"...a definitive and page-turning recounting of what really happened, as told by those who were there to participate and give witness." -- Dr. Jerome Corsi, Ph.D, co-author: Unfit For Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry
"...a must read for journalism professors and students." -- Tom Maguire, Just One Minute
"...a remarkable and painstakingly notated historical account of the cultural war that coursed beneath the 2004 presidential election." -- Cheryl Chumley, Human Events
"...brilliantly and accurately shows how patriotic and courageous Swiftboaters told the truth about John Kerry when the mainstream media wouldn't." -- B.G. Burkett, author: Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation was Robbed of its Heroes and its History
"...provides thorough sourcing, demonstrating that 'the story about the story' is as credible as the original Unfit for Command..." -- Dr. Henry Holzer, FrontPage Magazine
"...scrupulously documents the most dramatic story of the 2004 campaign." -- Scott Johnson, Power Line
From the Inside Flap
During the Vietnam War, the original television networks and the leading liberal newspapers were near the peak of their formidable persuasive powers, able to dominate public opinion to an extent difficult to imagine today. In an age without cable news networks, popular conservative radio shows or the Internet, they were the only game in town. What these organizations chose to cover became news, and what they ignored did not. They used that power to instill Kerry's false portrait of American veterans as misfits, drug addicts and baby killers into the popular culture.
When John Kerry made his service in Vietnam the cornerstone of his presidential campaign in 2004, the wounds he had inflicted on millions of Vietnam veterans were re-opened. Many veterans decided they could no longer be silent while a man who had repeated the propaganda of America's enemies rose to the position of Commander-in-Chief.
Kerry and his advisors believed that their old media allies would suppress any challenge to their version of what Kerry had done during his time in Vietnam and in the antiwar movement. It didn't work out that way.
About the Author
Scott Swett created and managed the web sites SwiftVets.com and WinterSoldier.com during the 2004 campaign, working closely with Swift boat veterans, former POWs and other Vietnam veterans to help bring their experiences to the public.
Tim Ziegler is a former Marine Captain and tank platoon commander has worked on a variety of grassroots political campaigns and hosted several online radio shows.