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 Taken from John Kerry on Angry Young Men and War Criminals by Joe Miller:
On May 6, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press." Tim Russert, the moderator, played back an audiotape of Kerry's appearance on the show in 1971, when Kerry was a spokesperson for VVAW. It is interesting to note Kerry's response to the tape, especially in light of his possible presidential bid for 2004.
(Audiotape, April 18, 1971)
MR. CROSBY NOYES (Washington Evening Star): Mr. Kerry, you said at one time or another that you think our policies in Vietnam are tantamount to genocide and that the responsibility lies at all chains of command over there. Do you consider that you personally as a naval officer committed atrocities in Vietnam or crimes punishable by law in this country?
KERRY: There are all kinds of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free fire zones.... Read More
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- From the National Office by Barry Romo
- From VVAW's National Steering Committee 10/27/01 by VVAW
- Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- 600 Homeless Veterans Served with a Smile by Barry Romo
- Standdown Thankyou by Bill Branson
- Two Fundraisers, Two Successes by Bob Riggle and John Zutz
- Memorial Day, Zablocki Medical Center by Bob Riggle
- Veterans Memorial Dedicated by David Cline
- It's Good to be With Friends: Memorial Day in Chicago by Joe Miller
- Blessings and Responsibilities by Jack Surisook
- The Afro-Colombian Community: Caught in the Middle of the Armed Conflict in Colombia by Luis G. Murillo
- Twin fates on a towering day; Thoughts on September 11th 2001 on September 12th by Horace Coleman
- Reflecting on My Lai and Thanh Phong by Stephen Sinsley
- Dewey Canyon III by Mark Hartford
- John Kerry on Angry Young Men and War Criminals by Joe Miller
- VVAW Statement on Robert Kerrey by Clarence Fitch Chapter of VVAW
- VVAW 1970 by James May
- 'Hanoi Jane' and 'Thanh Phong Bob' by Joe Bangert
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- For DC Corporal, D Company, 41st Infantry, Operation Desert Storm by Dave Connolly
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- U.S. Military Wages War Against Itself And Against The World by Robert Rabin
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- Not in Our Son's Name by Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez
- Practical Advice on Organizing by David Cline (Reviewer)
- My View by John Zutz
- Patriotism by Dave Connolly
- The Promised Land, Nicaragua by Louis De Benedette
- Recollections - "Render Unto Caesar . . ." by Jerry Lembcke
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