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	Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy » Why James Rassmann Is Honestly Mistaken About John Kerry ...
		Rassmann actually believes that he was under enemy fire and that now Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry is shamefully exploiting the situation for personal political gain.
		Rassmann assumed that such a significant amount of weapons fire coming from the Swift boats must be in response to enemy fire.
		On March 13, 1969, Rassmann, a Green Beret, was traveling down the Bay Hap river in a boat behind Kerry's when both were ambushed by exploding land mines and enemy fire coming from the shore.
	www.intellectualconservative.com /2004/08/24/why-james-rassmann-is-honestly-mistaken-about-john-kerry-saving-his-life (2390 words)

	malaysiachina
		James Rassmann (born ~1948), a resident of the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a U.S. Army Special Forces 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer of a 12-man Green Beret unit designated, A404, in Vietnam, was rescued from the Bay Hap River on March 13, 1969 by future presidential candidate John Kerry.
		Rassmann is now a retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy sheriff and an "avid" orchid grower.
		Rassmann did say, among his many conflicting stories, that he recalled seeing all of the boats, and particularly Kerry's PCF-94, run away from the scene and out of his view, as he was ducking under the water and coming up for air.
	www.malaysiachina.com /articleresources/?title=James_Rassmann (784 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		When the first explosion occurred, Rassmann was seated next to the pilothouse on the starboard, or right, side of Kerry's boat.He saw the 3 boat lift out of the water.
		Everybody aboard Kerry's boat, including Rassmann, says there was fire from both riverbanks, and the official after-action report speaks of all boats receiving "heavy a/w (automatic weapons) and s/a (small arms) from both banks." The Bronze Star citations for Kerry and Thurlow also speak of prolonged enemy fire.
		Kerry's reunion with Rassmann in January this year, nearly 35 years after he pulled the former Green Beret from the river, was a defining moment of his presidential campaign.
	www.concordmonitor.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20040822&Category=REPOSITORY&ArtNo=408220385&SectionCat=NEWS04&Template=printart (3317 words)

	SR.com: Accounts of Kerry's war record incomplete
		WASHINGTON – When John F. Kerry rescued James Rassmann from the Bay Hap River in the jungles of Vietnam in March 1969, neither man could possibly have imagined that the episode would become a much-disputed focus of an American presidential campaign 35 years later.
		When the first explosion occurred, Rassmann was seated next to the pilothouse on the starboard, or right, side of Kerry's boat, munching a chocolate chip cookie that he recalls having "ripped off from someone's Care package." He saw the 3 boat lift out of the water.
		Rassmann grabbed an M-16 and worked his way sideways along the deck, which was only 7 inches wide in places.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /tools/story_pf.asp?ID=22833 (4102 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Veteran retracts criticism of Kerry
		Rassmann appeared by Kerry's side during the Iowa caucus campaign and at last week's Democratic National Convention, telling the story of how Kerry pulled him out of the water while his boat was under fire.
		Rassmann said that he has always believed that Kerry got the third Purple Heart solely for the injury to his arm as a result of the explosion in the water.
		Either way, Rassmann said, Kerry deserved the third Purple Heart because such awards are given for injuries incurred in combat, and Kerry's arm injury qualified.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/08/06/veteran_retracts_criticism_of_kerry?pg=3 (628 words)

	James Rassmann - SourceWatch
		James Rassman was a U.S. Army Green Beret in the Vietnam War who was rescued by Democratic Party presidential candidate John Kerry.
		An emotional Rassmann described an injured Kerry who put his own life at risk – 'he could have been shot and killed' – to turn his boat around and pull him out of the water.
		Even though he's a longtime Republican, Rassmann said, he plans to vote for his Kerry this fall.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=James_Rassmann (259 words)

	QandO: The Tale of Two Stories
		Rassmann tells of his worries, etc. about being killed by fire from the banks or being captured and executed.
		To further compound Rassmann's story problems, there is the testimony of other sailors on the scene that day to include the commanders of two other boats.
		This is information found in a letter from the lawyers of the Swift Boat Vets for Truth in answer to the DNC lawyer demands that TV stations in battleground states cease and desist running the ad because it is a collection of lies.
	qando.net /archives/003772.htm (1134 words)

	Media Lies - Rassmann fisking Kerry's Rassmann story
		Rassmann took a hushed crowd of Kerry backers back to the day when he and Kerry were traveling down a river in Vietnam on separate boats.
		Rassmann is under fire from both banks when someone sees him and shouts: "Man overboard!" Kerry looks back, sees the bullets spraying the water around the struggling commando.
		Rassmann, a first lieutenant in the Army special forces, was eating a chocolate chip cookie on Kerry's patrol boat as it pulled back from a fire fight when a nearby boat hit a mine.
	www.antimedia.us /posts/1092620979.shtml (3641 words)

	James Rassmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Rassmann was for some reason unable to climb up over the cargo net near the bow of PCF-94, so Kerry pulled him on deck.
		Rassmann struggled on the cargo net of PCF-94, he has said, though the technique for climbing would have been taught even to special forces personnel.
		Rassmann declared his support for Kerry in the Presidential race and the Kerry campaign engineered a meeting.
	www.webwarper.net /ww/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rassmann (913 words)

	The Seattle Times: Search Results
		WASHINGTON — When John Kerry rescued James Rassmann from the Bay Hap River in the jungles of Vietnam in March 1969, neither man could have imagined the episode would become a much-disputed focus of a U.S. presidential campaign 35 years later.
		When the first explosion occurred, Rassmann was seated next to the pilothouse on the starboard, or right, side of Kerry's boat, munching a chocolate-chip cookie.
		Kerry's reunion with Rassmann in January, nearly 35 years after he pulled the former Green Beret from the river, was a defining moment of his presidential campaign.
	archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com /cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=boat24&date=20040824 (3750 words)

	Do Americans have right to criticize candidates, Swift Boat Vets, John Kerry, James Rassmann,Jalexson, Vietnam War
		If Rassmann fell off as a result of a nearby mine explosion as Kerry claims, Kerry should have known immediately.
		Rassmann managed to climb part way up a cargo net located on the bow of the boat for that purpose, but couldn’t climb over the edge of the boat.
		Kerry couldn’t move the boat with Rassmann on the bow, so Kerry went to the passenger’s aid.
	reasonmclucus.tripod.com /isthisUSA.html (1030 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Records Counter a Critic of Kerry
		According to Kerry and members of his crew, the firing continued as an injured Kerry leaned over the bow of his ship to rescue a Special Forces officer who was blown overboard in a second explosion.
		Last month, Thurlow swore in an affidavit that Kerry was "not under fire" when he fished Lt. James Rassmann out of the water.
		Rassmann says he has vivid memories of being fired at from both banks after he fell into the river and as Kerry came to his rescue.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A13267-2004Aug18?language=printer (1140 words)

	The Washington Monthly
		James Fallows: Moving the Bancroft/Murdoch Choice to The Moral Level 07/30/07
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		This was the incident in which Kerry pulled Green Beret Jim Rassmann out of the water after his boat was hit by an explosion.
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /archives/individual/2004_08/004553.php (1010 words)

	NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		The newspaper reports that the records cast doubt on the former lieutenant junior grade's assertions that there was no enemy fire when Kerry fished Special Forces officer James Rassmann out of the water.
		The incident began when one of the Swift Boats was crippled by a mine, at which observers on the scene say Kerry's boat turned and fled, throwing Rassmann overboard.
		Kerry and Rassmann say that they were under enemy fire at the time.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/ic/2004/8/19/231009.shtml (978 words)

	Kerry Supporter, a Veteran, Takes Stance Against Clinton's Iraq Position - January 30, 2006 - The New York Sun
		A veteran whose dramatic combat story of being fished out of a river in Vietnam by Senator Kerry became a searing image of the 2004 presidential race is taking a public stance against Senator Clinton and her position on the war in Iraq.
		Rassmann described himself as a "lifelong Republican." He said yesterday that he was registered as Republican throughout his adult life until he switched into the Democratic Party in January 2004.
		Rassmann's political allegiances, he is clearly no fan of the former first lady." Mrs.
	www.nysun.com /article/26674 (570 words)

	Citizens For Honest Fighter Pilots Call For Investigation Of Conduct By Swift Boat Veterans For Truth In Vietnam - A ...
		Fellow Kerry crewman James Rassmann says the Swiftvet's attacks are worse than those waged in 1971 on Nixon's behalf.
		Rassmann has vivid memories of being fired at as Kerry came to his rescue.
		Rassmann and Kerry's version of the attack is backed up by Sandusky, who told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "I saw the gunflashes shooting at us from the shore.
	www.buzzflash.com /contributors/04/08/con04356.html (4649 words)

	Closest to Kerry stay steadfast / Bay Area vet: Attacks hurt the entire crew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Nor will it persuade James Rassmann, the special forces soldier Kerry fished out of the Bay Hap River in March 1969.
		Unlike Steve Gardner, the veteran who served on Kerry's first boat and appears in an anti-Kerry TV ad, Medeiros -- or "Duke" as he was known back then -- was on board with Kerry that day 35 years ago, a day that has become a focus of the 2004 presidential campaign.
		Medeiros and Rassmann appeared alongside Kerry at the Democratic National Convention, and Rassmann went to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, to ask the president to denounce the television ads that attack Kerry.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/30/BAGQJ8GNN11.DTL&type=printable (903 words)

	Welcome to Swiftvets.eRiposte.Com!
		Rassmann has said all along that he was under sniper fire from both banks of the river when Kerry, wounded, helped him aboard.
		Tour of Duty describes Rassmann's rescue (and the sniper fire) as happening "several hundred yards back" from where the crippled PCF-3 was lying, not "a few yards away," the distance from which the anti-Kerry veterans claim to have witnessed the incident.
		John Kerry was nominated for the Bronze Star by James Rassmann and eyewitness accounts, official naval documents and independent analyses all state that Kerry and his crew were under fire on the day in question.
	swiftvets.eriposte.com /kerrybronzestar.htm (6913 words)

	Guardian \| Accentuate the positive
		So baseless charges get elevated to a level allowing the viewer to make his or her own judgement.
		John McCain's support, calling for the Bush campaign to denounce the ad as "dishonourable and dishonest", is useful, and a Wall Street Journal op-ed from Jim Rassmann - whose life Kerry saved in Vietnam - is also helpful.
		However, in a medium that lives by the rules of equal time, such fine words are not enough.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4992722-112564,00.html (898 words)

	The Bird's Eye View - BCT Editorial - 8/24/04
		When asked about the incident, Rassmann indicated he believed Kerry got the injury earlier in the day when both of them attempted to blow up a rice cache with hand grenades and Kerry didn’t get behind cover fast enough.
		All I know is that the vast majority of sailors involved in the incident have a different recollection, and the lack of bullet wounds and bullet damage to the boats tends to support the SBVT version.
		Rassmann is a Republican, but omits that the SBVT includes independents, Republicans, AND Democrats.
	home.comcast.net /~tbev-comments/pundits/BeaverCountyTimes/edt-04-08-24.htm (1106 words)

	James Rassmann - InformationBlast
		The incident earned Kerry a Bronze Star Medal for bravery and his third Purple Heart.
		James Rassman reappeared and became a public figure just before the 2004 Iowa caucus.
		After having not seen Kerry for more than 30 years, he contacted the Kerry campaign and asked how he could help.
	www.informationblast.com /James_Rassmann.html (295 words)

	James Rassmann
		James Rassmann came forward to thank John Kerry for saving his life in Vietnam.
		Rassmann appeared by Kerry's side during the Iowa caucus campaign and at last week's Democratic National...
		The fabled moment of the 2004 Democratic primary campaign came when James Rassmann appeared at an Iowa rally in January to thank John Kerry for saving his life in Vietnam 35 years ago.
	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/James_Rassmann (387 words)

	Daily Howler: John O'Neill likes to tell nasty tales. So what if his vets say they're bogus?
		O’NEILL (8/10/04): Jim Rassmann and Kerry have taken the position that Kerry came under fire.
		RASSMANN (videotape): I've witnessed his bravery and leadership under fire and I know he will make a great commander-in-chief.
		Having read a spare bulletin about Will and James, he immediately assumed their complaints were on-target.
	www.dailyhowler.com /dh091504.shtml (2049 words)

	Military Documents Contradict Kerry Critic - General - RedOrbit
		Thurlow swore in an affidavit last month that Kerry was "not under fire" when he rescued Lt. James Rassmann from the Bay Hap River.
		Kerry and members of his crew say the firing continued as Kerry leaned over to fish out Rassmann, who was blown overboard in another explosion.
		Rassmann said he has vivid memories of enemies firing at him from both banks.
	www.redorbit.com /news/general/80052/military_documents_contradict_kerry_critic/index.html (504 words)

	Robert's Virtual Soapbox
		Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry meets fellow Vietnam veteran James Rassmann in Des Moines, Iowa today during a campaign stop.
		Kerry and Rassmann met today for the first time since Kerry rescued Rassmann, who said of Kerry, "He could have been shot and killed at any time.
		While Kerry put his ass on the line in Vietnam, his biggest rival for the nomination, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, went skiing for more than two months in Aspen, Colo. after he got a draft deferment for an unfused vertebra.
	blogs.salon.com /0001517/2004/01/17.html (581 words)

	The Mahablog
		Rassmann was bobbing up and down every 30 seconds," Sandusky says.
		The Viet Cong "would shoot at him and he would go back down and swim under water." Kerry, who had taken shrapnel in his left buttock and was suffering from a bruised right arm, directed Sandusky to steer the craft back to Rassmann, who grabbed a cargo net hanging from the bow.
		Rassmann couldn't pull himelf up -- he was too heavy, loaded with water and the flak vest -- so Kerry lay down on the deck and pulled him up," Sandusky says.
	www.mahablog.com /oldsite/2004.04.25_arch.html (3311 words)

	The Blog from the Core - Tuesday, August 31, 2004
		In the first version of this incident presented during the Democrat National Convention, you stated: "No man left behind," suggesting to the American people that you alone stayed on the river to rescue Mr.
		Later, when forced to acknowledge conflicting eyewitness testimony from fellow swift boat veterans, you said that your boat left the scene to return moments later to retrieve Jim Rassmann from the water.
		Yet, in another version of the same incident discovered in the Congressional Record, you reported that your boat struck a mine and Rassmann fell off the boat.
	weblog.theviewfromthecore.com /2004_08/day_31.html (2878 words)

	James Rassmann - Moviefone
		James Rassmann (born ~1948), a resident of the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a U.S. Army Special Forces 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer of a...
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	movies.aol.com /celebrity/james-rassmann/413587/main (124 words)

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