[DWPittelli]

I don't think I buy it. Apart from Gardner's apparently contradicting other crew members, on other occasions Kerry was beyond courageous, to the point of recklessly endangering himself, his crew and his boat by beaching the boat to shoot the (perhaps wounded or dead) man who had fired a rocket at said boat. (The better move was to move off 200 yards, where the boat's machine guns are effective but rockets ulikely to hit the boat. If the rocket-firer had any compatriots, Kerry would have been toast.)

[vpintheak]

One thing we do know is that Kerry is a millionare, and a lot of money can buy a lot of things. Not saying anything, but you know, it is possible. Knowing what I know of Kerry, I would not put it past him.