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FM 1-04, Legal Support to the Operational Army, replaces FM 27-100, Legal Support to Operations, as the Army's keystone manual for operational legal doctrine. This manual provides authoritative doctrine and practical guidance for commanders, judge advocates, legal administrators, and paralegal Soldiers across the spectrum of conflict. It outlines how the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) will be organized in accordance with the Army's modular force design. It also discusses the delivery of legal support to the modular force. Traditionally, the JAGC identified its core legal disciplines as military justice, international law, administrative law, civil law, claims, and legal assistance. This manual recognizes the importance of these critical areas; however, it expands and reorganizes the concept of core legal disciplines to help synchronize these concepts with operational experience and Army doctrine. The core legal disciplines are now military justice, international and operational law, administrative and civil law, contract and fiscal law, claims, and legal assistance. ... Read more

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Such pressing legal issues as sexual harassment andfraternization that face the U.S. military today make this referenceessential reading for members of all the military services and forcivilians with an interest in military law. The author is a formerArmy field artillery officer who has served as a military and federalprosecutor as well as a civil litigation attorney specializing indiscrimination cases. For this handy guide he explains the militaryjustice system to the layman with useful and interesting discussionsof military law and procedure. He illustrates legal points with famouscases and historical events, for example, the court-martial ofbaseball great Jackie Robinson. Particularly helpful are thecomparisons he makes between the civilian and military legal systems.

The book includes an examination of nonjudicial punishment, astep-by-step description of the court-martial process, and an overviewof the various constitutional and statutory rights enjoyed by those inthe military. It also looks at selected military crimes and thedefenses of such crimes. And, because war crimes committed by Americanservice members are prosecuted under the Uniform Code of MilitaryJustice, the guide further provides an excellent introduction to theLaw of War.

There is no other book currently available that presents such acomplete yet easy-to-understand explanation for the nonlawyer of legalprocedures in the military. A reader can find out about thejurisdiction of military law and who is subject to it--some will besurprised to learn that military retirees are covered by the laws--whomakes up the court, what are considered to be crimes and examples ofthose who have been convicted, along with countless other facts thatwill prove useful to those seeking information of a unique segment oflaw in the United States. ... Read more

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An Excellent Start
Mr. Davidson's book is a must for anyone trying to understand the differences between civilian criminal law and military criminal law.Neatly arranged and written in an easy-to understand format, it's 152 pages of text manages to be informative without overwhelming the reader.I'm using it in my introduction to military justice (college) class, and the students have found it to be easy to understand.Well done!

An excellent introduction to the subject.
Davidson's book is an excellent introduction to a fascinating subject, (at least for a civillian criminal lawyer).Well written with short, concise, but interesting explinations about a various aspects of the UCMJ, including its development, jurisdiction, and a brief overview of the whole code.My only criticisim is that it is a little too short, the author left me wanting much more, like an expliantion of the appeal process, and more information about pre-trial procedure.Not only for lawyers, but an interesting read for anybody interested in the subject. ... Read more

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This book examines the justifications for, and practice of, war by the US since 1990, and examines four case studies: the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

The author undertakes an examination of presidential speeches and public documents from this period to determine the focal points on which the respective presidents based their rhetoric for war. The work then examines the practice of war in the light of these justifications to determine whether changes in justifications correlate with changes in practice. In particular, the justificatory discourse finds four key themes that emerge in the presidential discourses, which are tracked across the case studies and point to the fundamental driving force in US motivations for going to war. The four key themes which emerge from the data are: international law or norms; human rights; national interest; and egoist morality (similar too, but wider than, 'exceptionalism'). This analysis shows that 9/11 resulted in a radical shift away from an international law and human rights-focused justificatory discourse, to one which was overwhelmingly dominated by egoist-morality justifications and national interest.

This book will be of much interest to students of US foreign policy, humanitarian intervention, Security Studies, and IR theory.

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Is the United States a force for democracy? From China in the 1940s to Guatemala today, William Blum presents a comprehensive study of American covert and overt interference, by one means or another, in the internal affairs of other countries. Each chapter of the book covers a year in which the author takes one particular country case and tells the story - and each case throws light on particular US tactics of intervention. ... Read more

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excellent book
this is a real page turner.it's sad to learn about all the evil, underhanded things in the world that the US government is responsible for.very informative, eye opening, and disheartening at the same time.

Excellent, comprehensive resource
Highly recommended. Covers all the old favorites -- torture and death squads in Guatamala, Iranian coups, overthrowing Allende, crushing the Sandinistas, etc. But it also contains dozens of beautiful stories of CIA/U.S. military mass murder and torture that I'd never even heard of before. I've gathered a lot of wonderful cocktail party conversation starters from this one. Great for Christian reading groups and bedtime stories for your children. Of course the kids will probably get bored since they learn about all of this in their U.S. history classes, right?

Anyhow -- this is the best book on the subject of U.S. foreign policy. Well-sourced, well-written, and comprehensive. Get a copy, and share it with your friends.

The Most Important Book Written in America in Past 30 Years
I've read numerous foreign policy / current affairs books over the past 20 years, but none come close to the importance of Bill Blum's Killing Hope. Any doubts about the disastrous effect of America's corrupt actions overseas will be swept away by the brutal truths Blum reveals. The overthrow of democratically elected governments, the assassination of decent progressive leaders, the US government lies, the unjustified invasions, the mass killings, etc etc are laid out in accurate detail. There's just no place for the dishonest hype of the right wing (& even so-called "moderates") to hide any more. Killing Hope should be mandatory reading for every American citizen. Only by understanding the crimes committed by our government on behalf of corrupt corporate interests can we hope to put an end to the behavior that has earned the USA the hatred of billions of decent people worldwide. Read this book from cover to cover. Then send a copy of this book to at least three friends, and change the world for the better !! Stop the endless war waged by the Pentagon, CIA, and corporate america. THIS IS A MUST READ !!!

If you like Chomsky...
...You'll love this guy, because he's obviously a student and will continue the Chomsky tradition.Like Chomsky, he ignores anything good that comes of America policy (when he admits it he implies that it was an accident) and ignores anything bad that anyone else does - including Communist governments and other totalitarian governments or dictatorships.

Like Chomsky he insinuates a lot and twists the truth around, leaving things out and implicating rather than stating things upfront as a good historian would.This way he doesn't have to back anything up directly or prove any point or any assumption.Like Chomsky, he implies that because one American administration worked with another government during a certain period (eg during WWII) and then another fought against that administration (eg the Soviet Union or its allies) once the war was over, this must mean that the US is either hypocritical and untrustworthy or must have alternative motives.Neither Blum nor Chomsky could spell this out and expect very many readers to agree, but they can certainly insinuate and hope to convince the reader that he should be more skeptical of such a two-faced government as that of the US.

Like Chomsky, Blum leaves out any potentially moral reason for the US to fight an enemy.If the reason is to fight communism, he makes clear that he sees no morality and no security reason connected to it.For example, regarding US involvement in Vietnam Blum says:

"To the Truman administration, the prospect of another Communist government in Asia was intolerable."

But does he ever say why?Does he mention the millions killed by Communism?Does he mention the expansionist (really Imperialist) policies of the Soviet Union?The repression, famines and brutal governance, the spread of oppression, the threat that these Communist governments presented?He does not.

There may be some truth to some of the facts cited, many are twisted but some may be true; however no historian would take the book seriously because it is very clear that the author is not only biased as an individual writer, but he has biased his research to the point of being willing to leave out vast evidence that directly undermines many of his assertions and he has not outlined his assertions or assumptions in such a way as to allow others to test them, counter them or even quote and question them.

If you are looking for a polemic against America, this book will do.If you are looking for a rant full of assertions that you can research yourself and expose as lies, this is a great choice.If you are looking for serious, well researched historical reading, this is not your book.By the way, Osama Bin Laden just recommended a William Blum book to his followers!Talk about your scholarly reviews.

Great Book, Even if you Disagree
What conservatives and liberals are categorically guilty of is not reading literature that doesn't agree with their political opinions, that doesn't get mentioned in their political circles, in short; that isn't politically 'hip' to read.I wish more conservatives would read this book and ones like it, I for one actually read the literature of their movement.This book is especially good for young students who wish to have a companion document to their biased history textbooks. ... Read more

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Interviews with more than one thousand gay servicepeople highlight an investigation into the presence and treatment of homosexuals in the military. By the author of And the Band Played On. 200,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour. ... Read more

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Great book!
This book is a shining example of showing gays in the military.Gays will always be in the military.They should be allowed to serve open and proudly.This book shows the beginning of that struggle that continues to this day.

Masterfully written, but it is an argument, not an objective analysis
Every now and then one runs across a book where the author has used the English language not simply to tell a story, but to masterfully paint upon a canvas to create a one of a kind masterpiece of art.Randy Shilts was certainly one of those artisans.Conduct Unbecoming is nothing less than brilliantly written.While the book is an absolute joy to read, if for nothing more than to appreciate Shilts' remarkable craftsmanship, from a policy standpoint, he has missed the mark.

Throughout Shilts' book he depicts the investigative agencies of the armed forces as being reminiscent of the Gestapo and gays and lesbians as being something akin to Jews hiding in attics ever fearful of the sound of footsteps pounding on the wooden floors below.But is that really an accurate parallel?Perhaps, in some ways, it is.The agencies responsible for investigating homosexual conduct are indeed criminal investigative organizations.And in pursuing those investigations, criminal investigative strategies and techniques are employed and the principals are in fact treated and viewed as criminal suspects.So perhaps, there is a problem there.But even that, which was a primary tenet of Shilts' argument, evades the central issue:Is homosexual conduct, or for that matter homosexuality, as a matter of military policy, incompatible with military service?

Shilts and proponents of abolishing the prohibition make powerful arguments describing the heroics and exemplary service of such people as Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich who served three tours in Viet Nam and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for bravery in combat; West Point graduate Anthony Woods who served two tours in Iraq and won an Army Commendation Medal and Bronze Star while leading a platoon in combat in the Diyala Province northeast of Baghdad; Army National Guard nurse Margarethe Cammermeyer, a Bronze Star recipient who served in the bloody trenches of a medical unit in Viet Nam; and countless others.Indeed, adorned upon the tombstone of Sergeant Matlovich's grave after he died of AIDS in 1988 is the inscription, "When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men . . . and a discharge for loving one."Sorry.But irrespective of where you stand on gays serving in the military, if you can read that without your soul being moved, you have no heart.Equally, if you do not understand the importance of dispassionately evaluating the merits and demerits of the policy banning gays, you have no brain.

The sole mission of the armed forces of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.In short, after the civilian authorities determine who an enemy is, the military is responsible for killing them, and to keep killing them until they decide to surrender.Beyond that, the military has no other mission.Yes, there are occasions when the military is used to further humanitarian goals and to render humanitarian assistance, but the primary mission of the military is to engage in, and win, armed conflicts.Consequently, implementing and maintaining policies that promote organizational cohesion, efficiency, and effectiveness is of vital importance.Yes, on a micro level there have been individuals who have exemplified the best that the American military has to offer.That is also irrelevant.The question of gays serving in the military, and this is the issue that understandably Shilts failed to appreciate, can only be legitimately viewed and studied on the macro level.There is no other alternative.The organization as a whole must function.The organization as a whole must be capable of accomplishing its mission.Individuals are only important to the extent that they are part of the whole.The military is not a democracy.

The vast majority of the military services are complemented by heterosexuals.Would unwanted gay sexual advances, which do and are going to occur, prove to be disruptive or negatively impact unit cohesion?Inescapably, military members are required to live and work in close quarters.Would sexual tensions result?Would morale be undermined?Unarguably, gay men experience a higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases as compared to other groups, including higher rates of incurable and deadly diseases.How would that impact organizational readiness and rapid deployability?What would be the implications regarding the application of emergency medical care, particularly under combat conditions? What about security implications, which would still exist even if the ban was abolished, such as in the case, for example, where a married man or woman lived an outwardly heterosexual life but was a "closeted" homosexual?

These and other questions are of monumental importance.As Americans, we have been culturally inculcated to believe that we must strive for "fairness" and usually that is determined based upon a consensus.With respect to the questions posed, suppose that something less than fifty percent of the military, or more specifically military personnel, were adversely affected by gays serving openly in the military, either from the standpoint of readiness, unit cohesion, or morale.Nearly fifty percent is a lot of people.But suppose it was something far less than that, something like twenty percent.That is still huge and the consequences would be enormous.The military is not a college campus.It is not a debating society.The purpose of the armed forces is not to debate "sensitivity" or "tolerance."And that is important to understand when reading Shilts wonderfully written book.

The urgency of objectively evaluating the validity of the prohibition has taken on added significance when considering the evolving values and perceptions of our American society.Gay marriage, for example, something that not too long ago was thought to be politically untenable, is today a forgone conclusion.It is not difficult to see that in the not too distant future, gay marriage will be legal in every state with jurisdictional reciprocity.And it can be argued that just as society is evolving, so is the military as a reflection of that society.The mission of the military, however, is not and never will be changing.It has remained the same since Cain killed Abel and Sun Tzu studied how to do that better and more efficiently.

Similarly, it can be argued that today's military operates in a much more complex and nuanced world than ever before.Perhaps.At the conclusion of the Second World War when American forces occupied Japan and parts of Europe, they did so by establishing an unambiguous relationship with the respective populations.The United States was the conqueror and they were the conquered.Denazification was not a request.The Japanese emperor was a mere mortal and it was not up for debate.History has proven that that worked out well.Conversely, the military's mission of nation building in Iraq and Afghanistan today, as Captain Anthony Woods who was separated under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy would no doubt attest, has yet to be written.

In 2002, President Bush, in addressing troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, echoed the sentiments of Lieutenant Colonel Jim Chartier, the commander of the U.S. Marine Corps' First Tank Battalion, and proclaimed, "The world has seen we are not conquerors; we're liberators," and signified the emergence of new a paradigm for the American armed forces.Only history will tell whether or not that trajectory will be successful.The primary mission of the military, however, remained the same.Indeed, without accomplishing the primary objective of employing overwhelming force and violence to turn human beings - the enemy, into unrecognizable shreds of bloody protoplasm, the secondary objective of molding a new, peaceful, free, and prosperous society can never be achieved.Nothing can ever be allowed to interfere with that, including any not fully explored modification of gays serving in the military, and one that was completed absent of emotion or advocacy for any particular political agenda.Doing anything less than that would endanger the continued existence of the United States and her people.

The sole intention of Conduct Unbecoming is advocacy, not analysis.None of these important questions are addressed.The book presents only one point of view and does so primarily by depicting the pursuit of gay military members as wasteful and even as hateful.While one may not agree with Shilts' argument, the book is imperative to read in order to provoke thought . . . to think about the other side.Through that, one might just change their mind or buttress their already held belief that the ban should be maintained.Either way, one could not go wrong by reading Shilts' masterfully written work.

A Masterpiece of Scholarly text
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3LOE3X7HSDLNH I recently finished reading this massive tomb of research into the lives and times of the U.S Military gay and lesbian men and women.I thought when I picked it up that it would be a simple book of men and women telling stories of their careers, I was mistaken.I was enthralled into a book so deep and so detailed in the entire gay movement, from the very first gay man and lesbian woman before this country was formed, to when the book was finished.Over 200 years of text, documents, history, court cases, and a mass of other information, I have no idea how Randy kept all of it together. Writing all the interviews and news reports and keeping tracking of every piece of information about every person and case he discusses amounts to a lifetime master pieces of scholarly text.This book is should be the corner stone of texts and research into the gay movement, life, and military, since it has every piece of information possible, in just over 700 pages.I can only imagine how grateful these people are for his exhausting work and dedication and putting it together, before the vast amounts of info we can find on the internet.

A Stunning Epic Masterpiece
Randy Shilts?s third nonfiction novel chronicling the struggles and triumphs of the gay movement, culture, and lifestyle is perhaps the most in-depth of all his works. Exhaustively researched, and impeccably detailed, Conduct Unbecoming reads like a textbook (albeit a very interesting one) on how one of the most established institutions in the United States harassed and interrogated U.S. citizens, destroyed careers of literally thousands of men and women in uniform, and maliciously and ruthlessly discriminated against persons based upon their sexual orientation.
The Chicago Tribune essentially called this book a ?series of short stories.? Horror stories. What Randy Shilts unearthed in this stunning, massive tome is the betrayal, disloyalty, dishonesty, and hypocrisy, faced by gay and lesbian men and women who fight and die for this country. And indeed, the history of these injustices dates back many hundreds of years. The opening pages are filled with the stories of some of the very first issues of homosexuality brought up in this country by soldiers in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
However, as so eloquently told by Mr. Shilts, these transgressions by the military and government are not a thing of the distant past. They continued to happen: throughout the years of the Korean War, the distraught era of the 60s and the Vietnam conflict, the social upheaving of the 70s, the regressive epoch of the 80s under Reagan, and even the first few years of the 90s when Clinton?s widely ineffective and over-rated ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? policy was put into effect. However, whereas the book ends, the injustice, bigotry, and ignorance among our troops and all our people continues to grow and spread.
This is not merely a history of gay and lesbian soldiers in the U.S. military, as the subtitle states. This is a history of the entire gay movement. However, because the main focus of the story is that of gays and lesbians in the Armed Forces, the reader is not afforded every intricate detail of other social changes occurring at the same time. To ask that of Shilts would have been to ask for an entire set of encyclopedias.
With only three books, Randy Shilts is most likely my favorite nonfiction author. How unfortunate that we lost this great man and his words to a disease he spent so much of his career reporting on. We have only the legacy of his works to remind us of what a great man he was, and of all that he did for humanity.

This book flew off the shelves
I was overseas when this book came out, and the on-base bookstores could not keep enough on the shelves! Every "family" member would snap it up as soon as more were put out. An outstanding read...On a whole, the book IS factual. It just makes a better read is all.
I was returning from overseas and had a layover at Westover AFB, MA, site of one of the most intense witch hunts in military history. After everyone got settled in for the night, I walked around the dorms and tried to imagine what it must of been like for those being grilled by OSI. I got a real sense of history then. I was lucky. I got my 20 years in without a hitch, not even being offially questioned, thought I knew of several who were thrown out. Things are getting better in a way that most of the young troops now don't really care one way or another. And eventually some of those troops will be Generals and have influence over policy. The United States is one of only 2 nations in the western world who activly seeks to discharge those who are gay and lesbian (no, "don't ask, don't tell" doesn't work!). Some day that will change, and I hope I'm around to see it. ... Read more

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For decades, debate has raged over whether the military justice system is foremost a tool to preserve discipline within the armed forces or a means of dispensing justice on a par with civilian criminal justice systems. From the dawn of American military law in 1775 through World War II, the answer was obvious: military justice was primarily a tool commanders used to maintain discipline. In 1950, however, Congress enacted the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Through amendments over the past half century, the American military justice system has evolved into what it is today: not quite a mirror image of the civilian federal criminal justice system, but vastly more fair than in the days of drumhead courts and the lash, according to the authors, both practicing attorneys and former military officers.

Their book scrutinizes the current military justice system, identifying its strengths and weaknesses and pointing the way toward further improvements. Included are essays written about the American military justice system over the past decade by such notable authorities as Sam Nunn, former Senator from Georgia; Andrew S. Effron, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and Brig. Gen. Jerry S.T. Pitzul, Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces. Some defend military justice, while others are critical. The book then shifts its focus overseas to compare the U.S. system with those of several other common law countries. Designed to provoke thought about military justice among military justice practitioners and military line officers alike, the book is introduced with an essay by William K. Suter, Clerk of the U.S. Supreme court. ... Read more

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The radically new homeland security, military, and legal strategies developed by the United States in the months following the terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon are given comprehensive treatment in this book by a former senior Pentagon official, combat veteran, and criminal prosecutor. Stephen M. Duncan draws on a lifetime of military and legal experience to examine the many questions relating to the role of the armed forces in homeland security, including elements of constitutional and criminal law, foreign policy, tradition and custom, federal-state and inter-agency relations, and politics, as well as military strategy and operations.

Among the diverse subjects the author discusses are military tribunals and the International Criminal Court, the statute governing the use of military personnel in law enforcement, defense transformation, the constitutional power of the president, and the reorganization of the government to meet the terrorist threat. Duncan also discusses the strategy and tactics used in Afghanistan and Iraq and critically evaluates the nation's political leadership before and after the 9/11 attacks. His book gives readers access to a wealth of information essential to an understanding of the full picture and at the same time puts them in the midst of policy debates to grasp the immediacy of the situation. This important and absorbing historical narrative will attract general readers as well as those with experience in national security issues, politics, and the law. 288 pages. Hardcover. 6 x 9 inches. ... Read more

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Superb look into military's new role in the War on Terror
The attacks of September 11, 2001, fundamentally altered America's national security paradigm. Among their many newly assigned tasks, policy-makers were forced to rethink the appropriate role of the armed services in bolstering homeland security, as well as fighting a global war on terror. In A War of a Different Kind: Military Force and America's Search for Homeland Security, Stephen Duncan provides thoughtful analysis of these issues, with particular attention paid to the military's place in defending the homeland. As a former federal criminal prosecutor, assistant secretary of defense, and decorated war veteran with over forty years of service, Duncan is able to provide first-hand knowledge of the inadequacies that led to September 11, as well as the difficulties that now lie ahead. A War of a Different Kind is a well-documented, thoughtful and timely analysis of the complexities of transforming the military to meet the challenges of homeland defense and the larger war on terror.

A War of a Different Kind
Steve Duncan has written a book that is truly important. His perspective is that of a former Assistant Secretary of Defense responsible for Reserve Affairs in the Reagan and first Bush administrations, the Pentagon official responsible for pulling together the Defense Department's counterdrug efforts, a prcticing attorney, and the former CEO of a high tech company. Today, he is the Director of the Institute for Homeland Security Sudies at the National Defense University. With such a background - and writing before the release of the report of the 9/11 Commission - he has captured the fog of this strange new war. His approach, while historical, is a unique case study of the national security politics in their bureaucratic and substantive aspects. As such, it takes its place with such works as James Locher's study of the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, Victory on the Potomac. Unlike that book, Duncan has given more attention to the substantive issues of the Global War on Terrorism from the time before America knew it was at war until the present. His analysis is superb and he bends over backwards to be fair to all the participants. In this case, it is fair to say the facts he presents show an America that was simply asleep in its own dream world. It woke up on September 11, 2001 and, as Duncan shows, demonstrated what Americans are made of.

Frank Gordon
"A War of a Different Kind" addresses the issue of protecting America's interests and providing homeland security from terrorism. While the evening news and the "911 Commission Report" provide information on events leading up to and surrounding September 11, 2001, this book provides a thoroughly referenced, in-depth understanding of the complex issues including historical background, military doctrine, foreign policy, constitutional and criminal law, and the role of the armed forces relative to other federal, state, and local jurisdictions.These subjects come alive in context with the events of 9/11, allowing the reader to develop a comprehensive understanding of the challenges we face.This book will be of interest to the general public and should be required reading for anyone involved in homeland security including the military, elected officials, and law enforcement personnel. ... Read more

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Another Pilots View
Having read Catch-22 many years ago I wanted to read this. I found it kept my attention more than Catch-22, but maybe that's because I flew in Viet Nam. Outstanding,just like some of the vignettes from the USN Tailhook Magazines. I knew people like Smiling Jack so could relate well. Also knew many armchair Colonels and Generals just as he describes them. Those are the ones who should have been weeded out of all services. Remember Colonel's Jack Broughton, Robin Olds and Chuck Yeager who were true leaders and warriors, yet had yo-yo;s above them who were jealous and kept them from getting the stars they deserved

Smilin' Jack scores
I just put aside everything to read John Keene's "Pettibone's Law". I wanted to finish it before his memorial on January 28th, 2000.

The book was complicated and sad, quirky and smart, packed withintelligence...much the way I remember John Keene when I met him brieflyover twenty years ago.

It's been said that the Viet Nam war produced thebest war literature ever written, mainly because some guys who fought thewar were also able to really write about it. Well, John Keene was one ofthose, and he scores right on the target with "Pettibone's Law". It's written with humor and pathos and confirms what I always suspectedabout that war, but never knew.

It's a good read, and it's notlightweight so if you're looking for fluff, skip it. It is a must-read,though, for anyone who's interested in a good book that deals with truthand abandoning illusions about war. Yes, it's fiction, but which greatfiction isn't based on truth?

Thank God "Pettibone's Law" gotwritten. The book shares a kinship with "Catch 22", etching intoour consciousness what it was like being a fighter pilot in Viet Nam. Youcan't help but laugh, you can't help but cry.

Oh yes, there is onechapter towards the end that's philosophical and a bit difficult to read,(I guess John wanted to have his say about a few things) but when Ifinished the book a few chapters later I cried genuine tears for Old JackRawlins with his pork "hanging out".

I recommend this bookwithout hesitation.

BDA 100%
Keene tells the story of a F-4 jock in terms that only one who has "een there -- done that"could write it. Some of the best humor encountered in ages, mixed with true pathos many Nam vets will recognizeand wish they could have put their finger on it with such stark clarity.

Keene often refers to "he other war."A vet's personal warwithin, and it is in this capacity that Pettibone's Law touches so manynerves. A really excellent read for both the witty humor and the mirror itholds up for any combat veteran -- but especially the Nam vet.

Pettibone's Law is the SEA veteran's "atch 22,"and is everybit the classic that is Heller's WWII-based masterpiece.

BDA (Bomb DamageAssessment) 100% from a Nam FAC who may have, unknowing to both, controlledJohn Keene in a different world and life so far away, yet so everpresentstill. Pettibone's Law is dead center and a top shelf keeper.

Good read
Having just finished this over this past weekend. I think that it is a great read if you can get around the toss around the author makes of past and present in the story. That is the only reason that i didn't give it a5.The story is about a young man who join the USMC and became an aviatorand flew during Vietnam. The other story here is one of the same man 20yrsdown the line in a defense contractor and realizing that his boss isrobbing the government and the company with some future aircraft that can'tpreform the job. In both he faces tough choices of going on or quitting. Alot of humor in here as well. Good for a few laugh. ... Read more

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The quest to limit nuclear weapons was a notable feature of the U.S.-Soviet relationship during the Cold War. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in what history may come to judge as the Clinton administration's greatest foreign-policy achievement, an agreement was reached with key former Soviet republics to eliminate their nuclear weapons. Ellis provides a timely and authoritative analysis of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, which removed nuclear arsenals equivalent to the combined stockpiles of Britain, France, and China, and ultimately made a significant contribution to U.S. national security at a relatively small cost. ... Read more

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This course teaches the necessary fundamentals to enable the interrogatorto "break" the enemy prisoner of war by using proper approach techniques.To make initial contact in a professional and businesslike manner, select approaches based on available information, properly use selected primary and alternate approaches, and recognize the willingness to cooperate. ... Read more

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Title: ARAB-US RELATIONS - March 21 - New Military Tribunal Regulations.(Brief Article)
Publication: APS Diplomat Recorder (Newsletter)
Date: March 23, 2002
Publisher: Pam Stein/Input Solutions
Volume: 56Issue: 12Page: NA

Article Type: Brief Article

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