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National Alliance of Families For The Return of America's Missing Servicemen World War II - Korea - Cold War - Vietnam - Gulf War Dolores Alfond - 425-881-1499 Lynn O'Shea --- 718-846-4350 Web Site http://www.nationalalliance.org email -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] December 8, 2001 Bits N Pieces "It is God's job to forgive Osama bin Laden. It is the Armys job to arrange a face to face meeting." OR "It is God's job to forgive Osama bin Laden. It is the Marines job to arrange a face to face meeting" Variations of a popular e-mail circulating on the Internet American Casualties - To the family of Johnny Micheal Spann, Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Petithory, and Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser, we offer our deepest sympathy. ############# From Secrecy News Nov. 30th - "The death of CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann in Afghanistan was acknowledged with dignity and eloquence on November 28 by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet. In an extraordinary departure from past practice, however, the CIA issued a press release about Spann's death: http://www.odci.gov/cia/public_affairs/press_release/pr11282001.html Why did the Agency take this unusual step? CIA spokesman Bill Harlow told Reuters that "Some circumstances will permit you to identify people who have given their lives for their country and for the Agency and when we can do so, we do." But this is not a satisfactory explanation or an accurate description of CIA disclosure policy. There is a stubborn, irrational resistance to disclosure of such information, author Ted Gup found in his recent study "The Book of Honor: Covert Lives and Classified Deaths at the CIA." The Book of Honor refers to the record of those CIA officers who were killed in the line of duty (of which there are now 79), nearly half of whom are still not identified by name but only by an engraved star. "Douglas S. Mackiernan was killed on the Tibetan border in 1950," wrote Gup last year. "His star remains nameless. So, too, does that of Hugh Francis Redmond, who died in 1970 after nineteen years in a Chinese prison. In both instances the Chinese knew they were CIA spies. Only the American public did not." This practice is not only an injustice to the memory of those who died, it is also bad policy because it erodes the already shaky credibility of CIA classification actions. It is possible to do better. Thus, in the course of his investigation Ted Gup learned the identity of "a young woman [CIA officer] who died a violent and selfless death in 1996" but did not reveal her name because "The Agency made a compelling case that to identify her would put others at risk...." "...According to a CIA spokesman, Johnny Micheal Spann's middle name is properly spelled "Micheal" and not, as New York Times editors and others have emended it, "Michael." ################# National Alliance of Families extends our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Liam Atkins, who passed suddenly this week. ################# Former Soldier Flees to South Korea - Associated Press November 24th - "SEOUL, South Korea "A former South Korean soldier who was captured during the 1950-53 Korean War has returned home after fleeing the North, the government said Saturday." "The 67-year-old man recently arrived in South Korea with 18 North Koreans who had fled hunger and other hardships, the government's National Intelligence Service said in a news release. It did not identify him." "The man was taken prisoner during a battle in central Korea. He spent most of his life in the North toiling in coal mines, the intelligence agency said. It did not reveal other details, such as the former soldier's escape route." "Over the years, 23 South Korean prisoners of war have returned home after fleeing the North. South Korea believes North Korea still holds 300 Southern soldiers, but Pyongyang denies it." "The former soldier and the 18 North Korean defectors lived in a third country before coming to Seoul, the agency said. Most North Korean defectors arrive through China, but South Korean authorities usually don't identify China out of respect for that country's relations with North Korea..." ################# Again, we ask the same question - why not Americans? If South Korean POWs can survive in North Korea, Why Not Americans? ################### Support Our Servicemen and Women - From the Department of Defense, November November 28, 2001, - "ANY SERVICEMEMBER" WEB SITES ANNOUNCED - The Department of Defense announced today an alternative to the "Any Servicemember" and "Operation Dear Abby" programs, which were suspended indefinitely in the wake of anthrax mail attacks. The Navy has developed a Web-based alternative to benefit members of all Services. The program can be reached at the Navy LIFELines Services Network at http://www.LIFELines2000.org or http://AnyServiceMember.Navy.mil Those who want to send a message of support or holiday greeting to military service members will find a simple process for delivering messages at these sites. The "Any Service member" program allows participants to select from one or all branches of the military. To receive a message of support, service members will log onto the Web site and choose messages for their branch of Service and home state. Those sending a message who wish to receive a response may include a return e-mail address. Since all messages are viewed on the Web, the military's regular e-mail service is not affected. "Operation Dear Abby" was founded by the newspaper advice columnist and has delivered mail to servicemembers overseas during the holiday season for more than 17 years. The "Any Servicemember" mail program began during Operation Desert Storm in 1990, and continued to grow during operations in Bosnia, starting in 1995. ################## Lawsuit Filed To Release Presidential Papers - From Reuters, by Deborah Charles - "Washington - Nov 28th - "A government watchdog group filed suit in federal court on Wednesday to overturn an executive order issued by U.S. President George W. Bush that lets presidents block the release of a former president's papers." "Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, filed suit in Washington on behalf of several historical associations, a nonprofit group dedicated to publishing declassified documents, a reporters' group and two presidential historians." "The suit seeks to compel the National Archives to abide by the terms of the Presidential Records Act and to release to the public some 68,000 pages of records of former President Ronald Reagan, which should have been released last January, 12 years after President Reagan left office," Public Citizen said." "Earlier this month, Bush issued an executive order allowing either an incumbent or a former president to block the release of a former president's papers. The order, which alarmed historians, would require applicants to show a "specific" need for many types of presidential records." "It would also give Bush control over access to Reagan's papers, including any involving members of Reagan's Republican administration who now work for Bush." "Bush's executive order violates not only the spirit but the letter of the law," said Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook. "We will not stand by while the administration tramples on the people's right to find out about their own government. The president should not have the ability to arbitrarily withhold public information to hide wrongdoing or avoid embarrassment." "Under the Presidential Records Act, passed in 1978 in response to disputes over the records of former President Richard Nixon, the records of presidents and vice presidents are public property and the National Archives must make them available to the public after a president leaves office." "Former presidents and vice presidents can restrict access to some categories of records, including confidential communication with their advisers, for up to 12 years. After that the materials must be made public except for classified documents that could damage national security." "The 12-year restriction on Reagan's presidential documents expired this year. Although Reagan issued a broad order in 1989 governing the release of his documents, the White House began drafting its own order after receiving a request for a large volume of documents. " "Bush's executive order gives a former president 90 days to decide on all but "unduly burdensome" requests. The incumbent president is to decide whether to concur and is to defer to the wishes of a former president unless there are "compelling circumstances." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! 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