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
Category: Phony soldiers, Stolen Valor Act
@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.
@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.
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.
168 gr 7.62 mm X 51 mm NATO @ 1200 m. Problem permanently and decisively solved…..
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.
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!
@ 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.
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.
#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.
“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.
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.
I wish this guy would just go away and sell shovels at Home Depot.
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.
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.
[…] 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 […]
@ 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… Read more »
Sounds like this dumb ass attorney fraud needs a good old fashioned ass whipping
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.
@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.
@68- “It is SF against a few cowardly SF members…..”
Are you saying that Giduck IS SF?
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…….
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.
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.
68… Heroes? you mean the pastrami type?
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.
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’.
Less words- more on Johnny’s hall monitor plan for the sake of the kids.
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.
Ok, what’s the punchline to this ‘joke’? Is Dr. Seuss…I mean is Dr. duDICK for real? Can you say “lame ass sumbich”?
@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.
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.
@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.
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.… Read more »
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.
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?
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.
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
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.
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’.
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
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.
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!)…
@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.
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
@75…I don’t have a DUI. You’re still a douchetool.
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.
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.
A “Smart”con man would have just taken the money and faded off.
He is also a Rape State/Nambla lions alum.
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.
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