I heartily agree with you. It's like a trial - if the prosecutors have a lot of strong evidence but then get greedy and throw in some stuff that can be easily discredited or at least made to seem doubtful, then the defense will simply pounce on that and use it to cast doubt on everything else. And of course we know the MSM will focus solely on any weak points in the Swiftvets V Kerry case and will use that to obscure the more damning parts.
Finally, i'd be careful relying too heavily on the Vietnam War records as i've heard that they weren't always 100% accurate.
I don't like where this is going - Alston not serving Kerry while there is a picture of him with Kerry.
I also don't like looking for irregularities in this picture, its too hard to prove.
Having said that, look at the shadow on Kerry's right arm from the wrinkle in his shirt, then look at the shadow on the left shoulder on the guy on the far left from his chin. Something doesn't look right.