[Casloy]

though the Kerry campaign, in its second big concession to his chastisers, now says his first Purple Heart-earning wound might have been ‘unintentionally self-inflicted’

IS THIS TRUE????? I have not heard this but if it's true it is VERY BIG. It means he has to give it back. You can't earn a purple heart from a self inflicted wound, even an accidental one. It also means he has been lying about it all along (like we didn't know that).

[HollywoodRepublican]

says his first Purple Heart-earning wound might have been ‘unintentionally self-inflicted’ IS THIS TRUE????? I have not heard this but if it's true it is VERY BIG. It means he has to give it back.

This has been floating around for a bit. Evidently the doctor in the case says a tiny metal fragment removed from Kerry's arm wasn't consistent with his story of having been shot at. But it was apparently nicely consistent with Kerry's having failed to get out of the way of flying debris from his own mortar shot.