Sen. Kerry Confronted About Winter Soldier II
Jason Mattera caught the surprised Senator in a cloud of lies easily proven wrong
By Ericka Andersen Posted in 2008 — Comments (6) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Sen. John Kerry is notorious for his anti-war stance and personal testimony against U.S. soldiers with whom he served in Vietnam. His story has been raked across news wires over the years but how often are his words challenged as lies? Jason Mattera, of Young America's Foundation, caught up with Sen. Kerry to confront him about the 1971 "Winter Soldier Investigation." Now, Iraq Veterans Against the War are instigating a second "Winter Soldier Investigation." The four day "investigation" begins today so Mattera asked Kerry if he had any advice for those activists. Not surprisingly, he said little, denied his own documented quotes and lied about criminal charges being filed as a result. The end of the encounter is the best part -- watch to see:
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As a Vietnam Vet, I've recognized points on both sides of the Winter Soldier matter. No doubt, some men made stuff up, and it was largely a propaganda stunt. However, one has to be pretty naive to think that the war was a Sunday Picnic. I myself saw a lot of evidence of civilian abuse. And it simply can't be argued that there was not official policy, strategy, and tactics directed toward the civilian population - in violation of international accords.
Thus, I've never joined in the bashing of anti-war Veterans. There are plenty of things to criticize about Kerry without getting into claims and counter claims of treason, cowardice, etc.
I support all the troops, regardless of their political orientation.
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Kerry's testimony was clearly staged lies. And his trip to Paris in 1973 when he was still a USNR officer was clearly worth a charge of treason. We just haven't had a government with balls to charge him. If he'd pulled that crap in the '40's or '50's he'd have been swinging from a new rope.
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I appreciate what Jason was trying to do, but I think his tactic is not good. The "in your face" type of "journalism" just makes the interviewer look like a thug. John Kerry is contemptible, but this falls short of making that point because of the way this was done.
Just my opinion.
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without guys like Jason, guys like John Kerry would be forever protected in their ivory towers. The guys Kerry stabbed in the back deserved a right to face their accuser - something they never got.
Tough call, tough job, don't necessarily like the tactics, but sometimes hard measures are necessary. Good job Jason.
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