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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) this week called on President Obama to release the text of the Iran nuclear agreement. That agreement, which took effect in January, requires Iran to reduce its uranium enrichment activities in return for a loosening of international sanctions. But Ros-Lehtinen, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, said Congress has no way to judge its implementation, unless it has a copy of the agreement. "In order for Congress to properly perform its oversight functions and for the American people and our allies to have a full and open debate...

Vietnam vet Dexter Lehtinen, who spoke at the rally in Washington on September 12, has put up a concise website explaining why he believes John Kerry is not fit to be Commander in chief. Some useful historical documents here, along with Dexter's personal story. Check out the perspective of this true war hero.

The wounds Kerry inflicted continue to pain Vietnam veterans. Dexter Lehtinen felt so strongly about Kerry that he paid for a full page ad in the Sept 6th Edition of the Army Times.

Wounds That Never Heal The wounds Kerry inflicted continue to pain Vietnam veterans. By Dexter Lehtinen American soldiers "raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, cut off limbs, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in a fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan...." — John Kerry, 1971 In 1971, I awoke from three days of unconsciousness aboard a hospital ship off the coast of Vietnam. I could not see, my jaws were wired shut, and my left cheekbone was missing, a gaping hole in its place. Later, while still in that condition at St. Albans Naval Hospital, one of my earliest recollections...

Wounded Vet Buys Full Page Of Army Times This gentleman felt so strongly about this that he paid for a full page ad in the Sept 6th Edition of the Army Times. By Dexter Lehtinen, an Army paratrooper and Ranger, severely wounded in 1971 while a reconnaissance platoon leader in Vietnam. He later graduated first in his class from Stanford Law School and later served as a Florida State Senator and the United States Attorney in Miami. Here is his Full Page Advertisement: John Kerry & Vietnam THE WOUNDS THAT NEVER HEAL In 1971, I awakened after three days of...

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WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Dexter Lehtinen, well-known Miami lawyer and former U.S. attorney, has become one of the most prominent Vietnam veterans in a vociferous campaign against Sen. John Kerry. Lehtinen, who plans to speak at an anti-Kerry rally here Sunday, separates himself from a group of swift boat veterans who attacked the Democratic nominee's war record. "What happened in combat is disputed," Lehtinen said. "What John Kerry said and did later is beyond dispute - that our Army was reminiscent of Genghis Khan's, that officers like me routinely let their men plunder villages and rape villagers." Lehtinen, an Army...