[Yaelle]

Kerry was court martialed during the early 70s for something like "dereliction of duty in the face of the enemy" (a reduced charge from "treason") and dishonorably discharged from the Navy.

Seriously, folks. If the above is true, it should be mandatory that facts like this are publicly available on nominees for President.

If the above is true, basically no one is aware of it. This should not happen to any country whose citizens can read and write.

I don't care what party someone belongs to; a dishonorable discharge, even if later pardoned, should be part of a candidate's resume.

I hope this is backed up by some document somewhere.

[AndyJackson]

Kerry was court martialed during the early 70s for something like "dereliction of duty in the face of the enemy" (a reduced charge from "treason") and dishonorably discharged from the Navy.

As I find it impossible that Kerry could have or would have kept the fact of such a court martial supressed for all time, I have to conclude that this is nothing but slander. Unless someone produces some hard evidence I would drop it.