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[AC]

I'm sure much of this is old news to this group, but perhaps there is some value in arranging it as I have and providing sources for the statements.

1. Kerry enlisted in the Navy after the draft board denied his request to extend his deferment for a one-year study in Paris.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/07/wkerr07.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/03/07/ixnewstop.html

2. Kerry has admitted committing "atrocities" in Vietnam, including the burning down of villages, and eyewitnesses corroborate his burning of a village.

http://hnn.us/articles/3552.html

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=4717

3. Kerry denied being at a Kansas City meeting of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War where the assassination of U. S. Senators was discussed, and then changed his story when contradictory proof surfaced, claiming he couldn't remember being there.

http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2004/03/more_on_kerry_a.html

http://daily.nysun.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:ArticleToMail&Type=text/html&Path=NYS/2004/03/19&ID=Ar00101

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=6980

4. Kerry said he threw away his medals in protest of the Vietnam war but later said he threw away only his ribbons and the medals of another veteran.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Politics/Investigation/kerry_vietnam_medals_040425-1.html

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/wallison200404270901.asp

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/goldberg200404280843.asp

5. Kerry lied to his biographer about his experiences on the USS Gridley

http://home.nycap.rr.com/pwcarter/the%20kerry%20page.html

6. After decades of claiming that he spent Christmas of 1968 on an illegal mission in Cambodia, Kerry changed his story when contradictory proof surfaced.

http://www.claremont.org/writings/040818hinderakerjohnson.html

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4933509.html

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=6980

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/476jwkqo.asp

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27211-2004Aug23.html

7. Kerry told and allowed Alston to tell false stories about their combat experiences together.

http://nationalreview.com/york/york200408160842.asp

http://www.americandaily.com/article/4716

8. In 1986 Kerry refused to help frightened election workers in the Philippines.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/947nzczv.asp?pg=1

9. Despite promising on national television to release all of his military records, Kerry has refused to do so.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/04/20/kerry_refuses_to_release_more_records/

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/4/20/171506.shtml

http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040905-102717-9569r.htm

10. Kerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2002 but as late as February 2003 denied that he was ill.

http://www.s-t.com/daily/02-03/02-16-03/b03wn073.htm

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/16/Worldandnation/Kerry_home_after_canc.shtml

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030211-061220-1332r

11. Despite having surgery for prostate cancer in February 2003, Kerry has not released his medical records.

http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/3935.html

12. Kerry falsely claimed that Mary Ann Knowles had to keep working through chemotherapy for fear of losing her health insurance.

http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=42011

http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=42514

13. Kerry is ranked by neutral and liberal observers as an extreme liberal.

http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20040301-085725-5267r.htm

http://www.adaction.org/voting.html

14. Kerry's billionaire wife, Teresa, refuses to release her income tax returns.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/010hcvov.asp

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1117514/posts

15. Teresa Kerry has donated millions of dollars to a foundation that supports radical, anti-American groups.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37244

16. In March 2003 Kerry admitted, regarding the war in Iraq, that it violates one's duty to the troops to criticize the war effort when the war is ongoing. Yet, he continues to defend his leveling of outrageous charges against the American government and military in 1971-1972.

http://msnbc.msn.com/ID/4772030/

http://hnn.us/articles/3552.html

17. Yasser Arafat, Bashar Assad, and ayatollahs in Iran want Kerry to be elected.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1093921794974&p=1006953079865

[jalexson]

Thanks for the links.
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[llano]

Kerry was never in the Navy, he was in the Navy Reserve.
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[jimlarsen]

The reference to Kerry having prostate cancer is probably not of interest. Not only does it not have anything to do with his military service and dis-service, but prostate cancer is common in men over 60. As I understand, the only time prostate cancer is a concern in an older man is when it shows signs of spreading.

Moderator: Delete this if I'm getting too far off subject.

[AC]

jimlarsen,

I mentioned Kerry's prostate cancer because he denied he was ill months after being diagnosed with it and because his having the disease (at least in my mind) increases the importance of seeing his medical records. Under these circumstances, I think voters have a right to full disclosure regarding his health. Didn't Paul Psongas (sp?) die from a cancer after telling everyone he was fine? John Kennedy concealed his Addison's disease which sometimes required him to take powerful narcotics. As someone else observed recently, Kerry's bringing the press with him on so many sporting activities (snowboarding, wind surfing) smacks of overcompensation.

If the board is restricted to an analysis of Kerry's military record, I have transgressed. I trust the moderator will take whatever action is appropriate.