Posted on 08/18/2004 9:25:47 AM PDT by stockpirate
Old Crimson Interview Reveals A More Radical John Kerry The Crimson reported Kerry called for U.N. control of troops in 1970.
Ten months after returning home from Vietnam, a young John Kerry strolled into the offices of The Harvard Crimson on Feb. 13, 1970 as an obscure underdog in the Democratic Congressional primary. The decorated veteran, honorably discharged after a tour of duty in the Mekong Delta, spoke in fierce terms during his daylong interview with The Crimsons Samuel Z. Goldhaber 72.
But almost 34 years later, Kerrys remarks on American military and intelligence operations vastly diverge from opinions expressed by the present-day Sen. John F. Kerry, D.-Mass., the leading candidate in the Democratic primary for president.
Im an internationalist, Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. Id like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.
Kerry said he wanted to almost eliminate CIA activity. The CIA is fighting its own war in Laos and nobody seems to care.
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That's one aspect of this new globalist military regime in the works. Another is; American troops jack-booting doors on foreign soil, foreign troops jack-booting doors on American soil.
It's far easier to get a soldier to shoot at unarmed citizens when he's from another country. Clinton set the precedent for NATO troops in Serbia/Kosovo. That was the first time NATO defensive troops were used offensively in a sovereign nation. A nation that had taken no action outside its own borders.
Not a whimper or a whisper of disapproval from the 'inter-national community.'
National sovereignty has no standing in the world today.
"It's far easier to get a soldier to shoot at unarmed citizens when he's from another country. "
Yep, it also makes it far easier for me to shoot foreign troops that try to occupy our country in the name of "The New World Order".
Oh yeah. My outlook towards an American soldier would take a dramatic shift once he donned the powder blue.
"Oh yeah. My outlook towards an American soldier would take a dramatic shift once he donned the powder blue."
Amen
There will likely be less recruits signing up for the military and more of the active military trying to get out. I know some who when their enlistment period was up during Clinton's terms, they left. It is very much like a business. If you don't like the boss, you find another job.
"well, this election will decide for me if i am going back into the navy after grad school. Bush definatly, anyone but kerry maybe and kerry no way!"
I wonder what the size of our military will be if Kerry (God I hope not) gets elected. I could see a lot of people not re-upping, and virtually no one joining to begin with.
Im an internationalist, Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. Id like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.
Kerry said he wanted to almost eliminate CIA activity. The CIA is fighting its own war in Laos and nobody seems to care.
There you go, Kerry-Koffi, a little espresso-strong on the U.N. and nix the 'latte'.
well, let me take that back, i would wait until he is forced to offer huge incentives and full tuition reimbursment or some such.
Cute! I think I saved your 'liberal alert' once before.
"weapon of self-destruction"
Hahahahahaha!
The press hasn't seemed very bothered that Scott "the assassin" Camil is part of the Kerry campaign. Does anyone know if Scott or any of the pro-Kerry Vietnam vets are on sKerry's payroll?
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