Here is the best site IMO for reading a balanced, more factual report. It is The Congressional Record, a record submitted Tuesday, October 29, 1991 by Hon. Bill McCollum in the House of Representatives.

In this Cong. Record report a reference is made to “400 pages of fact, analysis and theory” compiled by Jerry Mooney. What became of it??

The House voted with no dissents to release all intelligence info on the POWs/MIAs. Sen. John McCain fought against holding the Senate hearing, insisting he would agree to it only if he was Chairman.

In 1992 a Senate Select Committee on the POW/MIA matter was formed. Sen. John Kerry was Chairman. Sen McCain was a member of the committee. Not surprisingly, the NSA file had been “lost”. (hmmmmm)

Here is the link to that Congressional Record:

http://fas.org/irp/congress/19…..30-pow.htm

I’ll try to find the full video of the Senate hearing, so far have only seen clips of McCain’s abusive exchanges with the witnesses.

Caution is recomended in this matter.

But

“To confront the threat that Iran might seek to cut off nearly a fifth of world energy supplies … or that terrorists might strike again at the Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia … or that Venezuela might shut off its oil deliveries”

May I suggest that you Google: 1992 Senate Select Committee POW/MIA

During this hearing McCain is ugly, loses his temper, uses the F word in talking to Dolores Almond, testifying for POWs/MIAs. McCain finally stomps out of the hearing. The Vets Against John McCain state that the reason he is so adamant about closing any investigation about the POWs and the records in Hanoi and Moscow is that he must hide his own records at all costs.

Consider this: IF Putin does have Songbird’s interrogation records, think what that could mean if McCain becomes president, particularly if the brainwashing involved resulted in a “Manchurian Candidate”.

John McCain WAS treated for PTSD after returning home.

I’ll see what more I can find on exactly how Bush swiftboated McCain in the 2000 and/or 2004 primaries.

Thank you, wavpeac, for taking up this issue. It is vitally important for the future of America and perhaps the entire world. We must not let JM become president.

Journalists should check and confirm the accuracy of statements that are made to them.

MSM now is lazy (the fact that so and so made a statement is the fact they report, not the underlying accuracy) and cowed by the right, I agree, and does not fulfil a journalistic basic on a regular basis.

My point is that the Dems–in their own self-interest–should be challenging the Reps and challenging the reporting, so that the pressure on the MSM is not just one sided from the right.

And my other point is that the Dems are the Chicago Cubs of politics–they field a good team and then fuck up instead of finishing. Maybe 2008 is the year for both.

That along with his temper could start to paint him along the theme of “emotional” and “impulsive” (both PTSD symptoms by the way). Add substance abuse, affairs, spending, you start to paint a picture of instability.

We need to go with that line. We can do O’s dirty work. He can say “we didn’t have anything to do with it…we just need to dig up the story and get it out there. Songbird mcsame…

You were never a journalistic “investigator” to statements presented as facts?

Editorializing is the common practice now. I do not care about the journalist’s opinion or his editors. It would be refreshing to read something sans editorializing.