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To: Sully- who wrote (14283)	8/25/2004 8:41:45 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 90947

How much did you folks rant about "Bush was AWOL!" I bet that still gets more coverage than Kerry's obvious lies about his Cambodia exploits. The AJC ran an editorial yesterday dismissing SwiftVets on the grounds that 35 year old memories are unreliable and, therefore, only the "official record" is credible in evaluating Kerry's Vietnam service. Here are a couple very good replies from today's paper: Coverage shows slant toward Kerry President Bush serves in the Alabama National Guard 35 years ago and some veterans cannot remember him. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, along with Democratic "527" groups, repeatedly report this lack of memory as a real possibility that Bush did not do what he said he did. Sen. John Kerry serves in Vietnam 35 years ago and more than 200 veterans can remember him. More than 50 chronicle eyewitness accounts that dispute Kerry's heroic accounts, but their story receives virtually no coverage except in your editorial sanctimoniously attacking their poor memories. If Bush had two eyewitnesses writing a book detailing and disputing his military service, the AJC would have a three-part series in the Sunday paper, reprinting entire chapters. GARY MESCHER Lawrenceville 'Official story' far from verified You allege that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth contradict "established records." Untrue. The records in question have yet to be released by John Kerry. You recast the claim as "every bit of available documentary evidence." Clever, but misleading. True deceptions follow when you declare that the assessments of Kerry's superiors don't disagree with his claims. You repeat this assertion by stating, "Every single contemporary account from eyewitnesses and participants in the battles in question confirm the official story." Swift Boat Veterans for Truth consists of many eyewitnesses who question what you call the "official story." Either this editorial wasn't well researched or you accept whatever Kerry says as the "official story." PAUL THORSEN Roswell ajc.com

To: Sully- who wrote (14283)	8/25/2004 1:28:33 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 90947

This is a bald faced lie: The Cambodia trips that led Kerry to return to the USA & falsely allege war crimes against his "band of brothers"? Kerry never made specific charges against any swift boat men or brothers. Remember that he had just attended a conference where many vets spoke about their experiences...and he was relating those experiences and stories to congress. General Tommy Franks has also been on record agreeing with Kerry and verifying that atrocities did occur in Vietnam. Orca