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 Posted: 08/12/04 - 21:19 Post subject: Surprised no ones mentioned this,
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Or maybe I just missed it
As they say in the old Battleship boardgame...
"Miss."
| Quote: | Veteran retracts criticism of Kerry
By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff | August 6, 2004
WASHINGTON -- A week after Senator John F. Kerry heralded his wartime experience by surrounding himself at the Democratic convention with his Vietnam ''Band of Brothers," a separate group of veterans has launched a television ad campaign and a book that questions the basis for some of Kerry's combat medals.
But yesterday, a key figure in the anti-Kerry campaign, Kerry's former commanding officer, backed off one of the key contentions. Lieutenant Commander George Elliott said in an interview that he had made a ''terrible mistake" in signing an affidavit that suggests Kerry did not deserve the Silver Star -- one of the main allegations in the book. The affidavit was given to The Boston Globe by the anti-Kerry group to justify assertions in their ad and book.
Elliott is quoted as saying that Kerry ''lied about what occurred in Vietnam . . . for example, in connection with his Silver Star, I was never informed that he had simply shot a wounded, fleeing Viet Cong in the back."
The statement refers to an episode in which Kerry killed a Viet Cong soldier who had been carrying a rocket launcher, part of a chain of events that formed the basis of his Silver Star. Over time, some Kerry critics have questioned whether the soldier posed a danger to Kerry's crew. Crew members have said Kerry's actions saved their lives.
Yesterday, reached at his home, Elliott said he regretted signing the affidavit and said he still thinks Kerry deserved the Silver Star.
''I still don't think he shot the guy in the back," Elliott said. ''It was a terrible mistake probably for me to sign the affidavit with those words. I'm the one in trouble here."
Elliott said he was no under personal or political pressure to sign the statement, but he did feel ''time pressure" from those involved in the book. ''That's no excuse," Elliott said. ''I knew it was wrong . . . In a hurry I signed it and faxed it back. That was a mistake."
The affidavit also contradicted earlier statements by Elliott, who came to Boston during Kerry's 1996 Senate campaign to defend Kerry on similar charges, saying that Kerry acted properly and deserved the Silver Star.
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Weak tactics by some nasty individuals.
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Posted: 08/12/04 - 21:31 Post subject: Re: Surprised no ones mentioned this,
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| Jack Crow wrote: | Or maybe I just missed it
As they say in the old Battleship boardgame...
"Miss."
| Quote: | Veteran retracts criticism of Kerry
By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff | August 6, 2004
WASHINGTON -- A week after Senator John F. Kerry heralded his wartime experience by surrounding himself at the Democratic convention with his Vietnam ''Band of Brothers," a separate group of veterans has launched a television ad campaign and a book that questions the basis for some of Kerry's combat medals.
But yesterday, a key figure in the anti-Kerry campaign, Kerry's former commanding officer, backed off one of the key contentions. Lieutenant Commander George Elliott said in an interview that he had made a ''terrible mistake" in signing an affidavit that suggests Kerry did not deserve the Silver Star -- one of the main allegations in the book. The affidavit was given to The Boston Globe by the anti-Kerry group to justify assertions in their ad and book.
Elliott is quoted as saying that Kerry ''lied about what occurred in Vietnam . . . for example, in connection with his Silver Star, I was never informed that he had simply shot a wounded, fleeing Viet Cong in the back."
The statement refers to an episode in which Kerry killed a Viet Cong soldier who had been carrying a rocket launcher, part of a chain of events that formed the basis of his Silver Star. Over time, some Kerry critics have questioned whether the soldier posed a danger to Kerry's crew. Crew members have said Kerry's actions saved their lives.
Yesterday, reached at his home, Elliott said he regretted signing the affidavit and said he still thinks Kerry deserved the Silver Star.
''I still don't think he shot the guy in the back," Elliott said. ''It was a terrible mistake probably for me to sign the affidavit with those words. I'm the one in trouble here."
Elliott said he was no under personal or political pressure to sign the statement, but he did feel ''time pressure" from those involved in the book. ''That's no excuse," Elliott said. ''I knew it was wrong . . . In a hurry I signed it and faxed it back. That was a mistake."
The affidavit also contradicted earlier statements by Elliott, who came to Boston during Kerry's 1996 Senate campaign to defend Kerry on similar charges, saying that Kerry acted properly and deserved the Silver Star.
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Idiot.
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Posted: 08/12/04 - 21:50 Post subject:
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 02:08 Post subject:
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lol...I posted this last week. The guy who wrote this story (for a supposedly reputable paper) was on Kerry's staff. He was the author of Kerry's campaign biography book. A day later, Elliott came out and said this Boston Globe story was completely false and that he never retracted his comments about Kerry. Two days later, the publisher decided to yank the book. It's really very sad that the left goes this far. It kind of reminds me of communist Russia. How does it feel to be part of this ilk?
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 13:04 Post subject:
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Why do you keep quoting irrelevant leftist political websites. At least post something relevant to Kerry's stance on not responding to a nuclear attack. Moron. I won't bother to destroyt the credibility of this link like I did to the last one you posted since I need to leave.
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 13:08 Post subject:
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I'm providing more information to help people understand what's happening to them. This is more productive than calling people "idiot" and "moron."
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 13:11 Post subject:
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| Fabulez wrote: | | I'm providing more information to help people understand what's happening to them. This is more productive than calling people "idiot" and "moron." |
Information != Propaganda. Post from a credible web site. Oh wait, all the news outlets are conveniently ignoring this controversy to protect Kerry. Nevermind, then. I guess leftist propaganda is all you have to post.
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 13:11 Post subject:
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 13:45 Post subject:
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LOL...Uh the first link corroborates exactly what I said...That the Boston Globe flat out lied. The reporter was on Kerry's payroll!
And Bush never disputed it. That was your attempt. Once again, you fail.
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 13:51 Post subject:
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LOL...Uh the first link corroborates exactly what I said...That the Boston Globe flat out lied. The reporter was on Kerry's payroll!
And Bush never disputed it. That was your attempt. Once again, you fail. |
What are you talking about? I'm trying to provide more information. You are the one interpreting the facts.
Note I never said anything about Bush disputing anything, and I never disputed anything. This whole thing is all about b******t on both sides. It's dirty politics which unfortunately is the only kind of politics we have left.
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Posted: 08/13/04 - 14:50 Post subject:
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| Fabulez wrote: | | I'm providing more information to help people understand what's happening to them. This is more productive than calling people "idiot" and "moron." |
What about bimbo.
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Posted: 08/14/04 - 20:20 Post subject: -==-
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LT Kerry reporting for duty sir!
LOL hahahaha
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