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"We resent very deeply the false war crimes charges he made coming back from Vietnam in 1971 and repeated in the book "Tour of Duty." We think those cast an aspersion on all those living and dead, from our unit and other units in Vietnam. We think that he knew he was lying when he made the charges, and we think that they're unsupportable. We intend to bring the truth about that to the American people. We believe, based on our experience with him, that he is totally unfit to be the Commander-in-Chief." -- John O'Neill, spokesman, Swift Boat Veterans...

Boston, Mass. — Some of John Kerry's fellow Swift Boat veterans — the ones who were not on stage with him at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night — are questioning the account of Kerry's Vietnam service as presented in a nine-minute biographical video played at the convention. In particular, the film portrayed an incident in which Kerry, in command of a Swift Boat, rescued Army Green Beret Jim Rassman during a fight on a river in South Vietnam. The film graphically illustrated the incident, in which a group of Swift Boats, including Kerry's, came under attack on March 13,...

Veterans who served with Kerry are publishing this book exposing his phony credentials and slander of Vietnam veterans

You know the game. Kerry hits on a keyword and we take a drink. Please submit your keyword choices in a reply and i'll add the most popular five to the keywords section of tonight's live thread. Keywords are limited to 20 characters, no spaces.

A group of veterans says John Kerry stretches the truth about his Vietnam service. Who can you believe? Who knows? A few months ago, just as John Kerry began to dominate the Democratic presidential primary races, John O'Neill lay in bed at Houston's Methodist Hospital, recovering from surgery he'd undergone to donate a kidney to his wife, Anne. It's rare that a husband can successfully donate organs to his wife, but the O'Neills were lucky, and he was eager to do it, even though it meant an operation that would leave him weak and sickly. Anne soon regained enough strength...

'Only 2 of John Kerry's 23 fellow Swift boat commanders from Coastal Division 11 support his candidacy today'... KERRY WAR COMRADES PREPARE BATTLE -- AGAINST KERRY

Look for the crew of the swift boat John Kerry commanded during the Vietnam war to play a prominent role on Thursday night: They’ll be introduced to the convention before Kerry makes his acceptance speech. Meanwhile, the campaign is aggressively recruiting volunteers from the ranks of Vietnam vets. They’re being asked to do outreach to other vets, mostly on phone banks. So far, 200,000 have signed on. The Kerry folks hope to attract 1 million.

<p>BOSTON — John Kerry's "band of brothers" said Monday that getting the Massachusetts senator elected president is their final mission — one they would go to hell and back for if necessary.</p> <p>"If John Kerry (search) came up to us and said we had one more swift boat mission and we were going to hell, he would have a full crew," said David Alston, a crewmate of Kerry, who commanded a Navy river swift boat in the Vietnam War and earned the Silver Star, a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts for his service in 1968-1969.</p>

CNSNews.com) - Some of John Kerry's former swift boat crewmates will have a high-profile role at the Democratic National Convention later this month, as they attempt to portray Kerry as a decorated Vietnam War hero. But an even larger number of veterans say that's not the case. As news spread Tuesday of the convention's framework, members of a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth dismissed the Democrats' plans. On the last night of the convention, an undisclosed number of Vietnam veterans plan to endorse Kerry. "Preceding John Kerry and playing an important role will be his swift boat crewmates,...

In the Vietnamese Communist War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the "War Crimes Museum") in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), a photograph of John Kerry hangs in a room dedicated to the anti-war activists who helped the Vietnamese Communists win the Vietnam War. The photograph shows Senator Kerry being greeted by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Comrade Do Muoi. Senator Kerry may argue today that his anti-war protests did not render support to the enemy in time of war and that his activities did not violate the definition of treason given in Article III, Section 3,...

Admiral Roy Hoffman, former commander of all Swift Boat operations in Vietnam, will appear on Hannity & Colmes tonight. He will discuss a film clip Fox News has found of John Kerry in Washington in 1971, presumably during the Dewey Canyon III protest, claiming that he had just spoken to a fellow vet who had a "pocket full of ears." As usual, Kerry provided no evidence to support this claim... John O'Neill, also of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, appeared on Major Garrett's show around 5pm Eastern to counter Kerry's slanderous remarks about his fellow Vietnam veterans.

An unprecedented meeting of Vietnam war Swift Boat veterans was held Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 4th, to oppose Sen. John F. Kerry's candidacy for the presidency on the grounds that he was "unfit" to be Commander-In-Chief. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), led by Admiral Roy Hoffman (USN ret.), the former commander of Swift Boats operations in South Vietnam, joined nearly two dozen other Swift veterans in their opposition to Kerry's presidential ambitions. This new group issued an "open letter" to Senator Kerry in which they told him, in very blunt terms, why they opposed him for the presidency. This message...

Twelve out of a group of nineteen Vietnam swift boat veterans pictured in Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign literature demanded on Monday that he stop misrepresenting them as supporters. "Many of us don't want to be included in that picture because we have a rather unsavory feeling about this fellow," Kerry swift boatmate Bob Elder told nationally syndicated radio host Linda Chavez. Citing the top Democrat's anti-war activities after he returned from Vietnam, Elder told Chavez, "We regard the fact that he rallied the American public against his fellow comrades in arms as basically a betrayal of all of us."...

Kerry stand on abuses gets backlash Former commanders criticize 1971 talk of Vietnam atrocities By Michael Kranish and Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | May 13, 2004 WASHINGTON -- The scenes seemed eerily familiar. In 1971, shocking testimony about US wartime atrocities was delivered in a Senate hearing room by a young US Navy lieutenant, John F. Kerry. On Friday, almost exactly 33 years later, shocking testimony about US wartime abuses was once again laid out in a Senate hearing room, in this case about US treatment of Iraqi prisoners. Even as President Bush apologized for the abuses by the military...

The Democratic Party wants very badly to defeat President George W. Bush in November. They are desirous of replacing him with a president they think can better guide America on issues like abortion, taxes, the economy, and of course the war on terrorism. In John Kerry, the Democrats think they have the man to unseat Bush and move this nation to the ideological left, where they want it to head. Now whether or not Senator Kerry can beat Bush in the general election remains to be seen, but (the) record of Kerry on the most important issue of this election,...

For those interested in seeing the Press Conference of the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth .. Click below Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, 05/04/2004 - Real Player

Mary Beth, Didn't you listen to the Press conference? Apparently you are calling all those Vets liars when they got up and said they have nothing to do with the Bush White House. Why not release ALL of Kerry's military records as these Veterans have requested? Ask John Kerry to release them all. The Veterans have asked for the complete record and if he has nothing to hide, he should release them. Kerry told medical personnel that they were under fire. Fellow crewmen and commanding officer said they had no encounter with the enemy. Wound was superficial, 'cured' with a...

'Scarborough Country' for May 4 Read the complete transcript to Tuesday's show Updated: 12:22 p.m. ET May  05, 2004 JOE SCARBOROUGH, HOST:  Tonight‘s top headline:  Some vets say John Kerry is unfit to command our troops, while others call him an American hero.  The “Real Deal”:  Vietnam cuts both ways for the White House hopeful.  Welcome to SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY, where no passport is required and only common sense is allowed.  Did John Kerry‘s fight against the Vietnam War after returning as a decorated veteran disqualify him from being president?  A group of vets who served with him says yes.  But...

Kerry Campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill issued the following statement:'This attack was organized by the same pro-Bush group that smeared John McCain in 2000. It has ties to the White House and to Bush in Texas,' the Kerry campaign said. 'If he wanted to, the President could stop these baseless attacks on John Kerry with one phone call. But instead he allows groups like this to attack John Kerry, who put his life on the line to serve this country.''Allegations by the Kerry campaign that this (veterans) news conference was organized by the Bush Cheney 2004 campaign or the Republican...

The two Tampa Bay daily newspapers, the St. Petersburg Times and the Tampa Tribune gave no mention of yesterday's damaging (to John Kerry) news conference by the Swiftboat veterans organization. I realize AP spiked the story but there were other sources where these papers could have sourced an article. Did your daily newspaper report on the news conference in today's edition? Comments.