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A Question of Who Knows BestBy Mark Smith @ 5:00 AM December 01, 2008As historians and former staff try to set up to honor the participants in long ago fights and battles in the Vietnam War, the differing roles become again glaringly clear. We who served as platoon leaders and company commanders for indigenous forces find ourselves once again responsible for them when they show up sick, broken and hungry in a refugee camp somewhere. read |
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Ignorant of War and Arrogant of CharacterBy Mark Smith @ 7:00 AM July 04, 2008Down through the years, we who fought and watched our fellow warriors die, have striven to ensure that never again a screaming minority would presume to speak for our nation in time of crisis and war. But today, those ignorant of war and arrogant of character once again sally forth to lose us a war on the streets of America. They cannot be allowed to once again rob an Army in the field of a hard-fought victory. read |
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A ‘Planet in Peril,’ a Nation Scammed, and Warriors Once Again ForgottenBy Mark Smith @ 8:00 AM June 03, 2008I recently watched former Vice President Al Gore’s award-winning “documentary,” A Planet in Peril, and I am once again amazed at how much our media and some “leaders” can make out of nothing. First, he forgot what the old general said; “Want to sell it? Get a professional briefer.” read |
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Main POW Stumbling Block: The U.S. GovernmentBy Mark Smith @ 7:00 AM May 06, 2008[Editor’s Note: Conclusion of two-part series. See “How a System Became Rigged,” April 11.] Will our own government stoop to illegalities to protect the myth of death surrounding all missing Americans? Not only will they stoop that low, but will try to get you killed in the process. I gave little credence while a Special Forces Commander in Asia, to LTC Bo Gritz’s claim over the Voice of America that the U.S. government had betrayed his team. read |
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How a System Became RiggedBy Mark Smith @ 10:00 AM April 11, 2008Down through the years people, knowing the government has satellites and polygraphs available, assumed that technical means have been used to investigate eyewitness reports on POWs/MIAs. The polygraph is routinely used by the U.S. government for those in sensitive positions as it is used by Walmart/K-Mart to prevent employee theft. But getting an eyewitness to a major war crime tested is near to impossible. If one is administered, a series of fallback positions are prepared in advance. read |