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Sun Tzu · 08-08-2004, 02:05 PM

I'm not pro Kerry; actually Im not pro Bush either.

Any medal issued in the military goes through a review board. So basically these men the SWIFT boat crew are attacking the integrity of the military itself. Why havent they taken the fight to them; or the first instant he ran for any public service.

The one point I do agree on is the fact that a picture is being used (although I dont know where as the site claims) without their consent.

When one clicks on the about us link this is what is stated: "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is a tax exempt non-partisan public advocacy "527" organization that consists of and is limited to former military officers and enlisted men who served in Vietnam on U.S. Navy "Swift Boats" or in affiliated commands."

Thats sounds fair and neutral-

There is no link to George Bush; however the source of the Swift Boat group's financing wasn't known when it first surfaced, but a report filed July 15 with the Internal Revenue Services now shows its initial funding came mainly from a Houston home builder, Bob R. Perry, who has also given millions to the Republican party and Republican candidates, mostly in Texas, including President Bush and Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay, whose district is near Houston.

Perry gave $100,000 of the $158,750 received by the Swift Boat group through the end of June.

Perry and his wife Doylene also gave more than $3 million to Texas Republicans during the 2002. The Perrys also were among the largest Republican donors in neighboring Louisiana, where they gave $200,000, and New Mexico, where they gave $183,000. At the federal level the Perrys have given $359,825 since 1999, including $6,000 to Bush's campaigns.

http://forms.irs.gov/politicalOrgsSe...4&formType=E72

Non partisan? Going back to what others have said in this post; I think this was the wrong area to attack; when a comparison is done the the service of GWB; it only further accents the truth.

A couple of sites that track any funding are

http://www.followthemoney.org/index.phtml

and

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/index.asp

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Sun Tzu Conspiracy Realist Location: The Event Horizon	I'm not pro Kerry; actually Im not pro Bush either. Any medal issued in the military goes through a review board. So basically these men the SWIFT boat crew are attacking the integrity of the military itself. Why havent they taken the fight to them; or the first instant he ran for any public service. The one point I do agree on is the fact that a picture is being used (although I dont know where as the site claims) without their consent. When one clicks on the about us link this is what is stated: "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is a tax exempt non-partisan public advocacy "527" organization that consists of and is limited to former military officers and enlisted men who served in Vietnam on U.S. Navy "Swift Boats" or in affiliated commands." Thats sounds fair and neutral- There is no link to George Bush; however the source of the Swift Boat group's financing wasn't known when it first surfaced, but a report filed July 15 with the Internal Revenue Services now shows its initial funding came mainly from a Houston home builder, Bob R. Perry, who has also given millions to the Republican party and Republican candidates, mostly in Texas, including President Bush and Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay, whose district is near Houston. Perry gave $100,000 of the $158,750 received by the Swift Boat group through the end of June. Perry and his wife Doylene also gave more than $3 million to Texas Republicans during the 2002. The Perrys also were among the largest Republican donors in neighboring Louisiana, where they gave $200,000, and New Mexico, where they gave $183,000. At the federal level the Perrys have given $359,825 since 1999, including $6,000 to Bush's campaigns. http://forms.irs.gov/politicalOrgsSe...4&formType=E72 Non partisan? Going back to what others have said in this post; I think this was the wrong area to attack; when a comparison is done the the service of GWB; it only further accents the truth. A couple of sites that track any funding are http://www.followthemoney.org/index.phtml and http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/index.asp __________________ *To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking*