AP Uses Fake SEAL to Back Kerry, Slam Bush

AP, Multiple ^ | September 12, 2004 | Travis McGee

[Travis McGee]

AP Uses Fake SEAL to Back Kerry, Slam Bush

Authentic or not, Bush memos no big deal to retired guardsmen

U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos (spreading the lie)

Allegations of suspect conduct during the Vietnam war also have been leveled at John Kerry, who won three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star in Vietnam.

A group sponsoring television ads challenging his wartime record contends Kerry's own gunfire caused the wound that brought his first Purple Heart. Navy records and other veterans do not support the charge.

Ahmad Majied of Albany (GA) says the latest allegations about Bush's military record are more troubling to him than allegations about service honors leveled at Democratic challenger Kerry.

Majied, a Democrat from Albany who served 30 years in the Navy, including five years as a SEAL in Vietnam, said the memos support his belief that Bush was a "playboy" during his service years.

"He had enough money to get what he wanted," Majied said. "I think his main concern was not to go to Southeast Asia. I bet he never dreamed it would come back to haunt him."

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So Criminal Number 18F checked him out. Here's the reply from "authentiseal."

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Official Reply

NOT A SEAL

Thanks for checking with us - we greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the TRUTH. If the name you provided was "spelled accurately", we do NOT have a listing for anyone named "Majied" in our entire database of slightly more than 10,000 names. Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a full legal name change since his claimed service with the SEAL Teams, I can state conclusively that the man NEVER completed SEAL training, and thus he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL. While there are other training steps that must be completed on the path to becoming a SEAL, BUD/S training is the first and most vital, and that training course is totally unclassified. Without having first completed BUD/S training, a man cannot go on to become a SEAL. There are definitely secret SEAL missions, but despite anything the man might have said, there are NO secret SEALs. If you choose to confront the man regarding his fraudulent SEAL claims, please show him this email message and invite him to contact me - a real SEAL - directly by email with information that will support his claims. I'd enjoy hearing his stories first hand, but I've extended this offer to literally thousands of individuals over the last three years, and in all that time I've received only a scant handful of replies, so I don't really expect to hear from him either.

Again, please visit our web page www.authentiseal.org/realitycheck.htm for some very specific information related to the realities of SEAL training, SEAL duties, and the claims most often made by SEAL imposters.

Thank you again for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams.

Respectfully, Gregory Platt

UDT/SEAL 1970-1974

SEAL Authentication Team - Investigator

"The only service where all investigators are US Navy SEALs"

[NavySEAL F-16]

The Vietnam SEAL that I am referring to served four tours in Vietnam. BUD/S Class 24.

If you're claiming to be reluctant to prove that you're a SEAL it will only draw derisive laughs from the real SEALs. I've already asked and been answered enough to know that the ball is in AP's and this guy's court to prove that he's a SEAL.

See my post 359 to you.

[Ciexyz]

The FReeper investigators come through again! Kudos to you for upholding the honor of the legitimate US Navy SEALS.

[Momto2]

This was a lawsuit Mustaqueem Graydon v. Suntrust Bank. Basically a lawsuit over a construction loan and accusing the bank and others of conspiracy to commit fraud. The court granted summary judgement to the Bank (Graydon lost).

The case concerned construction of a music store (conservatory) in Albany in l999. The judgement was dated Oct. 30, 2002.

Name stated in lawsuit was Wiley Karriem Mustaqueem Graydon IV. (Makes Thurston Howell sound tame - huh???)

So... Can someone check and see if "Wiley Karriem Mustaqueem Graydon IV was a Navy Seal???

[Bonaparte]

Great work, you two! LOLOL!

I know this has all been passed along to the right media folks, right? If not, I'll be glad to send out a wave of them. Just let me know. Again, splendid work!

[elfman2]

It’s not the rank designation that will ground this guy (see #305), it’s the Navy Seal credentials. I’d guess a good PI could check out his name $100 dollars. Or a good Vietnam era Seal could coax it out of him. I’ve done all that I can do. It’s up to one of you.

[mabelkitty]

Momto2 did the rundown on the other business associated with the phone number. Check it out.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

MUSTAQEEM-GRAYDON MUSIC CONSERVATORY, INC. (DOMESTIC PROFIT) Officers
PO BOX 70424
ALBANY, GA 31708
Control # Status Filing Date Last AR Paid Jurisdiction
K802188
ACTIVE/NONCOMPLIANCE
12/22/1997
04/24/2001
GEORGIA
Registered Agent Agent Address Agent County
WILEY KARRIEM GRAYDON IV
1200 WESTWOOD DR 18
ALBANY, GA 31707
DOUGHERTY
___________________

THE MUSTAQEEM-GRAYDON ARTS FOUNDATION, INC. (DOMESTIC NON-PROFIT) Officers
700 PINE AVE
ALBANY, GA 31701
Control # Status Filing Date Last AR Paid Jurisdiction
0139158
ACTIVE/NONCOMPLIANCE
08/27/2001
GEORGIA
Registered Agent Agent Address Agent County
WILEY KARRIEM MUSTAQEEN-GRAYDO
700 PINE AVENUE
ALBANY, GA 31701
DOUGHERTY
__________________________________________
THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, INCORPORATED (DOMESTIC NON-PROFIT) Officers
2710 CAMBRIDGE RD
ALBANY, GA 31721
Control # Status Filing Date Last AR Paid Jurisdiction
J915338
ACTIVE/COMPLIANCE
08/02/1989
03/18/2004
GEORGIA
Registered Agent Agent Address Agent County
MAJIED, AHMAD HAKIM
2710 CAMBRIDGE RD
ALBANY, GA 31721
DOUGHERTY
________________________

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, INC. (DOMESTIC NON-PROFIT) Officers
113 S JACKSON ST
ALBANY, GA 31701
Control # Status Filing Date Last AR Paid Jurisdiction
K215105
ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED
07/08/1992
05/01/2000
GEORGIA
Registered Agent Agent Address Agent County
AHMAD MAJIED
113 S JACKSON ST
ALBANY, GA 31701
DOUGHERTY
____________________________

[an amused spectator]

Well to be fair to AP, they just interviewed a guy on the street sort of thing. One normally doesn't check out the veracity of that sort of person's claims about his CV.

Well, the pajama-clad denizens of THIS blogosphere don't HAVE to be fair to the AP. They want to come play in our jungle, they're going to have to play by OUR rules.

And one of those rules is that if you claim to be a SEAL or Special Forces or a Ranger, the pajama people can forward your name to the SEALs, the SF guys, or the Rangers to check out your bonafides. The real deal is VERY SERIOUS about shutting down lying little weenies in the real world, and the Associated Press had better get with the program.

Actually, perhaps the AP and the rest of the MSM dipsticks should get some sort of official notification of the hardline policies of the elite vet forces on this.

[Happy2BMe]

"The agent replies, "I recognized the picture of John Kerry in the middle."

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And that was Kerry with his hat on.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Thanks for doing the work for me.

[BoBToMatoE]

Well, I guess we know who forged the documents now, dont wel. heh.

[mabelkitty]

Wiley Graydon or Graydon Wiley.
I bet that is what his name is.

[2111USMC]

"They want to come play in our jungle, they're going to have to play by OUR rules."

You got it Spectator!

Ain't nobody gonna sh!t in our sandbox!

[an amused spectator]

I am not suggesting that this guy is legitimate, I'm just saying that there is some wiggle room here and we don't want to let our side get faked into attacking someone who is.

The rules of the SEAL veteran game are cut and dried. If you have a question about a SEAL claimant, you forward his name to these sites:

http://www.veriseal.org , http://www.authentiseal.org and http://www.navyseals.com

from the thread Army honors Dallas man who exposed fake records (STOLEN VALOR Author - Vietnam Vet "Jug" Burkett)

If you get a NO back from them (as did Travis McGee), the gloves are off. If the guy changed his name, it's HIS responsibility to get back with the real SEAL who sent the NO answer to the initial query.

[prairiebreeze]

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[mabelkitty]

I see.
Burden of proof is not on the Seals - burden of proof is on the claimant, and they better have bonafides or they will be tagged.
Why in the world would someone risk ticking these guys off? That's just crazy.

[Thumper1960]

No foolin'?

How is it these guys think they can just say anything to the press and believe everyone will just sit back and swallow it.

[an amused spectator]

I'm a database guy, so I'll give you a tip about the following sites. The SEALs database is the most complete one, because all SEALs apparently have to go through a special training program and complete it. I think there are other factors involved in Special Forces and the Rangers, and I'll include a snippet from a column which explains this (Travis, I pinged you because you might be able to explain some of this better.):

know the military first
Posted by Phyllis Guilmette 5/9/2003 9:30:03 AM

The links for the war fakes story are not all that accurate. I am married to a US Army RAnger and he was very upset... The links for the war fakes story are not all that accurate. I am married to a US Army RAnger and he was very upset when I showed him the article. Firstly, not everyone who goes to Ranger school goes on to join the RAnger REgiment, of which there are only three battalions..two in Ga, one in Wash. Also, most Army rangers have not yet gone to RAnger school. PLenty of Rangers who were involved in both Enduring FReedom and Iraqi Freedom have not yet gone to Ranger school. Also, other airborne untis, such as the 101st are not part of the Ranger unit, which only operates under the special operations command. PLease think of this before you label someone as a fake. Rangers have died, and Rangers that you will not find in any of those RAnger school photos. also, there are plenty of sodliers who go to the school and do not go into Regiment. PLease, before anyone writes any stories about the military understand the units you are referring to. It is unfair to label someone a fake, without youreally knowing what they have done. Also..anyone within the special operations command, will not and can not, under military law, talk to you about operations. That would be a better way to judge if they are really Army Rangers, not just airborne. Thank you. (http://www.poynter.org/article_feedback/article_feedback_list.asp?user=&id=33053)

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Tools and Toolboxes for journalists

How to Spot A Phony Veteran
http://www.sftt.org/roster.html
http://www.phonyveterans.com/
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies.htm
http://www.snipersparadise.com/fakes/Fakes.htm

Fake SEALS
http://www.VeriSEAL.org
http://www.JustASailor.com
http://www.navyfrogmen.com/phony.html

Fake Special Forces
http://www.sfahq.com/Special_Forces/Wannabe_Wall/
http://home.att.net/~Lzzzbolt/Wall.htm

Fake Rangers
http://www.benning.army.mil/rtb/ranger/photo/photo.htm

Phony POWs
http://miafacts.org/phonypw.htm

POW Information System
http://www.powid.com/startpage.cfm

To Report A Suspected Phony:
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies96.htm

[hawkiye]

My God this has got to be a set up by the Clinton people. Nobody is this stupid! These people step in one cow-pie after another. In fact they are just rolling in the manure pile now. You'd think even Kerry would be suspicious by now after hiring Carville etc. and all of sudden he is worse off then when all he had to contend with was the little ole Swifty's sheesh...

[Torie]

Nice rant. I like it. :)