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Swift boat skipper: Kerry critics wrong
Chicago Tribune ^
| August 21, 2004
| Tim Jones
Posted on 08/21/2004 8:28:40 AM PDT by palmer
The commander of a Navy swift boat who served alongside Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry during the Vietnam War stepped forward Saturday to dispute attacks challenging Kerry's integrity and war record.
William Rood, an editor on the Chicago Tribune's metropolitan desk, said he broke 35 years of silence about the Feb. 28, 1969, mission that resulted in Kerry's receiving a Silver Star because recent portrayals of Kerry's actions published in the best-selling book "Unfit for Command" are wrong and smear the reputations of veterans who served with Kerry.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kerry; swiftboatvets; unfitforcommand; williamrood
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Didn't see this posted. Is that because we aren't allowed to post articles from the Chicago Tribune?
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:28:40 AM PDT
by
palmer
To: palmer
Trib posts are OK if excerpted, as yours is.
To: palmer
I did a google on William Rood and nothing came up. No background, etc.
Does the article reveal a resume that can be verified.
Thanks.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:33:19 AM PDT
by
NavySEAL F-16
(Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
To: palmer
Well, of course, its all settled now. The truth is out. This should silence those Swiftvets for Truth who are a front for the Bushies. (Sarcasm)
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:35:25 AM PDT
by
tirednvirginia
((But things are looking up!))
To: NavySEAL F-16
He wasn't on Kerry's boat so we are instructed not to believe him.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:35:41 AM PDT
by
Boss_Jim_Gettys
(This tagline has been removed under threat of legal action by the DNC and Kerry-Edwards campaign.)
To: Admin Moderator
re: "William Rood, an editor on the Chicago Tribune's metropolitan desk"
'nuff said!
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:36:12 AM PDT
by
jwpjr
To: palmer
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:36:15 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: NavySEAL F-16
They have his picture and some quotes like Rood acknowledged in his first-person account that there could always be errors in recollection, especially with the passage of more than three decades. His Bronze Star citation, he said, misidentifies the river where the main action occurred.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:37:10 AM PDT
by
palmer
(Solutions, not just slogans -JFKerry)
To: palmer
an editor on the Chicago Tribune's metropolitan deskPretty soon to be named editor in chief, he hopes.
To: NavySEAL F-16
Does he have a SWORN affadavit behind his statement?
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:37:52 AM PDT
by
tirednvirginia
((But things are looking up!))
To: palmer
Was Rood with Kerry in Cambodia?
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:37:55 AM PDT
by
Mike Darancette
(Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.)
To: Boss_Jim_Gettys
"He wasn't on Kerry's boat so we are instructed not to believe him."
Very good. Use their own silly logic against them!
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:38:23 AM PDT
by
Sola Veritas
(Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
To: palmer
My guess is that this so-called "refutation" deals exclusively with the single VC that Kerry dispateched. The details surrounding that fact are irrelevant.
The -ONLY- material point of contention is whether or not Kerry beached the boat in the face of numerically superior enemy.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:38:59 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: palmer
Is William Rood breaking his own breaking news? If he was there then he can get all documents concerning him and publish them. Insert self, bring documents!
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:39:36 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The war on terrorism is not for the weak!)
To: Sola Veritas
I'd question whether he's a real combat vet. Too many wannabees out there.
To: palmer
William Rood, an editor on the Chicago Tribune's metropolitan desk, said he broke 35 years of silence This guy works for the Chicago Tribune?
And Rood as a professional tattle tale, hasn't said a word?
My bet this guy has anything substantive to say, he's on a mission to muddy the waters.
To: palmer
Beat me to it. I was just about to post this.
I'll reserve judgement until I can read Rood's piece later today (or whenever it becomes available on the web). But I have to say that the reporting of his comments does get to the heart of the one thing that bothers me about the Swifties: Albeit unintentionally, it casts doubts in the minds of the public on the honorable service of a lot of good men and women. It's not a side effect they seek, but I think it's a real consideration. My father is a Purple Heart recepient, and when I think of how this story might make other people wonder whether or not its legitimate because of how easy this story makes it seem to get one fraudulently, it tears me up inside.
To: palmer
The Chicago Tribune is a subsidiary of the Mirror Company that owns the Los Angeles Times. This is the newspaper that forced Rack Ryan out of the U.S Senate race in Illinois. All of a sudden its metro desk editor, William Rood is coming out to testify on Kerry's behalf. And the timing is fishy and considering the source, it looks like an attempt to help Kerry stem the damage the Swiftees have inflicted. I'd say its too little, too late.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:40:31 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Boss_Jim_Gettys
Here's more of the Kerry logic:
It's the timing that has me concerned. </sarcasm>
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:40:51 AM PDT
by
NavySEAL F-16
(Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
To: tobyhill
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