Witnesses Say Kerry Participated in 1971 'Assassination Summit' (Insight Mag retraces FR steps)

Insight Magazine ^ | March 29th, 2004

[Sabertooth]

Why do the major dailies continue to spike the story of John Kerry's role in the Nov. 12-15, 1971, "assassination summit" in Kansas City at which Kerry participated in the secret discussion and vote by the executive board of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) on whether to murder seven U.S. senators and other leaders who continued to resist New Left demands that Vietnam be turned over to the Viet Cong? Tom Lipscomb, founding editor of (New York) Times Books, has nailed it all down in the New York Sun with an FBI surveillance report and six eyewitnesses, of whom five are current Kerry supporters/members of his presidential campaign and the sixth is for "anybody but Bush ... or Kerry."

• Self-confessed father of the VVAW murder conspiracy was Scott Camil, known as "Scott the Assassin," who confirms it was all deadly real. Camil says he has been invited to join the Kerry campaign in Florida and will do so.
  
  
• Kerry has been lying about this one for years, claiming he left the group two days before the secret meetings at Kansas City. He did resign, but after the assassination summit - to run for Congress. (He lost.) Witnesses say Kerry, then 27, thought the assassination strategy would be counterproductive and voted no, but he did not break with the conspirators and call a cop.
  
  
• Among those said to have been on the assassination list were Sens. Strom Thurmond, John Tower and John Stennis, as well as House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, father of commentator Cokie Roberts. An aircraft in which Boggs was flying disappeared mysteriously in Alaska on Oct. 16, 1972.
  

[Sabertooth]

You read it all here first.

[Sabertooth]

Percolating...

(Let me know if you want on or off my Kerry/VVAW pinglist).

[nopardons]

Looks like it...so when will the coffee be ready?

[GeronL]

Percolating like an old coffee maker in a Maxwell House commercial.

I might actually use a Kerry-type figure in my story. Jeff Head has inspired me to write one.

You can see the roughdraft beginning here

[Fedora]

You can see the roughdraft beginning here

Well-written! :) Polished style, good lead that sets a tone of action/danger/excitement, followed up by a nice hook with what looks to be a very interesting premise. Looking forward to seeing more of the story :) Are you planning to publish it exclusively online or are you also considering publishing a printed version?

[GeronL]

This is a roughdraft! No polishing was done at all, thats exactly how it came out of my leaky brain.

[GeronL]

I have no idea about publishing it. I just started it today afterall. I am wondering how descriptive and lengthy this portion will be after I add more details and flesh things out.

I don't even know yet whether this is going more towards a war story, scifi story or a political thriller.... maybe all three?

[GeronL]

I will try to update it on a daily basis as I write my first roughdraft. You might see it change and grow if you check in a few times a week.

[MediaMole]

* Among those said to have been on the assassination list were Sens. Strom Thurmond, John Tower and John Stennis, as well as House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, father of commentator Cokie Roberts. An aircraft in which Boggs was flying disappeared mysteriously in Alaska on Oct. 16, 1972.

Interesting. Stennis was shot and nearly died in 1973.

[risk]

Yep, shot in '73 during a "hold up" - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1104168/posts

[JudyB1938]

Cool. Good beginnings. I am confident your book is going to be a success.

[Yaelle]

It's starting to bubble....

Now, two out of the six intended victims died mysteriously within two years?

And Kerry did not report anything to the authorities?

Hmmm...

[GeronL]

Book??

Don't scare me. I am starting with the premise of 'short story'. I will try to update it daily, with additions and corrections. If I started thinking 'book' I will be intimidated! =o)

[GeronL]

Cokie Roberts... fascinating

[Sabertooth]

Stennis was shot and nearly died in 1973.

Check it out...

Sen. Stennis Shot in DC (1973 AFVN Radio transcript)
			Posted by Sabertooth On News/Activism 03/23/2004 10:38:40 PM PST with 116 comments American Forces Vietnam Network (archive) ^ | January 73 | SP5 Jerry Elliott This is the American Forces Vietnam Network. < -snip- > News compiled from major commercial and military news sources. It’s 5 pm. In the top of the News, Senator John Stennis underwent a lengthy operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after he was shot during a hold up in front of his Washington home today. The surgery was for the removal of two bullets, one from the Senator’s chest, and one from his left leg. A hospital spokesman says that Stennis’ condition is listed as stable. White House News Secretary Ronald Ziegler says that President Nixon has been informed...

See especially the strange internet blackout regarding the assailant of Senator Stennis at post #100.

[backhoe]

Cross-link:

-Kansas City Kerry- "The Phoenix Project"--

[GeronL]

You are doing good work. I really hope the details can be determined. Although they are probably not online.

[Happy2BMe]

*If* the witnesses are viable and willing to testify, the Demoncratic Socialst Party would be set back another FIFTY YEARS.

[Happy2BMe]

"You (Sabertooth) are doing good work."

Yes. Yes, he is.

[windchime]

Bump!

[Eva]

...and years later John Tower dies in plane accident with John Heinz in Alaska, within two weeks of John Heinz' speech derriding John Kerry. Maybe we should put together an list of suspicious deaths surrounding John Kerry.

[sibbel]

Yeah and Kennedy was shot as well...
OH no that doesn't belong here!

Sorry ;-)

[Dante3]

Stennis case should be vigorously reinvestigated.

[Eva]

I know that linking all the mysterious deaths to John Kerry is conspiracy theory, but isn't that exactly what John Kerry accused this country of in fighting the war in Vietnam? He claimed that war crimes were committed on a daily basis with full knowledge of command. What's the difference?

[GailA]

btt

[Airborne Longhorn]

Great work, ST.

Anyone know if Rush or Hannity has picked up on this yet?

[prairiebreeze]

Saber, if you are logged on, Fox & Friends will be airing a segment about the Nicosia breakin/theft in a few minutes.

Prairie

[js1138]

Interesting. Stennis was shot and nearly died in 1973.

Last week, when the dems were fuming about Bush's WND jokes, I made this chart to describe the democrat sense of humor.

[cyncooper]

Some notes on watching CSPAN play the June 1971 (so before the KC meeting that would take place that November, of course) John Kerry/John O'Neill debate on the Dick Cavet Show:

1) Kerry mentioned Senator Stennis. The VVAW had sent Sen. Stennis a letter and it made my blood run cold when he mentioned the name. Just the thought that a few months later (and perhaps the idea was beginning to form before the meeting) Kerry MIGHT have cooly "debated" whether this man should be targeted for assassination was stunning.

2) On the Cavet show John O'Neill pointed out that none of the "soldiers" who provided the "Winter Soldier" testimony would sign sworn depositions affirming their statements.

At that, Kerry pointed to the audience and said he had a friend *from Florida* who was in the audience and he would step forward to sign a deposition. This offer was not accepted and the name not mentioned, but I will guess it was *Scott Camil* who resides in Florida.

[cyncooper]

Oh, and as I read replies and someone mentioned the "Phoenix Project",

Those words also were uttered on the Cavet program. They were referring to the government's plan that was named that, but it was another startling moment to hear this long ago discussion in light of what we're learning now.

[Mo1]

They dude that the files were stolen from is on Fox & Friends right now

[cyncooper]

Darn, I missed that.

[sarasota]

What'd he say?

[mtbopfuyn]

Cokie Roberts' father was on the hit list? Why isn't she demanding to interview him and bringing this to the tv audience?

[MeekOneGOP]

Well, well, well !!!! This IS getting interesting ...

From the article:

• Self-confessed father of the VVAW murder conspiracy was Scott Camil, known as "Scott the Assassin," who confirms it was all deadly real. Camil says he has been invited to join the Kerry campaign in Florida and will do so.

[bmwcyle]

DEMS always kill for power.

[MeekOneGOP]

Pinging Gen. Interest AND Texas list here ...

Witnesses Say Kerry Participated in 1971 'Assassination Summit'

Well, well, well ! This IS getting interesting ...

From the article:

• Self-confessed father of the VVAW murder conspiracy was Scott Camil, known as "Scott the Assassin," who confirms it was all deadly real. Camil says he has been invited to join the Kerry campaign in Florida and will do so.

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[Mo1]

He basically said what has been reported in the papers .. and then when asked who he thought that had the most to gain from stealing these files .. he said the Republicans because he was in the process of giving the files to Kerry.

[AD from SpringBay]

Percolating like an old coffee maker in a Maxwell House commercial.

Can the media bias get any worse? The percolation seems to be taking a very long time. I wish the Republicans would stop playing defense over the whole Dick Clarke thing and get to it already. Guess it doesn't help that the full-court press is now on, trying to get rid of the current president, and it's still March. I bet things are going to get very ugly before November.

[Flightdeck]

WHEN will the mainstream press cover this with the intensity it deserves??

[sarasota]

Have I been sleeping through this? I haven't heard that the RNC has the most to gain until this post. And he was in the process of giving them to Kerry? What the...?

[petitfour]

John Tower died in a plane crash in Georgia, I believe, but I could be wrong.. John Heinz died in another when his plane crashed due to being bumped by a helicopter that was sent to look at the plane to determine what was wrong with its landing gear. (or something like that) The crashes were days apart.

The Stennis shooting is the most bothersome to me. (he was senator from my home state for all of my childhood.) I would really like to have more information on the event, and I wonder if the Clarion Ledger in Jackson has some sort of research/archives department. They do not have archives on line beyond 7 days.

[mtbopfuyn]

You might add to your note on the Dick Cavett Show that even then people were calling Kerry a liar even back then. He hasn't changed in all these years.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[MEG33]

Ask the Big Man about this story.

[Mo1]

That's what he said ..

[hoosiermama]

The republican hae no need to "steal" the files.....They can be requested at any time.

[sarasota]

OK then. This guy is part of a publicity stunt orchestrated by the Kerry Kamp.

[Mo1]

I agree .. and Kerry has the most to gain to have these files disappear

Because if it's reported that he did give them to Kerry .. then the spot light is on Kerry to release them to clear up the record

But if they are supposedly stolen .. then Kerry can't say he has them

But here is what gets me ... Kerry must have known after all these years that he had an FBI file .. he never bothered to request copies to see what was in them???

[hoosiermama]

He doesn't care what is in them.....His/her money has bought him position and power (He certainly hasn't earned it by working)....SO he's above any consequences for his action...Just like a child who continually gets a slap on the hand or excuses made for him...until he commits the "really big" offense and his parents say "but what went wrong?....He was such a good boy!" Well DUH!