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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: ChinuSFO who started this subject	5/6/2004 11:39:20 AM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) of 81568

1970s FBI File Pegs Kerry As Moderate Thu May 6, 3:31 AM ET Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo! story.news.yahoo.com By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The FBI (news - web sites), closely tracking the anti-war movement in the 1970s, concluded John Kerry (news - web sites) was a glib, moderate figure in a Vietnam veterans group that took a radical turn around the time he left it, documents show. The FBI file on Vietnam Veterans Against the War says the organization swung toward "militant and revolutionary-type activities" but accuses Kerry, now the Democratic presidential candidate, of little more than charisma. <more> Excerpt: An FBI summary of the anti-war protests Kerry helped organize in April 1971 says the decorated war hero "overshadowed" many of the organization's other leaders and was "a more popular and eloquent figure" than the rest. "Kerry was glib, cool, and displayed just what the moderate elements wanted to reflect," the summary says. More: "I think it's great," he said. "I'm very proud of my efforts to end the war. I welcome anybody's perusal of them. I'm proud that I stood up to Richard Nixon. And you know, I personally have also requested those documents. So I'm happy to have them out there. It's terrific."

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