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Kerry says Bush sought to hide loss of Iraq arms
The Boston Globe ^
| 10-27-04
| Patrick Healy and Rick Klein
Posted on 10/27/2004 1:44:42 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Democratic challenger John F. Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of covering up the disappearance of Iraqi explosives after the US-led invasion, charging that the incumbent ''tried to hide the information until after the election" as part of a broader political strategy to mislead voters about setbacks in Iraq.
At a rally late yesterday in Las Vegas, Kerry went even further, suggesting that the missing weapons had been used against American troops. ''Those ammo dumps have been looted and raided, and kids and our young American forces are being shot at from weapons stolen from the ammo dumps that this president didn't think were important enough to guard," said Kerry, citing no evidence of the link between attacks on troops and the missing explosives.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts; US: Nevada; US: Wisconsin; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaqaa; election2004; kerry; ketchup; lurch
To: Oldeconomybuyer
His rants sound just like his anti American rants of 1971. The question for all voters is do you want a traitor for President? Do you want a commander-in-chief who can't and won't protect our citizens? Do you want to depend on the UN to protect our people? The same UN that cut and ran in Iraq when the received gun fire? I think NOT!
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posted on
10/27/2004 1:57:42 AM PDT
by
gakrak
To: gakrak
Kerry is out shooting off his mouth, I guess he's not keeping track of the news countering his stupidity.
Everyone can hear him shouting out this big LIE.
As I have said before, every single word out of sKerry's mouth is a lie. He's done nothing but pull blunders all week long. Goose hunter all his life? LIE! he doesn't even own a decent shotgun. Now this, Bush knew! LOL!
To: gakrak
Indeed not!..
Bush/Cheney 04..For the sake of our nation and our armed forces.
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posted on
10/27/2004 2:04:43 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
At a rally late yesterday in Las Vegas, Kerry went even further, suggesting that the missing weapons had been used against American troops. ''Those ammo dumps have been looted and raided, and kids and our young American forces are being shot at from weapons stolen from the ammo dumps that this president didn't think were important enough to guard," said Kerry, citing no evidence of the link between attacks on troops and the missing explosives. Amazing how very little this guy knows about what's really going on over here.
He needs to just shut his big yap before his foot gets stuck in there so far he won't be able to get it out.
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posted on
10/27/2004 2:06:17 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(The Astros Done Broke My Heart Again...sigh...)
To: Oldeconomybuyer; All
Let me get this straight. The NYT issues a bogus story on missing explosives. Kerry then makes it a key part of his campaign. Then the NYT reports on the new theme of Kerry's campaign. Then Kerry makes an ad touting the NYT story.
Here's a fast grab of all the links & relevant commentary I have so far:
I've read the Kerry ad. It may be built on deceptions and half truths but it's an effective ad and it will require not rebutting but refutation.
President Bush needs to make a statement; have a press conference - something straight from the President himself and NOW. . .stop the lies. . .stop the misinformation. . .stop the Kerry camp in it's tracks. . .NOW; by stepping up and out. . .taking advantage of his position as President so speak directly to the people. He should have a 'fireside' everynight. . .or Press conference every day. . .
NBC Video vs. Kerry Campaign Video... ~4:41pm~ EST
SEEMS INCREDIBLE THAT NEARLY 24 HOURS AFTER NYTIMES STORY IS BLOWN AWAY - JOHN KERRY CONTINUES TO USE IT ON THE TRAIL: The Daily Recycler has done everyone in the blogosphere a tremendous service by editing together Kerry's specific statements and the actual truth from NBC News. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (1:27), LISTEN HERE TO THE 3 HOUR EXPOSE we did on air today.
YET ANOTHER SERVICEMAN REFUTES THE TIMES ACCOUNT [10/26 05:23 PM] --
Question seems to be IS THIS THEIR BEST SHOT??
I'm confident it won't be their last.
NYTrogate--
As I said yesterday, Joe Lockhart on the Kerry-Edwards conference call yesterday said the missing explosives: "Central issue for the rest of the campaign."
This is their October Surprise and they have nothing else but vote fraud. They have to go with this story no matter if it is a lie or not. They have nothing else. Desperation has set in for the Dems and it is blowing up in their face.
We in the "New Media" need to keep telling everyone we know that this story is a "LIE" and Kerry is a liar as well as MSM
Edwards rips Bush for lost Iraq explosives (Will Edwards apologize now?) I have been contacting the media sources that are continuing the missing explosives lie trying to pressure them to issue retractions and to get Kerry Campaign people to comment on the latest information about this story that they have been using as a political attack against President Bush. I urge you all to do the same.
Why don't they just call it the Oct 25th Surprise, since they have a new one everday.
This is not the real October surprise- it's too early for the critical hit; there's a whole week for the story to be shot at and sunk - The real attack comes at the end of week and is directed at Bush's character, a follow-up to the Kitty Kelly and Dan Rather types of attack.
THE DITTOCAM IS ON! Live Rush Thread Rush is ripping CBS, NYT, and Kerry a new one. (LOVING IT) I have a feeling that this is going to hurt CBS and Kerry in the long run. I am glad that NBC came forward with their
footage showing the explosives were moved before we took Baghdad. You would think that CBS and Dan Rather would have learned their lesson after Memo-gate-- In a lot of workplaces today (and for the next week) people are fixating on the election. It's topic #1 in conversations.
So even if the MSM doesn't get on it, those of us of the PJ platoons can burn peoples ears off at work about it.
"what's coming out now is just old useless info. Am I wrong?"
I believe you are correct, if they had anything, anything at all they would have used it by now. They are recycling old news- remember the national guard story they tried to resurrect and put some extra pepper on it by sending in FAKE documents. Again the bloggers came to the rescue and were the first to prove the documents as false. Everything they have tried to throw at this president has fallen flat on its face-
"Obviously this isn't a case of Bush failing to "guard" the explosives. By the time our troops got there they weren't there to guard."
Another CLASSIC case of guilt by accusation. The truth didn't matter, only the accusation. And once again, the MSM jackals run full tilt with the story, without adequate corroboration, as long as they had any chance of smearing President Bush. The decades long practice of MSM lies, smears, and propaganda against Republicans continues.
Dear God these people at CBS and in the MSM are desperate to bring down a sitting POTUS...at any cost. I suspect anything and everything reported as NEWS for the last half century from the MSM...
Kerry wants answers on missing explosives
"Are you keeping up with this on the thread about Hanoi Documents: Two recently discovered documents captured from the Vietnamese communists during the Vietnam War strongly support the contention that a close link existed between the Hanoi regime and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) while John Kerry served as the group's leading national spokesman"
Here's the direct link to the WinterSoldier.com article that this WorldNetDaily article is summarizing:
What ironies! Bob Woodward and the press fought to bring to light the Watergate facts. Today, the MSM consciously avoids the facts and it is left to ordinary patriots to uncover the rot. Well done.
I've known all this (not about Kerry, specifically, but the war protestors) since my days in military intelligence. I never thought I'd see the day that a 'useful idiot' or worse, communist mole, would be nominated for the highest office in the land.
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posted on
10/27/2004 2:26:16 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Dawn of Information...)
To: gakrak
His rants sound just like his anti American rants of 1971. The question for all voters is do you want a traitor for President?HE WAS A LIAR, SELF PROMOTING MEDAL HUNTER AND PUNK IN VIETNAM!
This is why the Swift Vets despise him. What you are seeing is the real John Kerry. The same John Kerry the Swift Vets saw in action in Vietnam. Where he lied to get medals, could not be relied on in battle and exaggerated his Vietnam accomplishments for an entire political career.
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posted on
10/27/2004 2:39:42 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(Gd - against Amelek for all generations.)
To: Allegra
Amazing how very little this guy knows about what's really going on over here.The truth is irrelevant to the Donks and the mainstream media. Only thing they ask themselves is will this fool voters enough to get John Kerry elected? And will their lie be exposed enough to backfire?
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posted on
10/27/2004 2:43:28 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(Gd - against Amelek for all generations.)
To: dennisw
Only thing they ask themselves is will this fool voters enough to get John Kerry elected? Believe me, I know. It's nauseating to watch all their little stunts.
Nobody with any sense can actually vote for this guy, can they??
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posted on
10/27/2004 2:47:04 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(The Astros Done Broke My Heart Again...sigh...)
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