August 26, 2004

JOHN KERRY:
"All the guys who were with me on my boat, all the guys who were with me in the specific action where they could see it and do it, absolutely document what I said." (Link).
All, that is, except Steve Gardner, the Swift vet who served longest on John Kerry's boat -- as well as any number of officers and enlisted men on other Swift Boats who fought side-by-side with John Kerry within yards of his own boat.

Everyone except them.

More from John Kerry today in Minnesota:

"The United States Navy, 35 years ago, when it was fresh, did its own documentation," he said. "Those documents stand. And I am absolutely telling you the God's honest truth about what happened and what took place over there. As are the other people who laid it out correctly over the last days."
"It's own documentation". According to the Swift vets, the Navy documentation in question was either directly the Navy documentation of Navy officer John Kerry, or written based upon Navy documentation from Navy officer John Kerry. So when the Navy "did it's own documenation" it was Officer Kerry who was doing it --- or who was providing the original materials for it.

Can the man for just one moment tell the truth and stop dissembling?

It's the drumbeat of lies today which do most to suggest that Kerry was in fact lying 35 years ago, and 25 years ago, and ten years ago, and five years ago -- and even as late as last year. Posted by Greg Ransom