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Kerry's Cambodia account challenged by ex-commander
By Scott Canon
Knight Ridder Newspapers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Kerry's repeated claim that he spent Christmas Eve of 1968 upriver in Cambodia — against official United States policy — has drawn harsh criticism from anti-Kerry veterans.
Roy Hoffmann, a retired admiral who was a Navy captain in command of Kerry's unit at the time, said the candidate's Cambodia statements can't be true.
"I think he just outright lied," said Hoffman, a founder of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. "He never was there."
Over the years, Kerry has referred to spending Christmas or Christmas Eve 1968 in Cambodia and coming under fire. At the time, Cambodia was considered a neutral nation presumably off-limits to U.S. troops...
Does The Seattle Times count as Big Media? I think it does!
The piece is still written in "So-and-so said X is true" style as opposed to "We're telling you X is true" style --- but it presents the Swifties Christmas in Cambodia charge fairly, without any of the "but they're Republicans!!!" subtext of other articles.
This is a syndicated piece (note the Knight Ridder byline). According to Google, it is also running (sometimes in slightly altered form) in:
- The Bradenton Herald
- The Provo Daily Herald
- South Carolina's The State
