SBVfT Ad POWs are Administration Appointees

[actappan]

From AP Via Yahoo News:

By MATT KELLEY, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Two former Vietnam prisoners of war who appear in ads attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) were appointed by the Bush administration to a panel advising the Department of Veterans Affairs (news - web sites).

. . .

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040903/ap_on_el_pr/anti_kerry_veterans

[Spazito]

1. Whoa!

Yet another direct connection to the bush admin, surprise, surprise!

[rocktivity]

2. and it's not legal, either!!

:headbang:
rocknation

[w4rma]

3. It took a while for this easily obtainable information to hit the AP. (nt)

[skip fox]

4. Thanks, I've added to the file. For all your Swift Boat questions, go to:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x71309
Now the motives of ex-POWs (in Swifties follow-up ads)
are in questioned:

<snip>

Two former Vietnam prisoners of war who appear in ads attacking
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry . . . were appointed
by the Bush administration to a panel advising the Department of
Veterans Affairs. . . .

. . .

(Kenneth) Cordier and (Paul) Galanti appear in an anti-Kerry
ad saying their Vietnamese captors used news of anti-war protests,
such as ones Kerry organized, to taunt the prisoners. Cordier also
was a member of a Bush campaign veterans' committee but quit
earlier this month after that role was revealed.

<snip>


under #4 in the following table:


Swift Boat Veterans for the "Truth": The File




Table of Contents:

I. Introduction and History of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (hereafter SBVT)

II. Recent Accounts of Other Swift Boat Vets and Others
--a. Vets Who Were Actually with Kerry Contradicting the SBVT
--b. People with Special Information Contradicting SBVT
--c. New Vets Contradicting Kerry

III. New Charges Against Kerry About his Service

IV. Changes or Qualifications in Stories of individual SBVT

V. Points of Collusion Between Republicans and the SBVT

[mzmolly]

5. Payback for the smear?

:shrug:

[MO_Dem]

6. Yep!

Looks like it's time to reap their rewards!