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| O'Neill Taped By Nixon |
| 2004-08-26 |
| Swift boat author tells Nixon he was in Cambodia, later clarifies statement The chief critic of John Kerry's military record told President Nixon in 1971 that he had been in Cambodia in a swift boat during the Vietnam War -- a claim at odds with his recent statements that he was not. "I was in Cambodia, sir. I worked along the border," said John E. O'Neill in a conversation that was taped by the former president's secret recording system. The tape is stored at the National Archives in College Park, Md. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, O'Neill did not dispute what he said to Nixon, but insisted he was never actually in Cambodia. "I think I made it very clear that I was on the border, which is exactly where I was for three months. I was about 100 yards from Cambodia," O'Neill said in clarifying the June 16, 1971, conversation with Nixon. OK. So O'Neill was in, near, besides, whatever of Cambodia. Even though I am queasy about "clarifications", O'Neill never said anything about lucky hats, Rescuing Dogs from BBQs, or delivery of CIA guys. And, it took ol' Nixons Watergate tapes to even find ANY statement by O'Neill about Cambodia. Now what? |
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