case against these defen more than physical), and drug to get rid of the corrupt military beaten and told you're not doing "right". Then, the 60-day dants. They have failed to education programs' that are dictators Thieu, Ky, and Khiem, wait to see if Big Daddy OSI will let you get married. Isn't convince a jury of their mostly a lot of puffed-up mis and to free their country and that sweet of them! guilt. It is my duty to see information. 'Amnesty programs' economy from the greedy hands I can't see why this reg hasn't been abolished. It mav to it to the best of my abi are one-shot deals which do little of these international oil mono- have been OK during World War II. But NOW!? Who lity that justice is dispensed except tell a strung-out GI that ipolies which are mainly US- needs it? And mind you, if you go the other way and just fairly and even-handedly if he returns to junk, they will based. get married like people normally do it, well, you're in for an (to the people of this not help him a second time. They Article 15 anyway. State). are not really interested in free I just can't believe it — you have to ask your "step- "I find it impossible tp SMACK IT TO 'EM ing addicts from addiction. ..If Mother" Commander if you can take a wife! Care to re- believe that an unbiased ju- they can clean someone up enlist anyone? FTAF! (Continued on page 8) An : even more complicated in (Continued on page 6) "I
THE WHIG July 4, 1971
On May 31, 1968, Sgt. Bruce F. Anello — Buddy to his family and friends — was killed in action in Vietnam. A diary he had been keeping since he shipped-out from Ft. Hood, Texas 7% months earlier, was found on the battlefield by National Liberation Front soldiers. The diary traveled a circuitous route all the way to Hanoi. When American anti-war activ ist Bob Greenblatt learned of the diary during a con versation he had with the NLF, he convinced them to turn it over to the American peace movement. Buddy was born August 24, 1947 in Philadelphia, the third of four brothers. His mother died in 1951, so he and his brothers had to struggle along with their father as he tried to both support and care for them. After his graduation from a school for orphaned boys, Buddy worked a year for the Phila. Electric Co., then a PAWN spent three happy months visiting his eldest brother in San Francisco! It was there he got his first real taste of independence. It was "there probably he smoked his first marijuana, and met a girl he hoped to return to. In Vietnam, Buddy was awarded the Purple Heart, in the qame- the Silver Star, the Military Merit Medal, and a mark- rnanship citation. He was also given, posthumously, a medal from the Army of South. The following are unaltered excerpts from the A Vietnam Battlefield Diary diary, for which permission to publish was obtained from Bruce's father and stepmother. Sgt. BRUCE F. ANELLO Oct. 16, 1967. It all starts in the San Francisco Bay. Feelings are the color of the ship. Gray. I look at the night and the city lights and remember all the beautiful things I've done there—and I have to turn. I look at the bridge with the many people traveling their happy way, but not knowing the ship below car THE SECRET THE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT ries a load of deep thought. And the lights play on Nov. 21. Lost respect for a bunch of people today. Dec. 29. We've been trying to get in out of the my mind. So I have to turn. Just three miles away, For no reason they tore down this hootch, burnt h, field for three days now. So far we've had sniper fire behind the old smoke stack. You can't see it. But tramped down their garden, ripped out their trees and for the whole time out. Plus two booby traps, killing that's where I live. I know it's there, but they don't there wasn't even any suspected enemy. I told him one and wounding some... It's been cold and wet and know I'm here, and I have to turn. I turn to the faces I hope someone kicks in his TV tube while he's over bloody. So the major comes out in his chopper and whose thoughts are just like mine and only seem to here. Like he said: "Just to let them know we're says, "I'm sorry, but the weather's too bad to send in make the ship grayer. And the stars offer me no here." Really made me sick, but what am I to do? any choppers to get you out." Then he flies away, help 'cause now I look at them alone. So I turn for Stand and watch and forget. The last may never hap leaving us with a new mission. He's got to get back the last time and walk away with my eyes to the pen. before his coffee gets cold and his cookies go stale. ground. Nov. 25. Back to hoofing and humping again. Jan. 7, 1968. Sgt. Taylor—platoon sergeant. A Oct. 22. Tomorrow we get off the ship... Tired Froze last night. But how do you write it? It's hard hypocrite, more so than an egotist. It's hard to de of being seasick, ship-sick, homesick, and just plain to explain the cold to someone who's warm... cipher whether he's serious or not. He talks just for sick-sick. Besides, it was getting kind of morbid any Dec. 6. When will it ever end? You can't fight the sake of giving a command. But like all high rank way. Religious services every hour on the hour. Jew what you can't see, yet we walk like we're in a shoot ing men, well, not all but most, he keeps his opinion ish, Catholic, Protestant, all held by the same guy. I ing gallery. You ask, "How can we find them?" and to himself in order not to be busted. In other words— guess you might call him a Jack-of-all-trades, if yon they say, "When he shoots at you." Yet we walk and him first. You know, it's really boring to even talk want to call religion a trade. More or less a union walk. The major sits at his desk smelling of starch, about them. So the hell with it. with weekly union dues. saying, "There's a lost regiment out there somewhere. Jan. 10, 1968. The people don't stand a chance. On patrol we came across a hut with a big pole and Oct. 23. Finally arrived. We had to wait for Gen Search till you find them." And I ask, "How do we one wire on it which he showed us was connected to his eral Westmoreland to give his welcome speech, salutes, find them?" and he says, "Wait till they shoot at transistor radio for better reception. and all that flag waving jazz. Meanwhile, my weapon you." Yet we walk, fools we are, 'cause it will never The colonel came in his chopper and said, "Rip it was strangling me and my duffle bag was trying to end... down 'cause it looks like a transmitting place for the pull my arm off my shoulder. Then, of all things, we Dec. 8. So tired. Feel as though the pen weighs enemy." Plus the people were taken as suspects. had a parade. All I could remember from training was a ton. And my head weighs heavy on the borderline Then the cölonet~säfd ä couple Ruts had too much "don't bunch up." General talked to the guy next to between existence and reality. How long can it last? rice so we had to bag it and send it in. The lady me, but to have him tell it, it's like he got kissed by the I walk in a state of existence, yet the mud up to my started taking a fit when we started. Meanwhile the Pope. knees is real, the rain beating down is real, the pain colonel left. So the lady was dying and all the people Oct. 24. Still waiting for supplies before we move from the weight on my back is real, the cuts on my legs are real, the dirt in my face is real, the soil on crying... We sent word to take the woman on a me- out. I was told I'm supposed to be a tunnel rat. My devac. But the colonel said, "It's not our problem. Can't platoon sergeant likes me (sarcasm). my mind is real, the picture on my eyes is real, the shot that rang out is real, the man that fell down is spare the gas." And this is a friendly village. Or was Oct. 27. Left for another place today. Duc-Pho. a friendly village. It's finally back to C-rations again It rained all night. real, the blood also is real, yet I walk in a state of existence—and I'm so tired. Is it real? Yes, but why Jan. 12. Even here they hound me about a hair A trio of misery: cold, scared, and hungry. cut. Like they don't have nothing else to worry about. Oct. 28. Why are we here? A question always on be sad, when nothing will change your sorrows; why be angry, for there's nothing to release your anger on. A guy in our platoon shot a civilian today. He per my mind... I think and stink a lot more... I think about sonally was sorry. But the platoon sarge said we should what I'm going to do after I serve my two-year sen Why be happy when it's nothing really to be happy about. So I exist. have burnt his I.D. and put a grenade in his pocket. tence for being an American citizen, and what's Mary, The squad leader put a note on him when the chopper Brother Don, Al, Bill, Papa Joe, Gwynne, Moreen, and Feelings are void, emotions are gone, reactions are numb. Am I wrong for this? Ask the ones who took him away, saying he didn't have an I.D. and he the bus driver who left me off in Harlem and said good ran. I'm tired of living with these sadists. luck, thinking or doing right now. are crying. Yet, I'm not right. I'm just tired, and hate to fall asleep, only to wake Jan. 13. Even I've become kind of hard myself. Oct. 29. A hell of a night. Definitely. I went to up to it all again. An Ode to James Lampley who died Screaming on little kids. In general, giving the Viet take a piss and someone whips a grenade my way. One in this confusion. namese people a hard time. So be it—you just get the leap and I was back in the bunker. Call me Jack-be- Dec. 13. For a man to place his fate in the hands feeling that you don't care any more. Let it all hang nimble ... Two men killed last night. of God—he must be a tree. For only the trees believe out. How's that—bang ! in God. Jungle philosophy. I heard that once. Some I look at things no longer as beauty but just as Oct. 31. At 6 A.M. I get up and read the obituary times it seems true. Misery comes and I don't men objects. I walk among the objects, seeing no color. column and if I'm not listed, I go eat breakfast. tion God. Yet when it's over, I thank him. Or is it But the objects have eyes and I ask myself, "Am I Nov. 2. The hardest day so far. Close to 86 just relief, and I feel I have to thank someone or some really as tall as I think I am?" pounds of shit on my back, raining like hell and we're thing? And God's the only name I know. Jan. 14. A letter came—from Mary even. tramping through the rice paddies... A man got blown Dec. 14. For two days we sat in the same place. Today, January 14, declared as a new holiday. It. up last night by our own artillery. Who can you trust? Under our ponchos, on a steel pot, high in the moun was so beautiful I cried. I can't even express how ît Nov. 5. Should have gotten a combat medal for tains. I've never been so cold. But once again, how made me feel. A lot of words wouldn't mean half fighting off thousands of mosquitoes last night. No do you explain the cold to someone who's warm? enough of how good I feel. I was gonna read the en sleep for the weary... I smoke a lot of grass. Dec. 17. You know, I don't need a piece of ass. velope for three days, then open it, read the heading Nov. 9. Our ambush—with the rain beating on The army fucks you enough. We got within a thou for the next three days and one sentence per 3 days. helmet. Not a drop coming in, so it trickles round my sand meters of base camp and the major must of smelt it should last me until the next letter. neck and soaks into my skin. While my finger's on us coming, so he sent down some new orders to go Jan. 24. Today I got the idiot badge pinned on me. the trigger frozen with fear and from the wind... back out and look for that goddamn lost regiment. I am now sergeant Anello. I must have qualified in haven't fired a shot yet. Nor has one come my way. Hell, they have been searching for the last eight years the heights of stupidity. To me it means I'm still a Just frustration and harrassment... now. They say all that's left now is 2 squads and 2 ma pfc, I'm just making more money . .. Nov. 10. Finally a day off. I'm very lonely today. chine guns. The rest got killed. They just passed the Jan. 30. Seriously, a word for people who live on And still no mail, no newspaper... I'll sit here and guns down to the next generation. They ought to know Wall Street and eat ticker tape. I wonder why I put smoke and ponder and get lonelier... old soldiers never die—God damn it! up with all this horse shit. Why I just don't throw Nov. 11. No bullets my way. No bullets return Dec. 18. In camp. Base camp. It's a mirage, but down my weapon and say fuck it all... ed. It's the best way to fight a war—that's what I've we're here, mirage or not. I keep pinching myself to Feb. 3. It's funny how the less time you have here, learned. see if it's real. It hurts me, but the ground never yells. the more scared you get. It gets harder to sleep at Nov. 19. The helicopter couldn't make it in, so These search-and-destroy missions are really get nights. Every little noise wakes you up. Smoking ci that meant no cigarettes. The hell with the food... ting quite boring. Climbing hills, going through rice garettes under your poncho almost chokes you. It paddies, hacking away at vines and thorns, crawling in would be nice to look at the stars while smoking, but holes (tunnels). Hell, a hole's a hole. You've seen one you got to watch the light. hole, you've seen them all. And I've seen a lot of holes Monsoon season's just about over and the mosqui ft BIRO TdCTIAVS SUCH ROTTENECCS in the army. toes are coming back full force. At night you have to IS LOME OVERDUE FOR EXTINCTION Dec. 24. Christmas Eve—Ho ho! Today I fought a cover your head with the poncho linen—which is sheer war. Instead of the Yule tide burning, it was a vil hell, 'cause your poncho linen smells like the condens lage. Instead of Christmas lights it was artillery. Ins ing of 80 million locker rooms. tead of the white snow, it was rain. Instead of warm Feb. 6. I am but a mule, carrying the load of smiles, it was a weary frown. Instead of bells ringing camels. Then again, I'm more of an ass for doing it. out, it was bullets. Instead of laughter, it was mothers Why couldn't I have been a clerk? Another week of crying. Instead of presents, it was a booby trap. Ins this and I'll turn into one huge back muscle and two tead of pain, it was a man saying, "I'm going home." big calves. Getting quite funky, but the others don't Instead of peace and good will, it was war and sorrow. mind. They're too funky to even notice. But be still, for today Christ was born. Feb. 9. Took a Chinook ride to Da Nang. Ma- THE WHIG July 4, 1971
As long ago as September 17, 1970, Madame Ngu- does want to bring the power from the top of the pyra or the right of the people peaceably to assemble mid back mwmamdown to the bottom where the people are. and to petition the Government for a redress of •yen Thi Binh, the leader of the Vietnamese people's delegation to the Paris Peace talks, put forward a very He's for peon power, and he's proved it by spending grievances." When you sign this letter to Congress down-to-earth proposal for peace in Vietnam. Altho the last seven days storming from base to base, man Ron Dellums, you are exercising your right to big city newspapers in the States usually reprint making unannounced visits to Ft. Bragg, Ft. Meade, petition your government for a redress of grievances. Nixon's bullshit speeches word for word, not one Ft. Leavenworth, and Navy/Marine installations in Remember that you are not signing the treaty itself. mass media newspaper told the American people San Diego. Since he is a Congressman, an authority If you were, you might be subject to prosecution about this new peace proposal. All they did was men the most polished brass doorknob-head is forced to under Article 104 of the UCMJ, and that'd be heavy. tion that the U.S. negotiator, David Bruce, made a respect, he scared the shit out of several base com But what you're signing is a letter to a Congressman, jqke of it, calling it "new wine in old bottles." manders (see the article on his tour under Make and there's no legal way that they can stop you from Your Own History). Ten days later, the editor of Saigon's largest daily doing that. newspaper and prominent member of the South Viet What happens to this letter once I sign it? Is it legal for me to pass this letter around on base t> namese National Assembly, Ngo Cong Due, called Brother Dellums is really the only person in Cong get other guys to sign it? Is it legal to give guys othe for peace in his country along the same lines. This is copies of the same letter? what he said: ress who truly represents us, the people. As our rep resentative, he has agreed to receive all signed copies What you're signing is a letter to a Congressman "The time has come when not only the NLF parti of this letter from GIs, and hold them in trust until It isn't an underground paper or an unauthorized pul sans but also the entire South Vietnamese people are at least one thousand signed copies are collected. At lication. A Dept. of the Army memo, "Guidance oi revolting against the U.S. and against generals Thieu that time, he will stand up on the floor of the House, Dissent (27 May 69)", tells roughly what you can an and Ky . . . The opposition movements are inspired and read every name into the Congressional Record. cannot pass out. A Dept of Defense Directive 1325. neither by the communists nor by the NLF. The en If there's money, our names will appear in a state says roughly the same things. What it boils down to i tire population is preparing for struggle against the ment in some major metropolitan newspaper. that it's up to a base commander to decide whether c threat of extermination by war and against the dan not the letter is an "unauthorized publication." If the ger of imperialism- " Other letters, statements, and petitions supporting decide that it is, the only reason they can give for pr< According to the fascist laws of the Thieu-Ky- peace in Vietnam have been signed before. Why Khiem regime, this made Due guilty of treason, since make such a bigdealabout this letter? anyone who advocated even a neutral coalition gov Whether the letter and the treaty actually help end ernment in Saigon was automatically a traitor. But the war depends on those who sign it. If the people the people in the cities of the South dug Due's state who sign just figure that they're expressing their Congress of töe Uniteb gtfates ment and rallied behind it. When these moderate city opinion, and leave it at that, the effort will -fail. If people backed Due, Thieu and Ky lost their last re people think the treaty is going to change Nixon's ?$ou*e of &epre*entfititje* maining shred of support. Not too much later, an in mind, then they, too, are mistaken. But if everyone RONALD V. DELLUMS, 7TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA dependent popular front of over 1000 national and who signs the letter/treaty takes their signing as a regional organizations was formed to get rid of the committment to action—if each of us who sign can Thieu-Ky-Khiem regime. This coalition was made up figure out some way to make the People's Peace real April 19, 1971 of students, businessmen, professionals, local gov —then the effort can succeed. ernment officials, veterans, women, and city workers. See, the most important part of the thing is the last section, the Enforcement Provision. It means that by If you don't believe that the only support that Thieu signing, you're pledging to yourself and to the rest of and Ky have is from Nixon and his pals, then check us out here, that you're going to do what you can to, Dear Brothers and Sisters in the M this out. In Hue on April 14, there was a huge demo make the peace. nstration of 15,000 people. They were furious with the Saigon regime because they had friends and relatives Who else is signing letters and treaties like this one? American adventurism in Southeast , who were forced into the Saigon army as cannon fod would probably continue for years der for the Laos invasion, and had not heard from any People all over the world are circulating this thing. Okinawans are marching across their island/home awareness of the American people c of them because of the news black-out. Thieu's ans war. wer was to come to Hue two days later and stage a to present it to GIs stationed there. Already we've military parade, hoping to scare the people into kiss heard of guys at the following bases circulating the ing his ass again. What it boils down to is that Thieu letter or the treaty: Ft. Lewis, Ft. Bliss, Ft. Bragg, Among the activities that millions was afraid that a coalition of dissident students and Selfridge AFB, San Diego area bases, Newport Naval Base, Ft. Campbell, Ft. Benning. in to bring this aggression to a r war-weary citizens would form a government which the Peoples' Peace Treaty. The Tr counted him out. Some people are organizing as consumers, and are boycotting the products of coporation which hold of Vietnam and our own country, em It was at about this time that a group of American war-related contracts. Scientists and engineers are Revolutionary Government peace pla students travelled to North and South Vietnam to organizing to stop war-related research. And they're work out a treaty of peace between the American and also getting together with the people who work for Vietnamese people. They felt that since Thieu-Ky- corporations which produce for the war to organize I believe the proposals are more t Khiem did not represent the people of South Vietnam work stoppages. Vietnam Veterans Against the War of the Treaty will allow for a spe and since Nixon sure didn't represent us, that the only (WAW) is sponsoring war crimes investigations in conflict already rejected by three meaningful peace was one which was made between many cities all over the country, as well as taking the people, not governments. treaty itself to vets groups. In fact, the first signers 1 have signed and fully endorse th 4 of the treaty were Vietnam vets at the Winter Soldier The sixteen American students were from a group Investigation. Students are knocking the shit out of recommend all members of the Armed called the National Student Association, and repre the ROTC programs, and are making it intolerable principles it advances. sented colleges, junior colleges, and universities all for war-related research to go on at their campuses. over the country. All but one of their group met with City councils are ratifying the treaty, and then imple Very-sincerely, students from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam menting their decisions. (North Vietnam) and the National Liberation Front (the NLF is part of the Provisional Revolutionary Is it legal for me to sign this letter? Government, the only real popular government of Ronald V. Dellums South Vietnam). The sixteenth member of the group Yes. When you sign this letter, you're petitioning a was able to slip through Saigon's security net and representative in Congress for a redress of grievan Member of Congress meet representatives of the non-NLF student organi ces. This is a privileged communication between you zations. The two documents were formally joined in and him. Anyone who tries to interfere with you when to one statement in Paris. you sign it or mail it is guilty of one or more of the That statement is contained in the letter on this following crimes: page, addressed to Congressman Ron Dellums (Dem- 1. Violation of AR 600-20: "No person may restrict Berkeley/Oakland, Calif.) Sign it. Implement it. Take any member of an armed force from communication it to your friends. It's the only reasonable program for with a Member of Congress, unless the communica a true and lasting peace in Vietnam, and the only tion is unlawful or violates a regulation necessary to people on the face of the earth who are not for it are the security of the United States." (10 USC 1034, the psychopaths and war criminals who get high on para. 41a) genocide. Join the Peace Treaty. Join the people of 2. Violation of AR 65-1, para. 8-3 (rev. 12 Dec. 68): the world. Make peace with your brothers and sisters "The secrecy of the mail is inviolable. Military postal in Southeast Asia, and make peace with yourself. personnel will not break, nor permit to be broken, the seal of any First Class mail while in military channels. Who is Ron Dellums, and why mail signed copies of the letter to him? 3. Violation of AR 65-75, para. 6 (rev. 26 Sept. 67): Ron Dellums is a brother, a black brother to be ex "Except pursuant to a legal search or seizure, mail in act, who was just elected to the House of Represen the custody of unit mail clerks will not be subject to tatives as a Democrat from Berkeley/Oakland, Calif. delay, interception, seizure, rifling, or confiscation Unlike any of the other 535 people who are supposed by any person..." to be our representatives in the Senate and the House 4. Violation of the oath all members of the U.S. Dellums is one of us. He's not rich. He's not 65 years Armed Forces are legally bound to take, in which they old. He's not an egomaniac or a power freak. He does swear to uphold the Constitution. The Constitution is get high. He did work closely with the Black Panther the highest law in the land, and it provides in the First Party and other' community organizations. He's Amendment that, "Congress shall make no law... fought off the law and order freaks for years. And he abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; IE «Alt THE PBVCE ie power from the top of the pyra- or the right of the people peaceably to assemble venting distribution is that the letter "presents a clear le bottom where the people are. and to petition the Government for a redress of and present danger to the loyalty, discipline, or mor , and he's proved it by spending grievances." When you sign this letter to Congress- ale of his troops." In other words, be cool about get I storming from base to base, pian Ron Dellums, you are exercising your right to ting other guys to sign other copies. And be especially id visits to Ft. Bragg, Ft. Meade, petition your government for a redress of grievances. cool about passing out other copies of the letter. d Navy/Marine installations in Remember that yöu are not signing the treaty itself. is a Congressman, an authority If you were, you might be subject to prosecution What to do if I'm busted T rass doorknob-head is forced to under Article 104 of the UCMJ, and that'd be heavy. ie shit out of several base com- But what you're signing is a letter to a Congressman, Be cool, and don't say a word. That is one of rticle on his tour under Make and there's no legal way that they can stop you from your rights under Article 31. The brass are the doing that. ones up against the wall, not you. Why else would they bust someone for either signing or passing oat I letteronce Isign it? 7s it legal for me to pass this letter around on base to » letter to a Congressman ? 'Cause they're «cared t really the only person in Cong- get other guys to sign it? Is it legal to give guys other shitless, that's why. They're afraid of the time Bents us, the people. As our rep- copies of the same letter? when in defiance of orders, hundreds and thousands greed to receive all signed copies What you're signing is a letter to a Congressman. of men in all the services stand up to them and-say Is, and hold them in trust until It isn't an underground paper or an unauthorized pub just exactly where the brass can put their orders. d signed copies are collected. At lication. A Dept. of the Army memo, "Guidance on md up on the floor of the House, Dissent (27 May 69)", tells roughly what you can and If you get hassled, for making peace yourseh e into the Congressional Record, cannot pass out. A Dept of Defense Directive 1325.6 Instead of just relying on Pres. Nixon to do what r names will appear in a state- says roughly the same things. What it boils down to is he says he's doing, let us know about it at The Whig. netropolitan newspaper. that it's up to a base commander to decide whether or If you're not fully satisfied with the help they give not the letter is an '-'unauthorized publication." If they you in the Legal Office, there are civilian lawyers tents, and petitions supporting decide that it is, the only reason they can give for pre not working for the Man who can help you. have been signed before. Why about this letter? and the treaty actually help end those who sign it. If the people e that they're expressing their Congress of tjje ®ntteb fetatea t at that, the effort will-fail. If A LETTER TO CON aty is going to change Nixon's £>ou*e of ftepreäentattbe* ). are mistaken. But if everyone RONALD V. DELLUMS, 7TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA HOW GIS FE /treaty takes their signing as a ion—if each of us who sign can to make the People's Peace real April 19, 1971 Congressman Ron Dellums succeed. attention: Mike.Uhl or Jeremy Ri rtant part of the thing is the last nent Provision. It means that by room 1417 — Longworth Buildin :ing to yourself and to the rest of House of Representatives i're going to do what you can tq Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Military: Washington, D.C.
American adventurism in Southeast Asia-has existed for decades and otters and treaties like this one? Dear Congressman uellums, would probably continue for years to come-were it not for the rising world are circulating this thing, awareness of the American people concerning the true nature pf this Be it known that the American and ching across their island/home name of the people of the United S stationed there. Already we've war. ! following bases circulating the her youth and her honor. Ft. Lewis, Ft. Bliss, Ft. Bragg, Among the activities that millions of Americans will be participating We hereby agree to end the war oi of independence and can devote tl Diego area bases, Newport Naval in to bring this aggression to a rapid halt will be the signing of Ft. Benning. spect for the earth. In rejecting the the Peoples* Peace Treaty. The Treaty, negotiated between the peoples rganizing as consumers, and are people based on color, class, sex, lucts of coporation which hold of Vietnam and our own country, embodies the proposals of the Provisional war policies, present and past, of t ts. Scientists and engineers are Revolutionary Government peace plan* rar-related research. And they're r with the people who work for We, the undersigned active duty produce for the war to organize I believe the proposals are more than reasonable, and that implementation lasting peace in Vietnam accord tnam Veterans Against the War of the Treaty will allow for a speedy and just conclusion to the war--a ng war crimes investigations in conflict already rejected by three-fourths of the American public* AMERICANS agree to immediate the country, as well as taking the which all U.S. military forces will jrdups. In fact, the first signers 1 have signed and fully endorse the Peoples' Peace Treaty and highly Vietnamese agree to participate etnam vets at the Winter Soldier cedures to guarantee the safety recommend all members of the Armed Forces to lend their support to the ints are knocking the shit out of prisoners. I, and are making it intolerable principles it advances* urch to go on at their campuses, AMERICANS pledge to end the ii in order to ensure their right of ifying the treaty, and then imple- Very-,sincer ely, ins. released. Vietnamese pledge to form a p jnthis letter? in which all South Vietnamese Ronald V. Dellums n this letter, you're petitioning a and to enter discussions of pro ngress for a redress of grievan- Member of Congress who cooperated with either sic fed communication between you AMERICANS and VIETNAMESE 0 tries to interfere with you when and Cambodia. t is guilty of one or more of the Upon these points of agreeme in mutual respect for the rights , 600-20: "No person may restrict States. rmed force from communication ongress, unless the communica- AS AMERICANS RATIFYING Tr- iolates a regulation necessary to ARE APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEfv United States." (10 USC 1034, ENSURE ITS ACCEPTANCE BY
1 65-1, para. 8-3 (rev. 12 Dec. 68): As GIs signing this letter, we p lail is inviolable. Military postal Vietnam. We also pledge to try eak, nor permit to be broken, the } « mail while in military channels. the United States.
. 65-75, para. 6 (rev. 26 Sept. 67): NAME a legal search or seizure, mail in nail clerks will not be subject to seizure, rifling, or confiscation ie oath all members of the U.S. jally bound to take, in which they Constitution. The Constitution is e land, and it provides in the First Congress shall make no law... dom of speech, or of the press; •••' '
THE WHIG July 4, 1971 iE (WE istribution is that the letter "presents a clear snt danger to the loyalty, discipline, or mor- troops." In other words, be cool about get- • guys to sign other copies. And be especially t passing out other copies of the letter. do if I'm busted? ol, and don't say a word. That is one of its under Article 31. The brass are the against the wall, not you. Why else would someone for either signing or passing out to a Congressman? 'Cause they're seared that's why. They're afraid of the time defiance of orders, hundreds and thousands l all the services stand up to them and say tly where the brass can put their orders. u get hassled, for making peace yourseh f just relying on Pres. Nixon to do what ie's doing, let us know about it at The Whig, not fully satisfied with the help they give ae Legal Office, there are civilian lawyers ing for the Man who can help you.
A LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN RON DELLUMS ABOUT HOW GIS FEEL ABOUT PEACE IN VIETNAM
Congressman Ron Dellums attention: Mike.Uhl or Jeremy Rivkin room 1417 —Longworth Building House of Representatives Washington, D.C. existed for decades and Dear Congressman uellums, are it not for the rising the true nature pf this Be it known that the American and Vietnamese people are not enemies. The war is carried out in the name of the people of the United States, but without our consent. It drains America of her resources, her youth and her honor. cans will be participating We hereby agree to end the war on the following terms, so that both peoples can live under the joy will be the signing of of independence and can devote themselves to building a society based on human equality and re otiated between the peoples spect for the earth. In rejecting the war we also reject all forms of racism and discrimination against people based on color, class, sex, national origin and ethnic grouping which form the basis of the e proposals of the Provisional war policies, present and past, of the United States. We, the undersigned active duty members of the United States Armed Forces, are for a true and nable, and that implementation lasting peace in Vietnam according to the following program: ust conclusion to the war--a of the American public* AMERICANS agree to immediate and total withdrawal from Vietnam, and publicly to set the date by which all U.S. military forces will be removed. < ' Peace Treaty and highly Vietnamese agree to participate in an immediate cease-fire, and will enter discussions on the pro o lend their support to the cedures to guarantee the safety of all withdrawing troops, and to secure the release of all military prisoners. AMERICANS pledge to end the imposition of Thieu, Ky and Khiem on the people of South Vietnam in order to ensure their right of self-determination, and to ensure that all political prisoners are released. Vietnamese pledge to form a provisional coalition government to organize democratic elections, in which all South Vietnamese can participate freely without the presence of any foreign troops, and to enter discussions of procedures to guarantee the safety and political freedom of persons who cooperated with either side in the war. AMERICANS and VIETNAMESE agree to respect the independence, peace and neutrality of Laos and Cambodia. Upon these points of agreement, we pledge to end the war. We will resolve all other questions in mutual respect for the rights of self-determination of the people of Vietnam and of the United States. AS AMERICANS RATIFYING THIS AGREEMENT, WE PLEDGE TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTIONS ARE APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS OF THIS JOINT TREATY OF PEACE, AND TO ENSURE ITS ACCEPTANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
As GIs signing this letter, we pledge to do whatever we can to make peace with the people of Vietnam. We also pledge to try to ensure the acceptance of this peace by the government of the United States.
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i (Continued from page 2) enough to discharge him, they will do that, and nothing more. Vietnam Vets CIA AIKLINE MOVES OPIUM In light of this knowledge, 'we must also understand why it is Tell It Like It Is so. Most of the world's opium crop is grown in Laos and 80% of the world's supply comes from The Winter Soldier Investigation of 1971 was con S.E. Asia. This opium is vened in Detroit from January 30-February 2 for the mainly grown by Meo hill tribes purpose of giving Americans the facts about what threat men who are coincidentally( ?) ens America. It's not the Redcoats as in 1776, or even hired as mercenary soldiers for the Reds. It is the crimes America is carrying out the CIA. The growers get about against her own people at home and her brothers and Ç50 a kilo, which is later sold at (Sisters abroad. $200 in Saigon and $2,000 or 'the Winter Soldier Investigation was not a mock more in San Francisco. It is trial. There was no phony verdict against the gov usually sold to Chinese Kuomin ernment. In those three black days, over one hun tang businessmen based in Tai dred Vietnam (and Laos) Veterans gave straightfor wan and is transported with the ward testimony .direct and in-person, about acts they full cooperation of the local pup saw and participated in which are war crimes under pet-regimes. As a matter of fact international law, acts which are the inevitable out Vice-President Ky was formerly growth of official and de facto United States military top man in the South Vienamese policy. Air Force and, according to They told who it was that gave the orders; that US Senator Ernest Gruening, an created the policy; that set the standard of war of full ex-member of the CIA's "Ope and final genocide. Their testimony demonstrated ration Haylift" — a mean game that My Lai was no unusual occurrence. Their testi of international espionage which mony showed that poicies of the Americal Division, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GNP OF THE flew South Vietnamese agents wmch resulted inevitably in My Lai, were the policies UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO AMER "into North Vietnam for pur of other Army and Marine Divisions as well. 'Then- ICAN IMPERIALISM FOR WHICH IT STANPS, ONE poses of sabotage," was dropped testimony shows what every Vietnamese and every IDEOLOGY, UNDER THE DOLLAR. WORLD DOMIN from the operation in 1964 for Vietnam veteran knows — that war crimes in Indo ANT, WITH LIBERTY AND PROFIT FOR ALL COR getting caught redhanded smug china did not start in March, 1968, or in. the village of PORATE INTERESTS. gling opium from Laos back into Song My, or with one Lt. Wiliam Calley. Saigon. Today, he and his wispy It nas often been remarked by seldom remembered wife are still among the chief that war itself is a crime, let, a war crime is more. pushers. Another major opium It is an atrocity beyond the usual barbaric bounds of and grandfathers of the people who lived near that par 'transporter is the CIA-front war. It is legal deiinition growing out of custom and ticular rice paady. If tnere was a grave in tne way, airline — Air America. It is dis tradition supported by every civilized nation in the we just went right through it. I scraped up several tributed and marketed as pure to world, including our own. Deliberate destruction with graves into my pan and probably dumped them on a an impatient clientelee all over the out; military purpose is a war crime. Deliberate killing road somewhere. And there were Sergeants and Lieut world by the Mafia. or torture of prisoners of war is a war crime. The use enants watching it. They never said a thing. I was of certain arms and armaments and of gas is a war never reprimanded for doing something like this. crime. The forcible removal or relocation of popula However, when we were at a base camp that had CULPRITS SAFE tion for any purpose is a war crime. a rubber plantation on it, if we ripped off ajrubber tree, All of these crimes have been committed by the we paid the French owner of that plantation 700 These operations are complete United States Government over the past ten years in piasters per tree. This was the deal they had worked ly ignored by the Nixon-Mit Indochina. An estimated one million South Vietnamese out. Somebody was getting rich taking down these chell-Hoover gang, although they civilians have been killed as a result of these war unused trees. But, when we did it to these local Viet constantly harp about the 'drug crimes. A good portion of the reported 700,000 Nation namese peasants, we didn't pay anybody anything. We menace', and occasionally al Liberation Front and Mortn Vietnamese soldiers just went off and did it. for effect, they swoop down on killed have died as a direct result of these war crimes. Also, we threw iuil C-ration cans at the kids. Kids a lone pusher in Harlem or a (And no one knows how many North Vietnamese civi would be lined up on the side of the road. They'd be young couple with a few ounces lians, Cambodian civilians, and Laotian civilians have yelling out, "chop, chop, chop, chop," and they wanted stashed in their suitcase crossing died as a result of these war crimes. food. They knew we carried C-rations. Well just for the Mexican border. The real The following are verbatim excerpts from the tes-- a joke these guys would take a full can if they were culprits need not even bat an timony given in Detroit by Vietnam Veterans. The riding shotgun and throw it as hard as they could at eyelash or skip a heartbeat - • complete transcripts of the WSI will soon be available a kid's head. I saw kids' heads split wide open. Also, they're safe. Many of Nixon's upon request from the The Whig. 1 saw several kids knocked off the road, knocked into best multi-million dollar fund tires of vehicles behind, and knocked under tank tracks. raisers and supporters belong to the groups which are conducting Capt. JOHN MALLORY, FIRST AIR CAVALRY DIV. this drug traffic, like Madame SAM SCHORR, SP 4 (E-4), 86th Combat Engineers Anna Chennault, whose husband, I'm Jack Mallory and I served as a Captain with the a US Air Force General, found "Recon by Fire" is when you go into an area and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which during most of ed Air America, which is pres you're not exactly sure what is in the area. You want my time in Vietnam, from May 1969 to May 1970, was ently almost solely contracted to to find out, so you just fire into the jungle or into the under the operational control of the 1st Air Cavalry the US Central Intelligence surrounding vegetation in the hopes you hit the ene Division. I served as Regimental Assistant Civic Ac Agency. (A.A. is also with us my or something. But you really didn't know who was tion Officer and Civil Action Officer for the 1st here on Clark.) It also serves out there or what was out there. And "mad minutes" Squadron 11th Armored Cavalry. I'd like to say a few the interest of the corrupt, sup is when everybody on perimeter around the base camp words about treatment of Vietnamese civilians by posedly democratic, US puppet (you have bunkers all the way around it), opens up members of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. governments of Laos, Vietnam, and fires away with all their fire power for about a Crops were destroyed in the building of defensive Cambodia, and Thailand, which minute or two minutes. positions and animals were run over when the tracks, are hopelessly tied up in nearly I saw several incidents of "Recon Fire". This was armored cars, and tanks ran through the villages. Ci every major operation of graft on convoy duty. The convoy would stop, tanks would vilian deaths were quite frequent, Vietnamese civilians and corruption in the region pull out to the edge of the convoy. This happened were killed accidentally when trucks and tanks running (spawned by the vast money the around inhabited areas; there were villages all up and US spends in Nam. down the highway. This was Highway 13, "Thunder- through their villages, often at excessive speeds, struck road." And they would point their muzzles down into them, ran them off the road, ran into their houses, hit the vegetation and fire a cannister round. Now a can- their bicycles, etc. GIs GUARD BOOTY nister round has something like 7,000 oblong bearings in A civilian riding an oxcart just south of Quan Loi it ; it's got a range of about 400 meters and it spreads as base camp was intentionally struck by an American These are not the only reasons it goes. It's kind of ike a claymore mine, it just rips aircraft which came in out of the sky; hit him in the the US has troops in Indochina, everything to pieces. If there's anybody out there — head and traveled on. The man was killed, the aircraft or is now pulling some of them any animal, any person, any kid, any hootch — it's was never identified. A helicopter, also never, identi out while launching a new and going to be destroyed, flattened. It knocks trees to fied, dropped two white phosphous grenades ""(they're more devastating war from the pieces. incendiary grenades) into the village of Sa Troc, in air. The war serves the overall Binh Long Province ,burning down several buildings strategy of protecting the raw and two small Montagnard children. In Loc Ninh, a materials and lucrative markets young boy about twelve years old was attacked by two for US corporations, and rakes "I think the American people greatly underestimate American soldiers, severely beaten, resulting in a broken the determination of the Vietnamese people." in gigantic sums of money for arm. There is no reason known for this attack. On one the arms manufacturers in the — Ho Chi Minh occasion, a North Vietnamese army nurse was raped and States. Even with flowing rheto killed by 11th Armored Cavalry troops; subsequently, a ric spewing out of the propa grease gun of the type used in automotive work was ganda mills in Washington, the The "destruction of crops" was fairly widespread. placed in her vagina and she was packed full of grease. desired objective of it all un I operated a bulldozer and also an earth mover, a very On several occasions, enemy graves were violated, the deniably is to control Asia. large piece of equipment, which can move eighteen skulls taken out of the grave and used as candle holders The essential pattern is clear: cubic yards of dirt at a time. When we had to build and conversation pieces. The US Government is working a base camp or we needed dirt for a road, we just CS gas, better known as tear-gas, was often used against the interests of GIs, of drove off the side of a road into somebody's rice paddy, on civilians to chase them away from our positions the American people, and of the and just started scraping away, taking their dirt. It 'where they came to sell, or to look for valuable Amer peoples of Indochina, and is didn't matter if the Vietnamese people there were using ican trash dumps. On one occasion, this gassing was doggedly supporting the huge oil it at the time, or if they were going to use it in the done by an American Major. On another occasion, Viet monopolies and corrupt drug future, we just went in there and got it anyway 'cause namese selling their wares in the area had their wares traffickers. we needed the dirt. taken and destroyed by American troops led by two Along almost all of these rice paddies, they have Captains. One of them was myself. (Reference: "Marshall Ky—The graves on the dikes, and these are the fathers, mothers, (Continued on page 8) Biggest Pusher in the World?" —RAMPARTS, May 1971.) . THE WHIG July 4, 1971
A PAWN my limbs and no extra holes. I gained no points with old woman and children. "They should know better than (Continued from page 3) him. Hell, I'm no scorekeeper. I'm an ashtray. to run" was their excuse. Mar. 7. With a continuous air of frustration, I Another old man asked for a cigarette. They gave rines were in trouble so they sent for the army. There's just have no reason to keep up. him one, put it in his mouth then bussed his jaw. Rat a switch for you. Mar. 10. I'm really digging this new company. patrol at night—things I've heard. Rape by bayonet Feb. 10. One day in hell. Digging foxholes every night. Digging rice out of point. One guy made a woman blow him while she was Feb. 12. This battle probably hit the news. crocks. Digging a place to sleep. As god, our captain holding a kid in her hands. Walk into a hootch and just Enough people died to satisfy the press. It's a sick says, it's better to be digging foxholes than for us to blow them all down. Record it as a kill. ening thought as I watch the helicopters carry the bo dig your grave. A morbid sense of humor. I've turned And they wonder why the war is taking so long. dies ... But I admire the spirit of the V.C. But who into a true slave. Next he'll have us building pyramids Why should anybody want to be VC. Yea America—we wouldn't have spirit? They have a cause to die for, for his C.P. group. Every day seems like two and every have power, we have strength. We fight for freedom, it's their country. We have nothing to gain. We don't week seems like a month. And every month ... the name of peace, the name of God. And to me it's all even want the country. So what is to win — when we Mar. 11. I'm writing by the light of the moon. It's in vain. have nothing to win? full tonight, along with my mind. Everything is full, April 8. The early hour of the morn. A stillness, Feb. 13. Escalate — escalate — escalate. except my stomach. Another day of taking rice. He's peace and tranquility. The funky wild birds echo their We're not ahead of the game. Numbers is not going trying to get the rice record. It's either break the record caws across the valley. A slight mist covers the ground. to win. I'm supposed to switch companies after this or break our backs. And there's nothing we can do. The sun begins to filter through the fading clouds. A mission. Replacements have come in and they need Only when I go out on patrols I don't even look new day, new trials. It feels so beautiful. But it usually some old hands to help out. with my squad. Never found any myself. So the cap ends nowhere. Just for these few hours I feel the free Feb. 15. Been without my boots for two day*. tain has us looking all day. I go out, find a creek, dom of thought, and the closeness of nature. But also Got some sort of jungle rot or swamp disease. Medics a shady spot, and hang it up for a while. I feel the loss of having no one to share it with. The told me to keep it air cleaned. All this clean country- Mar. 18. It's like I have to start from last week early hours of the morn, these few hours, it's all I've air. It's like sticking my feet in a glue factory. and rewrite the same this week. A rerun. got—the rest of the day belongs to the war lords. It's a bad way to start in a new company though. It's getting quite hot. It's not the malnutrition I April 11. Received enemy fire, mortar fire, last First impression — shammer. But I care less some ,need worry about anymore, it's evaporation. As far as night. You just sit there and hope it doesn't come in times. I'm tired of this place and all its silly military the day goes, it's the same. Search and_ destroy. Or close. You can't fight it. war games and rank bullshit. Are you a hero or are destroy, then search. Either way the farmers hate us. April 19. First feelings of patrol is here we go you not a hero? Medals don't buy more bread or clear Mar. 19. This morning I vowed that no matter again. Closer to the destination, the feeling is fear. But a conscience. what the lieutenant told me, I wouldn't make a nasty by the time you get there, you're so tired and frustrated, Feb. 24. Seems every other thought is of being remark and get pissed off. That lasted about a half you just don't care what you hit. That's why they take home. Yet, it's still a long time to go. It only depress hoar, which is an accomplishment. The man just wants you the longest and hardest route to get from point A es me. But it's hard not to think about it. You wake to violate your mind. He's a puppet and wants me to to point B. Psychological warfare. up in the morning, thinking what it would be like in be his puppet. He's been pulling the wrong strings Finding a lot more propaganda sheets telling me to a warm bed and your woman beside you. You start though. So now, I'm no longer squad leader but a go home. Save enough of them up and I'm going to cooking some cans and you wonder what it would be team leader, where I wanted to be anyway, with the trade them in for a ticket. like to sit at a table with a cup of coffee. You brush responsibility of handing out malaria pills and candy. April 24. The sweat runs down my forehead, as I the dirt off your clothes and you wonder how a warm Mar. 20. Looking back through the pages, I can lie in my mud hole. Ants crawling up my legs. Mos shower would feel... Then the man tells you to pack now make a statement on all the facts I have thus far quitoes buzzing around my ears. It's so dark the bushes up and sling it all on your back. And you wonder collected: take odd shapes and play on the imagination. Every fi what it would be like to be free, instead of always fight With a clear mind and, may I add, a clear conscience, ber in my body feels like a leech. Every breeze blows ing for it. ^^jM I have inevitably conceived, through sub-dividing the the branches and my heart beats loud. I feel helpless. Mar. 1. The captain has no faith in his men what greater portions of the days with extreme interest which I'm not supposed to show my fear. So I whisper ridi soever. The lieutenant said, "If you have any opi I have faithfully and truthfully written, a conclusion culous comments that come to my head. But God, I'm nions, keep them to yourself." A self-made God. The to my many journeys and frightful experiences in this in pain. I wish they would give me a break. Can't hold captain- is even higher than God. He told us: "Don't country, the Republic of Vietnam or whatever name it a cigarette straight—I swallow hard and put down my askxme why I tell you something to do, if you do goes under by now. That is, I've been here 6 months pen—and tomorrow go through it again. you'll die." and still don't know what the hell we're fighting for. April 29. Getting mortared regularly now. Just get I got to get out of here. The man drives you insane. Mar. 30. I live on the love of life and the edge of done digging your hole, it starts to rain, the sun goes I no longer am fighting the enemy. My mind just seems death. And I feel the agony of both. down, and the mortars come in. It shakes you up quite to be fighting the army. Both is too much. The morale April 1. I no longer care why it's happening. I just a bit. If the war was like it has been for the last week is so low that fights are breaking out among the troops. want to stop it, or it to stop. A lot of times I get the all the time, there would be quite a few nervous break Because of being pushed and on edge. It's time for us attitude I don't give a fuck anymore. Why should I rip downs. to take a turn — mutiny. my asshole open for the cause of peace? As Dylan says May 2. Walking on point today. Saw a man about Mar. 3. I'm carrying so much bullshit that I could "the hunk" and not the butter. 20 years old, so I yelled "La day" (meaning come here). go out to the boondocks and win the war myself. Or I don't even know if this is for peace or not. Fight He turned and saw me. His eyes went big—and he tore at least raise some hell. Two grenades, a claymore — ing in the name of peace. Every time I say that it gets off running—so I-shot-4»im. He ran a hundred yards 100 machine gun rounds. Two gas grenades, two smoke. more ridiculous. And I walk away laughing, watching I down some trails with his guts in his hand... The Armor jacket, gas mark, 300 rifle rounds. That's not don't tramp on any trip wire. He who laughs last— thought of what I did made me sick... I'm not proud counting sleeping equipment or "C" rations which is 4 laughs best. of what I did. meals. Then there's the sun. A girl from Berkeley April 4. It seems that the latest fad is to build up May 3. I am what I am or what's left is what I wrote me this blessing, "May the sun kiss you on the a kill record. Since our platoon got in that battle, we UP AGAINST... Conduct Discharge, if Poplin pleaded George White didn't kill himself be during Okinawan demonstrations. Con (Continued from page 1) guilty to the original charges, plus the cause of his charges, since he had a fined to base for as long as three or attempted escape charge. The regular good chance of getting over in the four days, forced to live in riot-con ment by Parsons to the effect that maximum sentence would be twelve case. It seems an illegal search was trol gear on 24-hour alert the whole Poplin had cut him. At the hearing, years and nine months at hard labor involved in bringing about the charges. time, denied sleep and regular meals, Maj. Haines of 7th PsyOps asked and a Dishonorable Discharge. Pop When his attorney went to inquire GIs naturally build up resentment and Parsons if he affirmed the statement lin agreed reluctantly. The judge, Co!. about the suicide, Acting CO Williams frustration, which the brass then or implicating Poplin. Parsons said: Hart, found Poplin guilty of the above refused to give any information, and ders them to vent onto the Okinawan "No, I retract it. I was forced to charges, and gave the same sentence, the attorney had to wait to be informed, demonstrators. The Okinawans, (much make that statement by officers of recommending that the nine months later by the Public Information Office, like the Filipinos during the recent CID and the stockade, and threatened iat hard labor be suspended. George White had a wife and two March strike), demonstrating for self- with conspiracy charges if I failed to children. determination; for a homeland free of go along with it." When Poplin's at SP/4 GEORGE WHITE military bases, nuclear and gas wea torney asked why he had not cleared PVT. GREGORY ADAMS pons, and foreign soldiers; for econo •it up earlier, Parsons replied, "Two George White, a black SP/4 with mic independence — build up their own .weeks ago I went to CID and told 6% years in the U.S. Army, commit On May 17, Private Adams of the hatreds, fears, and frustrations against them the statement was incorrect, and ted suicide by hanging himself with his First Special Forces Group, Okinawa, the overt agents of oppression: Am that I didn't know who cut me. CID belt and shoelaces at 2:30 a.m., June when ordered to go on riot-control erican GIs. told me if I changed my statement, 14, 1971, in the Joint Services Stoc duty for the May 19 Okinawa Gênerai they would get me for false swearing, kade. This suicide occurred just 29 Strike, refused to comply. He is now GETTING IT ON malingering, conspiracy, and more." days after Dave Poplin and Gary Par- awaiting Special Court Martial for One of the government's prime wit 'sons were stabbed with a razor dur this courageous action. During the last year, this deep split nesses at the hearing is a fellow pri ing very similar circumstances. Like in the Philippines where the US has been bridged a number of times. soner of both men. Parsons testified George entered the stockade June has had its bases since 1947, during In February, 1971, a GI gave a short that this witness had earlier asked 11 for 'communicating a threat', al the 26 years of American occupation of speech of support at an Okinawan la both Poplin and Parsons to kill some though he was not charged with this; Okinawa, American GIs and the Oki bor rally. Recently GIs have been one for him, and that both of them he was previously charged with pa- nawan people have been divided and seen marching together with snake- refused to do it. This "witness" fits raphenalia, traces of heroin on the distant. Language and cultural bar dancing demonstrators. Okinawans well into the government's own conspi paraphenalia, and attempted sale of riers, bars and nightclubs, venereal di supported the meeting for "Brother racy to get Poplin by any means they heroin. It is believed that he tried to sease and unnaturally high prices, hood and Unity" held by GIs in oppo can, and to cover up the basis for kill himself on Saturday—he was sent images of rich American and back sition to Armed Forces Day on May his war crimes charges. For the US to the hospital, was returned to the ward gook, each has contributed to 16. Okinawan cries of "Yankee Go never commits war crimes . . . stockade, and put in segregation. keeping both Okinawans and GIs, and Home!" have changed to "Anti-war Monday morning, 2:30 a.m., he killed Filipinos and GIs, from seeing each GIs, Join Us!" GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL himself. other as people. Gregory Adams is not the first and On June 17, Dave Poplin went be The Joint Services Stockade is sup he is surely not the last to say "NO". fore a General Court Martial. In a posed to be a good stockade. How PITTING GIs VS THE PEOPLE His open and honest sympathy for pre-trial agreement, the convening ever, oppressive conditions and poor the cause of the Okinawans is a strong authority, Gen. James Lampert, pro personnel have resulted in two near- In Okinawa, the most recent divi example to all GIs who are unwilling mised him a maximum sentence of fatal stabbings and one suicide — sive factor introduced by the military hostages of their own government on nine months at hard labor and a Bad in one month. According to reports, is the use of GIs as a riot-control force foreign soil. 8 THE WHIG July 4, 1971 SEALE, HUGGINS... (Continued from page 2) VIETNAM VETS TELL ... Travis in Trouble ry could be selected without (Continued from page 6) superhuman efforts which Travis AFB, Fairfield, California—May 1971 this court, the state and Sgt. JAMIE HENRY, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION these defendants should not Travis Air Force Base exploded near the end of May Okay, what I have to say is a direct result of the be called upon either to policy by the United States Army in Vietnam and what with fighting, a huge fire, mass arrests, many injuries, and make or to endure." at least one death. Both the officers there and the straight I'm going to detail was reported to the CID. I made a press claim that it was a "race riot". But the men and wo SEALE LOOKS HAPPY full statement to them. I gave names, dates, grid coor men stationed at Travis know it was different. It was not a dinates, etc. We have my signing of the statement on "race war," but an expression of their frustration and anger film so they can't deny it and it's witnessed. So there's Bobbv, who had been held no way that they can deny this. This statement was with the lifers, the oppressive conditions in the military, and in jail for 21 months given to the CID over a year ago, and I'm sure they'll the war, awaiting trial, looked happy come out with something to say about it — why they Travis is the West Coast embarkation and returning at the ruling. Later, he haven't done anything about it. They probably say it's point for troops going to Vietnam. Every day, planes load gave a clenched fist salute a lie, but it has been corroborated. I just want to give ed with soldiers take- off bound for Saigon. Every day — as he had almost daily a brief account of what happened. wounded soldiers are flown into the second largest military during the six-month trial On August 8, our company executed a ten year-old hospital in the United States. — to more than 200 sup boy. We shot him in the back with a full magazine All of the 6500 permanent party at Travis are very porters outside the court M-16. Approximately August 16th to August 20th, I'm close to the war. They work at the terminal — seeing men building. He was released not sure of the date, a man was taken out of his hootch their âge and rank take off for Vietnam. They work at the on $25,000 bail. sleeping, was put into a cave, and he was used for hospital — seeing the same men return without a leg, a Ericka, who languished target practice with an M-60, an M-16, and a .45.. After testicle or their sanity. And they work with the aircraft — for over two years in dif they had pretty well shot him up with the 60, they servicing the planes which take those men to Asia. ferent jails waiting for the backed off a ways to see how good a shot they were with Late Saturday night, May 22, two incidents occurred decision which finally came, a .45 because it's such a lousy pistol. By this time, he in the "1300" barracks area where 2500 men and women of stepped from the courtroom was dead. various squadrons are housed. The first involved two black tears streaming down her On February 8th, this was after a fire fight and airmen who were giving the power handshake in the mess cheeks. "Oh, look at that we had lost eight men, we found a man in a spider hole. hall. A group of white airmen interrupted the handshake beautiful sky!" , she ex He was of military age. He spoke no English, of course. by repeatedly walking between the two black airmen. The claimed as she reached the We did not have an interrogator, which was one of the blacks warned if they tried to pass through again, they would New Haven green across the problems in the field. He was asked if he were VC and, be stopped. The whites tried again and fighting broke out. street. of course, he kept denying it. "No VC, no VC." He was That same night in the WAF barracks, a white WAF asked held down under an armored personnel carrier, and he a black WAF to turn down a radio.. She refused, and the was run over twice — the first time didn't kill him.. white WAF turned it off. Both of these incidents provoked About an hour later, we moved into a small hamlet, this fighting throughout the area. was in I Corps; it was in a Marine AO (area of opera By Sunday, there was widespread fighting.. Security tion for a particular unit). Nineteen women and children police were brought in with guns, dogs, and gas masks. Two were rounded up as VCS- (Viet Cong suspects), and the black airmen were arrested and put in the stockade. The Lieutenant that rounded them up called the Captain on charges against the two men, Byes and Mays, were not made the radio and he asked what should be done with them. public. The Captain simply repeated the order that came down On Monday, almost 100 airmen marchced to the stock from the Colonel that morning. The order was to kill ade with the cry "Free Our Brothers!" They were pissed anything that moves which you can take any way you because only blacks had been locked up when both blacks want to take it. . . . this was a little more atrocious than and whites participated in the incidents. When they arrived, the other executions that our company had participated they were met by air police armed with gas, automatic wea in, only because of the numbers... As I was walking pons, and gas masks. The air pigs with the help of local over to him (the Captain), I turned and looked in the civilian pigs forced the airmen to return to their barracks. area. I looked toward where the supposed VCS were, On the way back to the barracks, fights broke out on and two men were leading a young girl, approximately the baseball diamond. But this time, whites and blacks nineteen years old, very pretty, out of a hootch. She had fought the pigs. One hundred thirty-five were arrested, no clothes on, so I assumed she had been raped, which and ten injured were taken to the hospital. Many people was pretty S.O.P., and she was thrown onto a pile of the who were just standing around were arrested, and several nineteen women and children, and five men, around the were hauled from their rooms and locked up. circle, opened up on full automatic with their M-16s. A general warning went out to stay in the barracks. And that was the end of that. Firehoses were used to keep people inside and away from I don't want to go into the details of these execu windows. tions because the executions are the direct result of pol iAt about this time, 8 pm, a Bachelor Officers' Quarters icy. It's the policy that is important. The executions burned. One local fireman died from a heart attack fighting FREE ANGELA DAVIS! are secondary because they are created by the policy the fire which caused about $5000 damage. It still hasn't that is, I believe, a conscious policy within the military. been determined whether it was arson. a 7% raise, and I'm making Number one, the racism in the military is so rampant. General Moore, Commander of the 22nd Air Force, and $200 a month and he's mak Now you have all heard of the military racism. It's ins a lifer sidekick, Colonel Blake, decided that they could cool ing a thousand — well, who titutionalized; it is policy; it is S.O.P.; you are trained benefits from that? He to be a racist. When you go into basic training, you ouin t ththe e."1300 losituatiow " aie«arean b. y Thetalkiny gwer wite hjeere thed brotherand spas tan atd. sisterTheys split. But another lifer, Colonel Ivers Vollmar, was hauled gets almost as much in a are taught that the Vietnamese are not people. You from his car and put in the hospital for 23 stitches in his raise as I get in a whole are taught that they are gooks and all you hear is "gook, head (score one for our side). month's check." gook, gook, gook." That did it. General Blake issued an order to arrest What came out of the We are trained so thoroughly that all Asians be anyone who was in a group of five or more. Police were thing was that guys decid come the brunt of this racism. You are trained "gook, to shoot at the legs of anyone suspected of making trouble! ed that the only way gook," and once the military has got the idea implanted MP reinforcements were called in from San Francisco. changes were going to be m your mind that these people are not human, but sub- After questioning, 89 of the 135 arrested were held made was if they made humans, it makes it a little bit easier to kill 'em. One overnight in a detention center designed to hold 20 people, them. Yes, the Air Force barrier is removed and this is intentional, because ob and then shipped to stockades at other bases. The 14 black is institutionally racist. Yes, viously, the purpose of the military is to kill people. And WAFs who had been detained were all released. the Air Force also oppresses if you're not an effective killer, they don't want you. On Tuesday, base command revealed their secret wea all WAFs and airmen. Yes, The military doesn't distinguish between North Viet pon — the high level human relations panel. They opened the Air Force is used namese, South Vietnamese, Viet Cong, Civilian — all their doors to hear grievances. No one came. Since airmen against people who are fight of them are gooks, all of them are considered to be sub and WAFs were excluded from the panel, what was there ing for their own liberation. human. None of them are any good. And all of them But asking the Air Force are to be killed and all of them are killed. to talk about ? The day was marked by scattered fighting to stop doing any one of on base and a bomb scare at the passenger terminal, where Now the second reason for atrocities that occur is those things was going to because it doesn't take very long for an infantryman in brothers are loaded on planes bound for Vietnam. •make absolutely no dif By Wednesday, there were still no charges against the the field to realize that he is fighting for nobody's free ference. dom. You can ask any of the men here. They may have 89 airmen. Neither the PIO nor the legal office would even Airmen and WAFs, blacks reveal their names. Any way you look at it, base command .thought they were fighting to protect their mother and whites, met together off when they got there, but they sure didn't believe that was clearly scared. The PIO wouldn't talk. Base command base on May 26. They decid wouldn't talk. The brass wouldn't allow airmen to talk to very long. And this isn't just the grunt. It's the Lieu ed to start a base paper. The tenants, it's the officers in the field. Our Captain be press people unless a PIO was present. And arrested airmen beginning of a movement is were not allowed to talk to the press or to civilian lawyers. lieved it. It takes only a few months to be subjected there. The presence of local to the circumstances of Vietnam when you come to the But when Movement reporters finally got onto the base, radical Nam vets and right-on realization that you are not fighting for Thieu's free this is what the people there told them. dependents' kids will help. A dom; you are not fighting for Ky's freedom; you are "We will end this racism in any way we can." Another lot of people on Travis and not fighting for your mother's freedom or anybody's black airman rapped down the built-in racism of the promo in the nearby towns of Va- freedom. You're just getting your asses shot up and all tion system. "The system is based on IQ tests which have caville and Fairfield share a you want to do is go home. proven to be a measure of your middle class background, real hatred of what the Air rather than of your ability. This keeps black people out of Force has done to their lives. the good jobs, and we end up cooking in the mess or cleaning So watch towards Travis — up in the hospital." shades of things to come. B" Although racism had a lot to do with it, it wasn't just • UP AGAINST THE BULK a racial thing. All airmen spoken with, black and white, were HEAD, CAMP NEWS and PACI The WHIG angry that the national news coverage had painted the thing FIC NEWS SERVICE as a race riot. One white airman hit it on the nose: "They The unwilling, led by the unqualified, doing the (the officers) try to take the blame off themselves. They unnecessary, for the unconcerned look good if it looks like we're fighting among ourselves." All Power to the TOM PAINE SAM ADAMS Another airman named specific grievances. He said Oppressed People Editor Vice-Editor "Whites and blacks, we're all in the same bag. The differ R. M. NIXON S.T. AGNEW ence is between us and the officers. For example, the pay of the Third World! Chief of Complaints Dept. Literary Consultant raise. They do it by percentage. So that means when we get RACISM IN THE MILITARY Don't Miss THE UNwlUING. LED Barbara Dane have to forget about their racial and lice, social workers, businessmen and BY THE tiNQUAUHED cultural pride and bow obediently tt government officials come in from DOING THE UNNECESSARY \ And the racist brass. different communities telling local peo FCHf THE UNCONCERNED ple what to do. Black and Brown peo FT A Shows! The other way that racism operates ple can't escape orders with an ETS. in the military is on the personal le vel, between GIs. We GIs realize that With this understanding, we whites it is very hard for us to deal with the have got to get our heads together. If Institutional problem. That takes power we are going to fight to win, we can't and that takes time to develop, and be afford to let our own racism prevent sides, we are only kidding ourselves if us from uniting with GIs who are far we think that we are going to do away more oppressed than we are. Black with racism in the military without do and Brown people do act differently, ing away with it in the civilian society. but we would too if we were living an Vol. II, No. 2 — November, 1971 — Clark Air Force Base, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines army-type life all of the time, and • borrowed from July, 1970 On a personal level, however, we can our first reaction would be to jump MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, heavy do a lot. American society has really on the people who have been putting Movement paper from Calif., and done a number on our heads making us down all these years. The military RIP-OFF News Service from Japan, us think all kinds of bad things about really gives us a chance to work March, 1971 Black and Brown people. Civilian so with our Black and Brown brothers * * * * ciety and the people who run it have and we can't let our own individual divided us from our brothers and sis racism interfere with that. When one Racism in the military operates on ters, blinding us from seeing who th3 of our white brothers does something two levels. The first is institutional, in real enemy is. The military tries to do racist, we owe it to him to correct it. which the military channels Black, the same thing, but they have got on» This doesn't necessarily mean calling Brown, and Poor White people into the problem. We all wear that same drab him a "racist motherfucker," but tr> infantry, cook schools, combat engineers uniform and take a loti of shit together. help him in his individual struggle ag- and specialties, where we get our The difference is that when most whity against the forces that are used to di hands dirty. All of the tests that W3 people leave the military thry are oat vide us from seeing who the real ene took on entering the service had a lot for good, but when Black and Brown my is. to do with the jobs we ended up with. people get out, they are still directly It is obvious that people who grew up oppressed by a racist society. It is One final word of caution is that and went to school in the Black ghettos, sorti of like doing basic training for your Black and Brown people aren't exact barrios, and Appalachia, don'ti really whole life. ly going to welcome us with open have a chance of scoring high. The good arms. We have been a part of their jobs in the military—and by those we What white people in the miltary oppression for hundreds of years. In mean the ones that can be used on have to do is to understand the struggle the military Black and Brown people the outside, like computers, medical of Black and Brown people. We want may want to engage in their own Power to technician, aviation and personnel ad to control our own lives but the CO. struggle because it goes far beyond ministration—automatically go to other and the 1st Sergeant tell us how to live the scope of military oppression. people. in the barracks, how to make our own Black and Brown people have got the people ! beds, what our lockers should look like, to get their heads together because Another thing is that the military what posters we can't have on the wall, their heads especially have been has historically been run by white south how shiny the floor of a 30 year-old messed up by American society, and erners. This is not to say that people condemned barracks building has to be, to many, joining an organization with in the north aren't as racist, but to and so on. The one thing is that the "whitey" leading is the same old shit. point out the overt racist tradition that Sergeant doesn't live in the barracks. It also means white people are going Power to exists in the brass. It is the white He is either home oppressing his wife to have to learn to accept Black and southerners that stay in the officer and kids or in some senior enlisted bar Brown leadership in the process of corps and make it a career. Examples racks on the other side of the post. the struggle. We will have to work of this are easy to find in Alabama- for the day when Black, Brown, and Oppressed GIs! born Admiral Thomas Moorer, the new In Black and Brown communities it White GIs stand as one in the strug Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, and is the same story, since teachers, po gle against the brass. General Westmoreland of South Caroli na. AUWOWASWNdy A «UESTV3N6— / THINKER— ALW4>5-W»hmNe/ SEES- THE Power to With all of this going against Black to KNOW my x PHILOSOPHICAL and Brown GIs before they even start, 6IBE OP it is easy to see why people of color EVER/rHlNô don't get promoted as fast. This is rilipioo especially true at E-5 and higher, where GIs go before a board largely consisting of officers with ratings made up by those same white officers. In order to I Mi HUM 11 baseworkers! get promoted, Black and Brown GIs The WHIG November, 1971 Let's give 'em one big FTAF! A floating ark i ike will be the stage for two performances of thi l ) show for Clark GI's and local Filipinos on tin ui' Sunday, November 28, and Monday, Noveml. IIA will appear in Baguio on De cember 1, 7:00 p.m., in Manila at Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 3, and at Golden Showers Park (Mariquit Park), Olongapo, on Dec. 4 and 5, 7:00 p.m. The FTA cast includes Jane Fonda, Don Sutherland, Len Chandler, Pamela Don. Michael Alaimo, Rita Martinson, James Watson, and Zimmerman. The FTA show is sponsored by from many military bates, Don the United States Servicemen's was one of the fo Fund, and has b^en seen by more FTA show, and hai than 15,000 GI's at Ft. Bragg, it since its incapl Fort Ord, t Order of the Command of the The Brass Hassles Filipinos Too South Vietnam People's cause, just like in the March Liberation Armed Forces strike. About 5 of us join ed the picket-line, when we from the following have appeared in part in many realiezd that we and the Fil nt U.S. publications including The New York Times and ipino workers are fighting Newsweek. The WHIG is pleased to present its publication the same enemy—the brass. lull.) Others gave clenched fists and V-signs to the strikers Since lie took office, President Nixon has made every ef near the Gate. Some of us fort to curry out his "Vietnamization" plan with a view to gave small sums of money or prolonging tin war of aggression in Viet Nam. He has inten bags full of sandwiches and sified and expanded it to the whole of the Indochinese penin soft drinks. sula, piling U]i inies against the peoples of Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, and causing to the United States further One brother (AIC Evans) useless losses in terms of lives and property. did more than that. . Brother Evans was a security police For the true interests and honour of the United States, man, and he was ordered to •and loyal to justice — and freedom-loving traditions, many join a squad of men prepar political figures and the broad masses of the American peoples, ing for possible "riot-duty" including U.S. servicemen still in South Viet Nam have also against the strikers. He re urged the Nixon administration to stop the war. They have fused the order outright, say opposed orders of the U.S. commanders, and demanded an im ing: "The Filipinos are my mediate withdrawal of the U.S. troops. brothers. I will not fight In keeping with the Vietnamese people's long-standing tra them. Theirs is a legitimate dition of humanitaranism, the South Viet Nam National Front Photo shows part of the 20,000 Angeles City and vicinity cause." Then, to make his for Liberation and the Provisional Revolutionary Government residents who joined a People's March from downtown to the refusal more emphatic, he of the Republic of South Viet Nam have stated on repeated Main Gate in support of the FCEA demands to Clark brass. took his gun from his holster occasions that its policy is to welcome the anti-war U.S. ser Teachers, students, farmers, jeepney drivers and laborers join and proceeded to shoot him vicemen and to give a humane treatment to the U.S. service ed baseworkers in the march and picket. The strike lasted for self in the foot. Just like tha men captured or wounded on the battlefield. 15 days. Army brother who shot him self in the foot at My Lai, In the present situation and pursuant to this policy, the who didn't want, to take part Command of the South Viet Nam People's Liberation Armed Anyone who has ever been Ac in the massacre. Forces orders; a worker and a member oi a tually, the American Brother Evans was hauled bonafide labor union knows personnel who take on away to the hospital, and aa 1/—Not to attack those anti-war U.S. servicemen—individ that strikes don't just happen these jobs earn more soon as the wound was part uals or groups — who: demand repatriation; oppose orders of without cause. Where there's than the Filipinos did. ly-healed, he was court-mar the U.S. commanders, abstain from hostile actions against the smoke, there's fire. Where The brass only granted tialed, and got 6 months for People's Liberation Armed Forces, and from supporting or com there's a strike, there are this demand partially. his 'crime'. After serving ing to the rescue of the Saigon army; encroaching on the free some workers getting fucked 4) Strike-duration pay — about 3 months, he was sent dom, property and lives of the South Vietnamese people; in over. That was (and still is) Based on the fact that - to Lowrey AFB, Colorado for terfering in their internal affairs; and hindering their struggles the case with the Clark base- a legitimate labor strike 're-training'. against the Thieu-Ky-Khiem clique. FCEA workers, many of whom are is legal, the de II-—To give a proper treatment to those U.S. servicemen- members of the Filipino Ci manded pay for the pe A COMMON individuals or groups — who in action refrain from opposing vilian Employees Association riods of the two strikes, STRUGGLE the People's Liberation Armed Forces, and those who carry with (FCEA). a total of 20 days. The them anti-war literature. brass refused, apparent The courage and principle ly never wanting to con of Brother Evans is an exam 3/—To stand ready to extend aid and protection to those WHY STRIKE? cede the legality of the ple of the growing awareness anti-war U.S. servicemen who have to run away for their oppo baseworkers' strikes. among us created by the sition to orders of operations, to harsh discipline and to the iAnd so in August, for the 5) The right to speak the brASS' double-standard of discriminatory policy in the army. second time this year, the national language — For justice, and our mounting de 4/—To welcome and give good treatment to those U.S. FCEA found it had no choice many years now, there termination to struggle back. but to call a strike. The strike has been a feudal pol servicemen who cross over to the South Viet Nam people and This system of injustice and ithe People's Liberation Armed Forces; to stand ready to help lasted 15 days (July 24-Au- icy enforced against all repression that the Filipinos gust 8)—the longest recorded them go home or seek asylum in another country if,requested Filipino workers on have been experiencing for by them. labor strike on any overseas Clark prohibiting the iso long is the very same US base. It lasted this long speaking of Pilipino, system which the brASS uses 5/—To welcome and to grant appropriate rewards to those mainly because of the Brass' Tagalog, or other local against us. and to divide us U.S. servicemen — individuals or groups — who support the unwillingness to negotiate the dialects while on-the- from our Filipino brothers. National Front for Liberation and the Provisional Revolution FCEA demands. Their de job. Apparently, the ary Government of the Republii I h Viet Nam. mands to the brass included: As long as the brASS op brass have not been pressors continue to think of 1) Equal pay for equal completely trustful of us as "GI" (Government Is The Command of the South Viet Nam People's Liberation work — Many skilled the Filipinos, who hap sue), and the Filipino base- Armed Forces calls on the officers and men in all services of Filipinos doing the same pen to be grown and workers as easilv hired and the U.S. army in South Viet Nam to make their best efforts jobs as Air Force- mature men and wom fired (even if they've worked to demand their repatriation, to refuse to go submissively to a trained GIs are paid a en, and WIKI like u , useless death in the unjust war in Viel Nam and Indochina, to to or 20 years of their lives try by every means to enter into contact with and to inform fraction of the salary. have a little sell for the AF), we, who know 2) Salary, not lips — The the South Viet Nam People and th> Liberation Armed pect. The brass finally what's happening have to Forces of their anti-war action! in order to receive assistance. men who work as bag gave in on this one. wage a strong and determin gers in the Commissa ed struggle with the Filipi The People's Lib <>rces must seriously carry ry are dependent whol SUPPORT FROM US nos for the humanity whidi out this order whilo constantly enhancing their vigilance and ly on the tips dropped not oven the Air Force can meting out l Kemplary puni liment to those who continue stub by us, the customers. It is no secret (especially to • away! bornly to l"lI 'i-ialists in opposing the Vietnam The brass refuses to the OSI) that quite a few Power to the Filipino base- ese people. pay them, or to help GIs supported the strikers' Workers ! them when they get sick —South Viet Nam, April 26, 1971. or are injured on-the- job. The baggers de US Court Backs Judge Gaddi manded the right to form a union, so as to The Whig recently learned So far no court has ordered his be able to fight for their that the US Circuit Court of Ap return. rights. The brass re peals has ordered the return of We are hearing reports that fused this, saying to Airman Bernard Williams to the Col. Holman has quietly re them: "You don't have Philippines to face rape charges turned to his old CAB stomping to work here". Some or' before the Angeles City Court of grounds. If this is true, we do these men have worked First Instance. Williams is ap very much that Col. Holman will there for 5-10 years. pealing to the US Supreme Court. be venturing off-base, since th 3) Termination of services Williams was sent back to the is still a warrant out for his ar of Americans holding United States while a criminal rest. For being the man In jobs of Filipinos — Ma case of rape filed against him Judge Gaddi has just been trio ny jobs which tradition before the local court was pend ferred to a Manila court — ally belonged to Filipi ing decision. thanks, we are told, to some prés nos have been taken ure applied on Pres. Marcos by over recently by part- In view of this, Judge Gaddi, the Clark JAG office. time military personnel, Angeles City Judge, cited Col. The same goes for Col. Tho military dependents, and Averill Holman, then-Clark Base mas Brown. Even with a simi full or part-time US Commander, for contempt of lar contempt charge against him civilians. This is a clear court, since Holman had signed n 'downtown. Col. Brown feels violation of the Base custody receipt guaranteeing the free to fly around Asia on Labor Agreement, and presence of Williams whenever lucrative TDY at least once a the brass has been get required by the court. When Hol month. That's the meaning of ting away with it, using man defied the court's order to "rank". While the Clark brass what the Nixon Admin appear and explain why he should harbor an insane hatred for istration and the Pen- not be punished for contempt, Judge Gaddi, he is respected by gon calls reduction-in- Judge Gaddi ordered his arrest«. the Filipino people for defend The Clark siRn had a a»» look for 36 hours after the strike. force, under the guise Holman then fled the Philippines. ing their national sovereignty. It must have upset ihr braaa; ihc> hastily had it repainted. The WHIG November, 1971 4 "What I'd like To Know Is" a way out What I'd like to know is With people put on earth No more armed with hellish Weapons of senseless murder For what it's worth the following is a message Than a tree or a river or a sunrise released by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and is quoted in full. Why do we stand for it! Why do we go on letting "CSAF Msg No. P081900Z Sep 71 For the Director These foul bastards pervert of Information. This an Air Force news service wire And slime over everything release. Retransmit immediately to all Air Force base We're here for! newspaper editors and AFRTS station managers your command. "War is evil.'" KgTtti— WHY? Sure, th;it ««• -all buy. Subject: Policy Changes Provide "Quick Out" for pro Hut how iilxn.it Unir "peace"? blem Officers and Airmen. Washington (AFNS) Of A little I« eh— ficers and Airmen whose performance of duty and per \\ HEM ï (»I CAN TELL THEM APART! sonal behavior present a clear and present threat to Why d<> v. e let these frauds and fakers mission accomplishment may receive a rapid discharge. Gei awaj *rttfa Ibis loathsome muddle? In Changes to Air Force Regulations, Air Force Chief Is this the IT») men should live! of Staff Gen. John D. Ryan has given unit comman \\ liai Iff MM to do is ders the tools needed to deal quickly with problem peo Hoot thi Is out— ple. All of Ihtml livery damn one! Officers and Airmen released from active service un Make life fit for human beings! der the new policies will receive Honorable Discharges, Not for what these lousy bastards according to a personnel spokesman. Under the new Want it to be! guidelines, Air Force encourages an officer to 'volun Not the way it is— tarily' request separation when he recognizes that his Not the way it's always been, altitude, behavior, military bearing, lack of leadership And will go on being, qualities or performance will result in deterioration of As long as these filthy lying lice morale and mission effectiveness. Have the say— MY GOD! WHOSE WORLD IS THIS! Officer resignation request will be reviewed by Wing or Comporable level commanders who will require a EDITORIAL —K. Patchen (American poet) special Officer Effectiveness Report. Resignations submitted in accordance with the new pol icy will, if approved, be effective as soon as possible, American Interference in the Philippines personnel officials say. On Saturday, October 23, the following story ap strued as comment, favorable or negative, on Under the new policies, a first term airman may be peared in the Philippine press: any local or national issues raised in connec 'involuntarily' separated when his substandard personal tion with this election." behavior reflects discredit upon the service and ad "The United States Embassy has warned all Am versely affects his or another members performance erican personnel in the Philippines against in THE WHIG feels that the entire US military of duty. volvement in the local elections and political and corporate presence in the Philippines is the campaigns. grossest interference with the right of Filipi An airman recommended for release under this prog nos to manage their own affairs. No amount of ram can also expect quick action on his case, espe "In a circular, the embassy urged all Am (hypocritical "guidelines" such as those which cially when prompt separation is essential to the pre erican personnel and their dependents to ad the Embassy cranks out to local newspapers can servation of good order and discipline. here to the following guidelines during the cur cover up the fact that the Philippines is still rent election period in the Philippines. today a de facto American colony. Personnel officials explained that the new policies are designed to deal with personnel problems in which "Care should be taken to avoid any action, Why, the next thing you know, Ellsworth quick action is required. They do not replace previous presence, or language that would lend itself to in Bunker will be telling us not to interfere in ly established procedures for handling routine disci terpretation as approval or endorsement of any Vietnamese politics, and Richard Nixon will be plinary administrative separations. candidate or political party or that could be con telling us not to interfere in American politics. The Enlisted SUPPORT THE WHIG We need bread to keep on truckin'. Man's Oath Leave contributions (big and small) at the Move ment for a Democratic Air Force house, or in The Whig C is for the crap loaded on us box at the Music Box. YAP daily. H is for the harrassment we must take. HAP | is for the red, white and blue imperialism we're here to pro tect. How much do you think the Roche nets as much as $790,000 •>-' C is for the confusion surround chairman of the largest corpora a year in salaries, fees, bonus ing our lives. tion in the entire world — that's awards and stock options. K is for the kiss that's expected General Motors of course — Not bad at all for a car sales on the ass. makes? As GM boss, James man. ?T nusic E is for the effort put forth to 1 • BOX remain sane. »"""AY N is for the nonsense that will re "The American war is over, but the contrary, nothing but the first sult from this oath. this is far from being the case act of the great drama is close." S is for separation which we all with the American revolution. On —Benjamin Rush, 1787 look forward to. •r v H is for our hair which is always HOUSE M too long. "Without the cold and deso Calamity has tempered and O'RtSING | is for the insults to our integri lation of winter, there could not hardened me and turned my mind EIC tNTtft ty and individualism. bo the warmth and splendor of into steel." T is for the turmoil that our pre Spring. —Ho Chi Minh sence here creates. —with help from CUA.BK MAIM SATE Open Sights — DMZ, D.C. The WHIG The unwilling, led by the unqualified, doing the unnecessary, for the unconcerned SUBIC COLUMN TOM PAINE R. M. NIXON Editor Chief of Complaints Dept. We here on Clark are not unaware of the fact that there's another SAM ADAMS S. T. AGNEW giant base in the country. We want to print news and views from Vice-Editor Literary Consultant Subie, San Miguel, or from ships at sea, and will welcome any such material, signed or unsigned. Be sure and let us know what you like New mailing address: WHIG (or don't like) about the paper. We'll bfl especially glad to hear from 1478 Penafrancia Street brothers and sisters who like us, are fighting the brass. Paco, Manila — Philippines The WHIG November, 1971 Massing The Power Travis WAF Refuses (NOTE: THE WHIG thanks the brothers and whole world. We don't even need a military, we sisters of TRAVISTY, Gl newspaper at Travis just have to push some buttons. I did sign a con AFB, for this heavy interview. Norma Wel- tract. I work in the hospital and I help people, shans' court-martial was held at the end of Oc wounded men from Vietnam and little kids who tober, and we have not yet received word of the break their arms. Everyone in this country sup outcome. We extend our warmest greetings to ports the war in some way when they pay their Norma and all the Travis GI's in their struggle). taxes and go to work. Sgt. Norma Welshans is a WAF at Travis AFB near The latest polls show that 73% of the Amer Fairfield, California. Norma has a good record and ican people don't support the war, but we are still just received a promotion to 1 two years' duty there. If we really had a democracy, we would pull time. She works as an X-ray technician at David Grant out. Even if there were no other facts, this alone Medical Center, which has been li' C only permanent should make us wonder if our system isn't break duty assignment. In June, she '1 orders to go ing down. Our government says we should make to Clark AFB, the Philippe ; put her in a dif changes through the system, but the way our sys ficult position. It seems to her Unit the US is in for tem is, I don't think we can. There is no room in eign countries to pad thi the large corpo our system for the drastic changes we need. We rations in America, not to h people of these I are too controlled by the military-industrial com countries. The Philippines is a good example of this plex to change. The people cannot demonstrate policy. For every dollar invented by American busi their beliefs without the country turning Into a nessmen, seven dollars are taki n out of the Philip police state. They bring out the tear gas and guns. pines back to the United > ma believes the It's really frightening to take a stand. But I for US should not have any foreigl y bases. Because one cannot support it any longer. of her belief, she is refusing her ordi TRAVISTY: Why do you think our country does not Her stand of refusing ordert is not) a usual one, respond to the will of the people and is so un for it involves a great deal mal risk and a willing to grant them their human rights? strong commitment to her beliefs. It is her right to refuse orders if she is unwilling to comply with them. NORMA: Because they would have to put the will of What wil lhappen to her will be decided by a court- the people before their own profit. That would martial. She taces a possible i -'•> year sentence if the mean better housing, better medical care for all board decides to punish h has not intimidated the people, more food, more jobs, etc., instead of her. When TRAVISTY interviewed her recently, her bigger bombs, more wars, and higher salaries for lirst words were, "Hell no, I won't go!" government officials. It's an imbalance of power. There is a funny saying in our country: "Everyone TRAVISTY: How did you feel when you received no is equal". But some people are more equal than tice of your assignment? others. NORMA: I spent a great deal of time analyzing the TRAVISTY: Who made this inequality? situation in the Philippines. There are hard fe;l- ings toward the Americans by Filipinos. They NORMA: Money! The people who own big industry don't want us there. They want us to leave and have the money and the power. They tell us how Black Marine I think we should. to think and live through advertisements. They Then I started thinking about all the other tell us to buy this and that and we can't live with countries we have military bases in ami Un y don't out all the things they tell us to buy. So most Acquitted want us either. Having all those bases in all those of us are so involved in the race to acquire all countries looks suspicious to me and I'm sure it these things that we don't have time to think about looks suspicious to them. The m I stablish- what we are really doing. We just consume! It On October 4 black Marine Lance Corporal Julian seems as if that is what they want us to do. To ment says we are in all those for nitries to Baker sat in a courtroom at Camp Foster, Okinawa, them we are just consumers, not human beings. facing a special court-martial after attempting to pre prevent the spread of commu it in actual ity, we are in a better position to "take over the vent a riot. Almost three months earlier, on July 16, TRAVISTY: How do you see this aspect of American world" than the Communists since wo have more 1971, several white Marines came into the barracks at society being manifested in the military? midnight shouting "right on white". Baker attempted foreign military bases than any other country. to find out the reason for the disturbance but instead TRAVISTY: The leaders of "try also tell us NORMA: In the military it is very hard not to become found himself charged with assault and communicat that we are protn t democratic system. a zombie. You stifle any opposition in yourself. ing a threat against two of the whites. None of the Do you think that's truo? You just do what you are told and even stifle white men were charged with breach of peace or incit your thoughts. Then all of a sudden you stop and ing a riot, as blacks had been charged in previous re NORMA: NO! I go over there to es cent cases. tablish business claims, such as oil and mineral resources. And to establish military power. I To insure a conviction the command added charges think that it is (hem at all, it is for us. of AWOL (1% days), disobedience of an order and To protect us and help us take over the world.. 1 possession of drug paraphenalia. don't think that the statement "to make the world safe for democracy" is right. Why is it up Malcolm X Speaks Mark Amsterdam, a civilian lawyer providing free to us to moke the world free for our brand of defense to GIs in Asia, was retained by Baker as civi democracy? Why can't people decide for them "Today we are seeing this revolution of the non-white lian defense counsel. The defense presented several selves what kind of government they want? Cer peoples, who just a few years ago would have frozen motions at trial. A motion to dismiss the charges due tainly when American military people are being in horror if the mighty white nations so much as lifted to unlawful command influence was denied in spite stabbed, drowned, and beaten up, it should be per an eyebrow. What it is, simply, is that black and brown of the fact that a material witness was transferred fectly clear to our government that we are not and red and yellow peoples have, after hundreds of from Okinawa after having been put on legal hold. A wanted over there. We should get the hell out. years of exploitation and imposed "inferiority" and gen motion to subpoena the witness was granted, but only TRAVISTY: In light of what you've said, how do eral misuse, become, finally, do-or-die sick and tired of after the entire cases of prosecution and defense were you see your role in the military? Since you .ire the white man's heel on their necks. presented. The court also granted a defense motion refusing to go to a foreign country and not try to dismiss the paraphenalia charge on the grounds that How can the white American government figure ing to get out of the military, do you feel there the general order prohibiting drug implements was un on selling "democracy" sad "brotherhood" to non-white is a need for a defensive military? constitutionally vague and broad. peoples—if they MSd sad bear every day what's go NORMA: I'm not sure we need a defensive military. ing on right hare m \mcrira, and see the better-than- At the close of the defense's case, the judge But, if we do, it is indeed the only kind we need. a-thousand-word« pliittoitraphu denying "democracy" granted the motion to subpoena the witness. The court I cannot support one that invades other countries and "brotherliiMPil" . . B M \merica's native-born non- then recessed at 11:30 p.m. after a straight 10 hours or intervenes in another country's civil war. We whites? The world's non-whites know how this Negro of argument and evidence. already have enough bombs and ships to destroy the here has loved the taMriesa white man, and slaved for him, tended to Inm, mused him. This Negro has jump Reconvening the next day, government counsel in ed into uniform sad |0M Off and died when this Amer formed the court that the command refused to comply ica was attacked b] säendes both white and non-white. with the court order and would not subpoena the wit Such a falthfnl, loyal non-white as this—and still Am ness. The court then granted the defense motion to dis He faced charges no white GI would face. He erican bol ! set H dogs on him, and turns miss three of the charges on grounds of command in spent a month in the brig in pre-trial confinement. lire hose . on linn, sad jails him by the thousands, and fluence, and violations of the 6th and 5th Amendments. Several of his constitutional rights were violated. Yet heals him mil uilliets upon him all manner of there is nothing Baker can do about all that. He is Other crime«." The AWOL charge, the only remaining charge, was glad to be temporarily free — at least as free as a argued and L. Cpl. Baker was found not guilty. black Marine can be. —MAIJCOLM X, 1964 The WHIG November, 1971 Across The Pacific Clark Duty look at yourself and y>u say, what am I doing? n S T O P 4 What is this thing thai has me so enveloped that I can't even think SO} more? I'm not even myself o o any more, I'm just a robot, It makes you stop and think. They dangle the promotions over you like you dangle i over a horse's nose. If s our ship s you are a good little girl or boy, do your job well, In September, a group of anti-war sailors aboard the and don't make a Me, then you will get pro USS Constellation, with a little hi lp from their civilian moted. The reason people want to get promoted friends, organized a straw vote in the San Diego com is because there is more money to buy more things. munity on whether or not the Constellation should return And you don't have to NORMA: It goes deeper I think. You are indoctrin Despite this manifestation will, the ated and brainwashed v i first come into Constellation sailed as scheduled IM, I K ,M,UI, d the service. That's what bnsic training is all about. without four of its crew They want to steal your individual thoughts from jumped ship and asked fol m ii San Diego you. You have to think of yourself as part of the church. After holding a p , which they Air Force "Mission." It's implanted in you that expressed their opposition to the war, and to the role it would mean disaster if you would ever refuse played by the Constellation, the men were ripped off an order or do something wrong. You feel like the in the middle of the MI and flown by heavens would open up, lightning would strike you helicopter to the Constellation. They were then forced down, and the earth would swallow you. So you to accept non-judicial punishment by their Commander. automatically shove all those thoughts aside before you have a chance to enact any of them. Unless It appeared the military had once again won a vic you take stock of your life and what is happening tory over the people. But just after the Constellation to you in the military, you are a zombie. sailed, crewmen on the USS Coral Sea in San Francisco began circulating a petition on board aimed at keeping TRAVIS: What have you done to overcome this fear? their ship from rejoining the war effort in November. Meanwhile, the Constellation was delayed three times by NORMA: I really haven't overcome it. I just feel it "mechanical difficulties" between San Diego and Hawaii. is more important for me to stand up for my beliefs than it is for me to overlook them and do In two days, the Coral Sea people had collected what they tell me. That would be the easier thing over 300 signatures aboard ship. Then two Chiefs ripped to do but I can't do that. Even if I have to go to off the petition and took it to the XO. The sailors jail, they won't break my spirit. contacted sympathetic civilians in the Bay Area and be gan recirculating the petition. They now have strong TRAVIS: How do you feel publicity is going to af civilian support and a large following on the ship; over fect your case ? one thousand Coral Sea men have already signed the new petition. NORMA: The military won't be able to sweep me un der the rug and forget me. I feel it would be more Hundreds of seamen demonstrated on the flight just if other people in the military are aware of deck Oct. 12, as the ship passed under the Golden Gate what is going on. The unawareness is just another Bridge on its last sea trials. They held a non voyage one of the breakdowns of our system. No one is picnic on Oct. 31. They are determined that, despite told what is going on. If people were made aware brig lock-ups, beatings, threatened transfers to Alaska of what our government is doing, here and in — no matter what, the Coral Sea will not sail out of foreign countries, they would get disgusted and do Alameda Naval Air Station Nov. 12. something. The Coral Sea carries 85 fighter/bombers, 4200 men, and six million pounds of munitions thousands of miles "I believe we should keep our dirty, bloody, to launch air attacks on the people of S.E. Asia. dollar-crooked fingers out of the business of these nations so full of depressed, exploited peo Crewmen on the following ships have also organ ple." ized SOS petition campaigns: The Oriskany, the Ran —Gen. DAVID SHOUP (Ret.) ger, the Midway, and the Enterprise. The STOP OUR Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, SHIP movement is spreading like fire across an oil- Congressional Medal of Honor holder slick sea. Below is a copy of the Coral Sea petition. I call on the workers, peasants, revolution ary intellectuals, enlightened elements of the bourgeoisie and other enlightened persons of all colours in the world, whether white, black, yel- llow or brown, to unite to oppose the racial dis crimination practised by U.S. imperialism and support the American Negroes in their struggle against racial discrimination. PETITION —A GREAT ASIAN LEADER TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM HIE BROTHERS OF THE CORAL SEA: IN OUR OPINION THERE IS A SILENT MAJORITY ABOARD SHIP WHICH DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE PRESENT CONFLICT IN VIETNAM. IT IS ALSO THE OPINION OF MANY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT PUTTING AN END TO THE VIETNAM CON FLICT. THAT BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MILTARY WE NO LONGER HAVE A RIGHT TO VOICE OUR INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS CONCERNING THE VIETNAM WAR THIS IS WHERE WE FEEL THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CORAL SEA HAS BEEN FOOLED BY MILITARY PROPAGANDA. AS AMERICANS WE ALL HAVE THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS. WE THE PEOPLE MUST GUIDE THE GOVERNMENT AND NOT ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO GUIDE US! IN OUR OPINION THIS ACTION IS EVEN MORE JUSTIFIED FOR THE MILITARY MAN BECAUSE HE IS THE ONE WHO IS TAKING PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR. THE CORAL SEA IS SCHEDULED FOR VIETNAM IN NOVEMBER. THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A FACT. THE SHIP CAN BE PREVENTED FROM TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE CONFLICT IF WE THE MAJORITY VOICE OUR OPINION THAT WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE VIETNAM WAR. IF YOU FEEL THAT THE CORAL SEA SHOULD NOT GO TO VIETNAM VOICE YOUR OPINION BY SIGNING THIS PETITION. The WHIG November, 1971 War Without Terms! (San Quentin Prison, Calif.) provocation. The murderer went Tribe at this time, "1 think tin tear gas and National Guard Ar unpunished. For this racist deed, principle point behind the prison tillery units, who killed 41 peo George Jackson, one of the So- the Grand Jury ruled justifiable movement is to pro . ie OS« ple before regaining control of ledad Brothers, was assassinated homicide in one of the innumber- tablishment that the lison. Similar insurrections by fascist authorities at San able instances where Grand Juries camp technique, the terrm out in prisons throughout Quentin Prison, California, on have proved themselves handmaid won't work on us, it v i he land, and overseas, including August 21, 1971. Guards claim ens of official repression. On the movement. Nothing, actually i ; country. that George was shot in the pri day of the Grand Jury ruling, a of death, is going to stop son yard from a watch-tower guard was killed. George and two movement. It's progressed t Is George Jackson dead? This while trying to escape. An autop other Soledad black activists, point where the courts are Is one of his last letters: "The sy proved that the fatal bullet Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutch- position where they're pi monster they've engendered in me entered the body from the small ette, were elected by the Soledad into giving us some soi rn to torment its maker, of the back and moved upward, prison administration to pay with peasemen; and that of cour! • thu grave, the profoundest leaving the body through the bacK their lives for the death of this ches the prison person' [url me into the next exis- of the neck. This clearly exposes guard. These three men became the pigs up here, in a descent into hell won't the guards' story. George's death known as the Soledad Brothers. They have no way at all \ I'll crawl back to dog was the result of a well-planned The death of the guard was seiz soever now to protect tin .ni forever. They won't de campaign by California state pri ed upon as a convenient opportun except through sheer, brual, feat enge, never never. son authorities to wipe out the ity to off them because of the terrorism. The pigs feel the part of a righteous people revolutionary movement which enormous contributions they had comrades here have lost thi i »lowly, but rage un- •!• has helped foster in the made in heightening political con servations." We'll gather at his door prisons. | <|Sj|j sciousness in California prisons. A few weeks later, G> In such a number that the rum- George entered prison in 1060 Under the surface of the murder dead. The pigs sealed ofi Unit: of our feet will make the on a 1 year to life sentence for a Indictment lurked the real char Quetin and went after otlni . hie. I'm going to charge $70 gas station robbery. In his ges : revolutionary insubordina blesome prisomers in earnest for this, twenty-eight years 11 prison years, he took up the pe tion, failure to conform to the es ta Drungo and John I ii gratification. I'm going rilous task of creating centers of tablished order of things, inciting appeared in court badly bi them reparations in resistance to the totalitarian pri dissent, planting the seeds of li with cigarette burns on theil I'm going to charge them son regime and to a society fill beration in the minds of their dies. . maddened, wounded, rogue ed with contradictions. He con comrades in captivity. Attica Prison, Albany, N.Y.— elephant, ears flared, trunk tinued to fight unwavering in the In September, inmates !. trumpet blaring. I'll do my most dangerous arena in Amer Shortly after being charged the Attica State Prison in Albany, in his chest, and the only ika. His refusal to pattern his Soledad Brothers were transferred New York, revolted and • he'll ever see in my eyes life after the authoritarian beha to San Quentin prison. They con control of the prison. Wit; is a dagger to pierce his cruel vior of the apologetic victim tinued their political work there. markeable unity among 1200 blael , THIS IS ONE NIGGER meant that the parole board would In the early weeks of August, white and brown prisoners, they WIH) IS POSITIVELY DIS- never let him out of prison. 1971, inmates at San Quentin went held out for several days, den PLEASED. I'll never forgive, I'll George was in Soledad priso'i on strike for an increase in wages. ing better conditions. Gov forget, and if I'm guilty on January 13, 1970, when a whit2 This was just before the Soledad Rockefeller answered them by of anything at all it's of not lean Soledad prison guard brutally as- Brothers trial was supposed to sending in the state troopers, he ing on them hard enough. War sinated three black men without start. George told the Berkeley licopters overhead spitting out without terms!" "SONGS OF THE GI... WHIG INTERVIEWS ... CLARK GI CENTER... (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 2) die it, the reasons are probably tion about what really is going good ones. And I'm not going and with problems such as fa movement, and other movements. on, so that we may take part to be sent to put down my own mily allotments. 6) A place to plan actions to in the decision-making process. people for just grievances." help us meet our demands. We deserve genuine power to WHIG: Why are you doing all control what happens to us, and "I believe that people in the this? The house is in Santa Maria to the material value we create military, whether draftees or Village, R and H subdivision, 1240 with our labor. We deserve :i volunteers, are in the besi GUILD: We think of ourselvrs San Jose street. It's within walk system which would enable us pition in their lives to see how as part of the movement trying ing distance of the main gate. to share our riches with ths inhuman the system really is. to change and improve American Check out the map on page 3. No world as well as all our own You can also see the conn> society, and are trying to put one can legally keep you from citizens, and which can be or between many things which are our legal skills to good use by coming to the GI Center. ganized by the people's own wis harder to see at home. When ;ing people working to end dom into a rational system be you talk about a Military-Indus poverty, racial discrimination, Vietnam, and the overall pol GEORGE JACKSON fore we destroy the ecology of trial Complex to a high schjol ii «crimination, the war in icies of American militarists." this planet. kid, he'll probably say "1. He never let the pigs break but to a soldier it's an his raging spirit. To be very specific, I believe I book. Before you got into the deserve to see you who are now military, you could convince forced to be killers freed and en yourself that maybe "somebody SCHEDULE FOR SHOWS couraged to be builders, lovers, or high up cares about nu" but LET'S GIVE 'EM ONE... * 1. Nov. 19—Barbara Dane — Yap Park, Angeles (Continued from page 2) ganizers and dreamers. I would in the service you know you're gladly elect any one or ten or just a number and a body. The 2. Nov. 20—Barbara Dane — City I';uk, Olongapo hundred of you to run this country way the military has become 3. Nov. 22—Barbara Dane — Baguio City Both performances begin at 7:00 * 4. Nov. 28-29—FTA Show — Yap Park, Angeles pm. Yap Park is located on the instead of the people who are scared of GI organizing proves, Mabalacat-Balibago line, about 300 running it now. I will do anything more than anything, that we are 5. Dec. 1—FTA Show — Bagnio City yards behind the Music Box (see in this world to help you take on the track. When they lie about 6. Dec. 3—FTA Show — Araneta Coliseum, Manila Map on page 4). Tickets for the that power into your hands, into the coffeehouses being off-limits, * 7. Dec. 4-5—FTA Show—City Park, Olongapo shows are being offered at Yap the people's hands. The problem or the papers illegal, when they Park and at the Music Box. The is, the few who are running the put civilian organizers in jail * (All shows begin at 7:00 pm.) donation is P3.00. As with the whole show now will not give up and hundreds of GI organizers Barbara Dane show, there will be peacefully. This is why, for over or even sympathizers in the no holding or smoking in the park. a hundred years, they have been stockade or shanghai them to Nam Let's not give the OSI any ex scheming ways of stamping out or Korea, it proves wp'r» get cuses to bust the show. People resistance in Latin America, the ting somewhere. The brass has ...."I THINK HISTORY Will HECOKI) THAT THIS may wish to bring blankets, pil Far East and even Europe. probably read a little history too, WAR MAY HAVE BEEN ONE «>i \ M ERICA'S FINEST lows, or . stools with them, as Over 60% of our country's to and they know that an army can HOURS." there is a shortage of chairs. tal expenditures is for the mil turn around and become the in —Nixon—July 30, 1969 itary, and we have three thou strument of the people them The cast would like to spend sand bases scattered all over the selves taking power." world. And when things get some time during their visit to ?