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Originally posted by island911
...The most recent, and biggest bomb (against SBVfT) came from a piece by GLOBE reporter (and author of the official Kerry-Edwards campaign book, btw  ) Mike Kranish.
Kranish's piece claimed that Captain George Elliott had RETRACTED his support for the SBVfT (perhaps do a "factcheck" on that nugget.)
Captain George Elliott then had to work to get the word out that " Mike Kranish was extremely inaccurate and highly misstating his actual views. He reaffirms his statement in the current advertisement paid for by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Captain Elliott reaffirms his affidavit in support of that advertisement, and he reaffirms his request that the ad be played. "
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So you publish Elliott's retraction of his retaction but not the Globe's response? The Globe has Elliott on tape and has reveiewed his statement, which they say 'is as reported' by Kranish. So, my argument is that the SBVfT team of professional slimers came down on Elliott and made him retract his retraction. But Elliott has since clammed up, so you won't be hearing any more clarification from him.
And what is this all about, anyway? Elliott never claimed direct knowledge of the events that lead to Kerry's Silver Star (a higher honor than Elliott ever achieved). He just approved the account f the poeple who did have direct knowledge. Years later, in an attempt to discredit Kerry, the story got murky -- 'shooting a teenager in the back' -- well, I suppose for anyone who hasn't been in combat, we have to 'splain: shooting someone who has been shooting at you -- even in the back -- is kosher. It means they won't be shooting at you and your comrades afterward. It's also kosher to bomb them when they are sleeping and grenade them in their latrine. It's war and war isn't always pretty.
When we went after Saddam's sons, we didn't spend a lot of time grieving over the 14-year-old kid who was killed with them.