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Saturday, September 18, 2004

[Bush] Dictatorships and Double Standards: Weekend Edition
Posted by Jill | 7:57 PM
From Military.com:

RALEIGH, NC. A man who served the eight years required under his ROTC contract remains an Army reservist obliged to report for active duty because he failed to sign a resignation letter, a federal judge has ruled.

Todd Parrish, 31, had sought to block the Army from calling him to active duty until his lawsuit on the issue was decided.

But Judge Louise Flanagan denied the request on Friday, meaning that if the Army denies Parrish's administrative appeal, he could be forced to go on active duty while the case is litigated.

Parrish signed the ROTC contract while a student at North Carolina State University. He argued that his military obligation ended Dec. 19, following four years of active duty and four years in the reserves.

His attorney, Mark Waple, did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.

Army lawyer Maj. Chris Soucie told the judge that Parrish could be recalled to duty because he failed to sign a resignation line on a letter asking for an update on his personal information.

Parrish, a married communications officer, said he sent the Army a letter resigning his commission and did not sign the line on the form because he thought he had already resigned.


As the increasingly indispensable Digby points out, this is why Bush's Texas Air National Guard record is important. He's a guy who didn't even bother to show up for a physical because HE decided it wasn't important, and not only is he extending the length of service for the soldiers HE's sending into combat (some reports say that he's about to issue an executive order stating that anyone who ever served can be called back to active duty at any time for the rest of their lives), but he's conscripting guys like this because of a signature line.

Of course, Todd Parrish, the young man in question, is just a scrub, right? Whereas different standards apply to George W. Bush, because he's the son of a rich fuckwad, and besides, he's God's Anointed, right?

What on earth has happened to my country?
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