Communique from the Aztlan Civil War

It is always sad when we lose Brown Berets. It is especially sad when we loose some who were so trustworthy and gave us all reasons to be proud of; but at this time I have to let you all know of the unfortunate need to terminate certain high ranking members of the BBNO because of their wanton disregard of the principles and history that we were founded and built on and that made us an institution of La Causa and the entire Chicano Movement.

Just as some are terminated, also some are fully demoted all the way down to buck privates with no more rank or prestige other than their working their way up the ladder to someday hopefully regain the honor and status they have enjoyed until today. The actions by all these individuals are threatening our very essence and reason for being Brown Berets. That is that we are the soldiers La Raza very much needs and deserves.

We are not a kiddie club like they want us to be. They want us to be democratic, but if anyone has posted anything that does not agree with what they want, their postings have been quickly deleted by them.

Also a recent vote in Tucson a month ago where we attempted to have a national conference was unexpectedly put on the table and voted on where I was expected to retire from this our beloved organization after more than forty years of dedicated service.

As National Commander I have to know what’s on the agenda of any of our national events, and just a few days prior, We had the agenda worked out and never did my forced retirement come up until that day and it was the first item brought up. After that there was no point anymore in continuing to go ahead with our conference.

They also claim that 99% of our entire membership was present at the conference either physically or by teleconference, when the reality was that only about 9% were there or teleconferencing; so how can they lie so boldly and expect this 9% to vote for the entire organization?

Because of the fact that most of the Brown Berets there are teenagers, myself and those that accompanied me from California did not put up a fight out of respect for their young age; is that I have been waiting to see if the people responsible for this fiasco and treachery come clean and admit to their wrong doings; but they only seem to be getting bolder in their attitude and actions.

They attempt to substitute our Cadre Nacional with a “council” where everyone has an equal vote; but they only contact those “council” members who they know will vote with them and delete postings by council members who do not agree with them.

I have tried patiently and honorably to work with this “council” for over a month; but they have shown me more disrespect and dishonor in their responses and now I’m left with no alternative but to terminate the following people:

XXXXXXXXXXX a.k.a. Citlalmina Xochiquetzalli. She has taken the leading role in this shameful and treacherous action and has had no qualms about misrepresenting the truth and told me that if I make my objections public, that they “will all quit”. Her termination really hurts me because I always thought she was so respectable and she was always given steadily rising ranks until she became a national officer. However, her first assignment as national officer was that of National Fiscal Officer in charge of raising money for our national strategies. She did not fulfill those duties. Then she said she would like to become a national officer in charge of Arts and Culture. Though she is an artist, she never fulfilled those duties either since she never did any Brown Beret Arts and Culture, i.e. posters, paintings, etc.

Chimalli-Cuetlachtli aka Randy Gamez

Randy Gamez a.k.a. Chimalli Cuetlachtli. He was in charge of our communications, particularly our web site but he was always one to purposely return one phone call or e-mail for every 4 or 5 sent t o him, thereby making him guilty of insubordination and his attitude is such that he thinks he is the entire organization. After the Chicano Moratorium gathering in L.A. this year, he took a brow-beating by then Chief Of Staff Juanito Burns because of his disrespectful ways towards the chain of command. Rather than taking it like a man, he took the low road and quit, taking the website with him. He came back to the BBNO because I agreed to allow him back during our conference in Tucson and reinstated him with his full rank that he held prior to quitting. Now I know that he was part of the conspiracy by Citlalmina to take over the organization by forcing me to retire and change the very essence of the Brown Berets in their power hungry move.

Jesse Ornelas

Demoted to buck private is Jesse Ornelas. He rose steadily up the ranks and was put in charge of our special forces, Los Escorpiones. He also chose to become part of this conspiracy. Also demoted to buck private is David J. Leon. He al so rose steadily up the ranks in his native state of Arizona to become our Arizona State Commander. He also chose to become part of this conspiracy probably because Citlalmina Xochiquetzalli is his mother.

I believe this will suffice what pertains to the above referenced people. They will not be allowed to be so irresponsible as to sabotage the BROWN BERET NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

QUE VIVA LA CAUSA!!!!!

Jeronimo Blanco

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