To: USMCVet; onyx; Liz; YankeeReb
Seeking election to the U.S. House in 1972, Kerry found it necessary to suppress reproduction of the cover picture appearing on his own book, The New Soldier. His political opponent pointed out that it depicted several unkempt youths crudely handling an American flag to mock the famous photo of the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima. Suddenly, copies of the book became unavailable and even disappeared from libraries. But the Lowell (Mass.) Sun said of the type of person shown on its cover: "These people spit on the flag, they burn the flag, they carry the flag upside down, [and] they all but wipe their noses with it in their efforts to show their contempt for everything it still stands for."
by John F. Kerry and Vietnam Veterans Against The War New York: Collier Books.
NOTE THE UPSIDE DOWN FLAG
When Mr. Kerry pontificated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, a group of veterans turned their backs on him and walked away. They remembered Mr. Kerry as the anti-war activist who testified before Congress during the war, accusing veterans of being war criminals. The dust jacket of Mr. Kerry's pro-Hanoi book, "The New Soldier," features a photograph of his ragged band of radicals mocking the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, which depicts the flag-raising on Iwo Jima, with an upside-down American flag.
To: Wolverine
OMG! THIS book makes Kerry radio-active! KEEP THIS HANDY!
I'm bookmarking this thread just to keep your post handy!
41 posted on
05/25/2003 11:45:17 AM PDT by
onyx
To: Wolverine
The book cover shows John Kerry, author. The link goes to an article about Bob Kerry, the former US senator from your neighbor, Nebraska.
42 posted on
05/25/2003 11:52:33 AM PDT by
onyx
To: Wolverine
![](http://www.reflectionshawaii.com/pi/images/flagraise-ani_hillary.gif)
The one and only version that's acceptable to Americans.
44 posted on
05/25/2003 1:29:36 PM PDT by
Liz
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