John Giduck; Stolen Valor bully
A week or so ago, I was honored with a request of some folks from SOCNET for our help in assisting them in a legal battle they’re having with a stolen valor thief turned bully who happens to be a lawyer. John Giduck was discharged from the Army after a lengthy career of 58 days and proceeded to build another career based on lies about his military experience – you know because all of that Drill & Ceremony gives him a distinct advantage in the world of private security. Well, the folks at SOCNET outed him as a phony and started damaging his business, so like some of the phonies we’ve had here, he struck back. I’ll let the folks from SOCNET explain the whole story;
I am a member of the U.S. Special Operations Website known as SOCNET.COM. It is, since 1996, a place for military, law enforcement and special operations personnel to “hang out” and commiserate. It is open to the public at large and often serves as a sounding board to verify someone’s bonafides in the aforementioned careers; as well as discuss various other topics.
In 2007, a member asked about an individual named John Giduck who made claims, in writing, that he was a former US Army Special Forces Soldier, Ranger, tactical parachute instructor, etc. Mr. Giduck specializes in lectures and seminars given to law enforcement and military organizations about active shooters in schools. He based his work on a book he published (Mar 2005) about the Beslan School Siege in Russia (1 Sep 2004). As usual, several of us contacted former associates to establish Mr Giduck’s credentials. Within a few days we learned that Mr. Giduck had never served in the Army nor ever been a sworn police officer. Needless to say, it put a severe ‘dent’ in his credibility and ability to critique tactics, techniques and procedures. Several of us reported our findings on SOCNET and let it go. Lots of posers, but not a lot of time to deal with them..
His company, Archangel, immediately went on the offensive and posted very long diatribes about his expertise, duty, loyalty, etc. The usual fluff one expects from individuals with direct financial ties to posers: Attack the people who question them, but not directly address facts associated with their fraudulent background. One Archangel employee, Anderson, went as far as to physically threaten a SOCNET member. The post was archived so as not to inflame the situation any further. Anderson owns a gun store in Colorado, so the threat had some degree of credibility.
After three months of harangue, Archangel and Mr. Giduck’s proxies gave up and SOCNET ignored them as well. In November 2011, another associate of Archangel and Mr. Giduck re-opened the controversy by resurrecting the old thread from 2007. This associate, Mason, is former SEAL who defrauded the Navy of $110,000 and turned on his commander Richard Marcinko (“Rougue Warrior”) in exchange for a lighter sentence. The irony of a known poser using a convicted felon to defend his ‘honor’ was not lost on us…
Mason essentially warned SOCNET as a whole that if we did not apologize to Mr. Giduck, there would be trouble ahead. We did some research and discovered three things: Whenever someone used Google and searched used “John Giduck”, SOCNET was the number one search result. Second, fewer law enforcement organizations were contacting him for speaking engagements. Many of us believe they didn’t call him back because he really didn’t provide any real value-added to their policies or training. Third, he just published another book on how a person can “Bring Out the Green Beret in You”. He co-wrote the book with Anderson. The free publicity on SOCNET apparently harmed his book sales.
Mr. Giduck stepped up his campaign along two lines: First, he promised to reveal Personal Identifying Information (PII) of every member of SOCNET he could find. Many of the members of SOCNET are on active duty or serve in sensitive duty positions. His first revelation was of an active-duty Army Special Forces Soldier. We later found out that Mr. Giduck used the Special Operations Association and the Special Forces Association to find the Soldier and publicly release his information. This Soldier is a Silver Star recipient (from Afghanistan) and serves as a Team Sergeant in a Special Forces Group.
Ron McCan, a former president of the Special Forces Association and an employee working at the Special Forces School, used his access to sensitive records and Army Knowledge Online to provide Mr. Giduck everything he needed to place the Soldier’s life in danger as well as his family. Ironically, this Soldier was the first to back away from the controversy surrounding Mr. Giduck when the President of the Special Operations Association, ‘Tilt’ Meyer, informed the Soldier that Mr. Giduck was in fact an ‘Honorary’ Lifetime Member of the SOA as well as legal counsel for the SOA. In other words, this Soldier had nothing to do with challenging the credibility of Mr. Giduck.
You can view the results of his efforts to reveal the PII of SOCNET membership at his web site [Editor Note: I removed the link to protect TAH readers from a dangerous script at the website mentioned]:
Second, Mr. Giduck mailed a ‘pseudo’ lawsuit (early 2012) directly to the Soldier demanding $200,000 from him; as well as contacting the Army directly to investigate the Soldier. The US Army cleared him of all wrong-doing.
Since March 2012 several of us on our own time began open-source research into Mr. Giduck’s past and post our findings. Among the things we discovered:
Mr. Giduck was a practicing attorney in Colorado. One of his last clients was Donna Yaklich, a woman accused (later convicted) of murdering her husband, a Pueblo PD Police Officer. He had an public affair with her after the husband’s death and flew to the Caribbean with her when the Pueblo PD issued a warrant for her arrest. She later returned, turned herself in and retained better counsel…
Mr. Giduck said he never served in the military. We found he enlisted in the Army and failed out of basic training after 58 days.
Mr. Giduck went to Russia and publicly claimed he trained with the Russian SOF, Spetsnaz, as well as consorting with the FSB. The FSB is the successor to the KGB from the Soviet era. This item set off alarm bells with those still in government service. The reason being is we are duty, morally and ethically bound to report these instances to our security and counter-intelligence. There is no “wiggle room” on that process either.
Mr. Giduck consistently provided background information to various organizations throughout the USA alluding to his military experience in SOF. This information is on the internet in cached files or the actual web sites.
Mr. Giduck used the ‘legend’ he created to segue himself into sensitive facilities as well as a national-level Tier One Counter-Terrorism organization. Mr. Giduck does not have a security clearance granted by the DoD or the US Government in general.
There are several other instances of his claims not matching actual experience. SOCNET has a compendium at these URLs:
–Outline of Activities by functional area.
Mr. Giduck has a ‘spot’ on the Poser’s “Wall of Shame” at the POW Network web site.
Other people also questioned his credibility:
This article was written in March/April 2011, but the seminar Mr Giduck spoke at was January 2010; almost two years BEFORE the Giduck Issue was resurrected by Giduck’s employees on SOCNET.
The second URL above is especially damning because it’s written by a retired Intelligence Analyst from the CIA. Mr Cariens, the analyst, started reporting on John Giduck’s so-called research on the VA-Tech Shooting in 2008 (three years before Giduck’s employees resurrected issue):
–http://aquestionofaccountability.blogspot.com/2008/10/archangel-grouppart-one.html
–http://aquestionofaccountability.blogspot.com/2008/10/archangel-grouppart-two.html
–http://aquestionofaccountability.blogspot.com/2008/11/archangel-grouppart-three.htmlMr. Giduck finally revealed two weeks ago what his real intention with collecting and publishing PII: He filed a civil lawsuit against 21 members of SOCNET and 30 unnamed “John Does”. Case Number 12CV128, Park County Courthouse, Colorado. Rather than elaborating on the lawsuit, I’ll summarize: It’s childish, very poorly written and is a textbook example of SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation). Coincidentally, Colorado does not have anti-SLAPP regulations as do many other states. It also comes on the heels of the SCOTUS overturning the “Stolen Valor” Act as an infringement of First Amendment rights. Mr. Giduck’s lawsuit will be the first of many more suits filed by posers to defend their ‘legends’; particularly on the internet.
No doubt you’re asking why I’m writing to you regarding this situation. In short, I’m asking for your web site’s help in publicizing this vendetta Mr. Giduck has against anyone who challenges his credibility.
Below is a letter from another member of SOCNET that best sums up the situation:
“If Giduck is allowed to win this fight it will open the door for every military poser busted on this and other websites to file suit. This suit is about money. It has been from the beginning. That was apparent from the first e-mail that slipped out of his control where Giduck states that he is looking for some deep pockets to sue and win a summary judgement.
This isn’t just about SOCNET. It’s about all of us. If he wins, we will have lost our right to have a free-speech-based opinion about those who would steal what cost us so much to earn. For years this man has posed as a Ranger and a Special Forces Soldier to sell his snake oil to LE and military personnel all over the country, and he has profited greatly. His profits are now in danger due to the truth coming out and him being exposed as the poser that he is. He has infiltrated the Special Operations Association as well as the Special Forces Association and has used them against us.
The first person he attacked, MSG XXXX, is a life member of both associations. MSG XXXX is a Silver Star recipient and an active duty E-8. Giduck attempted to extort $200K from MSG XXXX through threat of a lawsuit. MSG XXXX was served this legal document after his personal information was handed over to Giduck by the SOA. Later, the President of the SFA also used his official access as a contractor at SWC to obtain further personal information about MSG XXXX which was also handed over to Giduck. Neither association lifted a finger to stand behind our brother, MSG XXXX. MSG XXXX crime? He asked the SOA President how John Giduck could be a life member of SOA,(as per Giduck’s promotional materials) when he only served less than two months in the Army. Turns out Giduck was an “Honorary” life member. A fact that Giduck didn’t bother to mention. Giduck obtained his honorary membership in SOA by cash donations and providing free legal representation. Giduck was also the “Registered Agent” for the SOA, meaning that he had legal control of the association.
This is not an indictment of the entire SOA. They are mostly of a different generation that shy away from the internet. Most of them probably weren’t aware of any of this. The SFA is basically in the same boat. Cash donations bought influence and access. I will let others speak about the SFA if they so choose, as that is out of my lane.
Bottom line is, we, and what we stand for, are under attack. Our brothers are victims of this frivolous lawsuit filed by this impostor. We need your help. We talk about our brotherhood a lot and how we will always stand together. Well, that time has come. This website is a powerful force as we have seen many times. I’m asking you to get actively involved in this situation and stand beside us. If he is allowed to win, the consequences are dire. Not only for our brothers who are being sued and whose families, homes, careers and financial well being is at stake, but for the future of SOCNET and others like it.”
A small group of us on SOCNET are trying to get the word out publicly of Mr. Giduck’s actions. We are asking your assistance, and asking your readership to spread the word about Mr. Giduck. Mr. Giduck is fast becoming a serial litigator and will use the litigations as a source of revenue to supplement his income as a speaker. Jonathan Keith Idema did the same thing as does the Westboro Baptist Church.
I apologize for the long diatribe, but I felt you needed some situation awareness regarding Mr. Giduck’s actions.
We could really use your help. We’re not backing down from this and those of us named in the current lawsuit have no choice. We’re in it to win it.
I’ve seen where Giduck has even fooled author Brad Thor, whose novels I’ve stopped reading because of his relationship with Giduck. I don’t tolerate bullies very well, and TSO and I have been the subject of a few recently. I don’t blame these guys for not backing down. Since the Supreme Court put it all on our shoulders to enforce the standards of our veteran community, none of us can surrender an inch to these childish little thugs.
So now you know the Giduck story. Share this link to get the word out and move us up the search engine results for John Giduck
July 20th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
what a dick!
July 20th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
Damn, a long post.
Took a while after a few beers on a Friday night.
I was just a light IN guy but….
Turd.
July 20th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Isn’t making false claims about your experience in order to collect money called fraud?
If a Ponzi scheme, which uses the same techniques, is fraud, why isn’t this PUdnick — oops! typo! — Giduck committing fraud? It’s profiting from lying, so I don’t think it qualifies as violating his right to free speech to prove that he’s a liar. Is it?
Under the First Amendment, he can lie all he wants to, but he can’t profit from it unless he’s specifically says he’s telling stories or selling novels.
July 20th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I’ll have to re-read this tomorrow after my ambien has worn off to see what I can do to help
July 20th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Fricking oxygen thieves. I will gladly share the link to this post in some of the forum boards I frequent and on my FB page. Stuff like this needs to get put out there where everyone can see it.
July 20th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Unite and lets take this bastard down. We must have some members of, the Colorado bar here. Time to step up and take him down with his own techniques and bury him with lawsuits. Hit him where he lives that piece of shit. And maybe some pro bono work for MSG XXXXXX. What say you?
July 21st, 2012 at 12:15 am
Woah…seems like poser wannabe guy is just bad news all the way around. Kind of sad that people helped him get the PII of those men….would seem those men have some beef with the people giving out their info.
I am not a lawyer or LEO but I would think gudick (sounds more appropriate) has commuted several acts of fraud and should be investigated about his own claims of ties to Russia.
Also the people handing over other men’s PII seems to have broken at least a few laws.
July 21st, 2012 at 12:19 am
And why are we not allowed to euthanize these types of people again? Only thing is they’re not the ones suffering. The victims that fall prey to their douchebaggery are the ones that suffer. Integrity is a very uncommon virtue these days, and this proves as yet another great example of such.
July 21st, 2012 at 2:05 am
Just a hint. If there is anything worse than an audit, it is a review from the state bar. The guy he tried to extort needs to file a bar complaint. Also, he should consider talking to the police. Extortion using the threat of a baseless lawsuit is illegal in most parts.
July 21st, 2012 at 5:16 am
Had to go back and re-read the bits about the SOA and SFA helping this douchebag attack a fellow soldier regardless of tab or badge. I’m actually more torqued at those organizations than I am at the perp.
That being said, I’m giving deep thought to how I can contribute to Giduck’s misery.
July 21st, 2012 at 5:53 am
Gents- I am one of the individuals named in Giduck’s SLAPP lawsuit.
The legal costs are going to be staggering. Defending against a suit of this type, even if it is dismissed or motions are granted to strike prior to it seeing a judge is costly. Tens of thousands of dollars at a minimum.
There is a legal defense fund being set up to assist us in our time of need…
You can contact Rgrjoe175 on SOCNET direct or PayPal donations to Rgrjoe175@aol.com if you wish to assist. Every dime helps.
July 21st, 2012 at 8:12 am
WTF. I seem to recall reading something about this dude a while back. He’s still at his bullshit? Yeah, Stolen Valor is a victimless crime…….my beer drinking ass.
I mean, 58 days in Army basic is almost like being in Ranger school and SF; right?
The guys that gave up the PII to this chucklehead should be in just as much trouble as he is. There’s no call for them to ever do that without a court order, so they should be on the shit list, too.
July 21st, 2012 at 8:21 am
@7 bad
Yep, unauthorized release of PII is ILLEGAL. It’s pretty much on a par with leaking classified/sensitive data. The SFA president pulling and turning over PII data he managed to get access to as a contractor should be thoroughly investigated and action taken.
I’d be raising one hell of a stink up my chain of command and the Judge Advocate if it was me.
July 21st, 2012 at 8:39 am
It’s great that he’s being handled like any bully should be……by punching him in the snot locker.
July 21st, 2012 at 9:10 am
I’ve been reading about this guy for a long time now…total fucking douchenozzle. Him even having the audacity to bring this shit to court is fucking BS.
July 21st, 2012 at 10:09 am
I will support your fight against Giduck anyway I can. He is a liar and a theif, riding on the reputation of those that are the real deal.
July 21st, 2012 at 10:14 am
Giduck is the same guy who has been advocating the installation of gas systems in schools, while the hallways are patrolled by SOF.
It appears there are others beyond socnet, Cariens and Joshua Craze that have questioned his qualifications and claims. Check out this site- http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/
Hat tip to This Ain’t Hell for taking a stand while others hid.
July 21st, 2012 at 11:14 am
Wow.
This guy is not just paranoid and somewhat delusional, he’s got the very makings of megalomania building up to a damburst. If he really does have ties to GRU, why isn’t Homeland Security going after him? The fact that he’s doing things on the taxpayers’ dime is fraud, if there is enough evidence to back up a charge of fraud.
It would make sense to file a counter suit or an injunction barring him from filing suit against you, especially when he’s made verbal threats. If there is anything in writing, that’s even better.
People like this give lawyers a bad name. He’s abusing his bar privileges with the things he’s doing.
July 21st, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Jonn,
Why would Thor risk his rep and continue to stand by Giduck if he knows the guy is a liar? Thor is always thanking a troop on his FB, and yet this is a slap in the face as you know, to all of us who have served or do currently. I don’t get it. I really don’t. And until that book is pulled from his site, I won’t purchase another Thor book, either.
July 21st, 2012 at 12:39 pm
This guy has quite a set of balls to be outing people that are real.
July 21st, 2012 at 12:46 pm
#18 – in general it’s very hard to restrict someone’s ability to sue with an injunction. Even prisoners who file wacky lawsuits all the time have a right of access to the courts which is hard to restrict.
July 21st, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Wow….just wow…this guy spews more shit than my bunghole on a budweiser and burrito bender…
July 21st, 2012 at 3:49 pm
These lowlifes really do squeal when threatened with reality. Looks like he has earned his misery. He should enjoy it since it is all of his own making.
July 21st, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Just realized my earlier posting gives you guys no way to verify where the funds are going…
Disregard the PayPal info and hop over to SOCNET and get up with Rgrjoe175 direct. He is the POC for the legal defense fund. There’s 39 people named and we’d appreciate whatever help you can give.
Got a lawyer who handles civil matters in Colorado in the family… let us know. Got some spare scratch to donate… let Rgrjoe know.
Above all- thank you for the support you’ve already shown. It is deeply appreciated.
July 21st, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Seems like there must be a lawyer or two that would love to get some pro bono work done to help some men in uniform.
July 21st, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Wile E.: Is there anything we need to do if we already sent the donation from paypal?
July 21st, 2012 at 7:09 pm
[...] Following is a post from a SOCNET member on the blog “This Aint [...]
July 22nd, 2012 at 1:34 am
A big, fat, juicy smack on the kisser to TaH for speaking up and joining the rage against John Giduck.
A big Nigerian girl like me loves nothing more than real Green Berets. And John Giduck ain’t a real Green Beret.
I can always tell.
July 22nd, 2012 at 4:24 am
@mrnobody:
No sir and thank you for the donation!
I just realized that some people might think it a scam of some sort which is why I suggested in a follow-on to go to SOCNET and get up with the account holder there. Essentially vetting the PP account that way.
July 22nd, 2012 at 8:28 am
Remember too, that other than one or two threads in 2007-2008 that fizzled out quickly, this issue was DEAD. If left alone, the world still wouldn’t know who John Giduck was. If you look at post dates by searching “Giduck” on SOCNET, you can see where his minions brought the issue back up! Pretty sad…sue over an issue that you yourself created. But maybe that was the ploy: The 2007 post was past it’s expiration date, so resurrect all of them in hopes that you can find comments to sue over.
Peese Out
July 22nd, 2012 at 9:17 am
As a side note I am NOT SF/Ranger/Recon/SEAL… just your friendly neighborhood SWAT cop who criticized Giduck’s judgement, tactics and approach to LE related matters.
Just wanted to clear that up for interested parties.
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:32 am
@ 31 Wile E., you have my support! My sister is with Phoenix PD and I know what you guys go thru. Stay safe!!!
July 22nd, 2012 at 11:16 am
Wile E: Thanks for the response. I have never served this country in any capacity (hence the name mr.nobody), so I am going to go back to my proper place which is reading, voting in the tourney, and most importantly keeping my yap shut. I am sure that this site will keep us up to date on any developments regarding the case. I hope a judge will throw this out, but if it does become a long and costly process please let us know so that we can continue to donate to the defense fund.
July 22nd, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Glad to see others standing up against Johnny’s attempts to bully better men than him. The factual contortions on his mouthpiece site are easily debunked by anyone who takes the time to check its interpretations against the actual source material. If you are unsure as to which side to support on this then just look at Johnny’s suggestions for improving school security. Hell- just read his overwrought introduction to Terror at Beslan. Note his use of fictional literary devices (albeit using them poorly) to set the stage for this abortion of a book.
I have no doubt whatsoever that this lawsuit is frivolous. I also have no doubt whatsoever that any and all publicity that Johnny gets will further demonstrate to the public at large that their taxpayer dollars should not be wasted on the type of dreck Johnny espouses in TAB. If his ninja shovel fighting video is still up then it alone shows exactly how much credibility Johnny has in the martial arena.
July 22nd, 2012 at 12:42 pm
34…you mean this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisFUOxVUHs
I wonder where he was training these “Russians” in the video… The vehicles seen in the background at times are clearly American models.
Also, wouldn’t he be speaking Russian, or at least have a translator?
July 22nd, 2012 at 12:49 pm
@35- Yep. I’d love to see a remix of that done to Benny Hill music. I apparently underestimated his ego as well as his contempt for his audience. I naively ASSumed that would have been pulled by now.
July 22nd, 2012 at 6:06 pm
Am I the only one who noticed that Mr. Giduck looks kind of like Vladimir Putin?
Maybe that’s why he claims he was training Russians.
July 22nd, 2012 at 6:11 pm
I’ll take that back. Those were actually pix of Vlad.
July 22nd, 2012 at 6:24 pm
For the guys hung up on the people who “hid’ behind usernames on SOCNET; they need to remember that SOCNET didn’t pick the fight. Giduck did. He dredged the issue up. When he did that, SOCNET fired back, with facts and reality about Giduck. Once Giduck got a piece of reality that he obviously did not expect, which was a group of people who would not back down; he sued.
So he took a group of people that had forgotten about him got them riled up, dug up personal information on the people he picked the fight with; and now he’s filing a lawsuit. For these people to defend against that suit, they have to not only obtain counsel, but get themselves to Colorado to make that defense. Failure to do so regardless of financial ability, or lack thereof, that person who merely spoke up on a public figure as a free person, now has to defend himself against a lawsuit. And yet there are some who question the guys and girls at SOCNET about “hiding” behind usernames.
Consider the implications ya’ll. Imagine simply speaking out on a website, telling the truth mind you; and you get sued for it. That is simply what happened. Giduck is suing everyone anyone at SOCNET who spoke out against him; even the “john doe” defendents who are “hiding” behind their user names. That is not just right.
July 22nd, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Thank you for joining the fray,…
July 22nd, 2012 at 7:51 pm
A lawyer in California can be disciplined for fraud, dishonesty . . . misrepresenting his credentials to make a profit EVEN IF this has nothing to do with the practice of law.
Where the behavior does involve the practice of law, like advising a client to break the law or having a sexual affair with a client the State Bar Association in California is responsible for policing the profession and they do a decent job once they find out about it.
Just Sayin’ – just like the warrior class values the character of the community, many attorneys do as well.
July 22nd, 2012 at 8:02 pm
There is a collection going to help pay for the legal fees for those that are being served in this frivolous lawsuit. If you are interested in donating, you can contact Sharky at SOCNET.com.
SOCNET can use as much public and open support as possible. If you can make a small donation, it would be appreciated.
July 22nd, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Are you really that naive? I have read the complaint and know Dr. Giduck, this goes so much deeper than what has been posted her and what you all seem to want to feed on. Time will tell. Giduck has nothing left to lose by fighting this. Tracy, Montcalm, Stanford, Clouse, Whitenton, and so many others, (MANY THAT ARE NOT SF MEMBERS, JUST WANNA BE’S) all have far more to lose.
How about the attack on Giducks home and the cover up by Barrentine and Silverbullet? There is much more to this story, really take the time to learn it all.
July 22nd, 2012 at 9:12 pm
@43 please put the crack pipe down.
July 22nd, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Really, I think you should go back to kissing Johnnys ass. What’s the matter? Afraid gravy train is pulling away? Donation sent to sink this douche!
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:11 pm
@43 The funny part, is it doesn’t go any deeper. SN hasn’t deleted any posts or removed any material. There is no conspiracy, aside from the emails your friend has sent to his friends thrilling at the deep pockets he can tap into.
I would like to add, I don’t think that the membership of SOCNET are “WANNABE’S” they are just devotees and professionals who like coming to the source for info concerning SOF. Why buy a book by one Green Beret and his “former Ranger” writer about how to be a man of moral courage, when you can consult with scores of them directly?
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:15 pm
SOCNET should check their archives. This lying douchebag first surfaced there back around 2000. Someone proporting to be his lawyer started posting threats that if members didn’t stop raising questions Mr. Giduck’s qualifications to run his own Sniper School ther would be law suits. The subject died down. The guy raising questions was (at the time) the NCOIC/Chief Scout Sniper at the 1st MarDiv Scout Sniper School. When he retired from the USMC he stopped posting on SOCNET.
Indeed, donations to sink the douche will be sent.
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Really is a sock puppet. I’ve been searching the net and read the suit. It looks like it was written by a law school drop out.
I found this link that seems to take all the air out of Giducks claim of crimes at his home.
http://johngiducklies.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/john-giducks-public-domain-court-filings-and-other-docs/
It’s amazing what can be found via open source searching. The many screen shots of Ranger or SF being attributed to Giduck are gold, including the one that was posted on his own website for a long, long time.
I guess time surely will tell. LOL
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:25 pm
They should countersue and have the trial moved to Texas…where “loser pays”.
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:44 pm
Am I supposed to be afraid since I was named in this document? Should I be calling some dipshit lawyer right now? I thought this dipshit was gone and forgotten.
July 22nd, 2012 at 11:13 pm
@43- there is not a single shred of evidence that there was any “attack” at Johnny’s property. In the unlikely event that you aren’t either Johnny or a member of his inner circle, go ahead and look at the actual reports. There is certainly not a shred of evidence that the decorated SF MSG Johnny chose for his first target committed any type of libel either.
Also, I don’t think that the irony of one of Johnny’s “supporters” suggesting that members of Socnet who aren’t SF are wannabes is lost on anyone with an IQ above room temperature. The claim that Johnny was SF was on his own website for a loooong time even after it was repeatedly pointed out in various places including in a debate on Amazon with one of Johnny’s cronies.
To be clear- Johnny’s inflated resume (that he claims was embellished by others despite the SF claim on his own website and the bit in the about the author section for the Archangel published abortion “Terror at Beslan” stating that he had been a Soldier)is but a part of the problem. I’ve mostly stayed away from the debate on posing- what is arguably as egregious is the aspect of this whole mess that apparently includes taxpayer dollars being spent on training conducted by a guy who put suggestions in his book that are inarguably unworkable. See his suggestions for three specops guys in every school or making our schools easier to gas. I won’t bother commenting on his (lack of) literary ability.
Johnny is trying to silence legitimate criticism of his books and his qualifications. That is all that is happening here. If there were any evidence of “attacks” on Johnny’s property (let alone that they were carried out by members of Socnet) the police report would read much differently and criminal charges would have been filed.
July 22nd, 2012 at 11:20 pm
@50 Iraqgunz, all you need is evidentiary support. Any attorney worth his salt will tell you that, especially since there is no actual physical evidence of any of the attacks he’s complained about. Flat tires? Gee whiz, I stopped by the side of the road one night and rolled over a nail. Got a small puncture. By morning, that tire was flat as a pancake. I thought it was kids in the neighborhood being bratty, but when I took my car to the shop, the mechanic said I had rolled over a nail.
And lest anyone think Mr. Giduck has the upper hand, there is such a thing as a frivolous lawsuit.
I think there is a possibility that bringing his behavior (making threats, etc.) to the attention of the state bar association could have positive results for those he’s suing.
July 23rd, 2012 at 12:23 am
What the flying Donkey Fuck. He lied! I swear Jonn I don’t know how you do it, there are days I just want to give up.
July 23rd, 2012 at 1:33 am
168 gr 7.62 mm X 51 mm NATO @ 1200 m. Problem permanently and decisively solved…..
July 23rd, 2012 at 1:36 am
I can’t believe I bought this douce bags book. I served in 2/75th ranger battalion and have been a cop for 13 years. This upsets me greatly as I gave this poser my money. Thank you all very much for the information. I will pass the word along to everyone I know in CA LEO.
July 23rd, 2012 at 3:28 am
The actual police report about the “incident” at Dr. Giduck’s home can be read in its entirety at The Truth About SOCNET Lies:
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/how-john-giduck-misleads-you-police-find-no-actual-evidence-of-property-mischief/
Sure does look like Dr. Giduck fabricated the entire event. I am still looking for “burn marks” on the photos of the mattress.
And what about the “chain of custody” of Dr. Giduck’s tires? There is none. Anyone could have stuck a knife in them at the gas station where the responding officer left them.
Seriously: the responding officer found NO EVIDENCE of a crime whatsoever. No footprints in the snow around the Durango except those left by Dr. Giduck’s neighbor. No damage to the flat tires. Nothing. Just a mattress “stuck in the snow.” I thought that it was supposed to be leaning against the side of the house?
And why the referral to the FBI? For what? An imaginary crime? Come on. We all see how seriously that the FBI took the complaint. With no evidence that a crime even occurred, they did nothing, and they never will.
The other thing that makes me shake my head is Dr. Giduck’s repeated claims that he is “under surveillance” by SOCNET. I almost snorted up my morning coffee when I read that SOCNET needed to “prove that they are armed, operational and deployable.” Who uses language like that?
Dr. Giduck, your pony is under no threat from anybody.
Dumbshit!
July 23rd, 2012 at 3:41 am
@ 54…
The idea is sound but never drop to his level. He is a piece of shit and deserves to rot in prison for what he has done. that’s just an easy out for him. He will get what is coming to him, karma is a serious bitch.
July 23rd, 2012 at 5:52 am
Gentlemen-
Please understand that any/all comments are most definitely being monitored by our much maligned plaintiff- someone who sees nothing wrong with violating SFA/SOA bylaws to obtain PII on active duty, currently serving, Special Forces Master Sergeants who also happen to be Silver Star recipients.
If you post nonsensical things such as 54- you are going to be included in this very expensive goat rope. There is no such thing as anonymity on the internet.
Points to ponder gentlemen.
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:27 am
#58 Wile E. is absolutely correct about anonymity on the internet, it just does not exist.
As to this entire fiasco, what a saga of douche baggery and blue falconry by giduck and associates in SOA and SFA… how the fuck do you turn on your own for a piece of shit snake oil salesman, who only managed a Trainee Discharge??
I have watched this over the past year or so, as I have no say in SOCNET or any SOF site, as I was just your average joe. I will do what we all should do though for these guys, and hit paypal to donate to their legal defense fund. Cannot believe that anyone would even let this get past the first motion to dismiss, but better safe than sorry.
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:34 am
“When Johny Comes Marching In”…
When Johny Giduck comes marching in hoorah hoorahh
When johny the gidfuck comes marching in Hoorah Hoorah..
The fake resume he will tout, the tales of daring he gives out
and they will all come crashing down upon his head.
July 23rd, 2012 at 8:36 am
This ought to be good. Dipshit is going to try to sue someone for definition of character.
And of course, what Giduck doesn’t realize or conveniently neglects to mention are these little things called “sworn affadavit” and “discovery” that will basically show him to by a lying douchenozzle.
Word is out here.
July 23rd, 2012 at 9:10 am
I wish this guy would just go away and sell shovels at Home Depot.
July 23rd, 2012 at 9:14 am
As a John Doe defendant I’m not worried about this at all.
Very similar to what inmates do when they don’t get their own way.
July 23rd, 2012 at 9:27 am
Does he even understand that there are thousands of us out here who have formed a negative opinion of him based simply upon his undeserved claims? It will cost him much more than any of us to attempt to file charges against all of us.
Then, when thousands show up in court he will only look more foolish than he already does. How can he not understand that in reality he simply cannot win? He may have carefully selected the venue for the filings he made in CO but he has no control in which of the many states and jurisdictions others might submit the harrassment et al filings against him.
Sometimes it is much better to just walk away from the hornet’s nest than to poke it with a stick.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:19 am
[...] You can read a bit about the lawsuit, and the circumstances that brought it about, at This Ain't Hell, among other places you could find if you Google John Giduck. There are multiple copies of the [...]
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:43 am
@ Really??
>”How about the attack on Giducks home and the cover up by >Barrentine and Silverbullet? There is much more to this >story, really take the time to learn it all.”
What attack? You mean the one where, in my opinion, the only physical evidence showed the neighbor being the only human being around the vehicle?
“After speaking with xxxxx (Neighbor) on the phone, he confirmed that the footprints around the vehicle were his and the smudge on the rim was from him as well.” – Park County, CO SO
There was snow on the ground, nobody could *not* leave tracks. And that snow had been there while, as evidenced by the thawing/freezing it had obviously gone through. It’s also interesting to note that if you go to Bing Maps, and activate ‘Birds Eye’ view of the ‘Crime Scene’, you can see what appears to be a mattress near the garage (in the shadow of the garage when viewing from the rear) when the aerial shots were taken IN THE SUMMER…yet the mattress was supposedly “just put out for trash and got stuck”, Hmmm… Now, the imagery isn’t detailed enough, so it may *not* be a mattress, but there is definitely a large, bright colored rectangular object near the garage. Just out for trash? (Police Reports are public documents, contact Park County, CO SO, to get yours).
Then there is the snow and ice. In my opinion, how can that corner of the mattress have been on ‘fire’ and *not* have melted the ice that is *directly below that corner*? It literally appears to be in direct contact with the ice. And it doesn’t look ‘stuck’ in the photographs…it looks elevated and has some cardboard underneath it, it appears. I don’t know, the whole placement of that thing, in relation to the snow/ice, dry parts of ground, and the vehicle track of the tires…just looks flat out funny to me. Just my opinion.
As for the ‘cover up’… from reading *your* site, I gather that this Barrentine dude is in Kansas or OK or something? (ironically ->) Really?? So you think he hopped in his car and drove to CO? And he just so happened to get lucky and pick a weekend where nobody was home? These are serious accusations. Since you *know* who did this, and you gave a list of suspects to LE, who has been arrested for one of the most serious of crimes – arson? All I see is the FBI saying “No evidence” (The FBI????), and Park County classifying it as “Criminal Mischief”.
And the tires. How does a cop not find slashes on the sidewall? And they aren’t exactly needle holes. One of them looks to be over 2 inches long, and in a U-shape.
“I checked the valve stems on the tires to check for any signs of being tampered with, but was unable to find any evidence. I also checked the tires, but did not see how the air was released from the tire…xxxxx (neighbor) also stated that when he was looking at the tires earlier, he found small punctures in the tire. During my investigation, I was unable to locate the punctures in the tire.” – Park County, CO SO
Yet, once the chain of custody was broken, they all automagically appear?
So a guy makes a stupid comment (there are a few stupid comments on that site…it’s the internet) from OK, and all of a sudden there is a, in my opinion, very questionable ‘crime scene’ 3 days later, 800 miles away, when co-incidentally, no one is home? Hmmmm…. And he edited his post, so what? I joined that site to see what all this was about, and found out that you can edit a post with no notification of the edit, if you do it within a minute or two of the original post. So it appears that that dude wrote something stupid and then said something like “I’m a jackass” and edited it. Have you *never* edited a post in your life? And why is he not in jail? I would think that a 1600 mile round trip would leave an audit trail, no?
It my opinion, it appears that y’all were obsessed with SOCNET, scanned every post, every minute of the day, and when that Barentine dude wrote something stupid, you saw it immediately (how else could you not have if you saw it within one or two minutes), and thought “A Ha!” and the wheels started turning.
Get your copy of the report at:
http://REMOVETHISwww.parkco.us/index.aspx?nid=88
All of the above is just my opinion and I could be 100% wrong. The owners of this blog are in no way responsible for any of my content.
Peese Out
July 23rd, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Sounds like this dumb ass attorney fraud needs a good old fashioned ass whipping
July 23rd, 2012 at 3:32 pm
I am a Vietnam vet. I served my country for 23 years and am very proud of my service to this country. I know MSG Clouse and his buddies. These are not honorable men, they are cowards that have attacked a good man. They do not use their real name because they know they are wrong. As Tracy Warrington has called us “the old-timers” who fought in Vietnam will all be in court to support Dr. Giduck.
These cowards have twisted the truth to build themselves up to something they are not and will never be. Socnet is not a group of war heroes but a group of sad, pathetic people who are not just fighting against Dr. John Giduck, but against all of us real war heroes who will be in court standing along side Dr. Giduck. I invite all of you to attend and see this is not just Giduck and socnet. It is SF against a few cowardly SF members and a whole lot of butt kissing fools.
July 23rd, 2012 at 3:48 pm
@68-
“They do not use their real name because they know they are wrong”
Coming from someone who is not using their real name unlike Tracy and MSG Clouse.
I swear you couldn’t make this shit up if you tried.
July 23rd, 2012 at 3:59 pm
@68- “It is SF against a few cowardly SF members…..”
Are you saying that Giduck IS SF?
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:13 pm
If by SF you mean Special Farces ROS. Hey Tom (yeah you in #68) show some proof that this turd wasnt an initial entry training washout. What, you cant prove that he did more than what his OFFICIAL records state? Damn, isnt that a shame…….
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Wow. That’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone refer to themselves as a “war hero.” I’ve certainly never heard anyone on Socnet do that- and that isn’t even an issue in this whole sordid mess. Bottom line- Johnny believes himself above criticism. He isn’t. His suggestions and videos are laughable- even my buddy’s twelve year old kid laughed at shoveljitsu 101. But hey- since we got you on the line howsabout you give us Johnny’s super secret plan to field around 300000 Specops guys to play hall monitor for 50k a year.
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Shoveljitsu….hahahahaha. What little of that video I watched made me hope that the meat head in question smacked himself in the forehead with said shovel.
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:26 pm
68… Heroes? you mean the pastrami type?
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:27 pm
One more thing…..Thank you steelbreeze (pot smoking, nurse wannabe). You are the second biggest jerk on socnet. SO the first is Laura Stanford who is nothing more than a butt kisser wanting to bed any SF member she can. She has never been in SF. The next is steelbreeze (sean whittenton) again a pot smoking wannabe. And you all wonder why the SFA and SOA and the membership are standing behind Giduck. Socnet is not made up of a group of soldiers but a few soldiers and a lot of butt kissers.
I realize the internet is full of information some true some not, and people can write whatever they want, but stop and think. Why are the two largest SF groups and members standing behind Giduck. Because he has done nothing wrong.
Socnet has said it themselves, they (supposedly) did not seek out Giduck. Because they know he is exactly what he says he is. He has a PhD is Middle Eastern studies, and has spent years training with various military organizations. Including several members from Delta who are again standing firmly behind Giduck.
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:32 pm
By the way, “SF Veteran”… most of the types of people who refer to themselves as “heroes” can be found in the Tournament going on on this site. just sayin’.
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Less words- more on Johnny’s hall monitor plan for the sake of the kids.
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:36 pm
SF Veteran is the same person who posts under numerous different screen names on Giduck’s own SOCNET lies site. Someone needs to take their crazy pants off.
July 23rd, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Ok, what’s the punchline to this ‘joke’? Is Dr. Seuss…I mean is Dr. duDICK for real? Can you say “lame ass sumbich”?
July 23rd, 2012 at 5:08 pm
@75:I find it rather amusing that no one from Johnny’s camp seems capable of actually defending his rather asinine suggestions. The preferred tactic is the ad-hominem attack. Ignoring legitimate criticism of a public figure and instead resorting to personal attacks. Rather uncreative ones too I must say.
I’d suggest you get off the internet dude- it clearly isn’t for you……. Unless you want to reveal Johnny’s hall-monitor staffing plan.
July 23rd, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Won’t even bother to get out the popcorn this time because the “defense” is soooo predictably infantile that it’s not even very entertaining.
Big woop, “SF Veteran.” What you are posting may or may not have a bit of validity. You have proven that you wish to be seen as a vindictive low-life. You are being a great success at that. Not so much at reading about the clown in question’s actual military record. Or assorted false claims.
Whatever.
July 23rd, 2012 at 5:38 pm
@75 writes like a woman… resorts to emotion, and identifies the number one “jerk” on SOCNET as a female, then calls her a whore? If there is a man behind that keyboard I’ll eat my hat.
July 23rd, 2012 at 5:41 pm
SF Veteran, thank you for your service. I do notice however, that you do not use your real name, like all ‘real men’ do (I’m not one)…why not?
But I don’t care that you don’t. It’s 2012, and as we can see, anybody can sue anybody, even when there is zero basis for doing so. I could point to a name in the phone book (do they still have those?) and sue them. It’ll get thrown out for sure, but the ‘suee’ *does* need to respond through the legal process anyway, or lose (the completely fictitious suit). This means a lawyer. This means $$$$$. Put another way: If you have $4,000 that you can afford to light on fire (a real fire), then by all means, post your ‘real man’ info. If you are just sitting on the sidelines, grousing about ‘real names’ when you have zero chance of being sued, like some of those guys have for telling the truth, well…thanks for your opinion. Let me know when you have real skin in this game. I’ve always held the opinion the 99% of lawsuits are initiated by pussies. Defend yourself and get sued…the plaintiff is a pussy.
As for the backing of the SOA/SFA, is it? Backing I mean? Didn’t SOA remove references to a book? Didn’t they remove their Registered Agent? Are you speaking for all of the members of both orgs (Please state so, if you are)? It’s damage control, they’ll look incompetent if they admit they were duped, in my opinion. They may be worried about being sued themselves? Delta? LOL! Are you sure it’s ‘backing’ and not just avoiding being added to this ridiculous lawsuit? Please indicate where I can find this backing by ‘Delta’. Let me guess, your web site SNL? (Which, by the way, is also anonymous…do you hate your own people for being cowards?)
The bottom line is that ‘your boy’ (and I’ll use the kindest term possible here) ‘misled’ people in his speaking bios, book promotions, and company website materials, in my opinion. He got caught. It was a dead issue. The ego couldn’t let it rest though, and you and your compadre’s tried to do damage control and raised the issue back to the top. Then the threat letters came, looking for money (see a common theme here?). I’ll take an anonymous person who stands his ground in espousing the truth, over some named individual who does nothing, or lets it happen.
In the diatribe that is sure to follow, can you answer one question for me? (well two, what’s your real name, real men state what it is): Do SOA bylaws allow the use of the organization’s name in promotional materials for commercial enterprises?
Thanks,
Randy Mac
July 23rd, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Lets make it clear to all who exactly Giduck is suing. Clouse is an active duty military member with a DUI and an illegal weapon conviction. Jerrod Lynn Barentine (Deep Sea) who put the solicitation on socnet to vandalize Giducks house is also a criminal. Here is the link to his mug shot if you would like to see for yourself, there is a very nice, drunken photo of our esteemed E7. http://mugshotstulsa.com/mug/jerrod-lynn-barentine
It is obvious many on this site are decent people. The socneters who have infiltrated this site will drag it down like they have socnet, which I used to be a member of. Steelbreeze for one. Even when I was an active btdt, vetted member of socnet we all thought his was annoying to put it politely.
Watch and see, others will be coming out to sue socnet now that one has taken them on, others will follow. Just give me a month and you will all see how right I am. So donate away because they are going to need it.
July 23rd, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Joe – why is Giduck suing Clouse? What did Clouse do other than verify that Giduck was an honorary member of an SF organization and then stop commenting once he stated that?
That’s worth a lawsuit? Really?
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:23 pm
SO, now excessive drinking is being criticized? Whew, a lot of SF guys are in deep trouble… past and present.
MSG Clouse’s arrest isn’t a secret to anyone. He openly admits that he had a problem and dealt with it. I have rarely met anyone more confident in their recovery. This once again points to what we have been saying this entire time: It’s not what you DID, but how you deal with it every morning that makes you honorable.
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Holy guacamole! Joe, thanks for pointing that out. I have to admit though, I was worried he was banging a cop killer or defrauded the Navy out of $113,000, rolled over and ratted out his buddy, and did Federal time…before I clicked the link. Drunk in public – So a misdemeanor, right? Hey, was he arrested for the mattress caper?
Mack
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:37 pm
There seems to be an interesting trend among Johnny’s minions. None of them address the legitimate criticism that has been leveled on Johnny for his asinine suggestions, silly videos, or poorly written books. Nor has there been any evidence given of the ostensibly egregious conduct by any of the members of Socnet. Just more amateur hour silliness boasting that somehow Johnny is a hero for filing a frivolous lawsuit and weak attempts at the argument from authority coupled with ad-hominem attacks. Why am I not surprised?
I get it- really. It’s hard to defend someone that is clearly wrong on so many things so you have to resort to the “yeah, but” style of rhetoric:
“Johnny proposes some things that are demonstrably unworkable.”
“Yeah, but you have a DUI.”
Extremely transparent and fools no one.
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Someone once labeled me as the document queen, because I have a lifetime habit of documenting things. I dislike relying on memory alone.
I’m a bit unclear as to the ‘charge’ on the lawsuit. If it’s for outing him as a Walter Mitty and a pathetic fabricator, then he has to have documentation to back up his claims that he did this, that and the other thing.
If the objects of his lawsuit have documentation to prove otherwise, and he swears that he himself is telling the truth when he’s telling a story, then he’s lying under oath. The best example is his claim that he worked for
Blackwater before it existed.
Oh, and I almost forgot — Blackwater is a terrible name to put on your company. When you’re building an eco-friendly waste water system, there are two types of waste water: graywater, which is bath, laundry, dish, and even rainwater. Blackwater, the second kind of waste water, is sewage. I would hesitate to claim that I worked for a company that named itself ‘sewage’.
July 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 pm
I just read Giduck’s lawsuit. He’s an idiot.
Actually, according to the lawsuit, he’s also potentially a piece of shit, a blowhard, a charlatan, a kook, a gay dick, a dick-douche, a creepy ass dummy, a turd-poser biondi, a douchebagger, a world class douchebag, a frickin loser, a fake, a DICK, an idiot, a serial liar, a moron, a fuckwad, a lardass poser, and a cheesedick.
Anyway, it’s clear he’s grasping at straws. The mattress thing is downright hilarious. There’s no way he actually believes someone trespassed onto his property and tried to light a frozen mattress on fire. The mattress and tires were a pretext to a lawsuit. He has no credibility. He acts only out of desperation.
His lawsuit will be unsuccessful and he will fade into oblivion, disgraced and wondering how it all fell apart. When this happens, he can remember that it is NEVER a good idea to fight the truth with a lawsuit.
Sincerely,
Barbara Streisand
July 24th, 2012 at 12:22 am
Gents- again I would like to caution those that are not already involved… if you criticize someone so awesome that they managed to accomplish being a champion weightlifter, champion bull rider, skydiver, combat diving instructor, anti-terror expert, counter-terror expert, FSD/GRU trained Spetznaz operator, hand to hand instructor, firearms instructor, Sudanese slave liberator, author, advisor to Chester PD int’l Intelligence Section, terrorologist and organized crime fighter. He also happens to be a 32nd degree Freemason and Knight Templar, a member of the SAS Bodyguard Association, MULTIPLE inductee into international martial arts Halls of Fame, a member of The Russian Special Forces Brotherhood of the Red Beret, a college professor for 5 years, an attorney, a PhD, who worked in the Soviet Union, Russia, Ukraine, the Chechen War Theater, southern Sudan, southern Thailand, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Mumbai, India, and the Republic of Georgia, and developed Programs of Instruction on scuba, tactical diving, terrorist-hostage negotiations, terrorism and global organized crime, Russian organized crime, terrorist mass-hostage siege, Virginia Tech, Mumbai and Beslan terror attack courses as well as having had the time to train SFOD-D guys while simultaneously spending (10, 12 or 18) years in Russia training with Spetznaz Alpha units and fighting the Russian mob after vacationing in Jamaica for a couple weeks with a cop killer on her dead husband’s dime- you will get dragged into this nonsensical suit.
July 24th, 2012 at 1:04 am
Donated. Any person can read the difference in the posts from each side. Ad hominem attacks and NO answers to the questions. Can this guy be for real (ha!)…
July 24th, 2012 at 7:40 am
@92…
Of course he is real. He is The Most Interesting Man in The World.
And remember he doesn’t always sue people… but when he does he sues active duty SF soldiers who have been awarded the Silver Star.
July 24th, 2012 at 8:04 am
Damn, even Ray Charles can see through it: John Giduck is a fraud. 58 days in the United States Army, a bought adventure camp with Spetsnaz has beens and cool by associating with SF associations (laced with enough money) is enough for Johnnie to tout himself as the ultimate counterterrorism guru.
Seriously, how can someone sticks through a whole lecture from a man who wears tactical clothing with zero tactical experience talking about using fire hoses to take down an active shooter, or using gas to contain an active shooter scenario. I mean, WTF!
I am not a SOCNET member, but a soldier from a different country, yes i seen through both sides tale from SOCNET forum to Giduck’s site. Honestly, i have to side the one which accurate detailed Giducks lies and purported story tales and his false claims to being SF/Ranger. Yes, he could have denied it, but come on, as a speaker he does have control over what kind of media and info is being given out to his clients regarding himself, and i dont see him actively rebutting it but instead, keeps quiet while reveling in this secret persona.
Lastly, go to Giducks site and see the pic of him and another person purporting to be in the Hindu Kush mountains in the ‘Ghan. Yeah, one shoulder slinging a bag with a loose grip on an AK while wearing a POLICE gear. What? The ANP signed on for his lectures too?
Lastly, i would like to see his suit pan out. One word of advise Giduck, quietly back away or you have your ass badly handed over to yourself I would really love to see your adventures being discussed in court.
RickATick
July 24th, 2012 at 8:06 am
@75…I don’t have a DUI. You’re still a douchetool.
July 24th, 2012 at 8:34 am
One word for all you Giduck gravy train ass kissers. DISCOVERY. Ya thats right. Your going to have to back up all Giducks BS claims. Oh yea don’t forget submitting a fake document to a court of law is a not legal. Shit now what, nothing to back up the BS claims? I’m pretty sure the men you are suing have all their ducks is a row. Then when it all comes out and all your reaching and BS lawyer tricks don’t work, and the federal goverment has no choice but to press charges against you for fraud. Hmmm I need popcorn this is going to be good.
July 24th, 2012 at 8:58 am
If the purpose of this lawsuit was to make Giduck infamous, he has succeeded. This site has some interesting views and comments that may warrant following. http://www.popehat.com/2012/07/23/defamation-suit-against-special-operations-community-forum-and-its-members/
Don’t forget to take time to contribute via PP at socnet.
July 24th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
A “Smart”con man would have just taken the money and faded off.
He is also a Rape State/Nambla lions alum.
July 24th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
I was ‘introduced’ to Giduck thru our company because we was on our panel of ‘Experts’. I read his bio when I bought Breslan and lots of Red Flags went up. I gave my company the benefit of doubt, but my gut was still telling calling a Red Herring. We (John and I) were discussing about some work in India, post Mumbia attack. When I found read about him in socnet I brought it to the president of our company who defended his friend. Turns out, my company was a bunch of fake / phony frauds whom I have since parted with and am considering a lawsuit with other former employees.
July 24th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
[...] Following is a post from a SOCNET member on the blog “This Aint [...]
July 24th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
SOA REVOKED HIS HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
July 24th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
So when will SFA follow suit?
July 24th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Now way! Really? Well good on the FOG’s. I have to admit, as a younger guy, I wanted them to move at lightspeed when they got wind of this, but my GF always accused me of being to quick. They did the right thing, and I apologize to the BOD and membership for doubting them. JG must be livid! LOL!
Richie
St. Paul, MN
July 24th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
How long until JG removes the accolades about being a Lifetime Honorary Member from his About Me page on his website?
Or will he? “JG was a former Lifetime Honory Member” just doesn’t have quite the ring to it, does it?
July 24th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
That’s the problem with this whole thing: Mr. Giduck always used “Lifetime Member” of the SOA, he never used “Honorary” in the title (Which would lead the reasonable person to think he was in some Special Operations unit..it would, me). If he had used “Honorary”, and done the same with all his other titles and bios, etc… Nobody would be talking about him. Good grief, the truth, what a concept huh?
July 24th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
I am a Ranger out of second bat that has been out for a couple of years and currently resides in Colorado. Now that I’ve been updated on this I’ll get this article to as many people in the area including Ft. Carson. The hell with this poser and anyone who backs him up. RLTW
July 25th, 2012 at 12:23 am
What was that? The user “Really?” was saying that the real “war heroes” and their organizations support Dr. Giduck “because he has done nothing wrong.”
Well, the SOA revoked Dr. Giduck’s honorary membership. Reading the text from the SOA, it sure does look like the SOA just threw Dr. Giduck under a bus. They do not even refer to him as “Dr. Giduck.” They say “Mr. Giduck.”
Now, the president of the SFA, the Special Forces Association, Jack Tobin, is tap-dancing, saying that Giduck had a relationship with the previous president, “Beaver” McCan. But not with the current board of directors. He makes it a point to state that Giduck has no SFA membership of any kind. No general membership, no associate membership, no life membership, no honorary membership. No formal relationship at all.
Jack Tobin correctly notes that previous leaders of the SFA accepted charitable donations from John Giduck. Tobin does not state that the SFA intends to refund those donations. He should. That is tainted money. Giduck earned a handsome living pretending to be a Green Beret, then he had the chutzpah to donate to both the SOA and the SFA. I wish that I could believe that Giduck did it out of appreciation. I have no doubt that he did it in order to further ingratiate himself with the leaders of those Associations.
It is time for Jack Tobin to issue a formal statement on behalf of the SFA. Tobin must state the Association’s support for MSG Jon Clouse, a recipient of the Silver Star and serving team sergeant on an SF ODA who also happens to be a life member of the SFA. Tobin must condemn John Giduck for lying about being a Green Beret, and for attempting to push real Green Berets around with legal threat letters and this fatuous lawsuit. Finally, Tobin must refund Giduck’s donation. The SFA should not accept donations from a fraud like John Giduck.
Anything to say now, Ms. Really?
July 25th, 2012 at 6:57 am
Will the SOA also revoke John Giduck’s “Special Service Award” which they gave him in 2003?
If not, Giduck might simply modify his bio to drop his honorary membership and continue to say that he earned a Special Service Award from the SOA.
Along those lines, the SOA should publish why they gave John Giduck this award in the first place. By 2003, John Giduck had written no relevant books, had no military or law enforcement operational experience, had no relevant academic background (his Ph.D was awarded in 2011), and 58 total days of military service.
His “training” consisted of several commercial type military adventure camps in Russia, a few HTH training sessions, and a “friend’s list” that included high level Russian intelligence officers who by profession would have loved access to a list of Special Operations personnel that meet the strict SOA membership criteria.
Did Giduck receive his “Special Service Award” in return for his $10,000 donation? My opinion is that it kind of smells that way. The SOA should address and remedy this as well.
July 25th, 2012 at 7:34 am
A slightly more pragmatic view of the donation – no it should not be refunded. It would only help to fund his defense, which is counterproductive to the organization. Had it been given last week, I would say to return it, but at the time it was given, the general membership had no reason to believe it was not in good faith.
But then, that is a decision for the organization to make. I would not think ill of them if after this amount of time they opt to keep it. If they do feel compelled to “refund” it, perhaps they could donate it to a worthy service organization?
July 25th, 2012 at 9:52 am
I wonder how long until the lawsuit gets dropped?
Only a fool would go on after this much damaging information.
July 25th, 2012 at 11:43 am
Okay, this one might take the cake, if the others are not that easily palatable.
May i present to you, The Shovel Master!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisFUOxVUHs
July 25th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Anyone else here study under Cleese?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w
July 25th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
@111 — RickaTick, please post a ‘stop liquid intake’ warning ahead of such videos. Laughed so hard my stomach hurts.
I usually use a shovel for digging in the flowerbed or digging snow out from the tires on my car. Now I know I can also use it to smack that maroon in the forehead if he ever comes around my house. Also, a spadefork full of horse droppings makes a wonderful defensive weapon.
I’ve simply never seen a shovel used in baton twirling before.
July 25th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
That shovel video is a classic belly laugher! Especially the part where he’s taking multiple attackers! No wonder all of the operators flock to him, he’s on a totally different dimensional level!
Now I’ve done Kali for a lot of years, and I’ve just obviously learned that I’m obviously on Giducks level. Musta been that Russian Secret Bear Adventure Camp training he got from his friends in the KGB and Spetznatz.
In all seriousness, perhaps seeing crap like that shovel video explains why he thinks he has something to offer in the anti-terror world. He is simply not operating in the real world.
July 25th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
I can’t stop laughing. I keep visualizing walking up behind that clown and smacking him in the head with a big scopp shovel while he’s busy doing baton twirling.
July 25th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Why does he remind me of the fat kid with the light saber?
July 25th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
@116 Sparky, I have just conceived a new award:
Shovel Defense Expert — with a PHD (Piled Hip Deep) attachment
July 25th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Is obvious this just ploy to discredit heroic man and savior of Motherland Giduck.
He have long history of helping KGB- he is great patriot. Is why we say to him OK to train for Spetznaz and we teach for how to twirl shovel.
Giduck loved by all good Soviets. You attack him because you ashamed you can not be great hero of Motherland like him. You ashamed you no swing shovel like monkey on krokodil. This why is you do this thing.
You see in end Giduck triumph. All GRU and all FSB and all Spetznaz bow before this hero of Motherland. Soon you do this also.
July 25th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
@112 I don’t have the heart to approach anyone armed with a banana. I studied dance instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s
July 25th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
I might be able to help “Tracy” on socnet.com improve the presentation of that timeline. Here’s a timeline I put up to illustrate the lies told by another military fake, for reference:
http://www.naming-schemes.org/~chardin/rguerra/timeline.html
I don’t know the gentleman, but I can be reached at chardin at naming-schemes dot org if he’d like me to do that.
July 26th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
I wonder is why Giduck friends not speaking for Giduck losing SOA membership.
Many time he say SOA his friend. Many time he say SOA comrades. Maybe now this not true?
I say Giduck always have friend in Rodina. If no money for him from imperialists always he have money from FSB. FSB love Giduck too much. FSB and GRU help for him to sue imperialist pigs in America. All good Russians know Giduck speak the truth.
Come home to the Rodina Giduck. Always here you will be hero!
July 26th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
The same tool and SCOTUS decision he is using in the lawsuit will be the reason it is thrown out. The 1st Amendment and freedom of speech. I’m sending this to Fox News, this is the stuff they love to broadcast on Fox and Friends, O’Reilly and Hannity.
July 26th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Y’know, I just broke out my handy copy of the Bill of Rights and I just can’t find anything in the 1st Amendment that covers fraud.
Awkward.
July 26th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Greyhawk……
We need defense against a shovel….not fruit!!!!
Okay, so maybe Giduck is a fruit….
July 26th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
In mother Russia, swivel shovel forks you!!!
July 26th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
@84: Joe Tenson, since you are a truth seeker, why not post a mugshot of Donna Yaklich, a cop killer and John Giduck’s lover and client? Don’t you want to tell us how John Giduck vacationed in Jamaica using life insurance money of a slain police officer?
Didn’t think so…
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/is-dennis-yaklich-speaking-from-the-grave-about-john-giduck/
July 26th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Old Tanker, a shovel is just a variation on a pointed stick, roight?
Now I’ve got to work on my fish dancing technique…
July 26th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
I may make mangoes my weapon of choice:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/25/otilia-martins-80-thwarts-robbery-mangoes_n_1703306.html?source=rss&ref=weird-news
I think we should ask Miss Otilia Martins to take on Mr. Giduck. I know who will win that one.
July 28th, 2012 at 11:39 am
I pity this fool when he gets to court.
July 29th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
You should re-check the SCOTUS ruling on Stolen Valor. While they shot down the portion making it illegal to claim service and awards you have not earned under the 1str Amendment, they did NON disallow it in cases where it is used for profit or gain of any type. This asshole is making money off of it and can be prosecuted. Full speed ahead!
July 29th, 2012 at 7:39 pm
He should hang for treason.
July 29th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
He is the same as Bradley Manning in my book.
July 30th, 2012 at 12:35 am
Read most of these, Also read Giduck’s Terror at Beslan. I found it a very well written and prophetic work with insight that I take for granted because I have no way of verifying its true contents. Felt similar about RedCell’s Dick Marcinko and I know several of his group from then. As for me, I was a common sailor. An OS1 SW, who loved being underway. Then. My life-contacts from Dam Neck, accidental at first became some of the most important for my entire life. Most of these guys DGAS about this stuff. Giduck is a good speaker, has good potential threat awareness and seems to have a great knowledge of what actually happened at Beslan. I would say, Inform him of the discrepancies in his history, prompt him to revise his methods and let him go. If someone was really wanting to hurt him, find out where his classes are, enroll someone from the community it them and ask his some questions rear in open forum in class at the first opportunity. That would hurt. I know I sound soft, but come on folks, our time is better spent supporting so many of our Brothers and Sisters who have, are or will be returning with physical injuries and IEDs in their memory banks located in the brain case housing group. They are who need resources.
July 30th, 2012 at 4:23 am
@24 Wiley E. contact me offline at robmadrid@hotmail.com regarding “Got a lawyer who handles civil matters in Colorado in the family… let us know. Got some spare scratch to donate… let Rgrjoe know.”
July 30th, 2012 at 5:29 am
@133
Nice try Mr. Mason.
I think you are forgetting the original letter sent to MSG Clouse demanding he pay Giduck $200,000 or get sued. I think you are forgetting the massive lawsuit Mr. Giduck has brought against serving and retired military personnel for questioning his credentials and operational experience. I think you are forgetting that the ball is in Mr. Giduck’s court and that it is him pressing this issue, and indeed it was he and those acting on his behalf who resurrected it after it had been settled and laid dormant for 4 years.
What I see here is a rather pathetic attempt to redirect and obfuscate- as we have seen in the past.
As we have stated before- every single red cent left at the end of the legal battle will be donated to charities benefitting wounded servicemembers. It is up to Mr. Giduck to end the legal battle so these funds can go to “supporting so many of our Brothers and Sisters who have, are or will be returning with physical injuries and IEDs in their memory banks located in the brain case housing group.”
Believe me- we would much rather be able to send money to charity than fight a man who attacks active and retired servicemen, however Mr. Giduck has stated he is looking for “deep pockets” and we need to deal with Giduck’s own stated goals.
Oddly enough if Giduck continues with his suit, many active and retired servicemen will be in need of charity since none of us have those “deep pockets” he openly lusts for… odd dichotomy dontcha think?
July 30th, 2012 at 8:00 am
@133: The factual inaccuracies, misinterpretations of facts and myths of Terror at Beslan have been discussed ad nauseum by both Russian (!!!) and American blogs.
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/russian-experts-claim-terror-in-beslan-inaccuracies-part-1/
http://www.reyndar.org/beslan/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=648508f9c0373712bd7aff0750c44fde&topic=597.0
I would take John Giduck’s research skills with a grain of salt.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
@133
I call bullshit.
First off, as an OS1(SW), what kind of a clue would you have about anything tactical, other than what a Dirt Track is? Your incites, with nothing more than a knowledge of Secondary Navigation of a Ship, would not extend into anything Tactical beyond a TAO Handbook. Unless you are trying to convince us that you too are a SeAL?? Kind of find that hard to believe since you mention nothing but the Damn Neck Country Club. (For those of you who do not know: Dam Neck is nothing more than a Class “A” School Facility.)
2nd, your “life-contacts” at Dam Neck are worthless diatribe. There is ZERO presence of the SeALs at Dam Neck. (You should have AT LEAST tried to use Norfolk as your cover point.)
3rd, As an OS1, that would put you at around 10 years in, yet RedCell was under Marcinko in 1984, and he retired in 1989. That would put the time frame at 23 to 28 years ago. (Back before the Judge told you join the Navy or go to Jail)
So, again, I call bullshit. And just so there is no misunderstanding, I started as an OS, progressed through OS2, and the went on to bigger and better things, including working for Homeland Security. My tour was from 1988-1995 in the US Navy.
Your numbers, training, and background don’t wash.
July 31st, 2012 at 7:33 am
@137
If that post was indeed from Mr. Mason, he was real. Now, looking at what he is famous for, you see the type of people Giduck flocks to, and has around him and pays(?). Great credibility booster there. You also see the lunacy of harping on Barentine for being drunk, while you have a Federal Felon in your corner.
“The government’s chief witness against Marcincko, John B. Mason, was another former SEAL Team Six member who was charged with numerous fraud charges in 1987. He pleaded guilty to reduced charges and agreed to testify against Marcincko and another former SEAL commando, Charles M. Byers, who was convicted last October of federal conspiracy and conflict of interest charges.
Mason testified that he and Marcincko conspired to overcharge the government $113,000 on a grenade contract and to use the money to set up a new weapons firm.”
http://articles.latimes.com/1990-01-26/news/mn-718_1_seal-team
July 31st, 2012 at 7:57 am
133 lost credibility the moment he declared Terror at Beslan to be well written. Prophetic is an interesting accolade to bestow upon it as well. I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
August 1st, 2012 at 2:52 pm
This is still on Giduck’s website in the Testimonial Section for the Breslan book:
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What other’s are saying about Terror at Beslan:
“A must read for local law enforcement.”
“This is the story of an event almost too horrible to imagine. John Giduck has the credentials to write this book – he is not only a former Special forces soldier and expert on Russian history and culture, but he was on the ground in Beslan within hours of the assault. His book describes in great detail everything from the terrorist plan to the aftermath. Perhaps most valuable are the sections devoted to the minute by minute review of the assault. It is a story of great herrorism, bureaucratic ineptitude, and utmost savagery. Anyone in law enforcement will draw many lessons from this book. And we need to study this event in detail…there is nothing about Beslan that could not happen in any town or city in our country. That should give us pause.”
DISCLAIMER: The above quote regarding John Giduck being “a former special forces soldier” is not true. Through an oversight on our development team the quote was posted unedited. It has recently been brought to our attention and the phrase will be edited out in 30 days time; however, first we want to publicly acknowledge and admit the oversight. Our apologies for the error.”
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So if it’s not true and he acknowledges it’s not true why would he still use that testimonial? This dude is weird.
Having said that I’ve met a number of individuals down through the years who claimed to be Vietnam Vets, Marines or SEALS. Since I am actually a Marine Vietnam vet it was easy to “bust” them. I always look for the “Tell” , the slight averting of the eyes or false note in the voice or facts gleaned from a book and not actual experience.
It appears that many have fallen for this guy’s con including Brad Thor. Thor is a savvy guy and I beleve that once he learns what’s up he will disassociate from him. He’s one of my favorite Spy novelists and I’m not going to stop reading his fiction because he knows Giduck.
SF,
Jesse
August 2nd, 2012 at 12:41 am
Jesse-
I would not give up on Mr. Thor’s books either. Everyone makes mistakes, anyone can get snookered and that does not diminish the entertainment value of Mr. Thor’s work.
I also would advise anyone from disparaging the accomplishments of Mr. Mason, Anderson and any/all other real Special Operations personnel to not do so unless you wear that long tab, Trident etc. Whether they stand against or for a certain person or group of people, these individuals have done what 99.99% of the American population would not and could not do.
While I may disagree with their positions- my disagreement carries all the weight of bird crap hitting a windshield on the highway. These individuals have been places and done things most of the country could not even imagine, much less execute.
For this reason, if for no other, they deserve our respect.
If there are issues to be brought up, those issues will be dealt with by other Special Operations personnel.
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August 3rd, 2012 at 11:57 am
Rob Krott did a review of Terror at Beslan.
Will interesting if he contacts the editors of SOF mag.
August 4th, 2012 at 6:19 am
The Russian Shovel: Is there anything it can’t do!
August 5th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
[...] John Giduk Stolen Valor Bully [...]
August 6th, 2012 at 5:39 am
No wonder the Nazi’s kicked the Russians’ asses– the Russians brought shovels to a gun fight. Was Giduck recommending these shovel techniques to SWAT teams? “Guys, forget using those assault rifles when you go up against a gang of violent ruffians! What you want to use in that situation is a SHOVEL! But not a regular shovel… You need one that makes light-saber noises!”
As an interesting side note to this mess, folks interested in representing themselves (pro se), all the forms you’ll need are on CO’s website: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Forms/Index.cfm They are free. You can usually give testimony via telephone if an appearance would be a serious hardship. Check w/ the court to see if your situation applies. I’ve always won when I went pro se, but I’m a very, very aggressive bitch who doesn’t believe in simply winning. I believe in crushing the opposing counsel every step of the way. Yes, you’re going to get a lot of paperwork, but I followed the 2:1 rule. For every pound they sent me, I sent back two. A 20-page interrogatory gets a 40-page interrogatory in return. You’ve got, what, 30+ defendants named? That’s 30+ people potentially using the 2:1 rule against one opposing counsel.
For those who are military or have studied strategy and manpower allocations during conflicts, and who are also aware that there are only 24 hours in a day for one person to respond to a lot of paperwork drowning them, let the logistics of that math sink in…
You can pay an attorney, but he’s going to hope you do that because then he’s hurting you even if you win. That said, there are some great attorneys in CO like Benson & Case in Denver. If I wanted to pay an attorney, I’d seek them out first.
Best wishes and luck! I believe this will work out very well and lucratively for you (not Giduck) in the long run.
August 6th, 2012 at 10:32 am
As a retired AH64 aviator, and the very proud wife of a MSG who just finished his Team Sergeant time, I have a few things to say.
1. I 100% FULLY support SOCNET against this POS, Giduck. Everything I have read about him turns my stomach.
2. I am curious as to why the official in the SOA who gave Giduck the PII was not relieved of his duties? Or was he, and I just missed that? Transfer of PII, for any use other than official, is illegal, period. I don’t believe Giduck’s witch hunt can be considered “official” use.
3. To SF Veteran: What’s wrong with being a nurse? When I was retired and voc rehab’d, that was what the Army chose for me, because in my enlisted days, I was a medic. With the knowledge as a gun pilot, a flight medic and nurse, and as a SF wife…I know things that I can do to people that would make your old a&& wish you were back in ‘Nam! You are just long winded and running your trap. In my opinion, Giduck must have you in his back pocket and paying your bills that the VA is not covering! I get it. Times are hard and you sold out! Now you just have to look the rest of your SF brethren in the face, if you can.
4. To #55: You can’t believe you bought his book? I know… bet you are totally disgusted with yourself. I would be too. I never buy a book from anyone who touts themselves to be heroes or experts in the field unless it has been proven by: a. Having been awarded a MOH; b. I know of them personally; c. They are Lance Armstrong or similar athlete and unquestionably an expert in their field, etc.; or d. They come most highly recommended and their credentials have already been checked out. I ride…quite seriously…hence the cycling remark.
5. Again to #55: My recommendation to you since you wasted your money on that POS’s book. Take the money you spent (and then some) and donate it to the fund to help out the guys in SOCNET. **I have no personal vested interest in this other than my husband is SF, and I believe in the RIGHTS of all soldiers (SOF and not) being upheld from f-ing posers!
That’s about as far as I made it. To #75. I have to ride now, but I am sure I will take his. Don’t worry, though, I have long since had the mentality (or body parts) to go through my monthly cycle to get emotional. I don’t cry over what people say on the internet. And if you are wrong, I have no qualms in telling you so. LAC
August 7th, 2012 at 8:41 am
Rob Krott did a review of Terror at Beslan.
Will interesting if he contacts the editors of SOF mag.
August 8th, 2012 at 8:12 am
It appears that the Special Forces Association has issued a statement of support for MSG Clouse. They also appear to have sent money to MSG Clouse to support the costs of legal defense in the amount that John Giduck donated to the SFA.
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/has-john-giduck-indirectly-offset-costs-of-msg-clouses-legal-defense/
Talk about irony!
August 8th, 2012 at 8:14 am
The Special Forces Association appears to have sent money to MSG Clouse to support the costs of legal defense in the amount that John Giduck donated to the SFA.
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/has-john-giduck-indirectly-offset-costs-of-msg-clouses-legal-defense/
Talk about irony!
August 8th, 2012 at 8:49 am
If I recall correctly, it was allegedly a SFA official who provided Clouse’s PII to Giduck. I’m no lawyer, but if that’s the case I think Clouse might have a good civil case against SFA on invasion of privacy grounds. Perhaps it’s their way of trying to avoid a suit.
August 8th, 2012 at 10:12 am
Good on the SFA.
August 8th, 2012 at 10:32 am
@150-
It was the SOA, not the SFA who put MSG Clouse’s info and emails into Giduck’s hands.
They have since cut all ties with Giduck- and IMO that one individual is responsible for this goatrope, nobody else.
August 8th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Wile E.: thanks for the correction, and my apolgies for the error. I was working from memory and didn’t have time when posting the above to go back and double-check.
Do you know (or are you at liberty to say) what actions, if any, are planned by the SOA and/or others regarding the “fine individual” who provided MSG Clouse’s info and e-mails to Giduck? I can’t really tell from your comment above if anything was done or is planned regarding that individual’s breach of trust.
August 8th, 2012 at 11:18 am
And yes, I now fully agree that the SFA is to be commended. Looks like they did the right thing and put Giduck’s contributions to what IMO is the best possible use: helping expose Giduck as a fraud.
August 8th, 2012 at 11:21 am
Hondo- that is way outside my lane.
Those who are wired into those organizations are handling it in the way they see fit however.
August 8th, 2012 at 11:31 am
Wile E.: thanks for the feedback; you had no obligation to reply. Good to hear that the organizations are taking action internally. Hopefully they’ll impress on the individual who breached trust that such behavior is reprehensible.
August 16th, 2012 at 11:24 am
Radio program talking about Giduck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfMqMtVU16U&feature=youtu.be
September 20th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Silverbullet is a fraud. I listed to the radio show and recognized him right away. He is a pathological liar. Ask his business partner or his wife. He should not be talking about honor.
September 27th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Just posted this elsewhere and thought it was worth repeating here…
Hey everyone. I’m Sniper111 on SOCNet as well as a named & served defendant in the Giduck goatrope.
I started my adult life out kind of like Giduck himself. I joined the Army and wound up getting bounced out of Basic Training (I took an 11-X contract). I had messed up my knee in high school and blew it out during a road march. Docs found evidence of previous surgery which I didn’t disclose and I had joined during the big RIF years so they gave me a choice of an EPTS Entry Level Separation or getting hammered for a fraudulent enlistment. I took the former.
When I got out I went through a police academy down south (I am originally from NY) and became a cop. I came from a family of cops to include my uncle, father and grandfather so you can say I was following in the family tradition.
While on the job there I went through several stages in my career from patrol to precision marksman and K9 which was my last. I took the love of the German Shepherd dogs with me and continue to be involved in the breeding and training of working dogs. I also met someone who would radically change my life.
This individual asked me if I would ever consider working overseas. After considerable discussion and a few interviews I began training for a job in Iraq and left to go do PSD and FP. During my time there I worked with some major high speed guys. My company was heavy with Special Forces and Delta. To be honest I felt I was WAY out of my league working with guys like this- literal legends- but I shut my pie hole, followed instruction and rose from a shooter slot to a shift supervisor, to finally running the AT/FP Program at the Phoenix Academy and COIN CFE at Camp Taji- a joint US/Iraqi SF training center and MITT team school.
I then moved on to Baghdad operations where I was part of the ISOF SOPMOD HMMWV program, delivering specialized Humvees to US and Iraqi SF units all across Iraq which is where I was severely injured.
While I was over there I made a mistake every Private has been told, quite specifically, not to make. I gave my wife a general power of attorney. I mention this because she bought a house, sight unseen, on Long Island NY. At the time we were renting in North Carolina. This plays a significant part later.
Well, I came home all broken up. Turns out my injuries which I thought were a bum knee and a sore back were MUCH more severe than anyone had thought, including the docs at Ibn Sina in Baghdad. I had utterly messed up my spine which led to a multi-level spinal fusion and numerous operations on my leg. I was looking at years of rehabilitation just to be able to walk again.
I had been a member of SOCNet for quite some time now- both for entertainment value and for the LEO related section. It was after my disability that I first heard of Giduck and what keyed me up was his whole involvement with Donna Yaklich.
I said before I became a cop but that wasn’t really true. You ARE a cop- it is something you either have in your blood or you do not. Giduck picking up an officer’s widow at his funeral is to me simply disgusting and a slap in the face of everyone who ever pinned on a badge. To take this to the next level he became aware of her involvement int he contract killing of her husband and went on vacation with her to Jamaica using her dead husband’s life insurance to finance the trip so yeah- that put him on my radar big time. The same place in his heart Don Shipley has for fake SEALs is the same place I have for cop killers and their associates.
I get Stolen Valor but the whole imbroglio with the SOA and the SFA and all of his biographies at speaking engagements saying he was SF/Ranger and articles written about him that say he was SF/Ranger and books published that say he was SF/Ranger weren’t in my lane. There are people FAR more qualified to speak to that than I. I stayed in my lane.
My comments on Giduck on SOCNet are still there for everyone to see. Was I insulting? Damn right- and I stand behind every single word I said.
I do not think a man who vacations with a cop killer and whose employees to this day say that Ms. Yaklich had no other option than to pay two neighborhood kids to shotgun her detective husband to death deserve to be telling cops how to do anything, much less be paid to do so. This is why I believe Giduck targeted me which in and of itself is funny considering, as had been mentioned here as well as elsewhere (and taken direct from his own email communications) that he was looking for “deep pockets”.
I am on disability. I cannot stand nor sit for more than 30 minutes at a time without severe sciatic pain. My knee varies between 2x and 3x normal size- to the point I have more stretchmarks on it than the Octomom has on her belly. The docs all try to give me various pain medications but I make do with Motrin- having seen what painkillers do to people when I was a cop.
Since I am on disability, none of those funds are available to Giduck if he wins. Not a cent- it’s Federal Law. That house my wife bought 7 years ago? I’m 200 grand upside down on it since the market crashed. It is filled with fabric covered aluminum wiring, the sheathing is dry rotted to the point shingles are falling off at random, the roof is slowly rotting from being shaded 24/7 and the windows are all single pane 1970′s vintage.
I also owe 18,000 on a vehicle worth maybe 10. The man would literally be doing me a huge favor by taking it and my house off of my hands. I literally have nothing of value worth taking which is why I find my whole involvement in this thing amusing.
But whether or not he wins I know that I can sleep well at night. I never had to prove to the world that I was the most interesting man in the world, having spent a decade in Russian uniform and knowing how to deal out ninjafied black high speed death with entrenching tools. I was, and always will be, a former cop who got to do some really cool things in a really bad place with some truly high speed guys who remain my friends to this day- and that is more than enough for me.
Thanks for the time guys and to our supporters- please keep donating. PayPal is rgrjoe175@aol.com. A couple bucks goes a long way in helping us fight this guy and we need all the help we can get. None of us has those “deep pockets” Giduck says he is looking for.
October 3rd, 2012 at 9:29 am
Don’t worry Sniper he won’t win.
October 11th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
I suspect that he knows he can’t win this- the filing is an extremely transparent joke. I think his goal is simply to make criticism of him, his laughable suggestions, and his poorly written book(s) too expensive to be worthwhile. I’d be willing to bet he has used either lawsuits or the threat thereof to silence criticism in the past and hopes he can do so again. We all know that he hasn’t been slandered, we all know that he is a public figure, and we all know that he can be mocked, derided, and laughed at. His suggestions and the persona he is attempting to project practically demand it. This little “debate” has been going on for quite a while and the one thing I have taken from it is that Johnny cannot address the legitimate criticism that has been levelled on his ideas…. If he could, he would have done so by now. “Cowardly” seems an appropriate description of his actions up to this point in regards to the manner he has chosen to deal with legitimate criticism of him. Maybe one of these days he will see fit to man up and actually try to defend his ideas instead of attempting to simply silence the legitimate criticism of his “scholarship.” Unfortunately, his actions up to this point suggest he lacks either the intellect or the character to do so. His ideas are a joke that is no longer funny. Oh yeah, you’ll also note that his supporter never address the issue, simply tries to redirect and attack. Just as (s)he has done in this thread. I take this as a tacit admission that (s)he knows Johnny’s ideas are unworkable and will never gain public support or win in a debate.
A side note, I vaguely remember Johnny’s pal CSM Anderson writing a letter that was published on our favorite comedy site, Socnetlies in which he claimed that none of the criticism of Johnny was effecting Johnny’s business. In fact, I think he stated that Johnny was being booked for more speaking engagements than ever. This would seem to shoot Johnny’s claim that his “business” was harmed square in the ass. Unless someone was being dishonest….
Sniper, I am sorry you got caught up in this absurd lawsuit. I wonder whether it would have been attempted if we had a loser pays system. Somehow, I doubt it.
October 21st, 2012 at 3:16 pm
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April 22nd, 2013 at 8:34 am
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