Should Kerry have been court martialed for his antiwar activities after he returned from Vietnam?
Some say yes, some say no. Here are the facts, you decide. John Kerry said himself in his testimony in front of the senate in 1971 that he had met representatives of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong in May 1970 in Paris. The United States was at war with the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong at the time. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), a federal law states in article 104 pertaining to Aiding the Enemy: Any person who: 1- aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or 2- without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly; shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct. Was John Kerry still under the authority of the UCMJ when he met the Viet Cong representatives in Paris? Kerry tried to be coy about his service record in the second half of 19
