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Teresa Heinz Kerry has now added a stunning argument to the Swift Boat Vets controversy:

Heinz Kerry said she can't speak directly to the ads because she refuses to watch them. "I'm very proud of his service," she said. "I believe that discussions or attacks on his service undermine the peace of mind not only of Vietnam veterans but of those now fighting for their country. Let us hope that if they volunteer for service their reviews are not going to be so nefarious in the future."

I do not understand it. I just do not understand it. How can Kerry's testimony in 1971 — "war crimes committed in Southeast Asia, not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command" — how does that not "undermine the peace of mind of Vietnam Veterans", but the Swifties' accusations specifically about Kerry do? How can one, indicting all members of the military except John Kerry, be acceptable, but the other, which focuses specifically on Kerry, be an unacceptable attack on all veterans?

[Posted 08/27 02:21 PM]