John Judge has died

[Peter Lemkin]

I'm pleased to see this in the Washing Post.

I, of course, have very high regard for JJ's excellent research in many areas but perhaps more than anything I wonder how many lives he saved over the years, both American and victims of US foreign policy. His going to high schools to counter the recruitment spin and honestly inform students of what signing up really means must surely have saved many lives. We will never really know how many. So much more to do and gone too soon.

I believe they would have ignored it had he not worked for two congresspersons, one as salaried staff [McKinney]. The official obit and remembrance will be issued/conducted by his partner and his friends in May, likely early May.

I hate to bring this up, but I find most odd that the coroner has NOT ruled as to the cause of death....despite an autopsy. I have urged Marilyn to seek an independent review of the autopsy, no matter what it says. JJ was ever a thorn in the side of the Deep Political State in the USA. He, himself, was suspicious as to the real cause of death of his good friend Mae Brussell. An intelligence occupied house just across the road from Mae's burned down completely immediately following her death....I'm sure not a coincidence.

Yes, as long as I knew him, and even before according to his longtime friend Bill Kelly, John had done anti-military recruitment work - starting against the then draft during the Vietnam War. He saved many lives and was trying to save the [now threatened] 'life' of American polity and society. While a continuation of COPA is important, John's greatest dream was a D.C. based Hidden History Museum - something I would like to see come to be!