[antimedia] antimedia: The time has come....

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The time has come....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1161463177.shtml


   ....to put to rest, once and for all, [1]the lies of John Kerry and
   [2]his lying minions in the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).
   You may recall that, in the runup to the 2004 elections, a
   documentary, [3]Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal, that detailed
   how Kerry's lies affected the POWs was [4]suppressed by Kerry
   surrogates, drowned in [5]a blizzard of lawsuits and threats to remove
   Sinclair Broadcasting Inc.'s license if they broadcast the film.
   What followed was two years of continual legal harrassment by Kerry
   surrogates, who obviously hoped to bankrupt their opponents, thereby
   silencing them forever. Unfortunately for them, many supporters (like
   myself) stepped up to the plate and donated money to pay for their
   defense. (You can [6]donate too.)
   The Kerry minions miscalculated both the determination and the
   resourcefulness of their opponents.

     Thirty five years ago John Kerry slandered an entire generation of
     men who fought in Vietnam branding them as a "war criminals."
     Today, much of the same thing is being said about our young men and
     women in Iraq.
     Now, a lawsuit filed in Philadelphiaâs Court of Common Pleas will
     test the very foundation of Kerryâs anti-war persona for the first
     time. It isnât dubious medals or Kerryâs disputed service record in
     Vietnam that is being called into question. This time Kerry may
     finally be forced to answer for the events that launched his public
     career, one that made him an anti-war hero for many American
     liberals and a turncoat for millions of Vietnam veterans.
     The lawsuit (Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation, et al. v. Kenneth
     Campbell, et al.) challenges the basis, the factual accuracy of
     then-Lt. (j.g.) Kerryâs acrimonious testimony before the U.S.
     Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1971. It was there Kerryâs
     public career was catapulted with his now ubiquitous portrayal of
     American soldiers as murderers, rapists and torturers "who ravaged
     the countryside of South Vietnam . . . [and] razed villages in a
     fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan."

   The lawsuit is the direct result of all the previous lawsuits trying
   to silence the POWs. More than that, however, it's a chance, for the
   first time, to put all the VVAW liars on the record, under oath, and
   force them to either recant their slanderous charges or provide proof
   that they personally committed and/or witnessed war crimes and failed
   to report them to superiors.

     All of the so-called "testimony" the old mainstream media trumpeted
     for nearly four decades -- graphic, sickening and grisly
     "testimony" about savage atrocities committed by Vietnam veterans,
     "testimony" to which Congress and the media gave so much weight and
     credibility -- wasnât "testimony" at all! Just propagandist
     speeches told without limitation or fear of consequences, least of
     all penalties for perjury. As for the "war crimes" Campbell claimed
     for years he committed and personally witnessed, he now conceded he
     didnât actually see innocent civilians killed by his artillery
     barrages. In fact, if anyone had been killed or wounded, he
     admitted, they may not have been civilians at all! Concerning other
     atrocities Campbell identified in his lawsuits -- things like
     Marines massacring an entire village, killing surrendering enemy
     soldiers -- those incidents, too, failed to stand up under
     questioning. Some were things he said he had heard or assumed
     happened; others, he acknowledged, were simply "rumors."
     That Campbell alleged personal knowledge of horrible atrocities in
     his complaints and then gave wholly different stories of hearsay
     and assumption at his deposition is detailed in the recently filed
     Philadelphia lawsuit, which repeatedly alleges that Campbell lied
     about supposed war crimes in 1971 and lied again when he claimed in
     2004 that his war crime stories were true.
     While hard evidence may have been in short supply during his sworn
     testimony, Campbell did offer the names of "witnesses" who would
     confirm his stories. Not surprisingly, the first two were Kerry
     State Veterans Campaign Coordinators and long-time VVAW organizers
     in Florida and Massachusetts.
     Subpoenas were served on both men but, before either could be
     deposed, one checked himself into a hospital for elective back
     surgery and the other had himself arrested and committed to a
     mental institution. At last press reports, he was released from the
     psychiatric hospital and fled the country to Vietnam via Hawaii.
     Both men clearly knew what was coming, as did Campbell. For the
     first time in nearly four decades they would be forced to answer
     for their alleged "war crimes," their slanderous accusations
     against their fellow soldiers finally examined, under oath.
     It was just a matter of days before all the lawsuits were
     withdrawn, nearly two years of costly litigation abruptly ended,
     Campbellâs libel claims ground to dust under the weight of his own
     testimony.
     Like their leader, John Kerry, his surrogates wanted no part of
     having to defend these despicable allegations, or for being held
     accountable for the great harm they and he continue to inflict on
     our men and women in uniform. They fled the moment the light of
     truth shined their way.

   Like rats deserting a sinking ship, the VVAW liars are scattering to
   the four winds. The last thing they want is to have to testify under
   oath, because their lies will be exposed for all the world to see.
   Researchers have already uncovered the fact that some "testimony" was
   given by people who [7]never served in the miliary or never served in
   Vietnam. In fact, Al Hubbard, who was one of the main leaders along
   with Kerry, [8]never served in Vietnam and lied about his service and
   his rank.

References

   1. http://www.vvlf.org/default.php?page_id=77
   2. http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/
   3. http://www.stolenhonor.com/documentary/watch-video.asp
   4. http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1128893530.shtml
   5. http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/4541_0_2_0_C/
   6. https://www.vvlf.org/donate.php
   7. http://www.nationalreview.com/owens/owens200401270825.asp
   8. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110004881