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[Polaris]

Hanna,

I said it. Unfortunately I was wrong. Only RD1 Lambert was the witness. You are right...the longer we sit the worse this gets. If the truth really is on our side, then we should have a good answer. At least that is what the MSM is going to start to say....if they haven't already started to say it.
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-Polaris

Truth is Beauty

[kmmpatriot]

I keep waiting for some sort of release for SBVT - A moment ago DRUDE had three links at the top of his page...all about Kerry and "records" disputing the SBVT charges....there needs to be an OFFICIAL response to these from this side...and FAST!

Fingers crossed here.

[sevry]

[sevry]

[Norman Rogers]

Kerry's was recommended by Sandusky,

Thurlow's by Lambert.

Kerry's claims Rassman "by this time was receiving sniper fire from the river banks" (by the time Kerry came back for him).

Thurlow's cites ONE mine -- under PCF-3. Kerry's claims a second mine.

Thurlow's claims constant enemy small arms-fire.

The eyewitness for Thurlow was Lambert.

The eyewitness for Kerry was Sandusky.

No statements from either Kerry or Thurlow in either recommendation.

Anyone have a handle on Lambert or Sandusky?

Of course, if we had the after-action reports, we'd know more.

[frankzzz]

I’ve posted this on another thread but it applies to this topic and this thread seems a bit more active.

Anyway, perhaps the best way to resolve this is to have Thurlow and Rassman give their accounts on a show such as Scarborough Country with the intention of reconciling the differences between the two.

Personally, I’ve heard several reports that there was suppressing fire during the time Rassman was in the water but I’ve not heard anyone in the media tie this “fact”(?) to Rassman's steadfast testimony about being under fire while he was in the water.

You see, as a bystander, I’ve always tended to believe both sides of this story because, when I put myself in Rassman’s place, I would probably be thinking the worst and that any gunfire I heard (between my dives underwater and gasping for breath at the surface) was directed at me (as opposed to being gunfire directed at the shoreline from the boats).

Again, I’ve heard several accounts of this story but none that tie these two facts together.

I.e. the fact that Rassman was in the water (where he did not have a clear view of the events) and the fact that the swift boats were firing at the shoreline while he was in the water.

If this is how it actually played out that day, this could easily explain Rassman’s account without implicating him in some kind of conspiracy with Kerry.

I just don’t think Rassman or Thurlow are the kind of people who would intentionally lie about such things. However, since they are only human, I could see how someone like Rassman might be confused about the circumstances (considering his own circumstances at the time).

I also think it is necessary to reconcile Rassman’s version of this story with the Swift Boat Veteran’s version of this story before any further ground can be made on this issue because Rassman seems to be the only one who is still willing to come forward to speak in favor of Kerry.

[stealthy]

[sevry]

[frankzzz]

“I think you just reconciled them yourself”.

Yeah, but what I say doesn’t count.

It’s the media who needs to reconcile these statements and, hopefully, move the debate forward.

[Robert Cooper]

Wow! Another piece of evidence that exposes the true character of John Kerry - one who didn't hesitate to falsify military records!

Would one that falsifies military records hesitate to lie to Congress? Yes, in 1971 before Congress where he looked those Senators in the eyes and told them bald faced lies!

Send a thank you note to Michael Dobbs of Washington Post for his artiicle that further reveals more evidence for why John Kerry is unfit for command!
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