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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (610241)	8/25/2004 12:31:03 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) of 769670

Kerry needs to explain why American POW’s were considered proof of VVAW clout! ice.he.net FBI PDF document at WinterSoldier.com ^ \| Aug. 24, 2004 \| In November 1971, Kerry was a national leader of VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) and as such attended a monthly meeting in Kansas City. At this meeting a 5-man delegation trip to Hanoi was discussed and where the release of American POW’s was mentioned as a way for VVAW to be recognized as having “real power”. It was asked how many they should seek to have release, and it was answered that they needed “at least one” to give the group validity. It was not about releasing POW’s, it was about elevating VVAW’s reputation and clout in the US. The following is a short transcript from a Declassified FBI document: FBI Document Page 193 November 13, POWs discussed as power bargaining tokens (transcript begins) Mike Oliver explained to those present that VVAW National Office had decided to send a five-man delegation to Hanoi, North Vietnam, early in December, 1971. They hoped to effect the POW release during that time so that the delegates could return to the U.S. to participate in the national actions at Christmastime. This would demonstrate to the people at the national actions that VVAW has real power. When asked how many POWs would be released, OLIVER said no specific number had been mentioned but that at least one POW would have to be released in order to give the VVAW claim validity. They planned to present this to the people of the United States and if they were successful in gaining public sympathy and support, they would enter further negotiations for POW release.(transcript ends) Should we ever let a leader of such a group be President of the United States?

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