http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/06/18/mccains-secrecy-over-navy-records-raises-questions/
June 18th, 2008
McCain’s secrecy over Navy records raises questions
Let me first start off by making absolutely clear that this is not
intended in any way to be a “swift boat”-style attack on John McCain
and his service.
Despite what you may think of him as a Senator or Presidential
candidate, there is no denying the fact that he served his country in
ways that most of us could never even imagine.
For that he deserves our utmost respect and appreciation.
But that doesn’t mean, however, that all claims about his service
should be blindly accepted without scrutiny.
Indeed, investigative re****ter Jeffrey Klein has uncovered what appear
to be serious gaps in Senator McCain’s military records.
What Klein has discovered strongly suggests that the McCain campaign
is deliberately trying to exaggerate the cir***stances surrounding a
promotion McCain turned down in order to serve in public life.
As Klein notes, the timing — along with McCain’s lackluster academics
and poor piloting skills, among other things– would seem to disqualify
him for the promotion in which the campaign now claims he rejected.
What’s more, McCain’s refusal to publicly release his entire Navy
record — something John Kerry did after his record came under scrutiny
— only fuels speculation that he is tying to hide something.
HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-klein/mccains-secret-questionab_b_107409.html
Is McCain now getting away with more by hiding his official history
and by having his national security adviser inflate McCain’s resume
with a bogus promotion to admiral humbly declined?
If so, McCain may be attempting to hide why the Navy was in fact slow
to promote him upwards despite his suffering as a POW and his
distinguished naval heritage.
The entire article is worth the read, as it meticulously do***ents the
serious gaps in question.
Again, this is in no way intended to impugn McCain’s military service
or the years of torture he endured at the hands of his barbaric
captors.
Instead, the point is to evaluate the veracity of the claims his
campaign is now making in order to help him get elected, and to also
challenge him to live up to his promise of open government by fully
disclosing his service record.
Just like we are all obligated to honor his heroic service, I think
the American people deserve the right to evaluate the official record.
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"I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes."
Richard Nixon
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