This is what was Posted There:
Leonard Clark
Stationed just outside Baghdad, Iraq
Leonard Clarks Original Blog
July 10th, 2005
Leonard has been arrested...
More later. Keep him in your prayers.
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Let me add abit here. reading the Responses, especially about Charges etc., has been Interesting.
Leonard doesn't Strike me as some DimWit, in the mold of a certain pResident, He Knew What He Was Doing right from the time he started down this road!
He's not CO as he apparently is More Than Willing to do whatever Every Soldiers Does when sent In-Theater, when they figure out the reason they are there is Baseless, first Save His Fellow Soldiers Butts and Hope they are Thinking likewise about Yours! You than don't Fight for God, Country, and Moms Apple Pie in a War Theater!
This same thing went on during 'Nam! Refusing Orders In-Country etc. and was Carried to the Bases here in the States. Along with 'Gold Star Moms' the Veterans, Active Duty Personal and the Moms were the Ones Who FINALLY got us out of that Quagmire of Lies!!!!!!!!!!
Update [2005-7-11 8:57:13 by jimstaro]:
UpDate #1:
July 10th, 2005
From a mutual friend of Leonard...
Leonards Friend Kevin Spidel's Blog
I've just learned today that Leonard Clark was arrested for campaigning for the Senate! Well, it looks as if they could not muzzle him according to military law (the attorney said he had a right to speak his opinion), so they found another excuse! Apparently they can arrest him for campaigning for office. There's just one thing wrong with that--Leonard Clark had not actually campaigned in the sense that we recognize campaigning (raising funds, soliciting campaign workers, etc.) All he has said is that he opposes the reasons for being in Iraq because he is there to see the truth and that he hopes he makes it back so he can run against Kyl. This is NOT in my view an actual campaign at this point. His papers have not even yet been filed! So how can he be accused of campaigning and arrested under this outrageous pretext? This is so shameful we should all be furious enough to write to as many government officials as we feel can help and copy as much media as possible!
I do not yet have any details on his arrest, only a reliable source that it happened. As I learn more, I will keep you posted. In the meantime, please continue to keep him in your prayers to protect him not only from the insurgents, but sadly from the very people in our military who are maliciously and unjustly attacking him for exercising his freedom of speech!
Update [2005-7-11 8:57:13 by jimstaro]:
UpDate #2 Update From Kevin
Update on Leonard Clark…2
Kevin posted in War and Peace, Friends on July 10th, 2005
I recieved a voicemail from Leonard Clark this morning at 7:28am PST. He stated that we was suppose to report to one of his commanding officers offices within 25 minutes from that call. He felt at that time he was going to be either severly reprimaned and/or arrested. An hour later I recieved an email from a mutual friend of Leonard. She stated in an email that he made a quick call to his wife and family. Leonard Clark has been arrested. He asked that I back up the
Leonards Original Blog site and post a simple update to his readers. I have done so per his request. The rest of the site was taken down. None of the comments and/or posts have been permanently deleted. I have them all. I hope to update you more soon. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts.
Peace,
Kevin Spidel
Update [2005-7-11 15:56:42 by jimstaro]:Update #3 From Kevin
July 11th, 2005
No more messages from Leonard…
Just recieved a message that the pending voicemails will NOT be published. All corrospondence from him will no longer be published. This is his request. I have complied with his request.
Leonard Clark's Blog
Kevin Spidel
my blog is at
Spidel's Blog
Update [2005-7-11 16:7:38 by jimstaro]:
Update#4 From Spidels Blog
Leonard’s last message…0
Kevin posted in War and Peace, Friends, Armed Services on July 11th, 2005
You could tell he was in a room with people in the background and he was reading text that they asked him to convey to me. His text was this:
"""Kevin, this is Leonard Clark I have been ordered by my commander Captain Munch to ask you to not publish anymore material at all on the web specifically any pending voice mails you may have that I have sent you. The reason I have been told to tell you to do this is because he states that he believes operational security may be compromised."""
His voice was very robotic. You could tell he was being made to read this.
This is scary times. On top of all this, PDA’s email has been all messed up the past few days. We have been loosing emails.
Let it be known. We are being monitored.
Kevin Spidels Blog