Joe Miller's private "guards" were active-duty military

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http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/10/19/miller/index.html


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But revelations today have made the story much, much worse still. ADN now reports that not only was Joe Miller's excuse for why he had hired private guards a lie, but two of the guards who handcuffed the journalist and threatened others are active-duty soldiers in the U.S. military:


Was Joe Miller required to bring a security detail to his town hall meeting Sunday at Central Middle School?

That's what Miller, the Republican Senate candidate, told two national cable news networks Monday in the wake of the arrest by his security squad of an online journalist at his public event.

But the school district said there was no such requirement made of Miller . . . "We do not require users to hire security," she said. . . .

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The soldiers, Spc. Tyler Ellingboe, 22, and Sgt. Alexander Valdez, 31, are assigned to the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Fort Richardson. Maj. Bill Coppernoll, the public affairs officer for the Army in Alaska, said the two soldiers did not have permission from their current chain of command to work for the Drop Zone, but the Army was still researching whether previous company or brigade commanders authorized their employment.

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UPDATE: DoD Directive 1344.10 -- governing "Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty" -- provides: "A member on AD shall not: ...

articipate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions."
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Joe - a liar and a cheat

[HillbillyBob]

1. I don't know if it would be a courtsmartial offence , but it is certainly

against USCMJ to manhandle a civilian.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Dropzone had no security license ..... it had expired

miller pushed a woman and knocked her son down. She said he never looked back to make sure he did not hurt anyone, never apologized.

She was a supporter but said she would not vote for him.

[Kolesar]

5. Send them to Afghanistan ...eom

[Frustratedlady]

3. Doesn't Miller owe the military some money for time spent?

Just anyone can't hire the military, can they? Are they considered AWOL from duty? Aren't they supposed to stay out of politics or show any allegiance to a certain party/person while serving, other than voting?

Surely MSNBC has this info.

[Bitwit1234]

4. What I can't understand is how this security group had the authority

to arrest anybody because they were just private citizens the company is unlicensed.