Exposure time!

[ProSense]

Effing cowards!

Vietnam veterans drop suit over 2004 anti-Kerry film
By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Writer | July 17, 2006

PHILADELPHIA --Several Vietnam War veterans who sued over a documentary about Sen. John Kerry's anti-war activities have dropped their libel suits, leaving just one lawsuit pending over the controversial 2004 film.

Filmmaker Carlton Sherwood says the outcome shows the suits were frivolous complaints filed by Kerry operatives to try to block the film's release in the final weeks of the presidential race.

"We've always believed that Kerry controlled these lawsuits," Sherwood said Monday. He said the suits were dropped as depositions got under way. "We also felt we were getting a tad too close to the truth about Kerry."

The 42-minute film, "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," charges that Kerry's actions as an anti-war activist after his tour in Vietnam harmed American POWs, and questions the veracity of the U.S. atrocities that some veterans reported.

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/17/vietnam_veterans_drop_suit_over_2004_anti_kerry_film/

Who turned on the lights? I see a bunch of cockroaches dashing for the dark!

[Mass]

1. Obviously, their families had been attacked by the liars.

Obviously, their families had been attacked by the liars.

One of the veterans who dropped his suit against Sherwood and the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation said depositions in the case threatened to take an unfair toll on family and friends. Kenneth Campbell, a University of Delaware professor who has taught a course on the Vietnam War, still believes the film maligns him.

[Blaukraut]

2. That's unfortunate

Sherwood is a piece of crap, as is his foundation. I wish the vets had held out a little longer :-(

[ProSense]

3. Talk about a network of liars

Carlton A. Sherwood is a journalist and producer. He is known for his Pulitzer Prize winning work*, with two Gannett News co-authors, on a 1980 series investigating a fund-raising scandal involving the Pauline Fathers, and the Vatican's role in covering it up. In 2004, Sherwood produced the video Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal which documents the viewpoints of various American Vietnam War POW's who claim that harm arose to them as a result of John Kerry's anti-war activities.

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Sherwood and the Moonies

Carlton Sherwood is well known for his purportedly independent investigation of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Sherwood concluded that Moon and his followers "were and continued to be the victims of the worst kind of religious prejudice and racial bigotry this country has witnessed in over a century." Sherwood himself had previously worked for the Washington Times, owned by members of the Unification Church.

In a story on this book, the PBS television series Frontline obtained a copy of a letter addressed to Moon. The letter was written by James Gavin, a Moon aide. Gavin tells Moon he reviewed the "overall tone and factual contents" of Inquisition before publication and suggested revisions. Gavin adds that the author "Mr. Sherwood has assured me that all this will be done when the manuscript is sent to the publisher." Gavin concludes by telling Moon, "When all of our suggestions have been incorporated, the book will be complete and in my opinion will make a significant impact.... In addition to silencing our critics now, the book should be invaluable in persuading others of our legitimacy for many years to come."<2> (http://www.mediachannel.org/originals/moontranscript2.shtml)

Military experience and Homeland Security work

Sherwood is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served as a Marine in Vietnam's De-Militarized Zone.<3> (http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=15108) Sherwood formerly worked for Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge, whom George W. Bush later appointed as the first Secretary of Homeland Security. The Bush administration has selected Sherwood to create and manage a new federal website aimed at first responders (police officers, firefighters, etc.). While working as a Ridge administration official, Sherwood directed then-Gov. Ridge's award-winning broadcast TV and radio operations in Harrisburg.

Sherwood currently serves as Executive Vice President and Director of
Communications of the WVC3 Group, Inc., an anti-terrorism, security firm headquartered in Reston, VA. <4> (http://www.insiderpa.com/archive/insider6-2003.htm) <5> (http://www.wvc3.com/whoweare_seniormanagement.cfm) By its own account, WVC3 is most likely benefitting from the ongoing 'war on terror'. Its website describes the "fields of homeland security, domestic preparedness, and the global war on terror" as "burgeoning" <6> (http://www.wvc3.com/whoweare_aboutus.cfm).

Reagan Administration role

According to his profile on the WVC3 website, Sherwood "served as Special Media Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy during the Reagan Administration." <7> (http://www.wvc3.com/whoweare_seniormanagement.cfm) This is almost certainly a reference to James Webb, who held the position between 1987 and 1988 <8> (http://www.ur.ku.edu/News/04N/AprNews/Apr27/webb.html). Webb is now on the Advisory Board of WVC3 <9> (http://www.wvc3.com/whoweare_advisoryboard.cfm). These days, Webb's views on Iraq differ from Sherwood's, as Webb has been a strong critic of the decision to go to war <10> (http://www.ur.ku.edu/News/04N/AprNews/Apr27/webb.html).


http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carlton_Sherwood

A group of highly decorated former POWs who played an active role in the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth have formed a new organization, the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation (www.vietnamlegacy.org), to develop a national repository of Vietnam-related materials, information and records, and to counter and expose false information about the Vietnam War that appears in the media. Led by Medal of Honor recipient Bud Day, the group includes former POWs Ken Cordier, Paul Galanti, and James Warner. They intend to continue setting the record straight about the honorable service of Americans in Vietnam.

Please see the attached press release for more details.

Best regards,

Scott Swett, Executive Director
Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation


http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19288&

Scott Swett is

* webmaster of WinterSoldier.com website
* webmaster of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth website
* director of 'Free Republic' (www.FreeRepublic.com)

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Scott_Swett

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"Much of the media is helping hamstring our efforts by highlighting casualties, ignoring accomplishments, and generally conveying the sense that we can’t possibly succeed." - Scott Swett

An Interview with Scott Swett
Director of the Free Republic Network
By: Rich Bowden

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Scott Swett is a director of the Free Republic Network, an Internet-based non-profit that supports grassroots conservative activism. During the U.S. invasion of Iraq last spring, the FR Network helped coordinate "support the troops" rallies in hundreds of locations across the country. Mr. Swett represented this effort during an April 1, 2003 appearance on Fox & Friends, noting that an overwhelming majority of media coverage was given to anti-war protests -- which he termed "peace riots" -- while ignoring the 150,000 people who had attended pro-America rallies the previous weekend.


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