James Corum is no right-wing nutter living in his mother's basement, as the White House would have us believe about any who dare disagree with The One.
James Corum is Dean of the Baltic Defence College in Estonia. He has taught at American and British staff colleges and is the author of seven books on military history and counter-insurgency. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve (rtd) and has 28 years' experience as an army officer.
Colonel Corum has a chilling tale to tell of life on the receiving end of the 'peace activists' activities, in the wake of the 'peace activists' activities on behalf of Hamas.
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I had my first experience with peace lovers in 1965 when my father was the deputy commander of the Presidio of San Francisco, in those days an Army post located right in the centre of the city. Due to its location, it was a magnet for the 1960s-era protests. My father was tasked to deal with anti-Vietnam demonstrations that began with the deployment of US combat troops to Vietnam. A group of seven liberal activists – some of them who later became quite prominent in the Democratic Party in California – requested permission to hold a demonstration on the Presidio. Of course, political demonstrations of any type are forbidden on federal property. My father, following federal law, denied the protest request. My father was also noted in the local press as the one who had turned down the peace activists’ – so a personal target was clearly identified.
The night after my father denied the peace demonstration request our car – a beautiful 1957 Lincoln – was completely destroyed by terrorists. In those days the Presidio was an open post - and anyone had access. From that day on, and for the next few months, we received constant death threats. Federal agents traced a lot of the calls to Berkeley – center of peace activities in the Bay area. When I was twelve I got quite used to picking up the phone and having peace people tell me they would kill our family. When you personally experience terrorism as a twelve year-old, you grow up quickly in terms of understanding politics – and especially understanding the true nature of “peace” activists.
Hmmm...that's 'peaceful', isn't it?
Col. Corum has more to tell, and OS recommends his thoughts to you.
OS also wonders what the man is doing as a retired officer teaching in Estonia, instead of an active general in service of his country. But then again, since there are so many 'peace activists' who have made their way to upper reaches of the government in the past decade, it comes as no surprise. OS notes that the GW Bush administration was also famous for its intolerance of any and all who dared disagree, or demonstrated that potential.
OS also calls to mind the verbal (thankfully not physical) violence he has witnessed by the 'peace activist' types directed toward any who dare offer an alternate opinion to the Party Line. One special moment occurred at church some time back, as a patrician lady attempted to verbally disembowel him in the halls for refusing to accept and post copies of the then latest cause pushed by the Left. OS was much younger and more naive, and left the encounter with his feelings bruised, instead of just seeing the old bat for who she was--an old bat with an abusive streak.
Some wisdom does come with age. Let's be careful out there. As he has stated before, anyone who demonstrates an enthusiasm for spilling blood over a domestic political difference of opinion is someone to be treated with a healthy wariness.
Maybe we're not the problem. Just sayin...
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