[TheSpottedOwl]

Damn, trying to remember who else to ping...

For example, the fabled and distinguished chief of naval operations (CNO), Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, told me -- 30 years ago when he was still CNO -- that during his own command of US naval forces in Vietnam, just prior to his anointment as CNO, young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets.

Totally Clintonian!!!!

[Old Grumpy]

" . . . created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets."

"We had virtually to straight-jacket him to keep him under control," the admiral said.

Didn't Lt. Calley get crucified for killing civilians?

[AmericanVictory]

Explains why he felt he had to lie and accuse others of doing what he had done.

[LADY J]

"young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets."

War Criminal. He should have to answer to this.

[NonValueAdded]

For example, the fabled and distinguished chief of naval operations (CNO), Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, told me -- 30 years ago when he was still CNO -- that during his own command of US naval forces in Vietnam, just prior to his anointment as CNO, young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets.

"We had virtually to straight-jacket him to keep him under control," the admiral said. "Bud" Zumwalt got it right when he assessed Kerry as having large ambitions -- but promised that his career in Vietnam would haunt him if he were ever on the national stage.

Is there any corroboration for this?

[southernnorthcarolina]

"We had virtually to straight-jacket him to keep him under control," the admiral said.

I suppose the English-as-a-second-language folks at the Taipei Times should be given some slack -- after all, I'm not exactly conversant in any of the various Chinese languages -- but it's straitjacket.

[prairiebreeze]

For example, the fabled and distinguished chief of naval operations (CNO), Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, told me -- 30 years ago when he was still CNO -- that during his own command of US naval forces in Vietnam, just prior to his anointment as CNO, young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets.

"We had virtually to straight-jacket him to keep him under control," the admiral said. "Bud" Zumwalt got it right when he assessed Kerry as having large ambitions -- but promised that his career in Vietnam would haunt him if he were ever on the national stage

...But if they become a front-runner for president, the whole ball-game changes. Their past is scrutinized with a fine-tooth comb.

Not if the bulk of American media has any say in it......

Prairie

[OldFriend]

Chilling.

[rllngrk33]

... Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets.

Seems like Ketchup Boy was telling the truth when he admitted to committing war crimes.

Perhaps he was a bit trigger happy?

[Grampa Dave]

What if the real War Criminal, Kerry referred to after he returned was himself:

"The fabled and distinguished chief of naval operations (CNO), Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, told me -- 30 years ago when he was still CNO -- that during his own command of US naval forces in Vietnam, just prior to his anointment as CNO, young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets.

"We had virtually to straight-jacket him to keep him under control," the admiral said. "Bud" Zumwalt got it right when he assessed Kerry as having large ambitions -- but promised that his career in Vietnam would haunt him if he were ever on the national stage."

Is this why he flipped out and became an anti war geek, after seeing his own War Criminal actions?

[Rockpile]

" For example, the fabled and distinguished chief of naval operations (CNO), Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, told me -- 30 years ago when he was still CNO -- that during his own command of US naval forces in Vietnam, just prior to his anointment as CNO, young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets. "

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HEY! They can't say this about The War Kriminal! Don't they know that he's a Highly Decorated Veteran? Who the hell is this Zumwalt anyway? Where are his papers? Did he complete his enlistment? What did he know and when did he know it?

[mylife]

W. Scott Thompson is an adjunct professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston, and a former assistant secretary of state in the Reagan administration. He has visited Taipei eight times and now lives in Bali.

Anybody know more about this guy Thompson?

These are very serious accusations

[soozla]

Damn, you are doing some mighty fine research.......thank you SO MUCH for your efforts...I'm sure MANY, MANY of us here are bookmarking for use SOON....letters to editors, websites, ammo on boards.......

The greatest tribute we could pay to our VietNam vets who served so honorably and came home, not to parades and glory, but to be spit at and called "baby-killers"..is to keep John Kerry out of the White House. For every one John Kerry and his millions of dollars and notariety attained, there are thousands who did their duty and returned and expected nothing more than to pick up the pieces and go on with their lives, and never asked for anything more than some acknowlegement or appreciation for what they had done for their country!!

Ping your stuff to "backhoe" if you aren't already....he's keeping an AWESOME archive of all links J EFFIN KERRY!!

[TheEaglehasLanded]

bttt

[MadMoo]

BUMP

[cricket]

["Bud" Zumwalt got it right when he assessed Kerry as having large ambitions -- but promised that his career in Vietnam would haunt him if he were ever on the national stage. ]

Of course, that prediction was 'then' and this is now.

The Leftwing/lib Dems have created a political environment/history and modus operandi that is not beholding to any 'truth' that stands in the way of their agenda. . .

[Gritty]

young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets

I have no idea if this is true or if Zumwalt even said it.

But, I doubt the Navy brass would have had any trouble corraling an over-enthusiastic Lt targeting civilians and non-military targets if they knew about it.

That said, if this is in any way true is this perhaps why we haven't heard a peep out of any of the men who served with him on his boats? There is no statute of limitations on murder as a war crime. If they were there and that happened - and if they didn't report it - they could be culpable in a UCMJ court right along with the over-enthusiastic Lt Kerry!

Perhaps there's more here than meets the eye?

[restornu]

He now makes much of his decorations from the war in Vietnam, to appeal to centrists and conservatives, without reminding those audiences that he for long was a leader of Vietnam veterans against the war. Indeed, assiduous searchers, looking for his vulnerabilities, will find much of interest in that period of his life. For example, the fabled and distinguished chief of naval operations (CNO), Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, told me -- 30 years ago when he was still CNO -- that during his own command of US naval forces in Vietnam, just prior to his anointment as CNO, young Kerry had created great problems for him and the other top brass, by killing so many non-combatant civilians and going after other non-military targets.

"We had virtually to straight-jacket him to keep him under control," the admiral said. "Bud" Zumwalt got it right when he assessed Kerry as having large ambitions -- but promised that his career in Vietnam would haunt him if he were ever on the national stage.

I thought Zumwalt was a good guy and in some of Kerry stuff their is praise from Zumwalt on Kerry which distrubed me wrong! because I thought well of Zummmy!

[moodyskeptic]

The Democrats seem to have found a baby killer they can love.

[mercy]

Kerry's a war criminal and the press will not touch it. Judas Priest! The world sucks! We need a civil war in this country.