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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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This is Communist Pacifica Radio's tape of John Kerry testifying with his haughty Boston Brahmin accent to completely imaginary war crimes by U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam, supposed described at Jane Fonda's Winter Soldier program.

How can anyone take the man seriously after his fantasy testimony. Listening to the tape you can tell this is not the voice of a confused young war protester, but of a mature veteran attempting to deceive Congress and the entire United States

1 posted on 02/21/2004 1:52:04 PM PST by pushforbush
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To: pushforbush
Magnificent catch.

Kerry is toast, finito, adios, buh-bye.

2 posted on 02/21/2004 1:59:05 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Man rises to greatness if greatness is expected of him)
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To: FormerACLUmember
The video link actually shows the maggot infested war protestor's description of the imaginary war crimes at the "Winter Soldier" event. Unfortunately, Pacifica Radio doesn't tell anyone in this program that none of the alleged crimes were found to be true after a thorough investigation by the Pentagon.
3 posted on 02/21/2004 2:02:11 PM PST by pushforbush
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To: pushforbush
DOWNLOAD AND SAVE - NOW
4 posted on 02/21/2004 2:03:51 PM PST by dandelion
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To: pushforbush
This is Communist Pacifica Radio's

and taxpayer funded...

5 posted on 02/21/2004 2:04:10 PM PST by Wheee The People (If this post doesn't make any sense, then it also doubles as a bump.)
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To: pushforbush
Here is what he calls the United States, according to the transcript there: "millions of men who have been taught to deal and to trade in violence, and who are given the chance to die for the biggest nothing in history." The biggest NOTHING in history? And he wants to be president of it?
6 posted on 02/21/2004 2:05:29 PM PST by jwalburg (We CAN Question their Patriotism!)
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To: pushforbush
JOHN F. "BARRYMORE" KERRY....a legend in his own mind
7 posted on 02/21/2004 2:07:16 PM PST by soozla (Life is like a shower....one wrong turn and you're in hot water)
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To: jwalburg
He really said that?
8 posted on 02/21/2004 2:08:15 PM PST by Dog (Bin Laden your account to America is past due......time to pay up.)
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To: xzins
I couldn't bear to listen to much of this..It is not the voice of a kid.The testimony at the Winter Soldiers Investigation is new at the beginning,before Kerry.I know some of the testifiers were never in country..frauds.
9 posted on 02/21/2004 2:09:13 PM PST by MEG33 (John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
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To: FormerACLUmember
The video link actually shows the maggot infested war protestor's description of the imaginary war crimes at the "Winter Soldier" event. Unfortunately, Pacifica Radio doesn't tell anyone in this program that none of the alleged crimes were found to be true after a thorough investigation by the Pentagon.
10 posted on 02/21/2004 2:09:18 PM PST by pushforbush
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To: Dog Gone; Howlin; redlipstick; cyncooper; Miss Marple; Peach; Mo1
Spread the word!!!!
11 posted on 02/21/2004 2:10:03 PM PST by Dog (Bin Laden your account to America is past due......time to pay up.)
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To: backhoe
FYI
12 posted on 02/21/2004 2:10:16 PM PST by MEG33 (John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
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To: pushforbush
And isn't Kerry's arrogance completely nauseating? What a sick, compulsive liar!
13 posted on 02/21/2004 2:10:40 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Man rises to greatness if greatness is expected of him)
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To: pushforbush
4later
14 posted on 02/21/2004 2:11:02 PM PST by OXENinFLA ("John Kerry is married to a 67 yr old ATM machine" ----- C-span Caller)
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To: pushforbush
This is Communist Pacifica Radio's tape of John Kerry testifying with his haughty Boston Brahmin accent to completely imaginary war crimes by U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam, supposed described at Jane Fonda's Winter Soldier program.

And last night on Hardball when Charlie Black, republican, pointed to this testimony (after the usual nod to Kerry's Vietnam service) Matthews YELLED at him, "Don't you believe him?" and Black said "No!", and Matthews said "How do you know? You weren't there".

So Chrissy still believes all the stories the likes of Kerry told way back when.

15 posted on 02/21/2004 2:11:16 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: Dog
The word is spreading. Hugh Hewitt played it in its entirety this past week, too.

Drip
Drip
Drip
16 posted on 02/21/2004 2:13:05 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: MEG33
Going out in the next email to the usual suspects.
17 posted on 02/21/2004 2:13:31 PM PST by backhoe
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To: dandelion
You can buy a copy on CD for $15

https://store.democracynow.org/?pid=10&show=2004-02-20

But I'm not sure I want to send $15 to Pacifica Radio
18 posted on 02/21/2004 2:13:48 PM PST by pushforbush
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To: Dog
I am reading through the transcript on the page now. Yes, he said that. He also said this:

We listened while, month after month, we were told the back of the enemy was about to break. and 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.

He really sees no threat from Communism. All these poor Viet Cong want is to work in their rice paddies, he says, free from helicopter strafing. But whose rice paddies were the poor Cambodians'?

So ignorantly and arrogantly speaking, and as he spoke, giving the enemy even more reason to push a little harder! It makes you angry.

19 posted on 02/21/2004 2:14:58 PM PST by jwalburg (We CAN Question their Patriotism!)
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To: cyncooper
I believe Chris was so anti war back then that it literally closes his mind. Any testimony that backs his stance cannot be questioned.He is very anti the Iraq war,too.
20 posted on 02/21/2004 2:16:23 PM PST by MEG33 (John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
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