Hah!
"Newly obtained military records of one of Sen. John F. Kerry's most vocal critics, who has accused the Democratic presidential candidate of lying about his wartime record to win medals, contradict his own version of events", according to today's Washington Post.
"Thurlow's military records contain several references to "enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire" directed at "all units" of the five-boat flotilla."
And incidentally, that comes from his own report.
"For much of the episode, Kerry was not in a position to know firsthand what was happening on Thurlow's boat, as Kerry's boat had sped down the river after the mine exploded under another boat. He later returned to provide assistance to the stricken boat."
Well, wouldn't it therefore be true that Thurlow was also not in a position to know what was going on with Kerry?
I particularly loved the line where Thurlow said he didn't want his military records released because he feared attempts by the Kerry campaign to discredit him and other anti-Kerry veterans. Well, you signed an affidavit, mister. You should expect to have it examined.
The full text of the article is available from the Washington Post at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13267-2004Aug18.html
"Thurlow's military records contain several references to "enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire" directed at "all units" of the five-boat flotilla."
And incidentally, that comes from his own report.
"For much of the episode, Kerry was not in a position to know firsthand what was happening on Thurlow's boat, as Kerry's boat had sped down the river after the mine exploded under another boat. He later returned to provide assistance to the stricken boat."
Well, wouldn't it therefore be true that Thurlow was also not in a position to know what was going on with Kerry?
I particularly loved the line where Thurlow said he didn't want his military records released because he feared attempts by the Kerry campaign to discredit him and other anti-Kerry veterans. Well, you signed an affidavit, mister. You should expect to have it examined.
The full text of the article is available from the Washington Post at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13267-2004Aug18.html