Word: puebloed
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...often, the military seems to be its own worst enemy. Interservice rivalry may be acceptable on football fields, but when the Army and Marines squabble in Viet Nam, they are hardly serving the public interests. The release of the Pueblo crew loosed the full story...
...Coast electronics firm that has had sizable defense contracts. While Laird has immersed himself in day-to-day Pentagon business in order to learn the nuts and bolts of the Defense Department, Packard has taken on the long-range tasks. He heads the studies on ABM, the aftermath of Pueblo's seizure, the defense budget for fiscal 1970, and long-range strategy...
...reason for the out break of contention is that the military is at a nadir of public confidence. Although the Pentagon has no monopoly on blame for Viet Nam ? civilians made the major decisions ? popular frustration vents itself to a large extent on the military command. The Pueblo incident, the Arnheiter affair and technological bobbles like the F-111 have further diminished public trust in the competence of military leadership. Dr. Daniel Fink, a former Pentagon engineer, who has frequently debated on the pro side of ABM, worries about "the belief that these decisions are made...
...events today certain startling resemblances to those times devoid of international order. A distinct strain of nasty, small-scale, almost personal violence among nations is emerging. The taking of hostages, for example, is becoming more and more popular: witness North Korea's use and abuse of the captured Pueblo crewmen or China's 19-month detention of Reuter's Correspondent Anthony Grey. There is also Ghana's jailing of the crewmen of two Soviet trawlers on suspicion of espionage. More recently, armed...
...martial. If what has been released on Harris' conduct were the full story, it seems impossible that he would not be accused of violating regulations. In fact, however, Harris is up for a promotion, which should come some time in July. Last week Bucher joined the rest of Pueblo's officers for a "wetting down" party in his honor...