I've read of speculation in the past month Kerry may have been court-martialed.
If he is a 'hero', etc, etc....why hide a stellar record?
It is clear that from even a liberal legal standpoint he could (should) have been arrested and thrown in Leavenworth. But his protectors (read Kennedy) and the political environment of the time prevented it.
Negotiating or collaborating with a foreign (much less enemy) political delegation on behalf of America with no political authority is a crime, even more so during war. Since Kerry was in close contact with several Senators whom he could have harmed, or possibly overheard sensitive information, his crime is worse than it would be otherwise.
[sidenote] I was always amazed with Clinton and now with Kerry that they are not qualified to get a basic Top Secret clearance because of their past, but they can be President. jeez, met with communist, accused of rape, purger, disbarred, draftdodger, commited war crimes, ...unbelievable! where do these people come from? How do they get away with it?
Man, you wouldn't believe all the crap I had to go through for a full year to get cleared and I am not even close, not even in the same ballpark, to being as dirty as these two guys.