SCOTT CAMIL ARCHIVE -- (John Kerry's would-be assassin colleague from the VVAW)

Various | March 22nd, 2004

[wingman1]

You might be interested to know that Ron Kovic (of Born On The Fourth of July fame), like Camil, served two tours in Vietnam.

One tour was enough for me.

There were reasons to be against the war, and those who fought in it certainly had the right to protest. But, one would think that a soldier would have learned about the nature of the war after his first tour and would not have extended to a second tour.

[Sabertooth]

Thanks, Victoria.

[potlatch]

Ping

[potlatch]

Thanks for the ping on this one, Meek. It's a 'saver'!!

[PhilDragoo]

Before, I was so open that anybody could come into my house. And they just filled the place up with cops. When we were before the grand jury, our lawyers even worried some of us might be government agents. Then the judge put U.S. Attorney Guy Goodwin on the stand and asked, "Are any people subpoenaed before the grand jury government informants?" Goodwin said, "No." So we picked those people to work on our defense for the Gainesville trial. But Goodwin had lied under oath. Emerson Poe was one of my best friends. My girlfriend and I used to babysit for his wife and him. When she had a miscarriage, we took care of his kid while they were at the hospital. Poe had been right with me as assistant regional director of VVAW. He worked with us when we met with lawyers, talked strategy, and he even helped us select a jury. And then we're sitting there near the end of the trial, and Jack Carrouth, the prosecutor, calls him. Emerson Poe gets up--and he's one of them. It blew me away. I couldn't believe he could be an informer, but the whole time he was reporting back to the FBI.

SCOTT CAMIL

[devolve]

Interesting how Kerry kept himself off all this lists of radicals.

[MeekOneGOP]

[chatham]

Great Post , Thanks a Lot!

[MeekOneGOP]

[potlatch]

Hey, I like that hat on Hillary, hides a bit of her!! Theresa looks a bit 'pinched'!!

[potlatch]

As always, a good post Phil!

A couple of days ago, I heard a reference to a quote from someone saying that Kerry came back from Vietnam a 'hawk', but changed to a 'dove' when he realized it would help him politicaly. When this is all over, I wonder if he will feel the same!??

[nopardons]

BTT

[potlatch]

[js1138]

Haven't read every word of your archive, but does it include the fact that one of the assassination targets was shot a year after the meeting? Case never solved.

Not to mention another was killed in a plane crash.

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, I like that hat on Hillary, hides a bit of her!!

ha ! Yeah ! ;^)

Theresa looks a bit 'pinched'!!

Well, she hates campaigning with 'her man'. She'll be GLAD when he loses
and it's all over with ...

[Sabertooth]

Scott Camil taken at a V.V.A.W. (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) rally.

Michael Kirschbaum's film Seasoned Veteran: Journey of a Winter Soldier is about Scott Camil, an anti-war activist who served two tours of duty in Vietnam and is a purple heart and congressional medal of honor recipient. "I would like this film to educate people on how war affects society at many different levels and also that those who fought in wars should be listened to and their ideas respected," said Michael who held onto these convictions when approaching his interview subjects. "If there was any hesitation, I would just assure them that everything is alright because I believe the story needs to be told, and that's the attitude I brought to the piece."

With the help of his two partners Benito Aragon and Melinda Kahl, the film took about 10 months from concept to finished product. "We did extensive research at all local media institutions and also spent a week conducting research and gathering footage at the National Archives in Washington, DC," he said. "We shot the interviews on DV, however all the archival footage was originally shot on film which I think added a nicer feel to the doc than digital alone. I think film added authenticity to the piece." Seasoned Veteran has been nominated by the International Documentary Association for a David L. Wolper Award for Student Documentary of the Year.
University of Florida (UF) - Gainesville, FL

[Qwinn2]

This thread was a good idea, and needs a bump. We need to keep track of what's going on with this guy.

Here's the latest mention I've been able to find of him.

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?SearchID=73181521510205&Avis=GS&Dato=20040617&Kategori=LOCAL&Lopenr=206170342&Ref=AR

Relevant text from this article, dated 06/17/2004:

Scott Camil of Gainesville is a consultant to several area candidates. Camil said he learned about the change from Glen Gilson, owner of Fantastic Graphics, when discussing a sign order.

"I wonder why it was changed in a campaign season and why it wouldn't be grandfathered in," Camil said. "What sense does it make to try to find signs that are up all over the place and run around putting little stickers on them?" Qwinn

[stockpirate]

Gotta see this

BTTT

[stockpirate]

Glad I found this it is interesting. I am presently reading the FBI files from June 1971 - April 1972.

The FBI files reveal:

1. VVAW Plan to assassinate seven US senators.

2. VVAW was training to execute a Phoenix plan to decapitate the leaders of the US Government.

3. Member of VVAW arrested enroute to VP Agnew speech with an explosive device (BOMB).

4. VVAW running guns to a black militant group in Cairo IL.

5. VVAW funded by Communist party of America.

6. VVAW receiving funds from the Communist Party of a country in Europe.

7. VVAW taking directions from the North Vietnamese Communist Government.

8. VVAW sent tapes to NV to be played to our POW's being held by the communists.

9. VVAW sent its leaders (Kerry was a leader) to NV to be indoctrinated by the NV Communists.

10. FBI files indicate that Kerry only resigned the exeutive committee of the VVAW.

ANd I found this article which proves he was still with the VVAW as a leader as late as Feb. 1972.

Kerry's in deep DoDo

[BykrBayb]

Keep digging, kerry. You're doing fine.