Swift Boat Veterans For Truth; Story MIA in Times

I just sent this letter to the Seattle Times. The letter says it all.

Dear Seattle Times Editors:

I have not seen any stories in the Seattle Times about the organization Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and any of the statements they have been making about Kerry (except for a negative reference in one of today's Op/Ed pieces). Unless it is buried in some other story (I admit I don't read every word of every story), I have seen no mention of it in the A sections of the Times.

This is patently unfair and reflects the blatant liberal bias of the Seattle Times. The Times has done several stories on "Fahrenheit 9/11", a movie that has proven inaccuracies regarding the Bush administration. The Times has done stories on Move-On.org, also a 527 political action organization. The Times reported on Seymour Hersh's charges that Rumsfeld authorized abusive interrogation techniques (despite the fact that he relied exclusively on anonymous sources). As Kerry may very possibly be the next president, this story is certainly newsworthy.

If a group of individuals got together and made disparaging statements about Bush's guard service, the Seattle Times would be all over it. Oh wait, I forgot, that already happened.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Tanner