Posted on 08/22/2004 1:04:33 PM PDT by kattracks
Swiftboat Veterans for the Truth spokesman John O'Neill dared Sen. John Kerry on Sunday to sue him for libel if, as Kerry's presidential campaign maintains, key claims in O'Neill's book "Unifit for Command" are not true.
"I invite him to sue me for libel," O'Neill, who co-authored the overnight bestseller with Jerome Corsi, told WABC Radio's Monica Crowley. "If he was actually in Cambodia on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day he should sue me. If, in fact, those other five [Swift]boats, on March the 13, [1969], if they all fled like he did, instead of staying like he knows they did, he should sue me."O'Neill continued:
"If he didn't wound himself with a grenade - causing sort of a rice-fanny wound - and then reported it to the Navy as a water mine - if he didn't do that on March 13th should sue me."
O'Neill issued the challenge after noting that Kerry's campaign has gone to extraordinary lengths to supress the information in "Unfit for Command."
"On our first [Swiftvet] ad, he had two huge lawfirms send letters to every [TV] station, threatening to sue the stations themselves" if they ran the ad, the former Swiftboat commander told Crowley.
"The next thing he did was challenge the book's publisher, Regnery, indicating he would sue them if they continued printing the book," he added.
The bestselling author said that while Regnery declined to stop printing "Unfit," it offered to republish Kerry's 1971 book "The New Soldier," which chronicles the top Democrat's anti-war protests with a group bankrolled by Jane Fonda.
Kerry has declined to have "New Solidier" republished over the years and reportedly bought up most of the available copies in 1972, after his opponent in a congressional race used it to paint him as anti-American.
This guy has some major cajones.
Good point.
Well, I know from decommisioning the USS Atlanta that when a vessel or command decommissions all the log books, etc. have to be sent to the national archives, along with a written command history. Perhaps those are accessible to the public through the FOIA, at least the unclassified portions, and I can't imagine anything about a swift boat history that would be classified
FReegards...MUD
O'Neil has been after Kerry for 30 years. Here's hoping this campaign finally brings him (Kerry) down.
Another example of why we need to be donating to SwiftVets to support these brave Vets like John O'Neill.
Then, they can buy more ads to really drive the anti America Lunatic Lefties into a deeper insanity.
https://www.swiftvets.com/swift/ccdonation.php?op=donate&site=SwiftVets
Great Graphics.
"I am waiting everyday for the mailman to arrive. Item # Item Title Qty Price Subtotal 6918670310 THE NEW SOLDIER BY JOHN KERRY!!TEXT ON CD-ROM!! 1 $15.00 USD $15.00 USD Shipping & Handling via USPS First Class Mail (includes any seller handling fees): -- Shipping Insurance (not offered): -- Total: $15.00 USD"
When you get it please post some threads with quotes from the book. Please ping me when you do.
Say it loud...Sue Me! Say it during every interview. I was wondering when he would challenge Kerry. Good work!
LOL! Bring it on!
Dittos' to your Bwahahahahahah!!
""Who does this guy think he is, the president?"
Alright, I'll bite. How so?
Copy of "New Soldier" just closed on EBAY last night for $1500!!!
The danger with that, is if Joe Sixpack doesn't take up the challenge. I don't trust them to. We have seen the success the left has had over the last few decades by spoon-feeding the uninvolved, uninformed, eligible voters.
Veteran MacOwens of NRO, no friend of Kerry's, has an article today that agrees with me that the Swift Vets should focus on the post-war activities of Kerry rather than his combat record:
http://www.nationalreview.com/owens/owens200408230833.asp
I think Mr. O'Neil just told JFnK to put up or shut up. IOW, "Bring It ON!"
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