As execrable as the grave-robbing
Skull and Bones fraternity is, and as opportunist as John Kerry’s
politics are, it remains important to separate truth from lies. Most of us who participated in field
operations in Vietnam, including Michael Benge’s CIA people,
were guilty of violations of international law. The most principled thing Kerry ever did
was testify about that, and that is precisely what has aroused the rage of Benge and the so-called Vietnam Veterans Against
John Kerry – front group to begin slandering Kerry on behalf of the
Republican Party. Benge is a nut, one of those who have
continued to demand the return of mythical POWs from Vietnam and who went ape
shit when diplomatic relations were restored with Vietnam, and who are still
obsessed with Jane Fonda. The business
about Kerry’s fake war record and “medals that are not his” is
utter nonsense. This is on par with
the little stunt Bush pulled in SC when
another “plausibly deniable” outfit spread the rumor that McCain had
an “illegitimate black child” there. It is unfortunate that left-wing blogs are picking this up and disseminating it without checking
this out first. They have
managed to conflate left criticism of Kerry with this bullshit, and I assure
you this is an intentional strategy by the Bush people who are terrified that
Kerry will call attention to Bush’s less-than-sterling military record. We should retain a critical distance
from Kerry, but we should also avoid
being used by the right-wing to spread lies about the one thing he did right,
when he was one of us… tell the truth to Congress
and the people about what was happening in Vietnam.
Here is Benge:
http://www.pray4pows.org/controversies/100_great_women_fonda/objections_benge.html
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com/kerry_bng.htm
http://www.aiipowmia.com/sea/lippo_benge.html
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/patrick.guenin/cantho/vnnews/letters.htm
http://www.greasyonline.com/news/hanoi.php
http://pages.prodigy.net/lynnpowmia/991106.htm
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa110399b.htm
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=93-D_63
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by Skull & Bones Kerry Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004 at 10:47 AM
What Skull & Bones Member Sen
John Kerry don't want you to Know/Remember...
Portion of John Kerry remarks on
NBC's "Meet the Press" May 6, 2001:
MR. RUSSERT: You mentioned you're a military guy. There's been a lot of
discussion about Bob Kerrey, your former Democratic colleague in the
Senate,
Here is some more info about Kerry from former VIETNAM
POW Michael Benge...
John Kerry's war record
When Mr. Kerry pontificated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans
Day, a group of veterans turned their backs on him and walked away. They
remembered Mr. Kerry as the anti-war activist who testified before Congress
during the war, accusing veterans of being war criminals. The dust jacket
of Mr. Kerry's pro-Hanoi book, "The New Soldier," features a
photograph of
his ragged band of radicals mocking the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, which
depicts the flag-raising on Iwo Jima,
with an upside-down American flag.
Retired Gen.