o Kerry's used "testimony" from the VVAW's "Winter Soldier Investigation" as the basis for his war crimes charges, although none of the witnesses there were willing to sign depositions affirming their claims. Later investigators were unable to confirm any of the reported atrocities, and in fact discovered that a number of the witnesses had never been in Vietnam, had never been in combat, or were imposters who had assumed the identity of real veterans.
I disagree with you on this, as before. On this part:
Later investigators were unable to confirm any of the reported atrocities, and in fact discovered that a number of the witnesses had never been in Vietnam, had never been in combat, or were imposters who had assumed the identity of real veterans.
I assume you've again relied solely on the Lewy account of the missing NIS report, which sounds weak to me.
I think it stands better as a specific independent event - cyncooper's wording.
Recently CSPAN played a June 1971 Dick Cavett show that featured a debate between John Kerry and John O'Neill.
O'Neill pointed out to Kerry that none of the "soldiers" who "testified" at the Winter Soldier hearing about committing atrocities would sign depositions affirming what they said.
Assuming that you get a transcript of the Cavett Show debate.
This underlines your strategy of demanding more verification - incredible claims require incredible proof, especially with so many proven frauds, ala Sheehan and Burkett.
The Cavett item doesn't depend on a report no one can find. And it leads right to the same point O'Neill made then. None of these guys would sign depositions affirming the truth of what they said.
Even better, it leads to a call for the WSI witnesses to release their full military records, and have someone like Burkett look them over.