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[Me#1You#10]

Breaking now...

Let's all take a deep breath and read this carefully before responding.

[justamom]

Boston Globe

I'm not real good links, but there's the whole article (accessed via Drudge).

Elliott ISN'T retracting everything he said, ONLY his comments regarding the Silver Star. In fact, near the end of the three-page piece he stated clearly that he had "chosen to believe the other men" (i.e., SwiftVets)!
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Elliott, in the interview yesterday, said that based on the affidavits of the veterans on other boats, he now thinks his assessment about the Bronze Star and third Purple Heart may have been based on poor information.

Also,
Elliott, asked about the contradiction between his recommendation and his new questioning of Kerry's third Purple Heart, responded, ''It makes me look kind of silly, to be perfectly honest."

But he said: ''I simply have no reason for these guys to be lying, and if they are lying in concert, it is one hell of a conspiracy. So, on the basis of all of the information that has come out, I have chosen to believe the other men. I absolutely do not know first hand."
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Bet you don't hear the WHOLE story from any other source, though. They'll take only that little tid-bit that suits them and work it over real good - ya know, those half-truths they're so good at.

Keep at it y'all. I have found new hope now knowing that you guys are out here fighting for us once more! Thanks.

Admin note:

Justa...I took the liberty of amending your link so that the window would format properly.

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

Well, that's odd. I wonder what's behind that?

But, :::shrug::: Mr. Elliott changed his position on Kerry's Silver Star and Dobson changed his position on whether or Kerry is fit for command.

You win one, you lose one. Well, I guess we didn't actually LOSE one, but you know what I mean.

Sad, but that's the way it goes.

Edited to add that it's also occurred to me that these men have chosen to speak the truth. If Mr. Elliott had doubts but kept quiet about them out of loyalty to the group, it would be breaking the first rule of the group... which is to tell the truth.
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[kate]

Well the Headline is a kicker, gotta wonder how many will read the article all the way through to the statement conveniently buried at the end

reaction/comment copied from another forum:
If this is a 'retraction,' then it's a retraction with nuance.
All Elliot seems to be saying is that since he didn't witness the medal-engendering incident himself, he regrets signing an affidavit stating that Kerry 'lied.' Elliot, in the quote above, is still asserting that he chooses to believe the words of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and not Kerry's version.
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[carpro]

Drudge is now reporting that Elliott has not retracted and is standing firm behind his statements in the ad.
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"If he believes his 1971 indictment of his country and his fellow veterans was true, then he couldn't possibly be proud of his Vietnam service."

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

Yep, Limbaugh is reading a statement from Elliott that says he DID NOT retract his views - that the article in the Globe misstates his position and he retracts nothing.

He also notes that the author of the Globe article (Kranish) is one of the three "biographers" for the Kerry campaign biography.

Man, someone stepped it, big time, if this is true - but it's Kerry that will be trying to wipe it off his shoes!
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Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother

[McCloud]

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI AUG 06, 2004 14:05:38 ET XXXXX

BOSTON GLOBE 'REPORTER' PAID TO WRITE CAMPAIGN BOOK FORWARD WHILE COVERING KERRY

BOSTON GLOBE reporter Mike Kranish made waves on Friday by reporting "a key figure in the anti-Kerry campaign, Kerry's former commanding officer, backed off one of the key contentions."

But Captain George Elliott claims the Kranish article is "extremely inaccurate" and highly misstated his actual views.

Oddly, journalist Kranish has been commissioned to write the forward of the official Kerry-Edwards campaign book -- just as he is covering the campaign in an official capacity as a journalist for the BOSTON GLOBE!

Developing...

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