John Kerry has asked the US Federal Election Commission
to put an end to TV adverts which discredit his record as a soldier
during the Vietnam War. The Democratic presidential candidate said the
group behind the "inaccurate" ads was working illegally with the
campaign to re-elect President Bush. Mr Kerry said earlier the group
was doing George W Bush's "dirty work". The White House has denied any
role in the ads and accused Mr Kerry of making "false and baseless
attacks". "We've already said we weren't involved in any way in these
ads - we've made that clear," White House spokesman Scott McClellan
said in Crawford, Texas, where the president is holidaying at his ranch. [more ]
NY Times Chart of Connections and contradictions.
Swift Boat Veternas for Truth has a web of connections to the Bush
family, to high-profile Texas political figures and to President Bush's
chief po;litical aide, Karl Rove. [more ]
Bush Campaign Busted Passing Out "Swift Boat Veterans for Bush" Flyer [more ]