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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (64610)	8/27/2004 1:57:24 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793912

No, you are wrong. Rood said the VC was an adult, not a kid. Rood said the VC was dressed normally, not wearing a loin cloth. Rood said the VC was armed with a loaded rocket launcher, not unarmed. Kenneth, does it matter?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (64610)	8/27/2004 2:51:37 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793912

Q & A RE:Rood & Swift Boat Vet eye witnesses......... Warren, Mich.: Mr. O'Neill, were you ever on the same boat as John Kerry? Were you on the boat at the same time and day as Mr. Rood, who has first hand eyewitness knowledge of the events of that day? Have you read Mr. Rood's response to the Swift Boat ads? John E. O'Neill: I was never on the same boat at the same time with either John Kerry or Bill Rood. Bill Rood was present only one event discussed in the book relating to John Kerry. This was the silver star incident. The account in our book is very similar to Bill Roods article except that Bill Rood's article makes the Vietcong killed by John Kerry into an adult clothed in pajamas whereas our book describes him as a young Vietcong in a loincloth. This is exactly the same description that the Boston Globe biographers of John Kerry reached on page 101 of their recent biography by Michael Kranish. In addition Mr. Larry Lee on Bill Rood's boat confirmed our description. More than 60 different factual eyewitnesses to the Kerry events participated in the book as described. Read Unfit for Command. John E. O'Neill: Bill Rood is one of four officers at Anthoi who believe that John Kerry is fit to be president. 17 of 24 believe he is unfit to be president and have joined our group. We respect Mr. Rood's opinion but it is clearly a small minority opinion among those who served with John Kerry. washingtonpost.com