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Actual Audio Link of John Kerry's War Crimes Testimony to Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1971
Pacifica Radio Tape of John Kerry's Alleged War Crimes Testimony ^
| February 20, 2004
| John Kerry
Posted on 02/21/2004 1:52:04 PM PST by pushforbush
Video Link: http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2004/feb/256/dnB20040220a.rm&proto=rtsp&start=5:15
Audio Link: http://stream.realimpact.net/rihurl.ram?file=webactive/demnow/dn20040220.ra&start=5:15
JOHN KERRY: Several months ago, in Detroit, we had an investigation at which over 150 honorably discharged, and many very highly decorated, veterans testified to war crimes committed in Southeast Asia. These were not isolated incidents, but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis, with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command. It is impossible to describe to you exactly what did happen in Detroit--the emotions in the room, and the feelings of the men who were reliving their experiences in Vietnam. They relived the absolute horror of what this country, in a sense, made them do.
They told stories that, at times, they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam, in addition to the normal ravage of war and the normal and very particular ravaging which is done by the applied bombing power of this country.
We call this investigation the Winter Soldier Investigation. The term "winter soldier" is a play on words of Thomas Paine's in 1776, when he spoke of the "sunshine patriots," and "summertime soldiers" who deserted at Valley Forge because the going was rough.
We who have come here to Washington have come here because we feel we have to be winter soldiers now. We could come back to this country, we could be quiet, we could hold our silence, we could not tell what went on in Vietnam, but we feel, because of what threatens this country, not the reds, but the crimes which we are committing that threaten it, that we have to speak out.
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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; News/Current Events
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To: MEG33; jmstein7; Happy2BMe; MeekOneGOP; onyx; ntnychik; nopardons; potlatch; PhilDragoo; GeronL; ...
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Check out Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony "forced" phony Boston/whatever elitist accent; more 'stage prep' than Slick Willie ever used.....
Very odd sounding for a young guy just released from active duty
I'd say much from his European schooling
Seems like he now has lowered his voice, dropped that "accent" and now speaks much louder, but still in a droning tedious monotone
Kerry loves to hear his own voice
Voted against tobacco, but FR threads show him leaning back with a cigar in one photo and another FR photo posted "pinching a tiny butt"..........
Very nice for billboards in the Carolinas for a Kerry/Edwards ticket
"2 Americas" trial liar Edwards destroyed the Carolinas tobbacco farming and industries
Kerry voted for NAFTA and Carolina and southern mills and clothing mfgs went abroad
Robert Kennedy Jr went thru the Carolinas suing hog farmers, then did the same in the NW
Robert Kennedy's sppech writer "ghosted" "The New Soldier" and all of Kerry's anti-war speeches
He is the anti-war protest organizer that Lt. John Kerry flew around to organize radical anti-american military rallys while Kerry was still on active duty and on the US Navy/US taxpayer's timeclock and paycheck.
Some CO Kerry had for his tough last 12 months of active "desk duty?" at the Brooklyn Navy Yard before he told his CO he had done as much he should be required to do already and was against US involvement in wars and was now a "conscientous objector" (several years too late!) and wanted to "run for Congress" which Kerry joined the hated US Navy Reserves for (votes?) in 1972; yet dropped out of the race for Congress....
Did Lt. John Forbes Kerry "make-up" all his "early-out" 8 months of active duty?
Did Kerry go to all of his Navy Reserve weekly meetings from 1972-1978?
Did Kerry go to his monthly weekend of Navy Reserve taring?
Did Kerry go to Navy camp training evry year for 1-2 weeks?
Let's see Kerry's official US Naval Reserve attendance records!
Let's see his Navy Reserve medicals!
Let's see his Navy Reserve dental records!
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Finally the John Kerry/John Lennon photo and Kerry's 'look of love'......
Is that an early, trendsetting latent metrosexual or what?
Looks like they are in line at the San Francisco Courthouse!
Which "John" looks more "Butch?"
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81
posted on
02/22/2004 3:26:58 AM PST
by
autoresponder
(JAMES BOND: http://00access.tripod.com/007.html J-FK: http://00access.tripod.com/Kerry.html)
To: autoresponder
Strong hot coffee!
My spellink haz gon veird......
82
posted on
02/22/2004 3:31:22 AM PST
by
autoresponder
(JAMES BOND: http://00access.tripod.com/007.html J-FK: http://00access.tripod.com/Kerry.html)
To: MeekOneGOP; autoresponder; Hon
BEAUTIFUL. BEE U TEE FUL
83
posted on
02/22/2004 3:48:34 AM PST
by
onyx
(Your secrets are safe with me and all my friends.)
To: pushforbush
Keep in mind that what you're hearing is not spontaneous testimony from a 27-year-old man - it is a well-produced classic of anti-American propaganda that involved more than John Kerry, though he did give the performance of his life.
It was ghostwritten by an experienced leftwing speechwriter, Adam Walinsky, and was likely well-rehearsed with Kerry by his handlers at the time. They knew what they wanted to get out of this performance, and they got it.
This should be studied in classes that analyze propaganda.
And more to the point - should someone who lent themselves to this, even years ago, be President? Yipes.
A good question for Kerry now would be does he still stand by the statements he made then. Yes or no.
84
posted on
02/22/2004 5:17:35 AM PST
by
pttttt
To: MeekOneGOP
Thanks, I keep forgetting about your server.
85
posted on
02/22/2004 6:41:45 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(John F'onda Kerry is a Benedict Arnold with his anti America activities, post Nam.)
To: pushforbush
BUMP
86
posted on
02/22/2004 8:02:08 AM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
To: jennyp
87
posted on
02/22/2004 8:03:25 AM PST
by
Wolverine
(A Concerned Citizen)
To: pttttt
This is the systematic distruction of the morale of soldiers and a nation. With the help of the left-wing media. (dittos Iraq)
A Kerry/UN/Soros ticket, in which Soros has vowed to defeat Bush and, "burst the bubble of American supremacy". With the cover of the left-wing media.
We must find a way to defeat the Vampires of NY, the elite liberal media.
They suck the life out of everything good in this country, and their adversion to the flag is like a cross to a vampire.
A stake thru the heart of them all!
To: jennyp
JennyP -
I'm trying to download these so I can save them on mywebserver, so we can be sure to keep them available over the next months.
For some reason I can't seem to save the files. I had trouble with the original site as well.
Is there a way you could email me the files? I really want to be sure these are readily available to all.
Thanks for any help.
Neil (Betsy Ross's husband)
89
posted on
02/22/2004 8:52:03 AM PST
by
Diva Betsy Ross
(Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Oh boy, I hate configuration problems!
Each mp3 file is over 500k in size, so I don't know if they can be emailed. So let's see if we can get your downloading to work first.
First off, what version of Windows are you using? And which browser?
Second, are you able to play the files directly from the links? IOW, are the files at least getting to your computer?
90
posted on
02/22/2004 12:31:52 PM PST
by
jennyp
(http://crevo.bestmessageboard.com)
To: autoresponder
Check out Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony "forced" phony Boston/whatever elitist accent; more 'stage prep' than Slick Willie ever used.....
Very odd sounding for a young guy just released from active duty He sounds like Thurston Howell III on the tape.
I'd say much from his European schooling
Seems like he now has lowered his voice, dropped that "accent" and now speaks much louder, but still in a droning tedious monotone
Kerry loves to hear his own voice
I'll say! I'd hate him even if I had no idea what his politics were.
91
posted on
02/22/2004 12:37:19 PM PST
by
jennyp
(http://crevo.bestmessageboard.com)
To: Wolverine
Reference - Recipients of the Purple Heart. Many of us received injuries while in VietNam, (VietNam was two words when I was there, now it is one word), some of us received numerous injuries. We never reported those injuries for a number of reasons. (1) We were to busy surviving to take time out to run to the local hospital to get patched up. (2) We did not want to report non-debilitating injuries because we knew that other had much worse than we did. We were not going to detract from their injuries. (3) Pride. Simple Pride. If I can still walk, defend myself and not be a danger to others I am not going to cry for help.
Second Issue - After the Tet Offensive we had Hanoi on the ropes. Since working in the War Office (I won't give details for obvious reasons) I saw messages that indicated that the north was willing to give up Ho Chi Min if we would just stop the bombing. We did and they gave us (LBJ) excuses about why they couldn't make it to Paris for months after. Then we would start all over again. They contacted us (that I personally know of) at least 3 different times ready to hand over Ho. Each time LBJ would sit back and wait. Every one in the Military knew that what was need was LBJ to say - Bring Ho to Paris or Saigon however you can and when you sign a peace treaty we will THEN and ONLY THEN stop the bombing. Did we? Hell No! LBJ and the other LIBS always took the NVN (North Vietnamese) at their work. Why would the innocent NVN lie to us?
John Galt was there....
92
posted on
02/22/2004 12:46:00 PM PST
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gultch.)
To: jongaltsr
- Prior message had misspelled word.
Recipients of the Purple Heart. Many of us received injuries while in VietNam, some of us received numerous injuries. We never reported those injuries for a number of reasons. (1) We were to busy surviving to take time out to run to the local hospital to get patched up. (2) We did not want to report non-debilitating injuries because we knew that other had much worse than we did. We were not going to detract from their injuries. (3) Pride. Simple Pride. If I can still walk, defend myself and not be a danger to others I am not going to cry for help.
Second Issue - After the Tet Offensive we had Hanoi on the ropes. Since working in the War Office (I won't give details for obvious reasons) I saw messages that indicated that the north was willing to give up Ho Chi Min if we would just stop the bombing. We did and they gave us (LBJ) excuses about why they couldn't make it to Paris for months after. Then we would start all over again. They contacted us (that I personally know of) at least 3 different times ready to hand over Ho. Each time LBJ would sit back and wait. Every one in the Military knew that what was need was LBJ to say - Bring Ho to Paris or Saigon however you can and when you sign a peace treaty we will THEN and ONLY THEN stop the bombing. Did we? Hell No! LBJ and the other LIBS always took the NVN (North Vietnamese) at their word. Why would the innocent NVN lie to us?
John Galt was there....
93
posted on
02/22/2004 12:49:51 PM PST
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gultch.)
To: pttttt
Good post!
94
posted on
02/22/2004 12:58:32 PM PST
by
lonevoice
(Some things have to be believed to be seen)
To: jongaltsr
We thank you for your response.
Re my two tours 67-68 and 71-72, I can verify that there were many who fought without SEEKING glory or acclamation. Those guys were the bravest of the brave.
Kerry dishonors all of us who served honorably!
95
posted on
02/22/2004 12:59:12 PM PST
by
Wolverine
(A Concerned Citizen)
To: jennyp
Thanks so much I got them from another freeper already!
96
posted on
02/22/2004 1:02:23 PM PST
by
Diva Betsy Ross
(Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
To: jennyp; MeekOneGOP; PhilDragoo; Happy2BMe; nopardons; potlatch; ntnychik; onyx; Alamo-Girl; ...
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Using my "dinky" RCA WebTV Plus Internet Receiver:
- I "globbed-on" to all 3 mp3's instantly
- I saved them to 3 websites, 2 separate webhosted server
- I "Mirrored" them for insurance and file security
- Enyone weth thim thar computey gizmos thet kant git URLs kin contak ma FReepymale en git thim thar fore .empty3 filz
- Upload from one of my alternate website server URLs
- I have all 4 mp3's 'renamed' apropriately and ready to Upload
- I pump my sounds thru a vintage monster Marantz stereo receiver/tuner/amp into incredibly large speakers
- JFK in NYC has warned me I am bothering pilots flying over CT under 15,000 feet
- Several 'mega-boomboxererama' equipped SUVs have reported their windshields mysteriously cracking
- Electric Boat in New London has been troubleshooting sonar problems
- Garage and vehicle doors are randomly opening and closing from NJ to RI
- MTV reception via cable and satellite feed is non-existent
- Seagulls in New England have been reported by Homeland Defense to be flying backwards in tight circles
- Spirit and Observer are talking to each other on Mars wondering where a good Jiffy-Lube is to determine why they have sprung leaks
- Local radio station report men's zippers spot welding shut
- Spontaneous plumes of oil are being spotted by satellite in Anwar and Haliburton is wrongly suspected of slant drilling from Iraq
- But the NASCAR race on FOX 5 out of NYC is coming thru loud and clear from Greenwich to Darien, whether you have your TV set on or not
I think I need another Corona.......
Shaken, not stirred, with a slice of lemon, no olive
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97
posted on
02/22/2004 1:53:54 PM PST
by
autoresponder
(JAMES BOND: http://00access.tripod.com/007.html J-FK: http://00access.tripod.com/Kerry.html)
To: jennyp; Cacique
Thanks, jenny.
Cacique, see replies 69 and 70.
To: firebrand; Cacique; autoresponder
I split up the long clip of the Winter Soldier claims into several bite-size chunks:
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posted on
02/22/2004 3:16:58 PM PST
by
jennyp
(http://crevo.bestmessageboard.com)
To: autoresponder
- Enyone weth thim thar computey gizmos thet kant git URLs kin contak ma FReepymale en git thim thar fore .empty3 filz - Upload from one of my alternate website server URLs
You are the man ! I saved them to my desktop to check out later.
I think I need another Corona.......
Shaken, not stirred, with a slice of lemon, no olive
hehe ! I am doing the Bar-B-Q chicken outdoors thang ! Sipping on the Lite Beer myself. Nothing fancy like yours, but it suits me !!
;^)
100
posted on
02/22/2004 3:50:26 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
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