LTTE claim of Kerry with Do Muoi?? (Need help)

[Ilsa]

"Today, a photograph of Kerry posing with Do Muoi, general secretary of the Communist Party in Vietnam, is hanging in the War Remnants Museum (formally known as the War Crimes Museum) in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

A wall in the museum was designated by the Viet Cong as a special place for displaying photos, etc., as a way to express their thanks to those who supported their cause during the Vietnam War.

According to the caption under the picture, Kerry earned his place of honor there because of his contributions to the Communist victory over the United States in the war (reference: www.Win terSoldier.com)."


http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/opinion/letters/story/2264554p-2624201c.html

I don't believe this crap, but I couldn't find it on Snopes. Does anyone have a good link for me?

Thank you!

[madrchsod]

1. google" wintersoldier"

it`s a website it`s about the traitor john kerry meeting with that general in 1993. it`s a kerry hate website and does not in anyway honor all those who fought there. it certainly doesn`t honor all those vets who have gone back to veit nam to try and heal their wounds and in some part our wounds as a country. pay no attention of the coward in the whitehouse just degrade the guy with the silver star

[punpirate]

2. As Bob Somerby says...

... this is a quote from the O'Neill/Corsi book, Unfit for Command, and that the photo was actually taken in 1993 while Kerry and other Senators were on an official fact-finding mission regarding POWs/MIAs:

http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh091704.shtml

Cheers.

[sandnsea]

3. And McCain is a Communist traitor too

Because he worked with Kerry on POW/MIA and normalization. It's ridiculous that people who have always been treated as fringe loons are now given mainstream credibilty.

[RafterMan]

4. It's true

From when he was part of the congressional delegation. From wintersoldier, the source of this:

The existence of photographs showing Senator Kerry meeting with General Secretary Do Muoi is not in question. In the course of pursuing the POW and MIA issue, it is reasonable that Senator Kerry would seek to meet with the communist leaders of Vietnam. The critical issue is that the Vietnamese communists have chosen to honor Senator Kerry in their War Crimes Museum for his assistance in helping them achieve victory over the United States. The sign outside the entrance to the room where Kerry's photo is displayed reads: "The World Supports Vietnam in its Resistance." Also exhibited inside the room are protest banners and emblems from various nations and photographs of international leaders who supported North Vietnam's cause.

As if Kerry himself decided where the picture would go. Also note that the caption doesn't say it was for services rendered, as the writer claims. The room it was in had that theme, but not the caption.