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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (128484)	4/5/2004 12:13:55 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

B.G. Burkett: Navy Commanders to Cast Doubt on Kerry's War Record Several Navy officers who supervised Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry when he commanded a swift boat in Vietnam are preparing to publicly question his war record - including the circumstances under which he was awarded three Purple Hearts - a noted Vietnam War historian revealed on Sunday. Burkett, whose 1999 book, "Stolen Valor," is considered to be the definitive history of of falsified Vietnam War claims, told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg that Kerry's former commanders would allege that the top Democrat's Purple Hearts were awarded for "self-reported injuries that were virtually nonexistent." "He never got a day of treatment, he never spent a day in a medical facility," Burkett said. "These were all self-reported wounds, which you're going to hear from some swift boat guys in the future as to the nature of those wounds." Burkett said he had personally spoken to the Navy commanders who were preparing to go public about Kerry's decorations. "You're going to get quite a showing [of those speaking out]," Burkett told Malzberg. "I don't know [the number] yet. They're trying to get it to be unanimous of every swift boat guy who ever served." As to the timetable for the upcoming revelations, Burkett said that Kerry's superior officers "were still discussing that." "You've got some major rallys being planned against John Kerry by Vietnam veterans on the mall, at the convention - this type of thing," he said. "And we're going to make America aware of John Kerry's military record."

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (128484)	4/5/2004 4:07:51 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 281500

Pentagon report on Afghanistan criticizes war strategy: report Sun Apr 4, 4:36 PM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) - A retired army colonel commissioned by the Pentagon (news - web sites) to examine the war in Afghanistan (news - web sites) concluded the conflict created conditions that have given "warlordism, banditry and opium production a new lease on life." story.news.yahoo.com

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (128484)	4/6/2004 2:28:33 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Hawkmoon; Re: "Of course, people like Bilow and many others already are convinced that Saddam Hussein never* had a WMD program in place to be disclosed.*" This is not true. I've repeatedly stated that Saddam had a WMD program but destroyed it secretly, probably before 2001. What causes your inability to correctly describe my positions on so many things? Stupid? Liar? Just making rhetoric? Think that 2001 was so long ago that it was "never"? Whatever it is, it's hardly a very convincing way to illustrate the brilliance of your logic. -- Carl