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Yankeefan21 · Aug 8, 2004, 10:47 pm

So you got one officer who was NOT on kerry's boat (what did he cruise right next to Kerry's boat?) who makes these allegations who is part of a group that is being funded by Republican interests (and it DOES matter who funds them)

Yet NO ONE on Kerry's boat no one who actually served on Kerry's boat echos the claims of those who served on swiftboats why is that? Also the fact that these men were set up by the very same reptiles that attempted to knock McCain down. So they already have a shady history of getting people together to act as a smearing mob to discredit their opponents.

Also you saw this didn't you?

wift Vets Hire Private Investigator to Dig Into Kerry's Past

Dallas Morning News: "P.I. Digs Into Kerry's War Past Group Defends Investigation; Veterans Say Comments Distorted." "Opponents of John Kerry have hired a Dallas-area private investigator to gather information aimed at discrediting his military service, say several veterans who served with the Massachusetts Democrat in Vietnam. Several veterans who have been contacted in recent days accused the private investigator, Tom Rupprath of Rockwall, of twisting their words to produce misleading and inaccurate accounts that call into doubt the medals Mr. Kerry received for his service. 'They're just distorting things,' said Jim Wasser, who served with Mr. Kerry. 'They have nothing to go after John Kerry for, so now they're trying to discredit him'." [DMN, Slater, 7/13/04]

Salon.com: "How Low Will the Swift Boat Veterans Sink?" A private detective retained by 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth'-- the Texas-based group seeking to discredit John Kerry's military record -- is contacting veterans who may have information about the incidents that led to Kerry's Vietnam decorations. According to a former Kerry crew member, several of the Massachusetts senator's old Navy comrades have refused to talk with the detective, a former FBI agent named Thomas Rupprath -- and some have complained that the detective tried to put damaging words in their mouths. Rupprath's efforts are clearly intended to discredit Kerry's military record, which should surprise nobody familiar with the 'Swift Boat' group. Its leaders are conservative Republicans embittered over Kerry's later antiwar activism." [Salon.com, 7/13/04]

http://www.johnkerry.com/rapidresponse/080...html#background

If they have the facts on their side and they knew this FIRSTHAND from kerry's performance why would PI's need to be hired to dig up dirt?

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Yankeefan21 Molten Ash Posts: 61	So you got one officer who was NOT on kerry's boat (what did he cruise right next to Kerry's boat?) who makes these allegations who is part of a group that is being funded by Republican interests (and it DOES matter who funds them) Yet NO ONE on Kerry's boat no one who actually served on Kerry's boat echos the claims of those who served on swiftboats why is that? Also the fact that these men were set up by the very same reptiles that attempted to knock McCain down. So they already have a shady history of getting people together to act as a smearing mob to discredit their opponents. Also you saw this didn't you? wift Vets Hire Private Investigator to Dig Into Kerry's Past Dallas Morning News: "P.I. Digs Into Kerry's War Past Group Defends Investigation; Veterans Say Comments Distorted." "Opponents of John Kerry have hired a Dallas-area private investigator to gather information aimed at discrediting his military service, say several veterans who served with the Massachusetts Democrat in Vietnam. Several veterans who have been contacted in recent days accused the private investigator, Tom Rupprath of Rockwall, of twisting their words to produce misleading and inaccurate accounts that call into doubt the medals Mr. Kerry received for his service. 'They're just distorting things,' said Jim Wasser, who served with Mr. Kerry. 'They have nothing to go after John Kerry for, so now they're trying to discredit him'." [DMN, Slater, 7/13/04] Salon.com: "How Low Will the Swift Boat Veterans Sink?" A private detective retained by 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth'-- the Texas-based group seeking to discredit John Kerry's military record -- is contacting veterans who may have information about the incidents that led to Kerry's Vietnam decorations. According to a former Kerry crew member, several of the Massachusetts senator's old Navy comrades have refused to talk with the detective, a former FBI agent named Thomas Rupprath -- and some have complained that the detective tried to put damaging words in their mouths. Rupprath's efforts are clearly intended to discredit Kerry's military record, which should surprise nobody familiar with the 'Swift Boat' group. Its leaders are conservative Republicans embittered over Kerry's later antiwar activism." [Salon.com, 7/13/04] http://www.johnkerry.com/rapidresponse/080...html#background If they have the facts on their side and they knew this FIRSTHAND from kerry's performance why would PI's need to be hired to dig up dirt?