[Peace-discuss] ex-Pow on Kerry

[Dlind49 at aol.com]

There is a reason we don't have a Benedict Arnold forgive and forget day. 
Betrayal is not an honorable path or way. John Kerry betrayed the trust placed on 
him as Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. John Kerry 
shut down the POW/MIA Committee:
· when Committee investigators reported they had not yet obtained all POW/MIA 
records from DOD, CIA and the State Department
· when he could have extended the investigation on unreturned POW/MIAs for 
another year
· when information revealed that POWs were left alive in communist hands in 
1973
· when the were 60 POWs held by communist Laotians that had never been 
negotiated for and live sighting reports indicating their survival.

Statements from the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs "1993 REPORT"

P. 9 While the Committee has some evidence suggesting the possibility a POW 
may have survived to the present . . . there is, at this time, no compelling 
evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast 
Asia.

P. 124 There is evidence that a small number of specific individuals did 
survive their incidents, and that some number of other individuals, not clearly 
identified, also survived.

P. 451 Stmt of John Kerry: Although the Committee, unlike previous 
investigations, uncovered evidence that a small number of American's may have survived 
in captivity after Operation Homecoming, there is, in my view, no reason to 
believe that any American's remain alive today.  Yes, the possibility exists that 
a prisoner or prisoners could be held deep within a jungle or behind a locked 
door under conditions of greatest security.  But there is no evidence of 
that, and it is hard to conceive of a reason for it.  (Collier/Forbes) 

P. 456 Statement of Sen. Bob Smith: Based on our review of all available 
intelligence information, the Committee unanimously agreed that there is evidence 
that indicates the possibility of survival (of American POWs) after Operation 
Homecoming.  As of today, we also agree that there is evidence that some POWs 
may have survived to the present . . . and some information still remains to 
be investigated.  However, at this time, there is no compelling evidence that 
proves American's are still alive.

P. 468 Statement of Sen. John McCain: There is some-evidence though no proof 
to suggest only the possibility that a few Americans may have been kept behind 
after the end of America's military involvement in Vietnam ... there are some 
remaining differences over the quality of evidence that supports the 
possibility of survival.

John Kerry is the Benedict Arnold of the POW/MIA issue. Who will he betray 
next?