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Skriven 2004-08-05 09:26:56 av John Hull (1:379/1.99)
Ärende: Kerry Lied Say Vet Comrades in TV comm.
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It appears that John Kerry has a firestorm to deal with in an area he has been
making big claims about.  Hope he has a set of asbestos underwear.



ELECTION 2004
Kerry's Viet comrades call him a liar in TV ad
Blistering commercial features 13 vets questioning honesty, medals, character
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Posted: August 4, 2004
9:46 p.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com 


WASHINGTON – A blistering new TV commercial produced by Swift Boat Veterans for
Truth quotes John Kerry's Vietnam comrades calling him a liar, questioning his
honor, accusing him of misrepresenting his actions for medals and attacking his
character. 

The ad begins with Kerry's vice-presidential running mate, John Edwards,
speaking: "If you have any question about what John Kerry's made of, just spend
three minutes with the men who served with him. ..." 

"Here's what those men think about John Kerry," reads a message on the screen. 

That quote is followed by brief testimonies of 13 men explaining they "served
with John Kerry." 

Lieutenant Commander George Elliot: "John Kerry has not been honest about what
happened in Vietnam." 

Ensign Al French: "He's lying about his record." 

Lewis Letson, lieutenant commander, medical center: "I know John Kerry is lying
about his first Purple Heart because I treated him for that injury." 

Gunner's mate Van Odell: "John Kerry lied to get his Bronze Star. I know. I was
there. I saw what happened." 

Lt. Jack Chenoweth: "His account of what happened and what actually happened is
the difference between night and day." 

Rear Admiral Roy Hoffman: "John Kerry has not been honest." 

Cmdr. Adrian Lonsdale: "He lacks the capacity to lead." 

Lt. Larry Thurlow: "When the chips were down, you could not count on John
Kerry." 

Lt. Bob Elder: "John Kerry is no war hero." 

Lt. Cmdr. Grant Hibbard: "He betrayed all his shipmates. He lied before the
Senate." 

Lt. Shelton White: "John Kerry betrayed the men and women he served with in
Vietnam." 

Gunner's mate Joe Ponder: "He dishonored his country, he most certainly did." 

Lt. Bob Hildreth: "I served with John Kerry. John Kerry cannot be trusted." 

No details are available on when and where the commercial will be shown, but
talk radio shows are already picking up on the audio track and cable television
news shows are bound to follow. The Swift Boat Vets for Truth are also taking
donations on their website to help pay for spots. 

The commercial, personalizing the testimonies of so many of Kerry's comrades
and juxtaposing them with Edwards' words has great impact. It is the second
major blow to the Kerry campaign since excerpts of an upcoming book by the man
who succeeded Kerry as commander of his swift boat leaked from the publisher. 

The book by John O'Neill and Jerome Corsi charges two of Kerry's Purple Hearts
were for self-inflicted wounds. In "Unfit for Command," scheduled for release
Aug. 15, O'Neill, the former swift boat commander, and his co-author Corsi say
two of Kerry's three Purple Heart decorations resulted from self-inflicted
wounds. 

All three of Kerry's Purple Hearts were for minor injuries, not requiring a
single hour of hospitalization, as O'Neill has previously explained. 

The book reportedly relates how Kerry turned the tragic death of a father and
small child in a Vietnamese fishing boat into an act of "heroism" by filing a
false report on the incident. 

During the Vietnam War, a searing image in the anti-war movement was one of
American GIs torching huts with cigarette lighters. It turns out, according to
"Unfit for Command," that Kerry did just that – entering an abandoned
Vietnamese village, slaughtering domestic animals and burning down their homes
with his Zippo lighter. 

As O'Neill has reported on Joseph Farah's WorldNetDaily Radioactive in several
appearances recently, it was Kerry's reckless behavior that convinced his
colleagues he had to go – becoming the only Swift Boat veteran to serve just
four months. 

O'Neill tells of a joke circulated among his colleagues that Kerry "left
Vietnam early not because he received three Purple Hearts, but because he had
recorded enough film of himself to take home for his planned political
campaigns." 

The book charges "Kerry would revisit ambush locations for re-enacting combat
scenes where he would portray the hero." 

Kerry ended up playing some of that film at the Democratic National Convention
last week. 

O'Neill, an attorney, is spokesman for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a
coalition of more than 200 vets familiar with Kerry's service who oppose his
candidacy for president based on their judgment of his character. As
WorldNetDaily reported, O'Neill's organization stated last month Kerry was a
"loose cannon" in Vietnam and is unfit to be commander in chief. 

The group includes the entire chain of command above Kerry during his tenure in
Southeast Asia, as well as enlisted men. 

The group has called on Kerry to stop unauthorized use of their images in
national campaign advertising. 

Only two of 20 officers in one photo Kerry has used support him, they say. 

 

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