Media leaps to the rescue...but won't give interviews!

And no sooner than The Washington Post releases "Swift Boat Accounts Incomplete And Flawed", a day early, here comes William Rood, a Chicago Tribune editor and former Swift Boat Commander who claims that the Kerry critics are wrong.

"There were three Swift Boats on the river that day in Vietnam more than 35 years ago -- three officers and 15 crewmembers. Only two of those officers remain to talk about what happened on February 28, 1969. "One is John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate who won a SilverStar for what happened on that date. I am the other."

However, please also note that William Rood will not be available for further comment or interviews. An interesting tactic. Make controversial claims and then refuse to answer questions.

Doesn't this sudden outpouring of negative press for the Swifties seem coordinated to you? Sure does here.

UPDATE: The Country Store blog picks this one apart.