Unit's Report Supports Kerry's Version - AP

[AnnitaR]

(Mods, the other thread on this was locked. However the thread that we were directed to the poster had self deleted. So I am reposting this because the ratings for this story have already been freeped on Yahoo)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040825/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_vietnam_records

By MATT KELLEY, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Navy task force overseeing John Kerry (news - web sites)'s swift boat squadron in Vietnam reported that his group of boats came under enemy fire during a March 13, 1969, incident that three decades later is being challenged by the Democratic presidential nominee's critics


The March 18, 1969, weekly report from Task Force 115, which was located by The Associated Press during a search of Navy archives, is the latest document to surface that supports Kerry's description of an event for which he won a Bronze Star and a third Purple Heart.


The Task Force report twice mentions the incident five days earlier and both times calls it "an enemy initiated firefight" that included automatic weapons fire and underwater mines used against a group of five boats that included Kerry's.


Task Force 115 was commanded at the time by retired Rear Adm. Roy Hoffmann, the founder of the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which has been running ads challenging Kerry's account of the episode.

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[Florida_Geek]

1. Voted and kicked

:kick:

[Toronto Ron]

2. At what point does libel become an option?

Lying fucking bastards.

[PCIntern]

3. "Version"?

These Liars don't have a 'version' - they have a 'fiction'. There's a big difference.

This ain't no Kurosawa film.

Lying bastards should choke on their evil words.

[DarkPhenyx]

4. only down to a 2.5

I think we can still resurect it.

[DarkPhenyx]

5. What we need are some medical records...

...showing where the people injured on that day were treated. Death certificates for anyone who didn't make it. That sort of thing.

[blm]

7. So this is how freepers demonstrate they don't want the truth to be heard?

Interesting demonstration of who they really are, eh?

[Ganja Ninja]

6. About time AP!

It took'em long enough to finally get down to the facts. I expect this will get about 30 seconds of coverage on the TV news and then they'll go back to rerunning the SB Lier's ad.

[Imalittleteapot]

8. Kick. Voted.

[mbperrin]

9. 2.55

Kick!

[TacticalPeek]

10. Kick.

:kick:

[Kimber Scott]

11. 2.9

[Dawgs]

12. Would love to see an updated NY Times chart...

The chart should show(in very simple visuals) the lies from each individual, the new links to Bush, and every thirty year old document that exposes these lies. This document could be mass-mailed to everyone.

[Dhalgren]

13. It's rated at 2.90, now.

[dArKeR]

14. More support found for Kerry's Vietnam claim

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/08/26/2003200272