| George W. Bush must be punished under the law. No man is above the law. The crime: several violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) by George W. Bush during the Vietnam War. Absent Without Leave (UCMJ Article 86) for a period of more than a year from his National Guard assignments in Texas and Alabama. According to the UCMJ, a person who is AWOL for more than 30 days with evidence of no intent to return to duty is guilty of Desertion. UCMJ Article 85: Section 4.9.5 e. of Article 85 states that the maximum punishment for desertion in a time of war (3), is, "Death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct". George W. Bush has never received any punishment for these alleged crimes, nor has he ever been charged. |
The media have allowed Bush to get away with this. Media flunkies fall over themselves making excuses for the coverup of this story. Vietnam veteran Charlie Cox asked why George W. Bush got a free ride from the media regarding reports that he was AWOL during most of the time he served in the National Guard during the Vietnam war. "Let me give you some statistics," responded panelist Paul Begala, "I worked for Bill Clinton in 1992 and in anticipation of this very question, I looked this up on Nexis. There were 13,641 stories about Bill Clinton 'dodging the draft' and there were 49 stories about Bush and the National Guard." Media whores try to makes excuses: Conceding that Bush had generally gotten a "gentle ride" during the campaign from the press, Howard Fineman drew a loud protest from the crowd when he suggested that the press wasn't as aggressive with regard to Bush because the scandals of the Clinton years had "exhausted" the press and the public. Karen Tumulty argued that by refusing to comment on stories about military service, drug use or other potentially damaging issues, Bush had effectively "killed" the stories. This excuse also did not sit well with the delegates. http://www.uaw.org/cap/01/news/day3media.html |