[CatoRenasci]

Suspicious, of course, but Alexander Cockburn is a very well-connected lefty journalist who is very bright and competent (even when I think he's a nutcase). He's done very good work over the years. If there's somebody in the Kerry campaign who's a hardcore leftist who think's Kerry has sold out, and wants him out of the way for a more clearly leftist candidate (Hillary! to the Rescue?), I can seem that person slipping a copy of Kerry's diaries to Cockburn. Hell, maybe Brinkley - who we know has had access to the diary - is tired of being used, but wants plausbile deniability in case Kerry isn't knocked out of the box. He'd be a natural to pass a copy to a guy who can write as acerbically as Cockburn.

[Shermy]

Have you read this? Cockburn clearly indicates that he read the diaries (or part, maybe)

Hail, the Conquering War Criminal Comes! - What Kerry Really Did in Vietnam

[elbucko]

(Hillary! to the Rescue?)

Good one. She has/had means, method and motive to wound Kerry's campaign.

[christie]

If there's somebody in the Kerry campaign who's a hardcore leftist who think's Kerry has sold out, and wants him out of the way for a more clearly leftist candidate (Hillary! to the Rescue?), I can see that person slipping a copy of Kerry's diaries to Cockburn.

Maybe Hillary got her hands on the diary. The FBI files come in handy once again.

[CyberAnt]

I was thinking Brinkley too .. because so far .. Kerry has made Brinkley look like a terrible historian with distorted facts about Kerry.