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Kerry’s real Band of Brothers

The Democratic Convention begins tomorrow and much has been made of the 'introducing of John Kerry to America' with hype focused on Kerry's Vietnam service as a swift boat captain.

But the real story of Kerry's Vietnam service has not been told by the Kerry Campaign. It’s been falsely told through a photograph of Kerry with 19 of members of his Navy swift boat crew. Calling it Kerry's 'Band of Brothers,' the Kerry Campaign failed to mention that only two of the 19 individuals shown in the picture actually support Kerry's campaign for the presidency. And 11 of those 19 vets pictured are suing Kerry for falsely using their image. They, and numerous other veterans -- including those in command over Kerry during his abbreviated Vietnam tour -- have also written and signed a letter stating Kerry is "unfit to serve as Commander-in-Chief."

In light of this, why does Kerry keep trumpeting his Vietnam credentials? Because the mainstream media is not reporting the truth about John Kerry's Vietnam record. The mainstream media is not reporting what the thousands of Vietnam veterans are really saying about John Kerry.

·          Kerry lied in 1971 to Congress about war atrocities committed by his brethren.

·          Kerry is recognized in the North Vietnamese War Museum as one of their heroes for helping them defeat the USA and win the war for the Communists.

·         Kerry has voted against more than a dozen of the key weapons that are critical to our nation’s defense.

·         The Kerry POW/MIA cover-up.

·         Kerry voted to go to war and then voted against the $87 billion to fund it. (Oh that’s right, he "first voted for it before he voted against it.")

[NOTE: see WINTER SOLDIER, KERRYLIED.COM, SWIFTVETS.COM]

Kerry's true "Band of Brothers" are not his fellow Vietnam veterans. They are the those who would weaken America... the internationalists... the terrorists who would blame us for 'intervening.' The true friends of Kerry are all of those who want us to feel guilty for the fact that America is an exceptional nation, filled with individuals whose freedoms enable us to rise constantly higher.

The “shorts” of Berger

editorial by Roger Wm. Hughes

We have learned from Democrats that Clinton’s former security advisor Sandy Berger made a mistake when he stuffed secret documents into his shorts and socks and illegally took the top-secret documents out of the National Security Archives.

We have also learned from the 9-11 Commission that Berger was presented with plans to take action against the threat of al Qaeda four separate times — Spring 1998, June 1999, December 1999, and August 2000. Each time, Berger was an obstacle to action. We have to wonder: if he would have taken pre-emptive action, maybe the 2,973 killed in the September 11, 2001 would be alive today.

Some have argued that the opinion of those like the N.Y. Sun’s editorial of July 23, is out of line:

It really doesn’t matter now what was in the documents from the National Archives that Mr. Berger says he inadvertently misplaced. The evidence in the commission’s report yesterday is more than enough to embarrass him thoroughly. He is a hardworking, warm man with a wonderful family, but his background as a trade lawyer and his dovish, legalistic and political instincts made him, in retrospect,the tragically wrong man to be making national security decisions for America in wartime.That Senator Kerry had Mr. Berger as a campaign foreign policy adviser even before the archives scandal is enough to raise doubts about the senator’s judgment.

The reason that this logic is so accurate and important is because both parties have a farm team that goes way back. If you look at the George W. administration, it looks eerily like the George H. administration.

The reason is that those who work in the bowels or the hierarchies of government jobs hop their way up. The more pleasant way to put it is that they work their way up. The truth of the matter is, each administration requires thousands of people to fill very, very important positions. We do not want these positions to just go to anyone.

This is true whether the question is the Department of Agriculture or National Security.

Sandy Berger was a bureaucrat-in-training dating back to his efforts on behalf of George McGovern’s 1972 campaign for President. Sen. John Kerry and Sandy Berger are kindred spirits. Berger was working for peace-nik McGovern while Kerry was protesting with Jane Fonda against the war in Vietnam with his organization, Veterans Against the War -- an organization that plotted to kill U.S. Senators while Kerry was a member.

Berger had many jobs in the Democrat Party between working for George McGovern’s presidential campaign and working for President Clinton’s administration. But the job that troubles us the most was his most recent one – advising presidential candidate John Kerry. Clearly, it shows what a ‘Kerry Presidency’ would bring us.

The connection in politics is a necessity. There is the often-stated opinion: It is who you know. The more accurate statement is: It is not who you know, or what you know. It is what you do with who you know, and what you know.

Berger did a lot with who he knew and what he knew over the years. What he did was obviously embarrassing not only to himself, but to the Democrat Party line as well -- a line that has consistently been that of appeasement and guilt for America being an exceptional nation where individual liberty and responsibility give rise to unlimited opportunity.

This is why it is fair to blame Kerry, even if he knew nothing of Berger’s high crimes against this nation. It is fair because we know that they are both of the party of appeasement. They are of the party that blames America. They are the of party that believes in socializing the American economy -- an experiment that has proven to be a road to disaster.

The question is whether America will choose the road that is closer to our American roots, or the French road of appeasement with Kerry.

Democrat Convention outreach

The Democrat National Committee is trying to take full advantage of the Howard Dean Internet phenomenon. They have e-mailed Democrats around the country the following to make them involved in the upcoming Democrat convention:

On Monday, the Democratic Party is kicking off an incredible Convention to introduce John Kerry, John Edwards, and their vision for the next four years to the American people. Our Convention marks the beginning of the campaign for all our Democratic candidates to take back America from George W. Bush and his special-interest, right-wing extremist cronies.

When the American people see John Kerry's plan for a stronger America and compare it to four years of failures from George W. Bush, they will never look back.

You're our most dedicated online activists, and we wish that all of you could be in Boston with us. But you can get a front-row seat for the proceedings right at your desktop just by going to Democrats.org. Here are just a few ways we're bringing the Convention directly to you:

Convention Diary. Visit the DNC weblog for an inside look at the Convention. We'll feature photos, interviews, guest posts, and the stories that you won't be able to find anywhere else.

Interactive Convention Chats. We've got some amazing Democrats lined up for interactive chats each day at the convention. Al Franken, Rob Reiner, Kate Michelman, and DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe will all be on hand to answer your questions. And you can submit your question in advance right now.

Convention Viewing Guide. We've got the full slate of Convention speakers online.

And be sure to check out the official Convention website and JohnKerry.com for much more during the Convention.

We couldn't be more excited about introducing this incredible ticket to the American people. When John Kerry accepts the nomination on Thursday night, we will have reached the beginning of the end of the road for the Bush White House and the launch of a new vision and new direction for a stronger, better America.

We hope you'll be there with us.

Jesse Berney

Editor, Democrats.org.

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