From:
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Date: Tuesday, March 01, 2005
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Different Communication
In the last weeks, the SCV rank and file has been barraged by an insidious propaganda machine. Mr. Jim Dark (ousted from the GEC) has poured his life blood passion, anger and imagination into literally hundreds of emails. He is now facilitating (2) websites. No one seems to be willing to ask the REAL question? WHY?
Regardless of all the hype, hysteria and rhetoric - several members of the GEC took their concerns to court for an injunction. Whether this decision was right or wrong is strictly academic at this point. We can all speculate to their motives, but there are some glaring assurances.
1) For whatever reason, a Tennessee Judge has found that they have some type of case. As a leader in this organization I frankly am VERY concerned as to what type of OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT has driven several on the GEC to this type of controversial action. Many seem to be focused on the "act" and not the reasons. I would hope that we have more intelligence out there than I have seen demonstrated. THERE IS A PROBLEM. The problem is less of a coup and more of questions that indict our VERY LEADERSHIP.
2) Wagging the Dog . . . . I’m sure Bill Clinton has a tear (of admiration) in his eye for the very well thought out campaign launched by Mr. Dark.
This ridiculous campaign long ago crossed into the realm of fantasy, went from half truths to outright lies and in general has been the most disgraceful conduct I have ever witnessed in a supposed "leader". Mr. Dark harps on the SCV Constitution. I wonder if he has read the section dealing with CONDUCT. If his CONDUCT is a demonstration of what CiC Sweeney finds acceptable to represent his administration...well I’m surprised we weren’t in Court months ago. Mr. Dark and his cronies have come up with cute buzz words such as conspirators, coup, purges and all kinds of official sounding terms to describe the actions of Dr. Hodges and his contemporaries. This all becomes semantics, one could also use terms to describe them such as Rebels, Revolutionaries, Patriots of the SCV and so forth. The point is DON'T BE SUCKED INTO PROPAGANDA.
A) Mr. Dark seems very active in trying to present mountains and mountains of controversial data. When one sits down to read it – it SAYS NOTHING. Its all conjecture, he said ... hearsay, manipulated and illegally recorded PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS, outright lies and slobbering threats and insults. Again, if CiC Sweeney was so honorable...why does he allow one of his Chief Flunkies to represent his interests in such a DISHONORABLE and IGNORANT MANNER? The rumor is that CiC Sweeney has offered this slobbering buffoon and APPOINTMENT to LTCIC once Sweeney has been restored to leadership and conducts HIS PURGE.
B) Did I say Purge...Yes PURGE...Yesterday Dark pandered a fictitious purge list out to the membership identifying "radicals" in the SCV. He claimed this had been covertly acquired from the Hodges administration. He claims that Dr Hodges, Beau Cantrell, Jeff Massey and others are drooling over the prospect of throwing out a long list of compatriots. Frankly several names on the list, starting with Jim Dark need to be thrown out. Not because of their politics but their total disregard for our Constitution and their totally unprofessional, sewer rat behavior. The purge list was an interesting variant of the John Wilkes Booth Society membership list with some names added to camouflage it. What is the JWB you ask? This is CiC Sweeney’s "secret society" within the SCV. They send out their own ignorant little newsletter, conduct secret meetings and all the CiC Sweeney accuses Dr. Hodges group of. Speaking with a KEY Sweeney leader he indicated that if they are restored to power, they DO HAVE A BONAFIDE hit list. Many Division Commanders and Camp Leaders were threatened not only during this issue but as early as Dalton with problems if they didn’t "get on board" and support Sweeney. Speaking of purges ... what exactly do you call Sweeney’s actions of suspensions and investigations?
C) The LOS specter....Jim Dark denies he is an LOS member. He denies he knows ANYONE in the LOS. In a recent conversation with a KEY LOS leader- he referred to Mr. Dark as "Jim" and discussed at length THEIR friendship. Doubt the LOS doesn’t have members in leadership? Ask yourselves WHY THEY are so interested in this situation and are openly SUPPORTING SWEENEY. Of course Dark can easily try and explain this all away and then once again wag the dog by lying about Hodges affiliations with Walt Hilderman. Very clever maneuvering if you ask me.
D) Culpability for this OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR - as we mention, Mr. Dark has clearly and egotistically violated Conduct of a member as well as a number of laws during his lurid little misinformation campaign. However in the BIG picture a former Military Officer and West Point Graduate like CiC Sweeney would realize that in the end...HE is ultimately responsible for the conduct of his "men". If CiC Sweeney condones and encourages the personal attacks, immaturity, law breaking and lying - he is AS GUILTY as his lap weasel Jim Dark. Is this the type of administration you want running YOUR organization?
Early on Mr. Dark threatened all of us about donating money to the Hodges Legal Fund. He indicated that donations to this ultimately would cause you the member to end up footing defense out of the SCV treasury. Now that the shoe is one the other foot he is desperately begging you for money to go to court with...he closed his note threatening members who did donate to Hodges. I’m surprised he hasn’t threatened you if you now don’t give him money. What I find interesting is that the account he has set up is in HIS NAME. He claims he will give money back that isn’t used but he has NO LEGAL obligation to return funds. Additionally it’s pretty generic as to what this money is to be used for. Likely it will be used BY HIM to defend himself for several VERY QUESTIONABLE activities. If the Sweeney administration has such a valid and righteous claim to honorable conduct ... WHY aren't they waiting with the dignity of the honorable man and taking their case to court? Because their lies, deceit and manipulation wont work in court. They will destroy this organization before the fact and then scamper off with the brain washed to form a NEW organization that Sweeney and Dark can lord over as true cult leaders. Of course once again they will need YOUR MONEY.
In closing it is found VERY disgusting that Mr. Dark harps on the winners and losers of this conflict. He prefaces that the winners and losers are Sweeney Vs. Hodges. The real losers are the membership, regardless of the outcome. But rest assured he doesn’t care about you. He wants your money and he wants you as a soldier to further HIS PERSONAL AGENDA. Many of you that have rushed off to follow this lying PIED PIPER can rest assure he wants desperately to be YOUR NEXT CIC. If that were to happen then you'll see who and what he really is. He wants to think for you and wants blind obedience - hmmm reminds me of Germany in the 1930's when another loud mouthed runt bullied and manipulated his way to power. He too had a fanatical following that didn’t want to see the truth till it was too late.