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The slandering of a small number of swift-boat crew was incurred by the individuals themselves, because they chose to sell their integrity and their honesty to the highest bidder. in order to undermine John Kerry's character.


It is unfortunate that the term came to be used for "any defamatory campaign involving false stories", but that accident of history can also be laid at the feet of those who decided the truth was less important than the ends.


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