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Schadow · Last edited by Schadow on Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:13 pm; edited 2 times in total

Alabama is a fairly safe 'red' state, but I have written the letter below to the editor of our paper, a lefty who slavishly endorses Democrats. Those of you in battleground states (God, how I am beginning to hate that expression!) should write to your papers now or not later than next week. Feel free to use my letter verbatim if you wish or modify at will. Plagiarism is OK and encouraged. I'm restricted to 250 words and 30 days between letters so this is my last shot.

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If John Kerry becomes president, the American people will have elected a self-confessed war criminal and violator of the Geneva and Hague Conventions. Further, they will have elected a man who, during a trip to Paris in 1971, conferred with the Vietcong delegation to peace talks and who returned to lobby the US government to accept the Vietcong terms.

In undertaking these activities, Kerry violated US Code (18 USC Sec. 2381 and 18 USC Sec. 953) which codifies the Constitution's 14th Amendment, Section 3: "No person shall ..... hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, ..... who, having previously taken an oath ..... as an officer of the United States .... shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof." (Edited for brevity.)

John Kerry, a sworn US Navy officer, gave aid and comfort to the Vietcong, an enemy of the US. His actions were used by our enemy to increase the suffering of our POWs and lengthen the war by an estimated two years, resulting in many more casualties. He is honored by the presence of his portrait in the "War Remnants Museum" in Ho Chi Minh City, a place dedicated to those who aided the "revolution".

John Kerry, arguably a traitor, would lead our country into weakness, hoping the worldwide terror would subside into "nuisance".

May God save the United States of America.

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(And, may God bless all in this forum for your zealous work.)

Schadow

Edit (1) Removed paragraph quotation marks, not needed in a letter to editor.
Edit (2) Slight change to Paris trip wording. The trip wasn't unauthorized; the contact was.

BenJaxBchFL · Seaman Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 198

I would say that wraps it up in a nice little package. Very well stated Schadow.
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dmackto · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:16 am Post subject:

Way to go putting all that in 250 words

I just sent it to about 25 papers in west central Florida.
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SooZQ · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:30 am Post subject:

I'm on it! Well stated Shadow.
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deserturtle · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:37 am Post subject:

Our major paper endorsed Bush!!!!!! (Should I still write that paper???) but the other newspaper I am sure will endorse Kerry since they endorsed Clinton and the owner hosted campaign events for him also...I will write that paper. Thanks
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ProudbrotherofUSSoldier · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:08 am Post subject:

Just emailed mine to the local paper I doubt it gets printed and I am sure I will get the well we had so many letters excuse
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Schadow · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject:

deserturtle -

"Our major paper endorsed Bush!!!!!! (Should I still write that paper???)"

By all means. Write to any paper that gets read!

azTrish · Lt.Jg. Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 133 Location: Arizona

I had not known about :

John Kerry, a sworn US Navy officer, gave aid and comfort to the Vietcong, an enemy of the US. His actions were used by our enemy to increase the suffering of our POWs and lengthen the war by an estimated two years, resulting in many more casualties.

He is honored by the presence of his portrait in the "War Remnants Museum" in Ho Chi Minh City, a place dedicated to those who aided the "revolution".

My Mother in Tampa never knew that, nor daughter and my sister in Ct.

That is something that should be out there. If Monseuir (sp) Kerry is so proud of his crossroads. Why hasn't he posted the fact he holds a place of Honor in Viet Nam on his website with his medals releases? I threw away the letter sent to me honoring my aid and comfort to the enemy and all the symbols of that country that letter represented.

Trish

kate · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject:

Schadow · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:24 pm Post subject:

azTrish -

In addition to Kate's links, beg, borrow or steal a copy of "Unfit for Command". The whole sorry episodes are covered there.

Schadow

jimlarsen · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject:

Just a note that I saw "Unfit For Command" in a Walmart in the Tampa Bay area so it's likely in all of them.
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Schadow · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

I have tweaked my original letter to make the reference to the Paris trip more accurate. The trip, per se, wasn't unauthorized (honeymoon?), just the VC contact.

Schadow

USMCWayne · Lt.Jg. Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 117 Location: Montana

This is what I just sent to my local and area papers...

October Surprise?

Dear Editor,

In 1971 John Kerry was a U.S Naval officer who had not yet completed his enlistment contract. Holding a Navy ID, drawing Navy pay, and obligated to report to official requests for training, Kerry was bound by the Universal Code of Military Justice.

In 1971 Kerry met with the Communist delegation in Paris. His actions resulted in additional torture being inflicted on American POW’s, and reportedly extended the war, helping cause hundreds of additional names to be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

National sources are reporting Kerry probably received a dishonorable discharge from the Navy for his illegal anti-war activities, which would have resulted in the revocation of pay, benefits and allowances, and all medals and honors.

In 1977 Jimmy Carter was elected President. His first act as president was a general amnesty for draft dodgers and other war protesters. The amnesty was eventually expanded to include other offenders who may have had a discharge or sentence with negative effect on their military records. A procedure was put in place for appeal on a case by case basis before a board of officers.

In 1978, six years after his commitment to the U.S. Navy would have ended, Kerry’s case was heard by a board of officers and he received an “honorable” discharge.

In 1985, five months after Kerry joined the U.S. Senate, all of his “lost” medals were reissued.

There may have been an amnesty and Kerry may now profess his “war hero” status but, to a good many veterans of Vietnam and other conflicts, John Kerry is nothing but a self-serving, arrogant, war-criminal and traitor, who received a more than deserved dishonorable discharge.

Presidential material? I don’t think we want a person with Kerry’s credentials running the dog pound.