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The caring liberal.
VETS CHARGE: KERRY KILLED FLEEING TEEN; LIED FOR MEDAL=20
Slaughters Animals, Burns Down Tiny Village=20
**Exclusive**=20
A veterans group seeking to deeply discredit Democrat John Kerry's =
military service will charge in the new bombshell book UNFIT FOR =
COMMAND:=20
"Kerry earned his Silver Star by killing a lone, fleeing, teenage Viet =
Cong in a loincloth."=20
"And if Kerry's superiors had known the truth at the time, they would =
never have recommended him for the medal."=20
The book also claims to detail how Kerry personally ordered the =
slaughter of small animals at a small hamlet along the Song Bo De River. =
MORE=20
The book, set for release next week, hit #1 on the AMAZON hitparade =
after the DRUDGE REPORT revealed details of the book -- a book the Kerry =
camapign believes is the"the dirtiest of all dirty tricks ever played on =
a candidate for the presidency."=20
The Kerry campaign is planning to vigorously counter the charges and =
will accuse the veteran's groups of being well-financed by a top Bush =
donor from Texas.=20
The vets have launched a blistering new TV commercial questioning =
Kerry's honor and calling him a liar.=20
MORE=20
George Bates, an officer in Coastal Division 11, participated in =
numerous operations with Kerry. In UNFIT FOR COMMAND, Bates recalls a =
particular patrol with Kerry on the Song Bo De River. He is still =
"haunted" by the incident:=20
With Kerry in the lead, the boats approached a small hamlet with three =
or four grass huts. Pigs and chickens were milling around peacefully. As =
the boats drew closer, the villagers fled. There were no political =
symbols or flags in evidence in the tiny village. It was obvious to =
Bates that existing policies, decency, and good sense required the boats =
to simply move on.=20
Instead, Kerry beached his boat directly in the small settlement. Upon =
his command, the numerous small animals were slaughtered by =
heavy-caliber machine guns. Acting more like a pirate than a naval =
officer, Kerry disembarked and ran around with a Zippo lighter, burning =
up the entire hamlet.=20
Bates has never forgotten Kerry's actions.=20
MORE=20
UNFIT FOR COMMAND, DRUDGE has learned, claims Kerry "earned his Silver =
Star by killing a lone, fleeing, teenage Viet Cong in a loincloth."=20
ARE THE VETS TELLING THE TRUTH?=20
"They hired a ***** private investigator to dig up trash!" charged a =
top Kerry adviser traveling with the senator late Tuesday. "This is pay =
for play... How low can they go?"=20
Kerry supporters are comparing the effort by the veterans to the =
Arkansas State troopers tell-all against Bill Clinton.=20
MORE=20
John O'Neill, co-author of UNFIT FOR COMMAND, believes that "Kerry's =
Star would never have been awarded had his actions been reviewed through =
normal channels. In his case, he was awarded the medal two days after =
the incident with no review. The medal was arranged to boost the morale =
of Coastal Division 11, but it was based on false and incomplete =
information provided by Kerry himself."=20
According to Kerry's Silver Star citation, Kerry was in command of a =
three-boat mission on the Dong Cung River. As the boats approached the =
target area, they came under intense enemy fire. Kerry ordered his boat =
to attack and all boats opened fire. He then beached directly in front =
of the enemy ambushers. In the battle that followed, the crews captured =
enemy weapons. His boat then moved further up the river to suppress more =
enemy fire. A rocket exploded near Kerry's boat, and he ordered to =
charge the enemy. Kerry beached his boat 10 feet from the rocket =
position and led a landing party ashore to pursue the enemy.=20
Kerry' citation reads: "The extraordinary daring and personal courage of =
Lt. Kerry in attacking a numerically superior force in the face of =
intense fire were responsible for the highly successful mission."=20
Here's what O'Neill and the Swiftees say: "According to Kerry's crewman =
Michael Madeiros, Kerry had an agreement with him to turn the boat in =
and onto the beach if fired upon. Each of the three boats involved in =
the operation was involved in the agreement." O'Neill writes that one =
crewman even recalls a discussion of probable medals.=20
Doug Reese, a pro Kerry Army veteran, recounted what happened that day =
to O'Neill, "Far from being alone, the boats were loaded with many =
soldiers commanded by Reese and two other advisors. When fired at, =
Reese's boat--not Kerry's--was the first to beach in the ambush zone. =
Then Reese and other troops and advisors (not Kerry) disembarked, =
killing a number of Viet Cong and capturing a number of weapons. None of =
the participants from Reese's boat received Silver Stars.=20
O'Neill continues: "Kerry's boat moved slightly downstream and was =
struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. . . .A young Viet Cong in a =
loincloth popped out of a hole, clutching a grenade launcher, which may =
or may not have been loaded. . . Tom Belodeau, a forward gunner, shot =
the Viet Cong with an M-60 machine gun in the leg as he fled. . . . =
Kerry and Medeiros (who had many troops in their boat) took off, perhaps =
with others, and followed the young Viet Cong and shot him in the back, =
behind a lean to."=20
O'Neill concludes "Whether Kerry's dispatching of a fleeing, wounded, =
armed or unarmed teenage enemy was in accordance with the customs of =
war, it is very clear that many Vietnam veterans and most Swiftees do =
not consider this action to be the stuff of which medals of any kind are =
awarded; nor would it even be a good story if told in the cold details =
of reality. There is no indication that Kerry ever reported that the =
Viet Cong was wounded and fleeing when dispatched. Likewise, the =
citation simply ignores the presence of the soldiers and advisors who =
actually 'captured the enemy weapons' and routed the Viet Cong. . . . =
[and] that Kerry attacked a 'numerically superior force in the face of =
intense fire' is simply false. There was little or no fire after Kerry =
followed the plan. . . . The lone, wounded, fleeing young Viet Cong in a =
loincloth was hardly a force superior to the heavily armed Swift Boat =
and its crew and the soldiers carried aboard."=20
DRUDGE learns from UNFIT FOR COMMAND that if Kerry's superior officers =
knew the truth, they would never have recommended the award:=20
"Admiral Roy Hoffmann, who sent a Bravo Zulu (meaning "good work"), to =
Kerry upon learning of the incident, was very surprised to discover in =
2004 what had actually occurred. Hoffmann had been told that Kerry had =
spontaneously beached next to the bunker and almost single-handedly =
routed a bunkered force in Viet Cong. He was shocked to find out that =
Kerry had beached his boat second in a preplanned operation, and that he =
had killed a single, wounded teenage foe as he fled."=20
"Commander Geoge Elliott, who wrote up the initial draft of Kerry's =
Silver Star citation, confirms that neither he, nor anyone else in the =
Silver Star process that he knows, realized before 1996 that Kerry was =
facing a single, wounded young Viet Cong fleeing in a loincloth. While =
Commander Elliott and many other Swiftees believe that Kerry committed =
no crime in killing the fleeing, wounded enemy (with a loaded or empty =
launcher), others feel differently. Commander Elliott indicates that a =
Silver Star recommendation would not have been made by him had he been =
aware of the actual facts."=20
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<P>VETS CHARGE: KERRY KILLED FLEEING TEEN; LIED FOR MEDAL=20
<P>Slaughters Animals, Burns Down Tiny Village=20
<P>**Exclusive**=20
<P>A veterans group seeking to deeply discredit Democrat John Kerry's =
military=20
service will charge in the new bombshell book UNFIT FOR COMMAND:=20
<P>"Kerry earned his Silver Star by killing a lone, fleeing, teenage =
Viet Cong=20
in a loincloth."=20
<P>"And if Kerry's superiors had known the truth at the time, they would =
never=20
have recommended him for the medal."=20
<P>The book also claims to detail how Kerry personally ordered the =
slaughter of=20
small animals at a small hamlet along the Song Bo De River.=20
<P>MORE=20
<P>The book, set for release next week, hit #1 on the AMAZON hitparade =
after the=20
DRUDGE REPORT revealed details of the book -- a book the Kerry camapign =
believes=20
is the"the dirtiest of all dirty tricks ever played on a candidate for =
the=20
presidency."=20
<P>The Kerry campaign is planning to vigorously counter the charges and =
will=20
accuse the veteran's groups of being well-financed by a top Bush donor =
from=20
Texas.=20
<P>The vets have launched a blistering new TV commercial questioning =
Kerry's=20
honor and calling him a liar.=20
<P>MORE=20
<P>George Bates, an officer in Coastal Division 11, participated in =
numerous=20
operations with Kerry. In UNFIT FOR COMMAND, Bates recalls a particular =
patrol=20
with Kerry on the Song Bo De River. He is still "haunted" by the =
incident:=20
<P>With Kerry in the lead, the boats approached a small hamlet with =
three or=20
four grass huts. Pigs and chickens were milling around peacefully. As =
the boats=20
drew closer, the villagers fled. There were no political symbols or =
flags in=20
evidence in the tiny village. It was obvious to Bates that existing =
policies,=20
decency, and good sense required the boats to simply move on.=20
<P>Instead, Kerry beached his boat directly in the small settlement. =
Upon his=20
command, the numerous small animals were slaughtered by heavy-caliber =
machine=20
guns. Acting more like a pirate than a naval officer, Kerry disembarked =
and ran=20
around with a Zippo lighter, burning up the entire hamlet.=20
<P>Bates has never forgotten Kerry's actions.=20
<P>MORE=20
<P>UNFIT FOR COMMAND, DRUDGE has learned, claims Kerry "earned his =
Silver Star=20
by killing a lone, fleeing, teenage Viet Cong in a loincloth."=20
<P>ARE THE VETS TELLING THE TRUTH?=20
<P>"They hired a ***** private investigator to dig up trash!" charged =
a top=20
Kerry adviser traveling with the senator late Tuesday. "This is pay for =
play...=20
How low can they go?"=20
<P>Kerry supporters are comparing the effort by the veterans to the =
Arkansas=20
State troopers tell-all against Bill Clinton.=20
<P>MORE=20
<P>John O'Neill, co-author of UNFIT FOR COMMAND, believes that "Kerry's =
Star=20
would never have been awarded had his actions been reviewed through =
normal=20
channels. In his case, he was awarded the medal two days after the =
incident with=20
no review. The medal was arranged to boost the morale of Coastal =
Division 11,=20
but it was based on false and incomplete information provided by Kerry =
himself."=20
<P>According to Kerry's Silver Star citation, Kerry was in command of a=20
three-boat mission on the Dong Cung River. As the boats approached the =
target=20
area, they came under intense enemy fire. Kerry ordered his boat to =
attack and=20
all boats opened fire. He then beached directly in front of the enemy =
ambushers.=20
In the battle that followed, the crews captured enemy weapons. His boat =
then=20
moved further up the river to suppress more enemy fire. A rocket =
exploded near=20
Kerry's boat, and he ordered to charge the enemy. Kerry beached his boat =
10 feet=20
from the rocket position and led a landing party ashore to pursue the =
enemy.=20
<P>Kerry' citation reads: "The extraordinary daring and personal courage =
of Lt.=20
Kerry in attacking a numerically superior force in the face of intense =
fire were=20
responsible for the highly successful mission."=20
<P>Here's what O'Neill and the Swiftees say: "According to Kerry's =
crewman=20
Michael Madeiros, Kerry had an agreement with him to turn the boat in =
and onto=20
the beach if fired upon. Each of the three boats involved in the =
operation was=20
involved in the agreement." O'Neill writes that one crewman even recalls =
a=20
discussion of probable medals.=20
<P>Doug Reese, a pro Kerry Army veteran, recounted what happened that =
day to=20
O'Neill, "Far from being alone, the boats were loaded with many soldiers =
commanded by Reese and two other advisors. When fired at, Reese's =
boat--not=20
Kerry's--was the first to beach in the ambush zone. Then Reese and other =
troops=20
and advisors (not Kerry) disembarked, killing a number of Viet Cong and=20
capturing a number of weapons. None of the participants from Reese's =
boat=20
received Silver Stars.=20
<P>O'Neill continues: "Kerry's boat moved slightly downstream and was =
struck by=20
a rocket-propelled grenade. . . .A young Viet Cong in a loincloth popped =
out of=20
a hole, clutching a grenade launcher, which may or may not have been =
loaded. . .=20
Tom Belodeau, a forward gunner, shot the Viet Cong with an M-60 machine =
gun in=20
the leg as he fled. . . . Kerry and Medeiros (who had many troops in =
their boat)=20
took off, perhaps with others, and followed the young Viet Cong and shot =
him in=20
the back, behind a lean to."=20
<P>O'Neill concludes "Whether Kerry's dispatching of a fleeing, wounded, =
armed=20
or unarmed teenage enemy was in accordance with the customs of war, it =
is very=20
clear that many Vietnam veterans and most Swiftees do not consider this =
action=20
to be the stuff of which medals of any kind are awarded; nor would it =
even be a=20
good story if told in the cold details of reality. There is no =
indication that=20
Kerry ever reported that the Viet Cong was wounded and fleeing when =
dispatched.=20
Likewise, the citation simply ignores the presence of the soldiers and =
advisors=20
who actually 'captured the enemy weapons' and routed the Viet Cong. . . =
.. [and]=20
that Kerry attacked a 'numerically superior force in the face of intense =
fire'=20
is simply false. There was little or no fire after Kerry followed the =
plan. . .=20
.. The lone, wounded, fleeing young Viet Cong in a loincloth was hardly a =
force=20
superior to the heavily armed Swift Boat and its crew and the soldiers =
carried=20
aboard."=20
<P>DRUDGE learns from UNFIT FOR COMMAND that if Kerry's superior =
officers knew=20
the truth, they would never have recommended the award:=20
<P>"Admiral Roy Hoffmann, who sent a Bravo Zulu (meaning "good work"), =
to Kerry=20
upon learning of the incident, was very surprised to discover in 2004 =
what had=20
actually occurred. Hoffmann had been told that Kerry had spontaneously =
beached=20
next to the bunker and almost single-handedly routed a bunkered force in =
Viet=20
Cong. He was shocked to find out that Kerry had beached his boat second =
in a=20
preplanned operation, and that he had killed a single, wounded teenage =
foe as he=20
fled."=20
<P>"Commander Geoge Elliott, who wrote up the initial draft of Kerry's =
Silver=20
Star citation, confirms that neither he, nor anyone else in the Silver =
Star=20
process that he knows, realized before 1996 that Kerry was facing a =
single,=20
wounded young Viet Cong fleeing in a loincloth. While Commander Elliott =
and many=20
other Swiftees believe that Kerry committed no crime in killing the =
fleeing,=20
wounded enemy (with a loaded or empty launcher), others feel =
differently.=20
Commander Elliott indicates that a Silver Star recommendation would not =
have=20
been made by him had he been aware of the actual facts."=20
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