Posted on 09/13/2004 1:43:11 PM PDT by ambrose
about anti-Bush SEAL
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Monday, September 13, 2004
ELECTION 2004 Posted: September 13, 2004 4:06 p.m. Eastern
By Ron Strom An Associated Press reporter is standing by his story that describes an anti-Bush veteran as a former Navy SEAL in the face of questions about whether or not the man was in fact a member of the elite unit.
The reporter, Elliott Minor says the Albany, Ga., man, Ahmad Majied, doesn't show up on lists of former SEALs because he changed his name when he converted to Islam after leaving the Navy.
In a story reporting the reactions of U.S. military personnel and veterans to allegations that President Bush failed to perform to National Guard standards, Minor quotes several current and former military men. Here is an excerpt from the AP story:
Ahmad Majied of Albany says the latest allegations about Bush's military record are more troubling to him than allegations about service honors leveled at Democratic challenger Kerry.
After reading the account, Travis McGee, a poster on FreeRepublic.com, contacted an organization called AuthentiSEAL, which researches claims by people posing as Navy SEALs, to see if Majied indeed had been a SEAL. According to his post, McGee received a response from Gregory Platt, an investigator with the group, saying the name Ahmad Majied does not come up on a search of former SEALs.
McGee says he became suspicious of the claim when he read that Majied had been in Vietnam for five years.
"When this fake SEAL's claim of spending five years in Vietnam was pointed out to me, I knew he couldn't be for real," he writes at Free Republic. "SEALs deployed to VN for six month tours, so 'five years in Vietnam' seemed highly improbable. I knew lots of multiple tour 'real deal Vietnam SEALs' during my peacetime duty in the teams in the 1980s, and I never heard of this guy.
"This only took a couple of minutes time for 'amateurs' on Free Republic to check out. The 'professional' journalists at the AP must have been to busy to do this basic checking."
In an interview with WorldNetDaily, however, Minor says he has no reason to disbelieve Majied's story.
"I really trust this guy," he said. "I believe he's a real straight shooter."
Minor says Majied didn't give him his previous name, "and I didn't press the matter."
The vet has received "nasty calls" since the issue has been publiclized, Minor says, adding, "This is a very peaceful guy. There's a peace about his voice."
Minor says Majied homeschools his seven children. "These are really upstanding people," he told WND.
The AP reporter addressed McGee's criticism of spending five months in Vietnam, saying Majied told him he was based in the Philippines and would go to Vietnam for short stints and then return to the islands.
"Altogether it was probably five years [in Vietnam]," Minor said.
Minor spoke to Majied this afternoon to try to verify the issue, and he said the veteran has refused to speak to other media about the issue.
He said of the Majieds: "I've met them around town, and they're just nice people. I just really think a lot of him."
Internet bloggers challenging the claims of mainstream media outlets has become more prevalent recently. It was on the Net where the first questions were raised about National Guard memos CBS News claims show that Bush's former commander, Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, was resisting pressure from his superior, Col. Walter B. "Buck" Staudt, to "sugarcoat" Bush's officer evaluation files.
Document experts and amateur sleuths began questioning the memos' authenticity within hours after they were published on the Internet, citing typographical and formatting issues that suggest they were created by a modern-day word processor rather than a Vietnam War-era typewriter.
Despite the irregularities of the memos and the fact that a source CBS used to prove its case is saying the documents are forgeries, network anchor Dan Rather stands by the story he presented on "60 Minutes II" last week.
Related stories:
Bush Guard papers forged, says source
Rather backs docs on Evening News
Ben Barnes' daughter: Father lied about Bush
CBS News denies Bush docs forged
Ron Strom is a news editor for WorldNetDaily.com. |
Sort of reminds me of "The Simpsons" episode in which Principal Skinner has Superintendent Chalmers stop by unexpectedly for lunch of "Smoked Clams" er Smoked Hams etc. and the lying just keeps going on.
You are right.
I was only going by what other information was posted.
I stand corrected.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't amazing that AP and the rest of dying MSM has done zero investigation of this Bush hater?
Their arrogance will be the end of their power in the new information age.
It would not too hard. My older brother is 50 my youngest 1/2 sister is 16. My mother and father were divorced in '67 and he remarried a 18 year old. My father did 3 tours in Viet Nam and retired in '72. When he was 60 he still had 6 kids at home.
Thats one of the reasons why I'm here, sir!
With enough folks like us watching.. 3 shifts & no lapses..
We can nail 'em down in their holes.
I love you guys.
Sounds like Commander Rather.
Or maybe the fictious V.V.A.W soldiers.
>> the AP and the rest of dying MSM has done zero investigation
DYING MSM... Maybe that sums up why they are so desperate
Ah! I had forgotten. Good thing we tend the checkbooks!
Ours will be out in 3 and 10 years, respectively. He has them out sweeping and picking up shingles at the moment. New barn slideshow in a week or so.
Mr. Okie celebrates his 63rd B-day on the 29th of the month. The patience of Job.
Note to self: Buy cheesecake ingredients.
Humans.
I am glad to be your friend.
For any interested I am listed in this fine man's book, Enemies Foreign and Domestic, on the acknowledgement page.
One of the biggest honor that I can point to in my life.
Think about it. It means the world to me to be mentioned by a Real Deal SEAL. How the hell does one lie about being a SEAL???
By the way, I have spoken to Matt and he not only has a laid back voice, but he spoke the truth.
Go get them Matt!!
Note: Everything that I just posted can be verified easily as I am damn proud of it, as I would provide proof that I was SEAL if I ever could have been one!
Thanks Eaker!
AlGore invented the SEALs you putz.
AlGores SEALs had copies of Word73 provided to them by John Kerry
who liberated them from the VC in Cambodia 'way back in '68.
Don't you ever watch the news???
I stand corrected - from a more definitive Naval source:
MACM = Master Chief Master-at-Arms
...can I have my jammies now? ;)
Can't wait to see the barn! And happy birthday to Mr. Okie - what a trouper!
Im more like the Fox commentators refraining from calling Dan Rather a liar and turning off half the population. Instead staying cool, presenting the facts, and spicing it with just a little irony and ridicule.
well, if it's a fake SEAL, Travis will trip 'em up!!!
(soon you'll be a contributing editor to WND.Com! ... can I have your autograph?)
Bravo Zulu Travis!
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