Kevin Aylward links to a New York Sun article which reports that a Vietnam War historian and expert on activism during that period, Gerald Nicosia, has obtained several documents related to a Vietnam Veterans Against the War meeting held in Kansas City, MO, in November 1971. Why should we care about this meeting?
1. John Kerry denied he was present for the meeting.
2. Five or six different FBI agents reported Young Mister Kerry's presence at the meeting.
3. A significant topic of discussion at the meeting, which lasted several days, was the proposal to assassinate several U.S. Senators who were "pro-war." This assassination plan was known as the Phoenix Project. Several attendees at the meeting recall John Kerry voting against the plan.
4. An FBI informant stated that "John Kerry at a national Vietnam Veterans Against the War meeting appeared and announced to those present that he resigned for personal reasons but said he would be able to speak for VVAW." Let's see here, he resigned from the organization for personal reasons, but he still wants to speak on their behalf. I can see how he became a politician.
5. Additional FBI documents indicate that "Mr. Kerry resigned from the group on the third day of the meeting, following discussion of the assassination plan and an argument between Mr. Kerry and another VVAW national coordinator, Al Hubbard."
Okay, that's enough. Go read the whole Sun article for more info.
So, it seems apparent that Sen. Kerry, then in his late twenties, was present for the discussion of a plan to assassinate Senate leaders, and all he did was resign from the organization, while still offering to speak on their behalf.
Yeah, that's the guy I want for President. A man with principles and conviction.
