"U.S. law forbids private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on matters such as peace treaties."
talking with them and negotiating are 2 completely different things. if he didn't offer concessions, make demands, or actually try to set up terms and conditions of a peace treaty he wasn't negotiating, he was discussing.
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"Senator Kerry had no role whatsoever in the Paris peace talks or negotiations. He did not engage in any negotiations and did not attend any session of the talks. Prior to his Senate testimony, he went to Paris on a private trip, where he had one brief meeting with Madame Binh and others. In an effort to find facts, he learned the status of the peace talks from their point of view and about any progress in resolving the conflict, particularly as it related to the fate of the POWs."
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so while on a private trip he has a meeting, he doesn't take part in any negotiations or even attend them as an observer.
he did get a chance to talk with some of the NV representatives. he asked them questions about the fate of our POW's and questions relating to their release if the negotiations (that again he took no part in) were successful.
OK, I can see your side of the issue now.-
an ex US serviceman who served in Vietnam (yes technically he was on inactive reserve. unless you end up getting called up for an emergency, thats out of the service, it has no pay or duties), has a chance to talk to representatives from NV. he has the meeting and asks how they think the talks are going and about the fate of fellow servicemen who are being held captive, asks of their welfare and questions regarding their release.
ya, what a traitorous, low-life scumbag.
