NAVY TELLS JUDICIAL WATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE ADDITIONAL KERRY DOCUMENTS (31 Pages Withheld)

JudicialWatch ^ | Sep 16, 2004 | Tom Fitton

[fight_truth_decay]

NAVY TELLS JUDICIAL WATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE ADDITIONAL KERRY DOCUMENTS

Navy Personnel Command Confirms Additional Unreleased Kerry Service Records Exist

“No comment” from Navy on FOIA Legal Review of Kerry Records

No Record of Kerry’s Discharge Certificate Maintained by Navy

(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, said today that the U.S. Navy Personnel Command, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request, has refused to release additional documents on the naval service of Senator John Kerry. The Navy’s response the Judicial Watch’s FOIA request contained a biographical data sheet on Kerry, two citations and one certificate for the Silver Star medal, two citations and one certificate for the Bronze Star medal, and three sets of orders and certificates for the Purple Heart. In an irregular response to a government records request, the Navy’s letter referred Judicial Watch to the Kerry campaign Internet site for “Numerous responsive U.S. Navy service record documents, as well as service record documents not subject to disclosure requirements under the FOIA . . .”

Questions concerning when the Navy conducted a FOIA review and legal review of Kerry’s records were answered “No comment” by Navy Personnel Command FOIA Officer Dave German, during a telephone interview today with Judicial Watch Director of Investigations and Research Chris Farrell. Navy Public Affairs Officer Mike McClellan monitored the telephone interview. In a subsequent e-mail to Mr. Farrell, Mr. German wrote, “We have withheld thirty-one (31) pages of documents from the responsive military personnel service record as we were not provided a release authorization.”

Judicial Watch also sought Senator Kerry’s Discharge Certificate (DD Form 256N) from the U.S. Navy under the provisions of the FOIA. Mr. German stated that the U.S. Navy issues the DD Form 256N to the discharged service member, but does not maintain an official copy of the certificate in the service member’s record. A copy of Senator Kerry’s DD Form 256N discharge certificate was not available on his campaign Internet site as of this writing.

“It will be difficult to obtain these hidden documents if John Kerry continues to refuse to authorize their release. In the hundreds of open records FOIA requests Judicial Watch has made to the government, I can point to no instance where we were referred to a political campaign Internet site in the response,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

The Navy’s FOIA response is available on the Internet by clicking here

[fight_truth_decay]

At least this proved there are 31 unreleased pages ...as well as an absent Discharge Certificate (DD Form 256N).

How many times has a Kerry Camper been asked why Kerry won't release his military records and the response is: " ..but Kerry has his official Naval records up on his website - "Kerry Military Records Online".

825 total results for military record on Kerry's site where you first must type in a search for "military records" to find the subject related page. No link to military records on the homepage, that I could find, for voter informational ease.

Confusion to thereby mislead the voter into accepting the liberal media bobble head conclusion that all records are present and accounted for.

[Jim Robinson]

No problem. Surely the judge who ORDERED the government release Bush's records will step right in and ORDER the release of Kerry's.

[kingattax]

ping

[beyond the sea]

the U.S. Navy Personnel Command, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request, has refused to release additional documents on the naval service of Senator John Kerry.

Get Dan Rather's daughter over there to the U.S. Navy Personnel Command. Perhaps, she could be the conduit for those documents too.

;-)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I heard that "an expert" from "somewhere" would "produce" the "real" documents.

"They" just need a "good" typewriter.

[dasboot]

How's that?

NAVY TELLS JUDICIAL WATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE ADDITIONAL KERRY DOCUMENTS

What?

NAVY TELLS JUDICIAL WATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE ADDITIONAL KERRY DOCUMENTS

One more time...

NAVY TELLS JUDICIAL WATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE ADDITIONAL KERRY DOCUMENTS

Oh...How many pages?.....

[LiteKeeper]

Navy won't release Kerry's 31 pages, but judge orders Pentagon to release President Bush's records. Neither has sign a Form-180. Is there perhaps an inequity here?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

KERRY'S ONLY POSITION
THAT HE HAS NEVER
FLIP FLOPED ON
TRAITOR THEN
TRAITOR NOW

READ THIS INTERVIEW THAT KERRY GAVE in 1970
KERRY GAVE AID AND COMFORT TO THE VIET CONG

Harvard Crimson : Kerry refused order to destroy Viet Cong village

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=352185

Published on Wednesday, February 18, 1970
John Kerry: A Navy Dove Runs for Congress

By SAMUEL Z. GOLDHABER

Crimson Staff Writer

"...One time Kerry was ordered to destroy a Viet Cong village
but disobeyed orders and suggested that the Navy Command
simply send in a Psychological Warfare team to be
friend the villagers with food, hospital supplies,
and better educational facilities."


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Kerry's "The New Soldier"
You can read it online right now.

Kerry hopes everyone
in the USA gets this book!

Hanoi Kerry and Hanoi Jane sitting in a tree F-R-E-N-C-H-I-N-G

Jane Fonda tells the student audience at the Michigan State University in 1969:

"I would think that if you understood what communism was, you would hope,
you would pray on your knees, that we would someday become communist."


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[Robert Lomax]

ping

[Mach9]

"I can point to no instance where we were referred to a political campaign Internet site in the response,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton."

Does this mean that German supports the added "V" to the Silver Star? The third and discredited third (Lehman) citation for that Silver Star? What's going on here? Also--has John Kerry NEVER applied for Top Secret Clearance (isn't he on the Intelligence Committee?)? Wouldn't his discharge be part of records other than those maintained by the Navy?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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who slither in here each day.
And the Lame Stream media
who find the real news on Free Republic,
then rewrite and spin the truth.

JOHN KERRY
CLICK HERE TO SIGN FORM 180

WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET?
WHAT DON'T YOU WANT
AMERICA AND THE PRESS TO KNOW?

John F. Kerry
Timeline of a traitor.
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Guide to Local Media
Locate media in your zip code, gives you links to YOUR local media with phone, e-mail etc info.

Free Internet Fax Service
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Make sure you enter fax # like this 12025551212 (no spaces or -)

Is the number you want them to SEND FREE FAX covered?

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[ArmyBratproud]

Kerry is a lying scumbag.

He has spent much of his campaign insulting the Guard.

An organization that has Served this Nation in War and Disaster for the Nation's lifespan and more.

[teletech]

That's bull, because he's essentially called GWB a draft dodger for having gone into the Guard.

Could Kerry be hiding a dishonorable discharge?

[DoughtyOne]

Hmmmm, there's at least one judge out there that thinks all records should come to light. He's demanded as much for Bush records. I'm sure he'd be happy to help get Kerry's records coughed up. NOT!

[Mister Baredog]

No problem. Surely the judge who ORDERED the government release Bush's records will step right in and ORDER the release of Kerry's.

One would surely think so, we'll see.

[A Navy Vet]

Bottom line: Without Kerry's Form 180 to release those unpublished personell and medical records, there will be no difinitive anwer. So what is the recourse? Especially concerning why he got his Honorable Discharge in 1991?

Kerry was separated in 1978 (not discharged). Why and how would he finally get his HD in the '90's? It doesn't happen. Same as his third Silver Star citiation sighned by Lehman years later, who has categorically denied signing it.

These discrepancies are much bigger than a ANG pilot who's aircraft was being phased out at the time Bush transferred to Alabama and therefore had no reason to take a flight physical, if that's what it was...could have been a regular military physical...which hasn't been determined. Not to mention, that commanding officers didn't order flight physicals and were initiated from the medical types.

They want to make an issue of Bush's last monts in the Guard? Then we should continue, along with the Swifties, to make Kerry's record a bigger issue, which it is!

[Merry]

How do we know that Kerry got an Honorable Discharge? I thought Bush signed the 180 a long time ago.

[SCHROLL]

That's what the Navy's counting on. That way their hands are clean and the released documents can't be claimed to be a partisan act done to damage Kerry. Ironic that one of the left's activist judges will be the one to stick it to Kerry don't you think?

[A Navy Vet]

Yup! What is he hiding? This should be a major contention in this lame demo comparison.

[donnab]

http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Honorable_Discharge_From_Reserve.pdf

that shows an honorable discharge from the Naval Reserves FEB 16,1978

lots of his records are missing though