John McCain Is No "Hero POW"

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John McCain Is No "Hero POW"
He was a survivor

By Ted Sampley
U.S. Veteran Dispatch
November 1999
(updated 2008)

John McCain seriously violated the Military Code of Conduct by trading "military information" and making numerous public statements that appeared favorable to the communist war effort in exchange for "special treatment."

The Code: Consisting of six articles in simple language, the United States Military Code of Conduct orders American military personnel to resist capture at all cost and if captured; to attempt to escape, to give the enemy no information other than name, rank, serial number and date of birth, to take charge if senior, to obey orders of the seniors, to accept no favors from the enemy and to make no written or oral statements disloyal to the United States.

In the original writing, the Code was declared the definitive code specifying the responsibilities of American military personnel while in combat or captivity.

The Code holds U.S. prisoners of war responsible to protect--at whatever cost--the cause for which the United States stands by continuing to carry on some form of resistance with the enemy. The establishment of the Code of Conduct was the result of what was considered in 1955 an embarrassing high number of U.S. servicemen held prisoner during the Korean War who apparently did little to resist collaborating with the enemy.

MORE- http://www.usvetdsp.com/mcianhro.htm

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McCain Fortune Traced To Organized Crime

Mob figures later implicated in Arizona savings and loan scandal

By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2008 WorldNetDaily | 3-11-8

John McCain's personal fortune traces back to organized crime in Arizona, through his father-in-law, according to a report published by a multi-news agency team called Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc.

IRE reporters Amy Silverman and John Doherty, writing in the Phoenix New Times, note that the father of McCain's wife, James Hensley, was convicted by a federal jury in U.S. District Court of Arizona in March 1948 on seven counts of filing false liquor records. Hensley also was charged with conspiracy to hide from federal authorities the names of persons involved in a liquor industry racket with two companies he managed, United Sales Company in Phoenix and United Distributors in Tucson.

MORE- http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.p...w&pageId=57354

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McCain Advisers Lobbied for Airbus

Top current advisers to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last
year lobbied for a European plane maker that beat Boeing to a $35 billion
Air Force tanker contract, taking sides in a bidding fight that McCain has
tried to referee for more than five years.

"The aesthetics are not good, especially since he is an advocate of reform
and transparency," said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the aerospace
consulting firm Teal Group. "Boeing advocates are going to use this as ammunition."

McCain, a longtime critic of influence peddling and special interest politics,
has come under increased scrutiny as a presidential candidate, particularly
because he has surrounded himself with advisers who are veteran Washington
lobbyists. He has defended his inner circle and has emphatically denied reports
last month in The New York Times and The Washington Post that suggested he
helped the client of a lobbyist friend nine years ago.

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McCain Has Lost It - Reportedly Babbles To No One

From Topsax | RENSE | 3-12-8

A few months back, I noticed that McCain was displaying involuntary motor activity where his left hand was uncontrollably shaking while giving a speech behind a podium. Usually, as it was explained to me, this is indicative of a breakdown taking place within the person's central nervous system, that is exhibiting the aforementioned symptoms.

Then I read the enclosed and my cause for concern appears to have been further validated.

TBR News February 25, 2008
http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a2818.htm#001

Green Zone Follies

BAGHDAD -- "There is nothing new here to report. The troops are clearing out one nest of patriots only to have them move down the road. The DoD is fudging on the death tolls and they never mention the lunatics, the drug use or the semi-mutinous grunts, the constant attacks on the Green Zone with mortars and rockets and so on, and on. I am considered useful so I get to stay here. At least I get good food and relative safety unlike the foot troops. Now, the nutty Cheney wants to hive off more troops to invade Pakistan to help out their vanishing dictator. Never happen, Dick.

And here is just a personal vignette of an experience I and my psychologist buddy had with the Republican probable nominee, Senator McCain.

He came here, as you might know, to "inspect the situation." Jesus, what a farce! There he was, walking around a marketplace with more armed guards than Bush has, and wearing a huge bullet-proof vest. Anyway, after he "inspected" the market, he came to the Green Zone for some rigged conference with the lying generals. My buddy and I were going to visit another friend when we saw guards, etc, in front of a rec room door.

Curious, we went into another unguarded room, opened several doors and guess what? There was the Senator all by himself, sitting on a folding chair by a card table. We were a little awed so I said 'Hello, Senator. Sorry to bother you." He looked at us like we were cows and kept blinking. Finally, he smiled and said, 'Hey, there, soldiers! How is it going? Is it going good?" and my friend the shrink said, "Why yes, Senator. Everything is great!" And McCain smiled at nothing and looked around the room.

"WellI'm glad to hear it. You are the General?" And I said, a little sarcastically, "Why no, Senator, not quite yet." And he looked at me like I was a sheep or something, smiling a silly smile. "

Oh" he said to the table, "Let's hope it gets a little cooler here. Have you been here long?" My friend said, "Too long Senator." "Why that's good, General," the Senator replied to the ceiling. Then his lips moved but he said nothing. He looked up and smiled. (My wife's grandfather did just that.) And the Senator may have been sitting right near us but believe me, he was somewhere else. Then he began a conversation with someone who wasn't there and my friend took my arm and said, "I think we should get the hell out of here," and we started to go back the way we came when some civilian came in.

"It's time to go to the meeting, John," but McCain just smiled and kept on talking to the table. The civilian said, "All right, gentlemen, time to go. The Senator is very tired and has jet lag." And when we left, the Senator was talking complete nonsense. Later, one of the staff personnel told both of us that the Senator had "a little accident" and he had to change his pants.

Jesus H. Christ! This nut is going to be a President? My friend, who is a pro, said he was very obviously suffering from pre-Alzheimer's and believe me, although I am not trained, this one was a pure space case. They must know this. I guess they give him a shot of something before he gets out in public but if you saw him with a vacant stare, talking to himself, you would not have to be a professional shrink to know that putting this pathetic man into the Oval Office would be a worse mistake than putting Bush in.

At least as far as we know, Bush doesn't talk to the walls and wet himself."

Also see the following link below:
http://judicial-inc.biz/82jjohn_mcca...s_forresta.htm

[aslan]

Any corroboration of the Alzheimer's story? I know one GI, Jon Soltz, who would say practically anything to discredit the Republicans. Whether he would lie, I hope not, but he would have no problem exaggerating.

[zengrifter]

Originally Posted by aslan

Any corroboration of the Alzheimer's story? I know one GI, Jon Soltz, who would say practically anything to discredit the Republicans. Whether he would lie, I hope not, but he would have no problem exaggerating.

Here's one of his 'exaggerations -

"A Million Years in Iraq" -
President McCain's Dangerous Recruiting Poster for Insurgents

Jon Soltz | Posted January 4, 2008

I can't believe it. John McCain admitted that under his administration, the US could be in Iraq for 100 years.

Now, yes, he was talking about a smaller scale strategic presence in Iraq, a la Germany. I get that. And while that's something to be considered, if Iraq ever got to the point where it was stable (a prospect that looks unlikely anytime soon), you simply do not say that. You don't muse out loud about it. Not now. Not with Iraq being the powder keg that it is. Not with insurgent elements laying low and trying to rebuild their ranks.

Maybe you could chalk it up to him being tired, which wouldn't make it better, but would at least give an explanation. But, later on, when asked about it by David Corn of Mother Jones, McCain said he could see us being there "a thousand years or a million years." Rather than realize that what he said was incredibly stupid in terms of helping the troops, he showed absolutely no understanding of the ramifications of his words, and upped the ante!

Thank God it was just Senator McCain who said that. If it had been President McCain, those words - the U.S. wants to be in Iraq for "100 years, 1000 years, or 1,000,000 years" - would be manna from heaven for the insurgent cause. If it had been President McCain, there is no way that a statement like that would help the troops over there. It would just make an already dangerous presence there even more dangerous.

This, of course, isn't the first time that McCain has made comments that, if he was President, would have slapped a target on the backs of our troops. Some months ago, he thought it would be funny to sing "Bomb Iran". Can we really afford a President that jokes about bombing one of the largest Muslim countries in the world? Not any more than we can afford a President who tells Iraqis that we're going to be there for million years.

John McCain is a true war hero, and we all respect his service. I don't doubt for a second that he cares for our troops. But, every time he opens his mouth, I'm less and less convinced that he realizes how dangerous his off the cuff words would imperil our men and women in harm's way, and our national security, if he said them as President.

xxx

[aslan]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

Here's one of his 'exaggerations -

"A Million Years in Iraq" -
President McCain's Dangerous Recruiting Poster for Insurgents

Jon Soltz | Posted January 4, 2008

I can't believe it. John McCain admitted that under his administration, the US could be in Iraq for 100 years.

Now, yes, he was talking about a smaller scale strategic presence in Iraq, a la Germany. I get that. And while that's something to be considered, if Iraq ever got to the point where it was stable (a prospect that looks unlikely anytime soon), you simply do not say that. You don't muse out loud about it. Not now. Not with Iraq being the powder keg that it is. Not with insurgent elements laying low and trying to rebuild their ranks.

Maybe you could chalk it up to him being tired, which wouldn't make it better, but would at least give an explanation. But, later on, when asked about it by David Corn of Mother Jones, McCain said he could see us being there "a thousand years or a million years." Rather than realize that what he said was incredibly stupid in terms of helping the troops, he showed absolutely no understanding of the ramifications of his words, and upped the ante!

Thank God it was just Senator McCain who said that. If it had been President McCain, those words - the U.S. wants to be in Iraq for "100 years, 1000 years, or 1,000,000 years" - would be manna from heaven for the insurgent cause. If it had been President McCain, there is no way that a statement like that would help the troops over there. It would just make an already dangerous presence there even more dangerous.

This, of course, isn't the first time that McCain has made comments that, if he was President, would have slapped a target on the backs of our troops. Some months ago, he thought it would be funny to sing "Bomb Iran". Can we really afford a President that jokes about bombing one of the largest Muslim countries in the world? Not any more than we can afford a President who tells Iraqis that we're going to be there for million years.

John McCain is a true war hero, and we all respect his service. I don't doubt for a second that he cares for our troops. But, every time he opens his mouth, I'm less and less convinced that he realizes how dangerous his off the cuff words would imperil our men and women in harm's way, and our national security, if he said them as President.

xxx

I've known Jon's father for years. Like his father he has an unbridled mouth and a belief that he is always right no matter the facts. His father is very bright, but unfortunately not always right. And his big mouth and intolerance of others' points of view make him largely disliked in a professional sense. Like father, like son.

If you wanted to interpret McCain's words in a more positive way you might say that all he was saying was that we will be there as long as that government, our ally, wants us to be there, to ensure their continued freedom and security. A million years is obviously a figure of speech. It underlines the value of friendship and freedom.

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Originally Posted by aslan

I've known Jon's father for years. Like his father he has an unbridled mouth and a belief that he is always right no matter the facts.

He's certainly NOT right about McCain being a "true war hero." zg

[zengrifter]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

McCain Has Lost It - Reportedly Babbles To No One

From Topsax | RENSE | 3-12-8

...here is just a personal vignette of an experience I and my psychologist buddy had with the Republican probable nominee, Senator McCain.

[McCain] came [to Iraq}, as you might know, to "inspect the situation." Jesus, what a farce! There he was, walking around a marketplace with more armed guards than Bush has, and wearing a huge bullet-proof vest. Anyway, after he "inspected" the market, he came to the Green Zone for some rigged conference with the lying generals. My buddy and I were going to visit another friend when we saw guards, etc, in front of a rec room door.

Curious, we went into another unguarded room, opened several doors and guess what? There was the Senator all by himself, sitting on a folding chair by a card table. We were a little awed so I said 'Hello, Senator. Sorry to bother you." He looked at us like we were cows and kept blinking. Finally, he smiled and said, 'Hey, there, soldiers! How is it going? Is it going good?" and my friend the shrink said, "Why yes, Senator. Everything is great!" And McCain smiled at nothing and looked around the room.

"WellI'm glad to hear it. You are the General?" And I said, a little sarcastically, "Why no, Senator, not quite yet." And he looked at me like I was a sheep or something, smiling a silly smile. "

Oh" he said to the table, "Let's hope it gets a little cooler here. Have you been here long?" My friend said, "Too long Senator." "Why that's good, General," the Senator replied to the ceiling. Then his lips moved but he said nothing. He looked up and smiled. (My wife's grandfather did just that.) And the Senator may have been sitting right near us but believe me, he was somewhere else. Then he began a conversation with someone who wasn't there and my friend took my arm and said, "I think we should get the hell out of here," and we started to go back the way we came when some civilian came in.

"It's time to go to the meeting, John," but McCain just smiled and kept on talking to the table. The civilian said, "All right, gentlemen, time to go. The Senator is very tired and has jet lag." And when we left, the Senator was talking complete nonsense. Later, one of the staff personnel told both of us that the Senator had "a little accident" and he had to change his pants.

Jesus H. Christ! This nut is going to be a President? My friend, who is a pro, said he was very obviously suffering from pre-Alzheimer's and believe me, although I am not trained, this one was a pure space case. They must know this. I guess they give him a shot of something before he gets out in public but if you saw him with a vacant stare, talking to himself, you would not have to be a professional shrink to know that putting this pathetic man into the Oval Office would be a worse mistake than putting Bush in.

At least as far as we know, Bush doesn't talk to the walls and wet himself."

Also see the following link below:
http://judicial-inc.biz/82jjohn_mcca...s_forresta.htm

"There you go again." zen-reagan

McCain Makes Unexpected Visit to Iraq

Posted: Sunday 03/16/08 10:43 PM EDT

Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee-to-be, arrives in Baghdad for a visit with Iraqi and American diplomatic and military officials. The visit is part of a weeklong trip that will take McCain to Israel, Britain and France.

Also See: US Nears 4,000 Dead in Iraq

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McCain...Manchurian Candidate à la Rothschild

From Elmer Lane
RENSE | 3-17-8

Under the headline "Lord Rothschild Backs John McCain"

The Washington Post(March 15, 2008) informs us that "Sen. John McCain plans at least one campaign event on his week-long congressional trip to Europe and the Middle East: a March 20 fundraiser in London. An invitation sent out by the campaign says the luncheon will be held at Spencer House, St. James's Place, 'by kind permission of Lord Rothschild OM GBE and the Hon Nathaniel Rothschild.' Tickets to the invitation-only event cost $1,000 to $2,300. Attire is listed as "lounge suits.
How innocent is that?

"The time to buy is when blood is running in the streets." This remark was made by an earlier Nathan Rothschild, the one who reduced the Bank of Englands gold reserves by 100,000 pounds by cahsing hundreds of small notes, almost sinking that institution because the bank would not cash his one of his larger notes. You will note that as blood has been running in Wall Street Goldman Sachs has been investing billions in its hedge funds, paying off %16 percent in just one month, "contrarian-like-a-fox" profitably buying up selected assets as share prices tumble. But the Rothschilds are also playing this game with their hedge funds. Are they placing bets which McCain will turn into sure things? Consider what is behind that question:

"Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (b. 1971), British investor, co-chairman of Atticus Capital. More than 200 years after Mayer Amschel Rothschild founded the family dynasty that offered discreet counsel and investment wisdom to kings, queens, emperors and industrial titans, his 35-year-old direct descendant, Nathaniel, has emerged as a kingmaker in his own right and an investor who some say may become the richest Rothschild of them all. In five short years, the man in line to be the fifth Baron.

MORE- http://rense.com/general81/mcroth.htm