List of John Giduck False Military Claims And Claims Left Uncorrected

OVERVIEW
John Giduck has a wide-ranging background. He is a lawyer, a consultant on school safety and counter-terrorism, and the author of a number of books. These books include: The Terror at Beslan (2005) The Green Beret In You (2007) Shooter Down! (2011) When Terror Returns (2012)

John Giduck was romantically involved with cop-killer Donna Yaklich in the mid-1980s while serving as her defense counsel. Mr. Giducks legal fees were paid from the police death benefits of Ms. Yaklichs murdered husband. Costs of a romantic vacation to Jamaica prior to Ms. Yaklich being charged with the murder of her husband were also paid from this officers death benefit. John Giduck has made a number of false claims about his US military service and other qualifying credentials. More importantly, Mr. Giduck leaves false claims by others uncorrected about his background and US military service on his websites, in conference biographies, and other materials. John Giduck has left false claims uncorrected about having served and often retired as a member of the US Army Special Forces and the US Army Rangers. John Giducks actual US military experience spans a total of 58 days in the US Army. He did not finish basic combat training. See Tab A of this document. John Giduck has significant relationships with high-level Russian intelligence officials that might require US persons in sensitive positions to file contact reports. See Tab B for more details. John Giduck is an honorary lifetime member of the Special Operations Association. John Giduck mischaracterizes his membership to boost the belief that he is a former Special Forces soldier. John Giduck claims to have up to 18 years working with Russian Spetsnaz and other Russian military units. His actual time spent training with Russian Special Forces was a series of one-week military-style adventure camps spanning several years

QUESTIONS ABOUT JOHN GIDUCKS CLAIMS STARTED IN 2005

The Penheaded blog started raising questions about John Giducks credentials and experience in Nov 2005 in this article: http://penheaded.blogspot.com/2005/11/tactical-missionaries-spreadin-love.html This organization has come up on the radar. John Giduck, president of Archangel, is pimping a book and has a series of seminars that are surrounded by confusion about his history. Additionally: On the orgs site Giducks book is featured and he is listed as having the highest level certification in homeland security. That certification is given by another organization where he sits on an executive advisory board. The certification is listed in the credentials of a number of members on that board. John Giducks credentials, experience, and books have been criticized by respected authorities and by investigative journalists. Terror At Beslan: Ms. Meg Stalcup and Mr. Joshua Craze question Mr. Giducks Beslan school siege conclusions as well as Mr. Giducks credentials in the Washington Monthly:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2011/1103.stalcup-craze.html

There is strong evidence that John Giduck was not at the Beslan School siege as claimed:
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/john-giducks-improbable-timeline-for-travel-to-beslanrussia/

Shooter Down! David Cariens questions Mr. Giducks conclusions about the Virginia Tech shootings: http://aquestionofaccountability.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-shooter-down.html

REFUTATION OF JOHN GIDUCKS CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE

A complete timeline of John Giducks false claims can be found here:
http://www.socnet.com/showthread.php?t=108495

Aside from false military qualifications listed below, John Giducks biography boasts multiple skillsets without explaining how they were obtained. Giduck has special training in many Homeland Security-related tactics, including hostage rescue, kidnapping negotiations, small unit tactics, surveillance, improvised explosives, interrogation and interrogation resistance, evasive driving, undercover protection techniques, and threat analysis. He regularly teaches in a wide variety of areas, including small unit tactics, CQB and hand-to-hand combat, improvised weapons, tactical underwater operations, emergency first responder tactics, cultural awareness and personal security for foreign operations, terrorism concerns in executive protection, first responder safety and tactics, kidnapping and ransom
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negotiations, special anti-terrorism survival training, mail and package delivery safety, surveillance/counter-surveillance, anti-terrorism and flight operations, global organized crime and terrorism, U.S. law and constitution in the war on terrorism, criminal law and procedure in anti-terrorist actions, U.S. immigration law in the war on terrorism, organized crime and global terrorism, and fundamentals of militant Islam and terrorism.
http://www.abchs.com/xsecure/chs/files/Section1.pdf

There is no evidence that Mr. Giduck received any formal military or police training, or has any verifiable real-world experience in any of the listed specialties. Indeed, the sole areas where Mr. Giduck may have any expertise are in academic and legal arenas.

FAKE CLAIMS TO BE A US ARMY RANGER

Featured Topics/Speakers: Terror at Beslan School: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons from America John Giduck MBA, JD, former Army Ranger and Yuri Ferdigalov, former Russian Special Forces veteran were called to Beslan, as consultants, days after the terrorists occupied the school and before the counter assault began. They have a compelling story for American schools and safety forces.
http://www.notasingledrop.org/node/2281

Presented by: John Giduck, MA, JD, former Army Ranger, and president of the Archangel Anti-Terror Group, is a recognized international terrorism expert http://hcpaohio.org/training/2006-0523%20Registration%20Terror%20at%20Beslan%20School.doc

FALSE CLAIMS TO BE A VETERAN OF THE US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES

Uncorrected Special Forces Claims on John Giducks Own Website

John Giducks own website has maintained a comment that John Giduck is a former member of the US Army Special Forces for years. The comment was only recently addressed due to uncomfortable questions. The specific comment left on John Giducks website is as follows: 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.

John Giducks Uncorrected Speaker Bios

The above biographical statement refers to John Giduck as a retired Green Beret.

EVIDENCE THAT JOHN GIDUCK LEAVES THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL FORCES
FEMA Giduck believes that every person should be part of a nationwide intelligence network, and that the end result is that we can utilize our resources and people to better prevent, or at least respond, to critical situations (Giduck, 2005). The advantages seen by department firefighters mirror those of this former Special Forces soldier.
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/efo42701.pdf (page 30)

City of Colorado Springs

Mr. John Giduck, a former 10th Special Forces Group member and an international Anti-Terror School instructor
http://permits.springsgov.com/NewsResults.asp?NewsID=2139&Print=True

Eugene, OR Police

http://www.eugeneor.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_284424_0_0_18/2008,%203rd%20Quarter,%20Complete%20Quarte rly%20Summary.pdf

JOHN GIDUCKS SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION (SOA) CLAIMS

John Giduck has provided pro-bono legal, corporate, and tax assistance to the Special Operations Association (SOA), as well as making over $10,000 in donations. In an apparent quid pro quo, the SOA made John Giduck an honorary life member of the SOA. Mr. Giducks honorary membership number is #2521-HL (HL signifying honorary life membership). Since the criteria to be an actual member of the SOA are stringent enough that many combatdecorated Special Forces soldiers do not qualify, the SOA Bylaws are very clear about the status of honorary members. However, the persons who have Honorary Membership status in this Association are not Members of the Association and do not enjoy any privileges or rights of a Member.
http://www.specialoperations.org/2009%20bylaws.pdf (pg 4)

The SOA Bylaws go on to state: The advertising of Association Membership or Operational Associate status for either commercial or political purposes is prohibited. (pg 7) John Giduck has claimed numerous times that he is a lifetime member of the Special Operations Association in an effort to leave the impression that he has met the stringent requirements required to be a full member of the SOA. One example is here:

http://www.cwfa.org/images/content/greenberetinyoubios.pdf

Another example is here:

http://www.wshna.com/files/Giduck_Bio.pdf

Another here:

http://cupic.gmu.edu/johngiduck.htm

And another here:

http://special-guests.com/guests/viewnews.cgi?id=EkElVyVZEkXbyayTbV&style=PrintFull&tmpl=print

JOHN GIDICKS UNCORRECTED CLAIMS TO HOLD OUR NATIONS HIGHEST SECURITY CLEARANCE
Here are the claims and the dates/locations of the claims: SEPTEMBER, 2005 09/24/2005 By : Chapulina R John Giduck, the author of Terror at Beslan, is president of the Archangel Corporation, a US 501 (c)(3) non-profit NGO. Archangel provides anti-terrorism consulting and training to lawenforcement, military, and other government agencies. Mr. Giduck himself is a US Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor, tactical scuba and skydiving instructor,
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weightlifting champion, and has been inducted into several international martial arts halls of fame. He holds Masters Degrees in Russian Studies and International Affairs. And he holds our nations highest level of security clearance.
http://www.thriftbooks.com/CustomerReview.aspx?ASIN=0976775301

FEBRUARY, 2007 Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:17 pm Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for Americas Schools by John Giduck John Giduck, the author of Terror at Beslan, is president of the Archangel Corporation, a US 501 (c)(3) non-profit NGO. Archangel provides anti-terrorism consulting and training to lawenforcement, military, and other government agencies. Mr. Giduck himself is a US Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor, tactical scuba and skydiving instructor, weightlifting champion, and has been inducted into several international martial arts halls of fame. He holds Masters Degrees in Russian Studies and International Affairs. And he holds our nations highest level of security clearance.
http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?=&p=262827

NOVEMBER, 2011 Just finished reading Terror at Beslan by John Giduck. John Giduck, the author of Terror at Beslan, is president of the Archangel Corporation, a US 501 (c)(3) non-profit NGO. Archangel provides anti-terrorism consulting and training to law-enforcement, military, and other government agencies. Mr. Giduck himself is a US Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor, tactical scuba and skydiving instructor, weightlifting champion, and has been inducted into several international martial arts halls of fame. He holds Masters Degrees in Russian Studies and International Affairs. And he holds our nations highest level of security clearance.
http://theindependentant.blogspot.com/2011/11/book-review-terror-at-beslan.html

John Giduck HAD to have seen the claim on Amazon.com that has been published there since September 24, 2005 and left it uncorrected. John Giduck, the author of Terror at Beslan, is president of the Archangel Corporation, a US 501 (c)(3) non-profit NGO. Archangel provides anti-terrorism consulting and training to lawenforcement, military, and other government agencies. Mr. Giduck himself is a US Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor, tactical scuba and skydiving instructor, weightlifting champion, and has been inducted into several international martial arts halls of fame. He holds Masters Degrees in Russian Studies and International Affairs. And he holds our nations highest level of security clearance.
http://www.amazon.com/Terror-Beslan-Russian-Tragedy-Americas/dp/0976775301

JOHN GIDUCK RUSSIAN SPECIAL FORCES CLAIMS

John Giduck claims to have spent enormous amounts of time in Russia training with Russian Special Forces, even though the timeframes conflict with his court cases as an attorney, his seminar appearances, and his book development periods. Here is what John Giduck claims: The vast majority of time I ever spent in a military uniform in my life, I spent in Russia in Russian uniforms with Russian Special Forces and I did ultimately end up spending about 18 years theregood periods of time every single year up to 6 month a year going to school there, living there, doing a lot of training with their units.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/claydouglas/2008/05/12/the-free-american-hour

Evidence and extended discussion disputing that John Giducks claimed time in Russia with Russian Forces was anything other than one to two week commercial military style adventure camps in Russia can be found here:
Part 1: http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/john-giduck-and-paid-russianadventure-camps/ Part 2: http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/john-giduck-and-paid-russianadventure-camps-part-2/ Part 3: http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/john-giduck-and-paid-russianadventure-camps-part-3/ Part 4: http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/john-giduck-and-paid-russianadventure-camps-part-4/ Evidence linking John Giducks Spetsnaz training photos on his website to the same photos taken at a commercial military style adventure camp: http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/proof-that-john-giducks-spetsnatz-trainingoccurred-at-adventure-camp/

TAB A - JOHN GIDUCKS US ARMY SERVICE RECORD

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TAB B JOHN GIDUCKS HIGH-LEVEL TIES WITH RUSSIAN FSB INTELLIGENCE (FORMERLY KGB) John Giduck brags about his ongoing personal relationships with high-level Russian FSB (formerly KGB) officials. Particularly troubling is that others describe Mr. Giducks initial meetings with Russian intelligence officials in a manner that is consistent with recruitment of foreigners. Here is how Mr. Giducks friend, Police Commissioner Joe Bail of the Chester PA Police describes those early meetings: John Giduck] explained that years before he had known the former director of the KGB for the St. Petersburg region while working on his masters degree at the university there. You see, the wife of that man KGB Lt. Gen. and Director Anatoli Kurkov was one of the professors in charge of the foreign students. Through her, John met Gen. Kurkov. This is something that John typically does not talk about in public or during trainings, unless specifically asked.

The photo above shows John Giduck at a friends house in the US with KGB Director Kurkov. John Guduck maintains ongoing friendships with a number of such foreign intelligence officials. Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently worked for General Kurkov, at one point. John Giduck was a practicing lawyer in the 1980s. Then, he says, during the late Gorbachev era, the American Bar Foundation dispatched him to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where he met the head of the KGB for Leningrad. (Putins boss, he says.) They became fast friends, and Giduck began traveling frequently to Russia. He claims to have trained with multiple Russian special forces units, and to be certified by the Vityaz Special Forces Anti-Terror School.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2011/1103.stalcup-craze.html

John Giduck has never held a US Government security clearance. However, he has been given access to groups of people and to facilities that are surely of great interest to Russian intelligence.
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1) Through his seminars and training, John Giduck regularly acquires biographical details about participants as well as information about their agencies. 2) John Giduck has surrounded himself with people that have high-level security clearances and access to sensitive facilities. 3) As of January 2012, John Giduck claims to be working as a consultant for an International Intelligence section of the Chester, PA Police Department even though Mr. Giduck has no verifiable intelligence experience or expertise. One has to wonder how Mr. Giduck will gain access to classified information in that position without a current clearance, and in light of his well-documented friendships with foreign intelligence officials. 4) Persons that hold US Government clearances should be forewarned that they may need to file contact reports if they attend Mr. Giducks training, seminars, or otherwise come into contact with him.

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