Kerry biographer: "black missions' to Cambodia"

[joefree1]

Kerry's confusion over Cambodia
By David Rennie in Washington
(Filed: 13/08/2004)

The biographer of John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate, said yesterday there was no basis for one of the senator's favourite Vietnam War anecdotes - that he spent Christmas 1968 in Cambodia, a neutral nation which US leaders vowed was off limits for American forces.
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"On Christmas Eve he was near Cambodia; he was around 50 miles from the Cambodian border. There's no indictment of Kerry to be made, but he was mistaken about Christmas in Cambodia," said Douglas Brinkley, who has unique access to the candidate's wartime journals.

But Mr Brinkley rejected accusations that the senator had never been to Cambodia, insisting he was telling the truth about running undisclosed "black" missions there at the height of the war.

He said: "Kerry went into Cambodian waters three or four times in January and February 1969 on clandestine missions. He had a run dropping off US Navy Seals, Green Berets and CIA guys." The missions were not armed attacks on Cambodia, said Mr Brinkley, who did not include the clandestine missions in his wartime biography of Mr Kerry, Tour of Duty.

"He was a ferry master, a drop-off guy, but it was dangerous as hell. Kerry carries a hat he was given by one CIA operative. In a part of his journals which I didn't use he writes about discussions with CIA guys he was dropping off."
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I love that, "dangerous as hell." Meanwhile Bush was probably just terrified of a paper cut from the numerous Republican party invites he was getting back in Texas.

Good to reply with to right wing wacko attackos.

[Lefty48197]

1. Great post, and a great reply to the latest lie

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[Democat]

2. Kerry didn't get shot enough times, he didn't drop off enough Seals

What kind of war hero only goes into enemy territory to drop off U.S. Special Forces "a few" times?

A real hero would have gone behind enemy lines "many" times.

Kerry must be a fraud, he didn't risk his life for his country enough times!

[joefree1]

3. Yeah, not enough Purple Hearts either

We Democrats got to find our John Wayne, ...whoops he never served either.

[blm]

4. Very important set of facts.

Thanks. I hope more folks read it and spread it around.