Monday, May 17, 2004
Swift Boat Vets....dubious connections?
Swift Boat Veterans For Truth recently launched their PR campaign against presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry. The organization says,"numerous questions have been raised concerning Mr. Kerry’s service in Vietnam and concerning his subsequent antiwar activities. Our mission is to provide solid factual information relating to Mr. Kerry’s abbreviated tour of duty as a member of Coastal Division 14 and Coastal Division 11."
Joe Conason of Salon.com has recently written a series of pieces on this organization. Most recently, Conason has written about the organizations relationshipswith longstanding Republican operatives.
Conason details a connection with the group with Gannon International which has lucrative business ties in Vietnam. Conason asserts that the Swift Boat Veterans' website is registered at Gannon's information technology manager, Lewis Waterman. Conason also names the individuals connected with Gannon that have been sponsoring the Swift Boat Veterans organization.
While some may have legitimate questions about Kerry's service in Vietnam and his subsequent antiwar activism...The Swift Boat veterans seem to be rather flagrantly tied to Republicans interested in submarining John Kerry's campaign.
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Joe Conason of Salon.com has recently written a series of pieces on this organization. Most recently, Conason has written about the organizations relationshipswith longstanding Republican operatives.
Conason details a connection with the group with Gannon International which has lucrative business ties in Vietnam. Conason asserts that the Swift Boat Veterans' website is registered at Gannon's information technology manager, Lewis Waterman. Conason also names the individuals connected with Gannon that have been sponsoring the Swift Boat Veterans organization.
While some may have legitimate questions about Kerry's service in Vietnam and his subsequent antiwar activism...The Swift Boat veterans seem to be rather flagrantly tied to Republicans interested in submarining John Kerry's campaign.
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