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| Swift Boat Vets Should 'Shut Up,' Says Kerry Spokesman |
| 2004-10-01 |
| EFL - only the more unconventional statements by various Kerry supporters included: [...] Del Sandusky, one of Kerry's naval crewmates: "Sure I can understand it -- right. But it doesn't matter if John Kerry made that [1971 speech] or not, they (the POWs) were still going to be tortured. They were prisoners of war." [...] Former Democratic presidential candidate General Wesley Clark said Kerry's anti-war activism in the 1970s was designed to "help" U.S. soldiers serving in Vietnam and revealed the candidate's "moral courage." "He was trying to help the men and women in the United States Army and help the United States by having the courage to go and testify in front of Congress," Clark said. "So I can understand why people might have misunderstood John Kerry at the time. But that was 30 years ago," he added. [...] "I agree with John Kerry 35 years ago. I agree with him now, and those of us band of brothers out there have been traveling around this country [supporting Kerry] for a long time," Cleland added. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #1 Note (mostly for those new to this): Kerry probably lied to congress in 1973. His testimony was based on the so-called Winter Soldier investigation which has since been revealed to have been a fraud. Some of the alledged witnesses had never served in Vietnam, and others were imposters. Kerry was a leader of Vietnam Vets Against the War (VVAW) which staged the event and probably knew that the testimony was false (See below). When the charges were investigated VVAW told everyone not to cooperate (wasn't an investigation the whole point of it all??). And some 'witness' who were interviewed said that they had never been to Detroit (where Wintersolder was held) showing that imposters were involved. It was found that others never served in Vietnam and/or could never have been where they claimed. General Gaip, the general of North Vietnam at the time, has publically thanked Kerry and 'Hanoi' Jane Fonda for their help in giving aid and comfort to the enemy and encouraging them to continue and kill more american soldiers instead of seek peace as they were considering. Scott Swett has filed an affidavit stating that he was pressured make claims in Detroit at Winter Soldier "It’s a long walk back to Baltimore." |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-01 11:14:07 PM |