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Not so swift.(Letter to the editor)

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| August 18, 2008 | Post, Lawrence A. | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"The Week" (August 4) says without explanation that "the Swifties got a few things wrong." I would appreciate your telling me about these errors, because there is a large, as-yet-uncollected reward for disproving any of the Swift Boat Vets' claims.

Lawrence A. Post

Clayton, Calif.

THE EDITORS REPLY: Back in 2004, we looked carefully into each of the Swift Boat Veterans' charges. We found some allegations to be quite credible and damaging, like the vets' "Christmas in Cambodia" account and their questions about Kerry's first Purple Heart. On the other hand, our Byron York wrote that some of the vets' charges had "fallen ...

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