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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Army Greenspoint Recruiting Station Full of Criminals Who Lie, Intimidate and Threaten Potential Soliders -- Manslaughter Charges?

May 2005, Sgt. Thomas Kelt leaves a voicemail:

"By federal law you got an appointment with me at two o'clock this afternoon at Greenspoint Mall. OK, you fail to appear and we'll have a warrant. OK? So give me a call back."

The result of that voicemail caused the Army to issue a national stand-down of all their recruiters to reexamine their polices and regulations.

However, in July 2005 instead of disciplining Sgt. Kelt, the Army promoted him to station commander and moved him from Greenspoint Recruiting Station to another.

Now 3-years later Sgt. Glenn Marquette, a supervisor also at the Greenspoint Recruiting Station, continues Sgt. Kelt's policy of potential voluntary manslaughter (or negligent homicide?) by lying, intimidating and threatening potential soldiers who under duress may go off to war and lose their life on a lie (or two lies).

The Army claims: "At no time will any (recruiter) tell a (Delayed Entry Program) member he or she must go in the Army or he or she will go to jail."

However, this is the transcript of a voicemail from Sgt. Glenn Marquette
"Then guess what? You’re AWOL. Absent without leave. You want to go to school? You will not get no loans, because all college loans are federal and government loans. So you’ll be black barred from that. As soon as you get pulled over for a speeding ticket, they’re gonna see you’re a deserter, they’re going to apprehend you, take you to jail."

"So guess what? All that lovey-dovey 'I wanna go to college' and all that? Guess what? You just threw it out the window, because you just screwed your life."
Marquette claimed that the potential soldier had "signed a binding contract" which is not true. Someone should see if any soldiers these two criminals recruited later died at war and if so the prosecutor should hold them accountable.

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Blogger Unknown said...

TAKE ACTION NOW!!

1. Post this statement on every relevant blog and comments section. Forward to friends, family and colleagues encouraging them to take action.

2. If you, a friend or family member had a similar incident with a recruiter, it is important that you document it and publicize it. A website, www.NotEvenOne.org is under construction and will soon be ready to serve as a ce

3. If you work or volunteer with a group or organization discuss ways in which you can bring more attention to this issue and develop campaigns. Form your own action team if it's not already formed!

4. Contact your Congress Rep and Senators via phone, email and letter asking them to join Ted Poe in calling for a Congressional Hearing and Investigation. You can find out who represents you by visiting this website: www.projectvotesmart.org.

5. Contact the Government Accountability Office
contact@gao.gov

youngc1@gao.gov Chuck Young- Public Affairs, (202) 512-6000

CongRel@gao.gov Ralph Dawn- Congressional Relations, (202) 512-4400

6. Call, email and write Rep. Ted Poe and encourage him to follow through on his call for an investigation.

Email him by clicking here: http://poe.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm

Write or call Ted Poe at:
(866) 425-6565 toll free
1605 Longworth Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

or
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7. Call, email and write Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi

Email her at AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov

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July 29, 2008 at 1:53 PM  

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