Witnesses Say Kerry Participated in 1971 'Assassination Summit' (Insight Mag retraces FR steps)

Insight Magazine ^ | March 29th, 2004

[Sabertooth]

Why do the major dailies continue to spike the story of John Kerry's role in the Nov. 12-15, 1971, "assassination summit" in Kansas City at which Kerry participated in the secret discussion and vote by the executive board of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) on whether to murder seven U.S. senators and other leaders who continued to resist New Left demands that Vietnam be turned over to the Viet Cong? Tom Lipscomb, founding editor of (New York) Times Books, has nailed it all down in the New York Sun with an FBI surveillance report and six eyewitnesses, of whom five are current Kerry supporters/members of his presidential campaign and the sixth is for "anybody but Bush ... or Kerry."

• Self-confessed father of the VVAW murder conspiracy was Scott Camil, known as "Scott the Assassin," who confirms it was all deadly real. Camil says he has been invited to join the Kerry campaign in Florida and will do so.
  
  
• Kerry has been lying about this one for years, claiming he left the group two days before the secret meetings at Kansas City. He did resign, but after the assassination summit - to run for Congress. (He lost.) Witnesses say Kerry, then 27, thought the assassination strategy would be counterproductive and voted no, but he did not break with the conspirators and call a cop.
  
  
• Among those said to have been on the assassination list were Sens. Strom Thurmond, John Tower and John Stennis, as well as House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, father of commentator Cokie Roberts. An aircraft in which Boggs was flying disappeared mysteriously in Alaska on Oct. 16, 1972.
  

[Sabertooth]

You read it all here first.

[Sabertooth]

Percolating...

(Let me know if you want on or off my Kerry/VVAW pinglist).

[nopardons]

Looks like it...so when will the coffee be ready?

[GeronL]

Percolating like an old coffee maker in a Maxwell House commercial.

I might actually use a Kerry-type figure in my story. Jeff Head has inspired me to write one.

You can see the roughdraft beginning here

[Fedora]

You can see the roughdraft beginning here

Well-written! :) Polished style, good lead that sets a tone of action/danger/excitement, followed up by a nice hook with what looks to be a very interesting premise. Looking forward to seeing more of the story :) Are you planning to publish it exclusively online or are you also considering publishing a printed version?

[GeronL]

This is a roughdraft! No polishing was done at all, thats exactly how it came out of my leaky brain.

[GeronL]

I have no idea about publishing it. I just started it today afterall. I am wondering how descriptive and lengthy this portion will be after I add more details and flesh things out.

I don't even know yet whether this is going more towards a war story, scifi story or a political thriller.... maybe all three?

[GeronL]

I will try to update it on a daily basis as I write my first roughdraft. You might see it change and grow if you check in a few times a week.

[MediaMole]

* Among those said to have been on the assassination list were Sens. Strom Thurmond, John Tower and John Stennis, as well as House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, father of commentator Cokie Roberts. An aircraft in which Boggs was flying disappeared mysteriously in Alaska on Oct. 16, 1972.

Interesting. Stennis was shot and nearly died in 1973.

[risk]

Yep, shot in '73 during a "hold up" - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1104168/posts

[JudyB1938]

Cool. Good beginnings. I am confident your book is going to be a success.

[Yaelle]

It's starting to bubble....

Now, two out of the six intended victims died mysteriously within two years?

And Kerry did not report anything to the authorities?

Hmmm...

[GeronL]

Book??

Don't scare me. I am starting with the premise of 'short story'. I will try to update it daily, with additions and corrections. If I started thinking 'book' I will be intimidated! =o)

[GeronL]

Cokie Roberts... fascinating

[Sabertooth]

Stennis was shot and nearly died in 1973.

Check it out...

Sen. Stennis Shot in DC (1973 AFVN Radio transcript)
			Posted by Sabertooth On News/Activism 03/23/2004 10:38:40 PM PST with 116 comments American Forces Vietnam Network (archive) ^ | January 73 | SP5 Jerry Elliott This is the American Forces Vietnam Network. < -snip- > News compiled from major commercial and military news sources. It’s 5 pm. In the top of the News, Senator John Stennis underwent a lengthy operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after he was shot during a hold up in front of his Washington home today. The surgery was for the removal of two bullets, one from the Senator’s chest, and one from his left leg. A hospital spokesman says that Stennis’ condition is listed as stable. White House News Secretary Ronald Ziegler says that President Nixon has been informed...

See especially the strange internet blackout regarding the assailant of Senator Stennis at post #100.

[backhoe]

Cross-link:

-Kansas City Kerry- "The Phoenix Project"--

[GeronL]

You are doing good work. I really hope the details can be determined. Although they are probably not online.

[Happy2BMe]

*If* the witnesses are viable and willing to testify, the Demoncratic Socialst Party would be set back another FIFTY YEARS.

[Happy2BMe]

"You (Sabertooth) are doing good work."

Yes. Yes, he is.

[windchime]

Bump!