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11 August 2010 By Jeff Gates Inquiring minds want to know: How many Americans
has John McCain killed? In 1967, the radar system guiding North Vietnamese
anti-aircraft guns had a five-mile range. After McCain
told them the “package routes” of U.S. attack
aircraft, they positioned their truck-mounted guns
along the most likely flight paths. That intelligence made all the difference. Their
8-barrel cannons soon began shredding American
aircraft with 40mm. shells. Losses soared 60 percent.
The carnage forced cancellation of the U.S. bombing
campaign. Actress Jane Fonda returned home a villain after
she was photographed with those guns. Veterans still
call her Hanoi Jane. John McCain returned home a hero after enabling
those guns to kill more Americans and imprison more
U.S. pilots in a POW compound known as the Hanoi
Hilton. McCain is still called Senator. Many of those Americans died in captivity. The fate
of others remains unknown due, in large part, to
McCain-the-Senator wielding his influence to block
recovery efforts. Should John McCain have been indicted for treason
on his return to the U.S.? Those who knew him best
respond with an emphatic “Yes!” Colonel Ted Guy, McCain’s commanding officer,
thought so. He’s now conveniently dead. Likewise for
other McCain critics with personal knowledge of his
heroics.
Privileged and Protected Before treason charges could be brought against the
high-profile son of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr.,
commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, President
Richard Nixon gave a blanket pardon to POWs who
committed offenses while imprisoned. That was welcome news for McCain and a source of
outrage for those who did not
collaborate with the enemy. For the admiral’s son and
others who collaborated, well…Vietnam was a
politically unpopular war, so fuggedaboutit. Absent that politically expedient pardon, McCain
would not be in the Senate. He would be in prison and
more Americans would have made it home to their
families. The influence of Admiral McCain on Nixon’s decision
remains shrouded in mystery. John McCain is neither truthful nor trustworthy.
Those familiar with the facts know his reliably
pliable personality. The weakness of his character is
written in his face. Though branded a maverick in the tradition of Barry
Goldwater (né Goldwasser), he’s never been a maverick
when it comes to his loyal support for Zionism. Just
ask Joe Lieberman. McCain will be age 80 by the time he completes
another term in office. That could include another six
years as a senior member of the Armed Services
Committee. Senior military leaders are apoplectic about
enduring Six More Years of this Israeli asset. They
know—with certainty—how badly he and Lieberman
undermined our national security. The Pentagon knows those who took this nation to
war on false pretenses. The “John and Joe Show”
marketed phony intelligence fixed around a
predetermined Israeli agenda. Notorious for his chutzpah, infamous for his temper
and least liked by those who know him best,
McCain-the-Senator is a political storyline that must
be brought to a speedy end.
The Hero Mythology Regardless of topic, the candidate wraps himself in
the flag. Branded early on as a Vietnam-era icon, he
routinely avoids questions by reaching back into his
highly polished past. A classic McCain avoidance technique was featured
on a popular late-night television show, the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno: LENO: “For a million dollars, how many houses do
you have?” SENATOR McCAIN: “Could I just mention to you, Jay,
that, at a moment of seriousness. I spent
five-and-a-half years in a prison cell. I didn’t have
a house. I didn’t have a kitchen table. I didn’t have
a table. I didn’t have a chair. And I didn’t spend
those five-and-a-half years because, not because I
wanted to get a house when I got out.” Escape artist Harry Houdini could learn from McCain
how to escape awkward questions. Adding irony to
insult, he labeled his campaign bus The Straight Talk
Express. The answer: seven houses. Ask him about his cheerleading for Iraqi WMD
alongside Zionist Joe and you’ll see him in full-on
weasel mode. Lieberman serves as McCain’s handler and
teleprompter. With Israel-First Joe at his side, John
can just read his cue cards. Now is the time to indict both men for treason.
McCain escaped that charge the first time around. Should he not resign, Americans could be forced to
endure the prosecution of a senior member of the Armed
Services Committee. Lieberman chairs the Committee on
Homeland Security. In a system of governance dependent on informed
consent to protect our freedom, the John and Joe Show
devastated our national security by inducing us to
fight a war for Israeli goals. If that’s not treason, what is? If these men are
not traitors, who is? How many more Americans should
John McCain be allowed to kill? |