To: American Spirit who wrote (60492 ) 4/28/2005 5:53:33 PM From: tonto Read Replies (1) | Respond to Kerry Lied About UN Meeting An investigation by The Washington Times reveals that while the candidate did talk for an unspecified period to at least a few members of the panel, no such meeting, as described by Mr. Kerry on a number of occasions over the past year, ever occurred. He originally told the Council on Foreign Relations in December 2003 that he had met with the entire Security Council to help forge a united front against Saddam Hussein, a strange thing for a senator with no portfolio from the White House to do. The unusual nature of Kerry's assertion was not challenged at the time, probably in part because Kerry at the time still publicly defended the war in Iraq. However, Kerry also pulled this story out during the second presidential debate two weeks ago, this time to argue against the war in Iraq. But of the five ambassadors on the Security Council in 2002 who were reached directly for comment, four said they had never met Mr. Kerry. The four also said that no one who worked for their countries' U.N. missions had met with Mr. Kerry either. The former ambassadors who said on the record they had never met Mr. Kerry included the representatives of Mexico, Colombia and Bulgaria. The ambassador of a fourth country gave a similar account on the condition that his country not be identified. "There was no meeting with John Kerry before Resolution 1441, or at least not in my memory." In other words, we have yet another wild exaggeration by John Kerry in a key component of the credentials he says qualifies him to be president. Just like his Christmas in Cambodia and his lucky hat, Kerry's prevarications once again demonstrate that he will say anything to puff himself up and make himself more important than he is...
