[Cicero]

Well the other strange thing about this story is that he sank a sampan and killed everyone aboard without making any attempt to stop them and see what they were up to.

Moreover, he was not acting under orders to do so, according to this writer. I can't help wondering whether he took advantage of a chance to sink an innocent, unarmed fishing boat and in order to gain one of his false Purple Hearts at no risk to his own precious hide.

I suppose how you interpret this would depend on the rules of engagement for that particular time and place. But it strikes me as very likely an atrocity or war crime. Undertaken at his own responsibility and without orders. No wonder his admiral thought he was a loose cannon who couldn't be trusted.

[chadwimc]

I spoke with a sailor who ran around the Mekong Delta in the mid-sixties. He told me they had areas that *ANY* person moving in was subject to beig fired on.Kerry is a turd, tho'...