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...American medic was court-martialed by the U.S. Army and convicted of disobeying a lawful order: refusing to accept foreign command on a U.N. operation. Specialist Michael New was given a bad-conduct discharge for refusing to join his unit in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Macedonia. New, who claims the order was unconstitutional, plans to appeal...
WUERZBURG, GERMANY: Army medic Michael New was discharged for refusing to wear U.N. insignia on a peacekeeping mission in Macedonia. In a case that had captured the imagination of conservatives who opposed putting U.S. forces under U.N. command, New had argued that he had not taken any oath to serve under U.N. commanders. But the court said that New should be discharged because he refused to carry out a lawful order from his U.S. military commanders. "The bottom line for the military is that you can not pick and chose your orders," says Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson...
...Army medic Michael New was arraigned in a U.S. Army court for refusing to wear U.N. insignia with his uniform. New was to be sent to Macedonia to be part of a U.N. peacekeeping force but remained in Germany after refusing to wear the U.N.'s blue helmet and armband. He has said that it is illegal to wear a U.N. uniform or serve under U.N. authority because he swore to uphold only the U.S. Constitution and government. If the Army court agrees, New's case could strengthen the cause of Congressmen who oppose putting U.S. troops under U.N. command...
That attitude outrages antihomeopathy activists like Barrett, who believe that druggists as health professionals have a moral obligation to their customers. "They don't even discuss among themselves whether selling an ineffective product is an ethical issue," he says. But pharmacist Jerry Zlotnik, executive vice president of Ohio's Medic Discount Drug chain, sees no need to defend the health benefits of the products he sells. Says Zlotnik: "I also carry candy, cigarettes, beer and wine...
...began shouting and running around in utter confusion. I repressed my own terror and started to make my way forward to find out what had happened. When I got to the head of the column, I saw a knot of Vietnamese huddled around a groaning soldier, a medic kneeling at his side. An ARVN noncom gestured toward the creek. Another small figure lay there in a fetal crouch. His head was turned sideways, and the creek flowed across his face. This man was dead. We had been ambushed. We had taken casualties from attackers who had vanished before...