Below is an open letter to all Battalion Members from Daniel New.
Dear Veteran Supporter,
The support of the veteran community, both on our Red, White and Blue
Battalion page and even more by word-of-mouth, has been a mainstay in the
development of public support of Army Spc4 Michael New, around the
nation. Veterans understand these issues instinctively, and it
appears to us that the large majority of vets of all ages are with
us. (And those who disagree are, for the most part, patriotic in
their zeal to see orders enforced -- we just haven't yet shown them the
real nature of the conflict. Don't give up on them.)
It all centers around The Oath. Whether the Oath of
Enlistment, or the Oath sworn by the President of the United States, our
oath is to the Constitution -- NOT to a political agenda, NOT to the
CinC, and certainly not to the Secretary General of the United
Nations!
The USofA is/was a Republic, based upon Constitutional Law. The
entire question here is whether that Republic can survive this blatant
attempt to subvert the oath to the political agenda of the day.
Important to the question is the matter of the Presidential Decision
Directive #25 (PDD 25) issued by President Clinton in 1994.
(You can find the public version here:
http://www.mikenew.com/pdd25.html This is the document which
provides the alleged legal basis for the orders for all
servicemen to deploy under the United Nations without Congressional
approval. We believe this document to be illegal and treasonous.
What is in the classified version? To this day, not even your
Congressman is allowed to know! Is this what they meant by
"re-inventing government"? This is not a new
invention. Every dictator in history has used the
technique.)
If you haven't recently looked at our Red, White and Blue Battalion web
page, just to see who has joined since you did, you might enjoy a quick
glance.
http://www.mikenew.com/battalion.html
While you're there, please look for the names of your best friends who
are veterans. If they're not there, would you please take the time
to drop them a short note and encourage them to re-up? (If they
don't have a computer, offer to put their name on this roster for them,
but only with their permission.) If each of you can add two
names, you'll triple our membership! And in the process, you'll be
providing more veterans with information about the never-ending struggle
for American sovereignty.
The Battalion is getting large enough that the Army page is soon going to
have to be divided into two pages -- one for officers and one for
enlisted men. (Perhaps both sides will welcome that!)
It is true that "All gave some, some gave all." I suggest
that those who did not give "all," those whose names are not on
a headstone or a memorial wall, have not yet given it their
"all." And to do less than to continue the fight for our
Freedom, and the Freedom of our grandchildren, is to dishonor those who
did give "all." And it is to abandon The Oath.
Blessings on you and yours,
Daniel New
Project Manager
Michael New Action Fund
PS. When we asked the Vietnam Veterans of
America to rent or exchange mailing lists with us, in order to
take our issue to their membership, we were refused, on the grounds that,
"The membership of VVA do not agree with the actions of Spc. Michael
New." We think the leadership of VVA is confused and out of
touch with the opinions of the membership. If you are a member
of VVA, perhaps you could let them know that you, as a member, do
agree with the stand taken by Spc. Michael New, and that they ought to
run a poll of the membership so they can find out how out-of-touch they
have become. (You might also suggest that if they deliberately word
the poll in such a way as to predetermine the response, it will be noted
and will become the next topic of discussion!)
It would be appropriate, of course, if they are to accompany the poll
with an article, so the facts of the case may be available to
those hearing about it for the first time. An objective article
would be a good thing. Whether they are capable of that is not yet
clear to us. We'll learn by standing by and observing.
CONTACT:
Legislative Issues and Veterans Advocacy:
Executive Director: