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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (19099)	4/29/2004 5:29:37 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 81568

Guts are not necessary to admit that Kerry committed atrocities. Read what Kerry stated: Comment on this article \| View comments \| Email this Article News :: Elections & Legislation Skull & Bones Kerry speaks about his War Crimes... by Skull & Bones Kerry(War Criminal?) (No verified email address) 17 Jan 2004 This Skull & Bones member Kerry talking about his War crimes... Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 From: Vietnam Veterans Against the War Subject: John Kerry on Vietnam Atrocities From VVAW's mailbox to all on VVAWNET and VVAWINC: [Looks like Kerry has begun his presidential 'retooling' for 2004--jtm] stacks.msnbc.com Portion of John Kerry remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press" May 6, 2001: MR. RUSSERT: You mentioned you're a military guy. There's been a lot of discussion about Bob Kerrey, your former Democratic colleague in the Senate, about his talking about his anguish about what happened in Vietnam. You were on this program 30 years ago as a leader of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. And we went back and have an audiotape of that and some still photos. And your comments are particularly timely in this overall discussion of Bob Kerrey. And I'd like for you to listen to those with our audience and then try to put that war into some context: (Audiotape, April 18, 1971): MR. CROSBY NOYES (Washington Evening Star): Mr. Kerry, you said at one time or another that you think our policies in Vietnam are tantamount to genocide and that the responsibility lies at all chains of command over there. Do you consider that you personally as a Naval officer committed atrocities in Vietnam or crimes punishable by law in this country? KERRY: There are all kinds of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free fire zones. I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50 calibre machine guns, which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people. I took part in search and destroy missions, in the burning of villages. All of this is contrary to the laws of warfare, all of this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this is ordered as a matter of written established policy by the government of the United States from the top down Sorry, he may be a hero to you, but it is evident you are part of his campaign... I do not support the idea that a person who committed atrocities is a hero, that is not fair to the true heroes who did not commit atrocities. The atrocities committed are true and Kerry broke the law as he stated. More rightwing smear tactics, trying to talk about atrocities in Vietnam not being true, and at the same time accusing Kerry of taking part in them.