Written by: Beck
When the mainstream media fails to cover a story, it falls to amateur sleuths (also known as bloggers) to uncover the real story. Internet detective work is nothing especially new, but I must say, I didn't think it was possible to
assemble eight pages worth of source material and analysis over a single military event. But it doesn't surprise me that if someone could do it, it would be GT of
Bastard Sword.
The event in question is the event which lead to Kerry receiving his third purple heart & his bronze star. Here, I'll give you just a taste:
They say that the burden of proof is on the accuser, but I'd say the burden of proof is on the one with the wildly improbable account. And the shame of this whole thing is that if Kerry hadn't been out trumpeting his heroism nobody would've said a thing. About this or any other incident he could've easily said "I have no idea why they gave me the Bronze Star, never did. They were handing them out like lollipops over there, and I think that's wrong. I never felt I deserved the Silver Star, but apparently the Navy did, and so I guess I have to accept that." He'd still have his medals, the full credit that such medals normally come with, and people would've thought even more of him for minimizing his heroism, showing what a true hero he must've been off in those jungles. But no… That's not the John Kerry we're stuck with.
For the rest, you'll have to
go there and read it yourself.
