The Swiftboat guys are under attack by the Left Boston Globe (owned by the NYT) and sent out this letter to all TV stations:. WARNING: This link to the actual affidavit is in that fucking PDF and makes me wonder if they want all that many peoople to read it.

The Kerry Campaign has continued its effort to prevent our voice from being heard. You were presented with an article from Kerry's hometown newspaper, The Boston Globe, written by Michael Kranish, Kerry's biographer, claiming that Captain Elliott had withdrawn his affidavit and disavowed the ad. This is totally false.

Enclosed is Captain Elliott's affidavit executed this morning after the false Globe story. Captain Elliott affirms his original affidavit; affirms his ad statement; and adds additional detail. In the ad, Captain Elliott says that Kerry was not honest about his service in Vietnam. This is indisputably true.

The use of a surprise false article to strike pending ads represents a new low in ambush journalism.

Go HERE for Bill Quick's POV which sums up my outrage that a paid writer for The Kerry campaign is also paid by the Globe to "report" on same. And go HERE for a pretty thorough discussion ( Link via Simon). However, the new affidavit backs off a teeny weenie bit from my too quick scanning preconception of what the ad says. The contention that Kerry shot a fleeing VC teenager in the back. Elliot never saw the incident and relies solely on the battlefield description which says Kerry and others were firing on an armed and fleeing VC. The Goddam thing is filed in PDF so it is impossible to copy and publish. Go HERE for Daily Pundit "outing" the Kerry remark that had he been Bush when reading to the kids he'd have immediately rose and told the kids "The President of the United States has something to do. In reality he sat on his ass in stunned silence for 45 minutes along with the rest of the Senators before they all fled the building.