Posted on 08/21/2004 5:54:39 PM PDT by The Bandit
Former swift boat officer, William Rood, has broke 35 years of silence about the Feb. 28, 1969 mission that he, as skipper of the PCF-23, had participated alongside Sen. Kerry's swift boat (PCF-94) that had lead to Kerry receiving a Silver Star by killing an enemy soldier while preparing to fire a B-40 rocket at their beached swift boat. The reason Rood, 61, has broken his 35 years of silence is because Kerry had personally contacted him and other crew members in recent days asking that they go public with their accounts of what happened on that day he said. Just how Kerry was able to convince Rood to suddenly go public after 35 years is unknown at this time.
(Excerpt) Read more at idexer.com ...
how ROOD!
Hmmm. Can anyone imagine what would happen if Bush personally called one of these guys and cajoled him into speaking out in Bush's favor?
Bandit: It does add to the debate, because it offers more traction in the form of "falsifiable points".
Eva: I found support for your suspicions in the linked article.
Want to join in the fun? Click the logo to donate to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth!
I have taken a particular interest in Kerry's claims because my husband was assigned to Coastal division 11 from Dec 1967 - Aug 1968. He had two swift boat crews and one boat based on his ship. Kerry's accounts just don't ring true.
Thanks to your husband for his service and to you for your interest.
Here's another content-free Roodism:
"John O'Neill, author of a highly critical account of
Kerry's Vietnam service, describes the man Kerry chased
as a "teenager" in a "loincloth." I have no idea how old
the gunner Kerry chased that day was, but both Leeds and
I recall that he was a grown man, dressed in the kind of
garb the VC usually wore."
Kerry let the Boston Globe say, on 6/16/2003:
http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/061603.shtml
"... in one case chasing and killing a teenage Viet Cong
enemy who wore only a loin cloth and carried a rocket
launcher."
So this is another case of Kerry PR back-firing, and
the "PR" team trying to blame someone else.
Bunny Suit redux.
Saw this guys story on CBS news tonight. They think that it puts the Swift Vets guys stories to bed. This guy and Kerry are the only two officers still alive to tell the true story is how they put it. It was an "exclusive"....
What do you think? Does it change anything?
I spent all day on a leftie blog, where they actually think Kerry's 1971 anti-war testimony is moving and wonderful and want it shown to all...
See BS.....
William (Bill) Rood, Metro Assistant Content Editor of the Chicago Tribune.
The Swiftees' reply is that Rood is "politically motivated".
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
