Did Navy Lt. Kerry violate The UCMJ?

The American Thinker ^ | 8-23-04 | Steve Gilbert

[Conspiracy Guy]

Looks like he did to me. But will anything come of it? No. I can't remember if UCMJ has a statute of limitations. But the violation is clear.

[Chewbacco]

WILL KERRY TESTIFY (RAT OUT) BEFORE THE U.N. IF HE DISAGREES WITH AMERICAN POLICY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS ALREADY APPEALING TO KOFI ANAN TO HOLD HEARINGS AGAINST BUSH AND AMERICA IF HE LOSES.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

In one word he!! yes :)

[joesnuffy]

Not to mention falsifying testimony on offical US Navy documents (after action reports...requests for citations and medals)?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy

It depends on what the meaning of "intercourse" is.

[hflynn]

He has admitted to War Crimes while in Vietnam. Of course he has UCMJ.

[hflynn]

violated

[dighton]

Interesting.

Bump, and pings to some well-versed in the UCMJ.

[SR 50]

Kerry clearly violated the oath of office he he signed as a Naval Officer. This alone should have gotten him jail time.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

SURPRISE!!!!!! Swifties are just making him squirm a little bit.......for now,at least :)

COINTELPRO 5/14/68
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1553/fbi51468.html

COINTELPRO: The Untold American Story
http://www.jackblood.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/cointelpro.htm

Okay, here it is -- the mother lode of FBI files on Vietnam Veterans Against the War. This archive contains 21,477 pages of documents received in response to our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, bundled up by the FBI as PDF-format Files of Unusual Size.
http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=20040518192545112

This propaganda was also used against American soldiers in Vietnam. An interrogation report of an Enemy Proselytizing cadre stated "Photographs of peace movements had been sent to COSVN by the peace organizations in the US and these were used in the leaflets (NFI) and sometimes produced by the Source himself."…….. McCain for his inexplicable demeanor during the Select Committee hearing when he routinely attacked witnesses who suggested that the government's efforts in this issue had been less than exemplary. The current Vice President of the U.S. Trade Council is Ms. Francis Zwenig, who served as Chief of Staff for the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA. Ms. Zwenig had also served as Legislative Assistant to Sen. John Kerry………the Senate Select Committee adjourned, some of the key personnel assigned to the Committee quickly seized high salaried positions within the U.S./Vietnam Trade Council, a business group designed to facilitate normalization and trade between the U.S. and Vietnam………Sen. Harkin visited Vietnam on July 4th, 1995, in which he also praised their cooperation in solving the POW/MIA issue. Upon returning to the U.S., Sen. Harkin personally briefed President Clinton and encouraged him to move forward in the normalization process, to include access by American businesses in Vietnam to the Overseas Private Investment Corp. Insurance (OPIC). However, MIA family members were alarmed to discover that his wife is President and CEO of this organization. This organization is designed to "bail out" American investors from potential failures due to Vietnamese government reneging on business contracts and financial investments……..Several elected officials of the U.S. government have also called for normalization with Vietnam, including Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa. Sen. Kerry has remarked publicly on Vietnam's "superb" cooperation, and he has been seen by many as championing Vietnam's attempts to lift the economic embargo and diplomatic sanctions.
http://www.pownetwork.org/docs/part2.htm

(L.A. Times, March 22, 2004) Kerry, now the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, has long known he was a target of FBI surveillance, but only last week learned the extent of the scrutiny, he told The Times
http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/articles_2004/kerry_vvaw_cointelpro.html

[soozla]

I don't think there IS a statute of limitations on "war crimes". Look at how many concentration camp "guards" have been identified and brought to trial, and deported even here in the U.S. within the past 20 years.

[jetson]

John Kerry should never have been allowed to run for public office! Not just for aiding the enemy but for being such a 60's geek!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I think it depends on the violation. similar to civilian law. I have a copy of the UCMJ at home. Maybe I'll research it on line.

[deport]

But the violation is clear.

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Is it a violation if he is in the inactive reserves and isn't attending weekly, monthly, annual drills, etc.... Thus still in the Reserves subject to call but not active?

[Conspiracy Guy]

The inactive reserves do not have meetings but you are still under military law until the full term is met.

[veronica]

More info, FYI...:

Regarding statute of limitations:

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/ucmj/blart-43.htm

(Hasn't run.)

Regarding jurisdiction:

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/ucmj/blart-3.htm

(Includes inactive reserves.)

[Inge C]

My personal opinion regarding Kerry is such him being a 'TRAITOR' because not only did he negogiate deals with the Communists, but also caused additional torture on the POW's. Kerry was NOT discharged from the NAVY until 1978 - therefore, his actions amounts that of an 'Traitor'.

[Viet Vet in Augusta GA]

I think he is pond scum, but none of the above matters. He will never under any circumstances be prosecuted or disqualified from office. Move past this and work to defeat him in the election.