Thursday, August 26, 2004
Senator, just release ALL the records!
John Kerry's military records could settle some of the latest controversy over his Vietnam service, and obviously he would like to prove that he is telling the truth, and yet still has not released all his records, after promising to do so in April.
The day after John F. Kerry said he would make all of his military records available for inspection at his campaign headquarters, a spokesman said the senator would not release any new documents, leaving undisclosed many of Kerry's evaluations by his Navy commanding officers, some medical records, and possibly other material.So why is he refusing to release all of them? The obvious question is, what is hiding in his file?
Kerry, in an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press," was asked whether he would follow President Bush's example and release all of his military records. "I have," Kerry said. "I've shown them -- they're available for you to come and look at." He added that "people can come and see them at headquarters."
But when a reporter showed up yesterday morning to review the documents, the campaign staff declined, saying all requests must go through the press spokesman, Michael Meehan. Late yesterday, Meehan said the only records available would be those already released to this newspaper.
And why is the media still uncurious about them? Why the double-standard?