Kerry Friend Beau Dietl 'Shocked' by Assassination Plot

NewsMax.com ^ | March 20, 2004 | Carl Limbacher

[Carl/NewsMax]

Legendary former New York City homicide detective Beau Dietl said Saturday that he was "shocked" by reports that Sen. John Kerry participated in a 1971 Kansas City meeting of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War where a plot to assassinate seven U.S. Senators was considered.

"I was shocked listening to the story," Dietl told WABC Radio's Monica Crowley, who had just broadcast an update by the reporter who broke the news last week, The New York Sun's Thomas Lipscomb.

"I like John very, very much as a person," said Dietl, who's a personal friend of the Massachusetts Democrat. "But if this has any validity to it, it could be earth shattering."

Dietl said Kerry may have committed a crime if he took part in any discussions about the assassination plot.

"When you talk about killing somebody that's conspiracy to commit murder," he told Crowley. "At the point you talk about it you're guilty of a crime."

Dietl said it made no difference whether or not the plot was carried out, telling Crowley, "By just talking about it, it's the crime of conspiracy."

The former lawman, who now operates his own security firm "Beau Dietl & Associates," urged his old friend to come clean about the 1971 episode, warning, "Once they start to cover things up, that's when the crimes are going to start to begin again."

Dietl went out of his way to assure Crowley that, despite his comments, he has a warm relationship with the likely Democratic nominee, explaining, "John Kerry is a friend of mine. He was at my birthday party. I was at Mara Lago with him last year and he's a good person."

[kcamtx]

Has anybody named the Senators they wanted to kill?

[pfflier]

Kerry is out, accused of a felony. The competition is eliminated...Who will save the party????

Any bets the hildabeast! is behind this???

[kcamtx]

Remember Ma Clinton and the FBI files??????????

[shhrubbery!]

Carl, I think that's 'Bo' Dietl. Ain't no 'Beaus' up here in New York.

Good summation, btw. I heard the show.

[Humidston]

I'm not going to hold my breath that this will get past the alphabet/liberal media.

Reminds me of Juanita's sad tale about BJ Clintoon.

[oceanview]

let's see if he talks to Imus about this.

[Sybeck1]

He probably will fall back into party line when he goes to vote. Silly things like this will be looked over by the W. haters in the end.

[BushMeister]

This is a real issue. It's not enough to vote against assassinating US Senators, and then resigning from such a group. A good case could be made that Kerry should have gone to the FBI. But that would just have draw attention to the company he was keeping.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Legendary former New York City homicide detective Beau Dietl said Saturday that he was "shocked" by reports that Sen. John Kerry participated in a 1971 Kansas City meeting of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War where a plot to assassinate seven U.S. Senators was considered.

Why?

[GeronL]

"But if this has any validity to it, it could be earth shattering."

The media won't let that happen, I am sure.

The names were released. All conservative southern Senators, Strom Thurmond and the like.

[terilyn]

Have you seen the list? If so, do you know where I could find it?

[CedarDave]

"John Kerry is a friend of mine. He was at my birthday party. I was at Mara Lago with him last year and he's a good person."

Mara Lago? Could it be this place:

In Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump has converted the famous and historic estate owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and E.F. Hutton, Mar-a-Lago, into the private, ultra-luxury Mar-a-Lago Club. It has just received the award from the American Academy of Hospitality Services as the "Best Club in the World."

Just another place where Kerry, who's for the common man, you know, can relax with family and friends.

[xzins]

Yes, it was on one of the original threads. They were pro-war Senators. I just don't remember their names or the thread it was on.

[Texasforever]

I think Hon has the list.

[GeronL]

darn I hate research =o)

Let me see if I can find it

[MoJo2001]

PING

[GeronL]

John Tower and Jesse Helms. Strom Thurmond? I think.... still looking

[hope]

Any bets the hildabeast! is behind this???

I would'nt doubt that the beast has a voo doo doll in her closet with John F'n Kerry's image on it.

[terilyn]

Thanks TF! I'll watch this thread then since you were so kind to ping him.