John Kerry's Bad Day Out
Pentagon to check Kerry war record:
In a fresh blow to John Kerry's flagging presidential campaign, the Pentagon has ordered an official investigation into the awards of the Democratic senator's five Vietnam War decorations. News of the inquiry came as President George W Bush opened an 11-point lead over his rival - the widest margin since serious campaigning began - according to the first poll released since last week's Republican convention.Can we gloat just a little bit?
A question mark has been raised over one of John Kerry's awards The highly unusual inquiry is to be carried out by the inspector-general's office of the United States navy, for which Sen Kerry served as a Swift Boat captain for four months in 1968, making two tours of duty. He was wounded in action and subsequently awarded three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. But for the past month, the exact details of Mr Kerry's military service in Vietnam have become shrouded in a controversy that the navy has now decided warrants a full-blown search for the truth.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 01:03 PM
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I just hope that normal folks don't see this as a political "dirty trick" (the DU will, of course, that's a given...).
Posted by: Susie at September 05, 2004 03:49 PM (aGSjc)
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"Highly unusual"? Interesting description of a standard investigation spurred by an official request submitted according to standard regulations.
Posted by: Jim at September 06, 2004 01:34 AM (GCA5m)
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