In a run-up to the first US Presidential debate on September 30, the contest for the White House between George Bush and John Kerry remains close. But there are indicators that could spell trouble for the Democratic challenger Kerry. While browsing through a book display at Costco - a superstore frequented by average Americans - one saw the book “Unfit for Command“ prominently placed. The book, written by Swift-Boat Veterans, attacking Kerry‘s Vietnam record of three decades back, has successfully penetrated mainstream bookshelves. Then, too, the venerable New York Times has listed it as its number-1 non-fiction hardback bestseller. The...