Kerry Lied While Good Men Died...
Saturday, June 26, 2004
On Memorial Day, May 31, 2004, Vietnam Vets for the Truth broke an =
extraordinary story about a photograph hanging in the Vietnamese =
Communist War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the "War Crimes =
Museum") in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
The photograph, displayed in a room dedicated to foreign activists who =
contributed to the Communist victory over America in the Vietnam War, =
shows Senator John Kerry being greeted by Comrade Do Muoi, General =
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Jeffrey M. Epstein of =
Vietnam Vets for the Truth acquired the photograph during the Memorial =
Day weekend in response to a general request for photographs and records =
detailing Kerry's activities on behalf of the enemy.=20
Vietnam Vets for the Truth has now further documented the photograph. =
Photographer Bill Lupetti returned to the War Remnants Museum in Saigon =
on June 2 at the request of Dr. Jerome Corsi, co-author of the original =
article, and photographed a current edition of the "Viet Nam News" next =
to the display honoring John Kerry.
Dr. Corsi asked Mr. Lupetti to more thoroughly document the layout and =
scope of the museum, particularly the section featuring those foreign =
anti-war activists whom the Vietnamese communists wished to honor. He =
took a number of additional photos at the War Remnants Museum and =
elsewhere, several of which are presented below.
Dr. Corsi also contacted Dan Tran of the Vietnam Human Rights Project, =
who asked associates in Saigon to go into the museum to make sure the =
photograph of John Kerry was actually there. Mr. Tran's contacts =
confirmed that the photograph is still in the museum.
Dan Tran also asked his Vietnamese associates to get a more precise =
wording of the placards under the photo. Below are the English and =
French captions:
"Mr. Do Muoi, Secretary General of the Vietnam Communist Party met with =
Congressmen and Veterans Delegation in Vietnam (July 15-18, 1993)"
"Camarade Do Muoi -- Secr=E9taire General du Parti Communiste du Vietnam =
-- recevait une d=E9l=E9gation de S=E9nateurs et Anciens V=E9t=E9rans du =
Vietnam le 18 Juillet 1993"
Bill Lupetti, who had served as a Navy corpsman working with Swift Boat =
sailors in An Thoi, was in Vietnam and happened upon the Kerry photo =
display while visiting the War Remnants Museum. Mr. Lupetti posted the =
photo to an album maintained on MyFamily.com by Swift Boat veteran Jim =
Deal that contains hundreds of Vietnam War era photos posted by =
participating Swift Boat veterans. One of those veterans, Bob Shirley, =
forwarded the Kerry photo to Jeff Epstein of Vietnam Vets for the Truth =
in response to an Internet request for photographs documenting John =
Kerry's activities as a Naval officer and as an antiwar protestor.
Several members of the mainstream media have questioned the authenticity =
of the photograph on the grounds that they have no proof that Senator =
Kerry was in Vietnam during July 15-18, 1993.
According to a AP newswire report carried in The Chronicle-Telegram of =
Elyria, Ohio, on July 17, 1993, a US delegation headed by US Deputy =
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Hershel Gober, was in Vietnam on a =
mission sent by President Clinton, to deliver to the Vietnamese =
microfilm of some 3 million captured Vietnam War documents that =
pertained to finding American POWs and MIAs. The newspaper states that =
the mission was scheduled to meet with Communist Party General Secretary =
Do Muoi.
The reports do not confirm that Senator Kerry was part of the US =
delegation; however, in his press release of July 2, 1993 announcing the =
formation of the delegation, President Clinton mentioned John Kerry and =
noted that "Members of Congress and representatives of veterans groups =
have traveled to Vietnam to press for the goal" of resolving the fate of =
American service personnel who did not return from Vietnam. There is =
ample documentation that John Kerry has met with General Secretary Do =
Muoi. The Far Eastern Economical Review of February 11, 1999 notes that =
Senator Kerry met with Do Muoi when he visited Hanoi in December 1998. =
In a speech given on the Senate Floor on April 29, 1992 Senator Kerry =
discussed in detail a meeting he had recently had with Do Muoi in =
Vietnam to discuss the fate of American POWs and MIAs. A photo widely =
circulated on the Internet shows John Kerry formally posed with Do Muoi. =
The two men are seated with a statue of Ho Chi Minh in the background.
The existence of photographs showing Senator Kerry meeting with General =
Secretary Do Muoi is not in question. In the course of pursuing the POW =
and MIA issue, it is reasonable that Senator Kerry would seek to meet =
with the communist leaders of Vietnam. The critical issue is that the =
Vietnamese communists have chosen to honor Senator Kerry in their War =
Crimes Museum for his assistance in helping them achieve victory over =
the United States. The sign outside the entrance to the room where =
Kerry's photo is displayed reads: "The World Supports Vietnam in its =
Resistance." Also exhibited inside the room are protest banners and =
emblems from various nations and photographs of international leaders =
who supported North Vietnam's cause.
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