Open Letter to Those Who
"Serve and Protect"
by John Wildman
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To Whom It May Concern: The following remarks are addressed to Policemen, Firemen, Soldiers, Medical and Paramedical Personnel, of all ranks and genders, and to all whose mission it is, one way or another, "to Serve and Protect" the lives, property, and interests of "common" men, women, and children, in all lands, under any and all circumstances. In times of emergency and stress, under contingencies of fire, flood, earthquake, crime, and war, you are the ones to whom people overtaken by these calamities customarily turn in hope of rescue, succor, assistance, first aid, and defense. Most of you are highly trained, skilled, disciplined, organized, competent, dedicated, and take your occupations very seriously. This is necessary and appropriate, for you are frequently called upon to perform your duties under the most adverse and dangerous conditions; yet you sally forth courageously, often at the risk of your very lives, again and again, to lend a hand, to rescue and defend those overtaken by dire calamity. Yours are indeed noble professions, and many there are in all parts of the world who are alive today because those among you have stepped forth with courage and determination to help to safety others who would else have been swallowed up by calamity. Today, the entire world stands upon the brink of potentially overwhelming calamity, and so it falls to you, whose mission it is "to Serve and Protect," to contemplate soberly yet again the prospect of "answering the call" and venturing forth to face the contingencies of the next moment, day, and of the months and years that lie ahead. This must not be an easy task for you: the searching contemplation of who you are, and what you do, and why. For being organized and disciplined, you are well acustomed to "follow orders," to honor with discipline and dispatch "the chain of command." This is essential, for otherwise your noble mission cannot be carried through to success, and under the stress of adverse contingencies, you would find yourselves getting in each other's way, not helping, but hindering the progress of your mission. And yet, in recent months the thought must have occurred to many of you: What if the contingency you face includes the breakdown and dysfunction of the very "chain of command" you are so expertly trained to honor and follow?" Fifty-eight years ago, one of the most highly disciplined and efficient military forces the world had ever seen was defeated in Europe; and many individuals attached to that military force were called to account for their conduct during the preceding conflict. At Nuremberg it was decided with considerable justice that "following orders" was not adequate justification for the committing of "crimes against humanity." "Ours not to reason why, ours but to do, and die" does not absolve the acting individual from responsibility for his or her actions, or their consequences. This must be a Cosmic Truth. Otherwise, no one could justly be held responsible for anything. Today, the people of the world face the contingency of a preemptive attack of overwhelming force and magnitude, and of uncertain consequence, upon an essentially defenseless population; ordered up by a "chain of command" of dubious authenticity. President Select George W. Bush, per Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, swore the following oath the day he was inaugurated: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." From that day to this, it may persuasively be argued, George W. Bush has violated his oath of office, and is guilty of treason* against his country and his people. [See www.VoteToImpeach.org for details of the impeachable crimes of George W. Bush, and his cabinet.] If such accusations are proven, one of the consequences will be the implication of every Policeman and every Soldier who will have faithfully carried out in the exercise of their "duties," George W. Bush's impeachable, treasonous "orders," and those of his "chain of command." However, this is not a matter that can await the decision of a "court of law" or a "military tribunal." You must decide now what you will and will not do, and why. This is a decision you cannot evade or avoid, for not to decide is to decide, every moment of every day. "You must decide now" is not a mandate imposed upon you from "without." It is a condition of being alive: you do decide, like it or not, every moment of every day, what you will and will not do, regardless the wishes, preferences, or "orders" of anyone else. And you, and no one else, are responsible for the choices you make, and for their consequences. Is this not irrevocably and universally true? If not, then what on Earth are you doing here, and why? These are sobering thoughts, and are probably not, in many cases, entirely welcome. Yet, may it not be prudent to face them squarely now, before possibly irreparable damage is done to your planet, your fellow humans, your nation, and not least, to yourselves? Daily the United States are being systematically converted into a "Gulag Archipelago," a "Fourth Reich," the like of which has never before been seen on this planet. The doors are closing swiftly upon "the last bastion of freedom." Once closed, when will they ever be opened again, and by whom? See TOTAL POLICE STATE TAKEOVER by Alex Jones for some, but not all, of the details. Having read that, and similar recent disclosures, it may occur to some that a penetrating reappraisal of one's personal priorities, what one will and will not do, what "orders" one will and will not obey, may be prudent. Those "giving the orders" are few. The critical question of the hour is, How many are willing to carry them out? This is a question only you can decide.
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