FBI Tracked Kerry in Vietnam Vets Group (WPost whitewash)

Washington Post ^ | March 23rd, 2004 | Laura Blumenfeld and Dan Balz

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...The Los Angeles Times first reported on the documents yesterday. The documents were in the custody of California author Gerald Nicosia, who had received them five years ago as part of a Freedom of Information Act request. Copies of some were subsequently made available to The Washington Post.

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The documents shed new light on some of Kerry's activities and contradict some statements his campaign previously made, including the timing of his resignation from the group and whether he participated in a controversial VVAW meeting in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1971. Campaign spokesman David Wade said Kerry had confused the Kansas City meeting with an earlier meeting in St. Louis.

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Of course, the L.A. Times wasn't the first to report on the FBI docs Nicosia had obtained, and of course the Washington Post neglected to describe why the Kansas City meeting was "controversial."

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FYI

[Lexington Green]

The Death of Journalistic Ethics - Bill O'Reilly 3/22/03

There has been a subtle shift in opinion journalism in America in the past few years.

Now, we have people working for newspapers and magazines who are devoted to getting certain polticians -- namely the left -- elected to office.

While Rush Limbaugh and the right-wing talk show cadre are entertainers -- and describe themselves as such -- these people are embedded in the elite media and are not supposed to be political activists.

In a stunning admission in Sunday's New York Times, the following people attended a meeting with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) in New York City:
Frank Rich of The New York Times
Richard Cohen of The Washington Post
Jonathan Alter of Newsweek
Howard Fineman of Newsweek
Jim Kelly of Time Magazine
Jeff Greenfield of CNN
Eric Alterman of The Nation
Can you imagine if the President of FOX News Channel and the Editor of the Wall Street Journal met with President Bush in some apartment? -- there would be outrage.

[formercalifornian]

It is so blatantly dishonest for the Post to neglect the assassination plot. Just dishonest. Worse than the Seattle Post-Intelligencer neglecting to mention that the Lindauer spywoman once worked for them, while playing up her distant relation to Bush's chief of staff or whatever Andrew Card is. They should be called on this.

[formercalifornian]

I don't know. It might be nice for Bush to single out the balanced media for special press conferences. Let them howl a few times.

[Congressman Billybob]

Okay, now that the Washington Post has followed the lead of the L.A. Times and published a deliberately dishonest story, they can be included in the same condemnation. The reporters and editors who put out this deceptive article should be disciplined, if not fired.

For the reasons in my article, if the Post does not make a correction, it also deserves to be spit upon, journalistically speaking. See "Clear Eye for the Hate Guy" thread on FR, posted yesterday.

Congressman Billybob

Click here, then click the blue CFR button, to join the anti-CFR effort (or visit the "Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob" thread). Please do it now.

[Williams]

"whether he participated in a controversial VVAW meeting in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1971."

Oh come on now, where's their journalistic restraint? They didn't have to throw red meat out there by calling a meeting TO MURDER UNITED STATES SENATORS "controversial." I mean, I understand emotions were running high among the frustrated VVAW. After all, they'd tried everything short of assassination, but still the United States of America was not a communist pawn. Have some compassion for these disillusioned warriors, for God's sake!

[doug from upland]

You have FReepmail.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, Saber ! ...

[doug from upland]

You have FReepmail.

[the Real fifi]

Email the ombudsman. I did.

[the Real fifi]

Email the ombudsman. I did.

[doug from upland]

Why would Kerry lie about being at the Kansas City meeting? He could have said all along that it was his last meeting as their leader. Surely someone remembers when they resigned such a group. It was the most important thing in his life.

What was Project Phoenix? Why was Scott Camil called The Assassin? Why did Kerry quit? Why did he lie about being in Kansas City? Mainstream media ---- start asking these questions.

[diotima]

Ping!

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FYI

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Of course, the L.A. Times wasn't the first to report on the FBI docs Nicosia had obtained

Sources besides FR that had the story on Nicosia's possession of the FBI's VVAW docs before the L.A. Times did:

Commentary by Mark Creech
Agape Press, MS - Mar 22, 2004
... But Nicosia has provided CNS with FBI files and minutes of the meeting that support his contention that Kerry did attend the gathering before resigning from ...

Kerry hedges on 1971 KC meeting
Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - Mar 19, 2004
... Veterans Movement, obtained records that the FBI kept on ... poring over the records this week, Nicosia found reports stating that Kerry's resignation was ...

Kerry hedges on '71 KC meeting
Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - Mar 20, 2004
... Veterans Movement, obtained records that the FBI kept on ... poring over the records this week, Nicosia found reports stating that Kerry's resignation was ...

Kerry hedges on 1971 KC meeting
Centre Daily Times, PA - Mar 19, 2004
... Veterans Movement, obtained records that the FBI kept on ... poring over the records this week, Nicosia found reports stating that Kerry's resignation was ...

Kerry hedges on 1971 KC meeting
Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - Mar 19, 2004
... Veterans Movement, obtained records that the FBI kept on ... poring over the records this week, Nicosia found reports stating that Kerry's resignation was ...

Kerry Lying About Anti-War Past, Supporter Alleges
Cybercast News Service - Mar 19, 2004
... Kerry was at the meeting, Nicosia insisted, pointing to FBI files and the minutes from the VVAW meeting, which he has obtained. ...

Pro-Kerry Historian: Kerry Lies About Anti-war Activities
NewsMax.com - Mar 18, 2004
... Kerry was at the meeting, Nicosia insisted, pointing to FBI files and the minutes from the VVAW meeting, which he has obtained. ...

Kerry Lying About Anti-War Past, Supporter Alleges
Cybercast News Service - Mar 18, 2004
... Kerry was at the meeting, Nicosia insisted, pointing to FBI files and the minutes from the VVAW meeting, which he has obtained. ...

Kerry Lying About Anti-War Past, Supporter Alleges
Town Hall, DC - Mar 18, 2004
... Kerry was at the meeting, Nicosia insisted, pointing to FBI files and the minutes from the VVAW meeting, which he has obtained. ...

The Rest of the Kerry Transcript...
GOPUSA, TX - Mar 8, 2004
... veterans' anti-war movement, Gerald Nicosia noted that ... At that point, "Kerry immediately got on the ... Soldiers," Richard Stacewicz quoted an FBI memorandum dated ...

[PhilDragoo]

contradict some statements his campaign previously made, including the timing of his resignation from the group and whether he participated in a controversial VVAW meeting in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1971.

Assassinating senators is to controversial as Hamas is to militant.

Helpful to have the clarification that Jean-Fraud "confused" the meeting to assassinate senators with an earlier meeting, perhaps to assassinate congressmen.

[onyx]

Of course, the L.A. Times wasn't the first to report on the FBI docs Nicosia had obtained, and of course the Washington Post neglected to describe why the Kansas City meeting was "controversial."

Of course.

Good post, Saber.

[Sabertooth]

Thanks.

Nice sig. About time you got one. Should be bigger.

[onyx]

Nice sig. About time you got one. Should be bigger.

LOL! So find me a bigger and better one.
I found this one just for you. :)