(Paul J. Berg) wrote in message . com...
Walt wrote in message ...
Yup, he's just repeating the lies told to him by the other Swift Boat
Liars The Swift Boat Liars are amazing.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/orego...0303292321.xml


A Clackamas County prosecutor and decorated Vietnam veteran who
appears in an ad attacking Democratic presidential contender John F.
Kerry's war record said he did not witness the events in question and
is relying on the accounts of his friends who served with the senator.

[Alfred] French, in an interview Thursday, said Kerry lied about the
circumstances that led to one of his Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
Kerry received a Bronze Star, a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts
commanding a Swift boat in Vietnam.

French said he is relying on the accounts of three other veterans who
were friends of his at the time. A fourth veteran with whom French was
acquainted corroborated their accounts.

"I was not a witness to these events but my friends were," said
French, who was awarded two Bronze Stars during the war. "I believe
these people. These are people I served with."

One of the men is Larry Thurlow, a leader of the veterans group and
one of Kerry's most vocal critics. Thurlow, who served alongside
Kerry, has disputed Kerry's claim that the senator's boat was under
fire in March 1969 when he pulled Lt. Jim Rassmann out of the water.

But according to Thurlow's military records, obtained this week by The
Washington Post, the five-boat flotilla was under enemy fire that day.

Persons who wish to email Mr. French can do so at


OREGON CITY, Ore. - Clackamas County veterans are calling for the
resignation of an assistant district attorney who appeared in
television ads attacking Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's
military record.

In the ad, and a sworn affidavit, Al French says he served with Kerry
and that the Purple Heart medals Kerry received were obtained under
false pretenses.

However, French admitted later that he did not witness the events
mentioned in the affidavit and was relying on what his friends told
him.

Veteran Don Stewart says he believes it was outrageous that French
would try to smear Kerry's military record.

"Mr. French signed an affidavit defaming John Kerry's military service
and then he admitted that he had no first-hand knowledge of what he
swore to," Stewart said on Monday. "Someone who the community trusts
to carry out the law cannot be lying in sworn, legal affidavits."

On Monday, French would neither confirm nor deny the reports that he
did not witness the events mentioned in the affidavit.

The Oregon State Bar says they have received enough complaints to look
into the matter, with the main question being whether French violated
ethics.

Source: http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=70418