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Politics : The TRUTH About John Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (83)	2/27/2004 12:13:48 AM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1483

I just finished reading an entire transcript of John Kerry's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 22, 1971. .. As shocking as the excerpts of his opening statement are that have been previously published, in which he demonized and vilified all US troops for lurid and unspeakable atrocities, based on the now discredited "investigation" he was a part of as Executive Committee member of the VVAW, which ran that "investigation," which was paid for by Jane Fonda's fund raising efforts (this according to the VVAW itself) . . . this new and complete version of his testimony is really beyond belief. But here it is, in his own words in the Congressional Record. Jane Fonda may have gone to North Vietnam and become a willing propaganda toy for our enemies, but Kerry (8th & 10th pages in the full PDF document, page numbered "186" and "188" in the record) discusses his trip to the Paris Peace Talks, and his talks with the representatives of "both delegations" - which in his mind does not include the USA and South Vietnam, but means both the "Democratic Republic of Vietnam" (Hanoi) and "the Provisional Revolutionary Government" (the Viet Cong's political wing). He specifically refers to his support for "Madam Binh's" "eights points." Madam Win Thi Binh was at that time the Foreign Minister for the PRG (the Vietcong). He specifically endorses her "peace plan" when asked by Senator Fulbright if he had any recommendations as to what the U.S Senate should legislate about the war, and the Vietnamese Communists' plan includes setting a firm commitment for US withdrawal immediately, with no provision for release of POWs beforehand, and that the VC/NVA would give "safe conduct" to all US troops out of Vietnam once the withdrawal date was set. The value of these kinds of "guarantees" was fully shown by events of exactly four years later. At this same time, the North Vietnamese were torturing American POWs, including young Navy officers like Kerry had been, trying to extort them to utter the very same kinds of statements for propaganda purposes which Kerry was making of his own free will - although it does not appear to have been entirely his own plan he was speaking up for. Kerry also praised mutiny, encouraged it, and threatened the government with it (p.208); and tarred almost all of us (60 to 80%) with the drug addict label (p. 205) in addition to the war criminal label he now tries to back away from, although in this testimony and elsewhere of record he repeatedly and vigorously applied that label. He vastly underestimated the consequences of our withdrawal of support for Saigon – unless he had a more realistic and accurate idea but said otherwise. He said maybe 3,000 of our South Vietnamese loyalists would have to be relocated for their own security (p. 190). Sen. Aiken, to his credit, scoffed and said 800,000 had become refugees from the North after 1954, and I would like to say that everyone knows what actually did happen when the Kerrys of that day had their way with Indochina... the boat people, the re-education camps, the Cambodian genocide, the Stalinist gulag that descended on those people. But then who knows what the young are being indoctrinated with in place of American history today? There is a lot more here that would open the eyes of many people today who are being totally blindsided by this individual. John Boyle 19th Combat Engineers RVN 11/66 - 2/68

To: American Spirit who wrote (83)	2/27/2004 7:56:49 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 1483

About John Kerry's FBI Files and Service Records Posted by Carlos Lopez Friday, February 27, 2004 Democrats have invented and perfected the politics of personal destruction, and caused President Bush to have to release a mammoth supply of files on his National Guard service--and even his dental records. Gary Aldrich, in his latest column, tells John Kerry how to obtain his FBI and service record to release to the public. The column is reprinted by permission. I experienced something akin to humiliation when the President of the United States ordered subordinates to release his dental records to the public. President Bush acted in hopes of ending the ridiculous argument surrounding his National Guard service. Nothing is sacred in today’s politics of personal destruction – invented and perfected by the Democrats. Not even the number of fillings in George Bush’s teeth. Thus, Senator John Kerry and his followers ''opened the door.'' It’s only fair that many will now choose to walk through that door. No competent attorney would ever open a line of inquiry in the courtroom unless he knew how the same issue would impact his own client. Democrats should not complain now if certain similar questions are asked of the good Senator. In the debate about which man has given more to his country, no evidence has been more emotionally persuasive than Senator Kerry’s own claims of war heroism. One basis for this assertion is that while serving in Vietnam, Kerry showed great courage in leaping off his boat to attack and kill a wounded North Vietnamese soldier. Evidence suggests the Vietnamese soldier had previously been wounded by a 50-caliber round. Veteran friends of mine tell me if a person is hit by a 50-caliber round, it is highly unlikely they could continue to be a threat, because of the hydro-shock associated with the impact of the round. I am assured this is true regardless of where the enemy was hit. I know from my own FBI training that certain high-powered rounds can destroy vital organs and blow away entire limbs--due to this same hydro-shock factor. Kerry’s claims that he saved his fellow soldier’s lives by taking the life of the wounded Vietnamese fighter now lie in reasonable doubt. Also, Kerry’s ardent fans clamor over the Purple Hearts he received for each of his several wounds. What is not widely known is that even a minor wound can qualify for a Purple Heart, and a combination of Purple Hearts can be the basis for reassignment to a safer post. Kerry did, in fact, take a safer post after accepting his war medals. Other veterans tell me they didn’t even put in for Purple Hearts, because they did not want to be transferred home unless they were seriously wounded. These veterans didn’t want to leave their buddies behind just to seek the safety of distance from the battle. In total, it appears Kerry was in-country less than five months. Yet some prisoners of war served more than seven years and had many serious wounds. Today, Senator Kerry likes the political attention his medals afford him. However, during one protest, Kerry was seen tossing his precious medals over the White House fence. Except now he says those were not actually his medals, but somebody else’s medals he discarded. Another version has him tossing over just the ribbons. Which is it? Anyone visiting his Senate office can see medals hung in a display case on the wall. Well, whose medals are in the display case? Are these Kerry’s, or did he or a member of his staff buy a few similar medals at a local pawn shop? Finally--in the biggest controversy of all--Senator John Kerry says he is a hero for standing up to power while protesting against the War in Vietnam. According to news reports, Kerry was protesting the war even as he served as a full-time member of the armed forces. Did Kerry take leave-time to attend these rallies, or was he AWOL from his post while he traveled around protesting the war? Did he only participate in peaceful war protests, or did he join the Hard-Left, anti-US, pro-Communistic cabal of Tom Hayden, Jane Fonda, and other well-known Hard-Left, anti-US radicals? I don’t know the answers to these questions, but I do know where to find them. Every significant leader of any anti-war, anti-US protest from the 1960’s has a large file sitting in a file drawer over at the FBI Headquarters. The Bureau’s headquarters is located at 9th street and Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, D.C. To get a copy of the FBI file, which would clear up this entire thing, Senator Kerry merely has to file a form. But HE must be the one to do it. Nobody else can get a copy – only John F. Kerry. And, because it’s a U.S. Senator asking, I am sure the FBI would find and copy the file in a hurry. Then, like President Bush, Senator Kerry could release his FBI file to the media. All questions would be answered. We could put the matter behind us and, as the Democrats are fond to say, ''move on to real issues.'' Like what Kerry would do as president if we were attacked by terrorists. Senator Kerry can also get a copy of his service records from the U.S. Navy using the same kind of form. These naval records would clear up a lot of good questions about his military service in Vietnam. Today I am announcing the formation of an exploratory committee to encourage and assist Senator John F. Kerry in the acquisition and distribution of these two files. In due course, we will send the appropriate forms to Senator Kerry to be filled out. Soon, following President Bush’s lead, Senator Kerry can reveal to the mainstream media the various documents establishing the truth about his conduct. Vietnam veterans and former FBI and intelligence bureau agents are invited to join our exploratory committee. These individuals have a real sense of the truth about Senator John F. Kerry, and the Vietnam veterans have a large stake in the argument. We’re calling our exploratory committee, ''Americans for Truth About Kerry.'' chronwatch.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (83)	2/27/2004 8:17:24 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1483

Sen. Kerry is not moderate or a hero By Michael Straney Thursday, February 26, 2004 Secondly, while John Kerry is most certainly an intelligent man and a veteran, he is by no means a war hero, nor does he maintain a moderate voting record. Kerry received the Silver Star for action no more severe than that encountered by thousands of Vietnam veterans. Read the report for yourself and form your own opinion. Kerry was certainly intelligent enough to request removal from Vietnam through an obscure regulation allowing thrice-wounded soldiers to return home, even though Kerry himself said the three wounds were not severe enough to limit his duty more than two days. As for his supposedly moderate voting record, Kerry has a lifetime rating of 92 with the liberal Americans for Democratic Action.A perfect liberal score is 100. Even Ted Kennedy has a less liberal lifetime score at 88. If that is moderate, then your point of view must be so far left as to be off the scale. thebatt.com