McCain's Vietnam Captor Speaks: A Conversation With Tran Trong Duyet

In 1967, US presidential candidate John McCain's plane was shot down on a bombing mission over North Vietnam.

BBC reporter Andrew Harding tracked down the man who held him captive in a Hanoi jail for five years.

"McCain is my friend," said 75-year-old Tran Trong Duyet. "If I was American, I would vote for him."

Comments

[Triciann]

This is just bizzare beyond words. The BBC are doing some strange things regarding this election. Some very biased, pro McCain segments on BBC World News America where they cherry picked the facts regarding economic policies recently. But this is so irrelevant and this "jailer" is probably scared for his life!

[sink]

Where is the "McCain is my friend" quote in this video? I didn't hear it....

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

So, the Viet Cong have ENDORSED Grampy McSame, does that make him a COMMUNIST APPEASER, A PINKO, or a COM-SYMP?

I gotta brush up on my McCarthy-speak.

[allwrite]

Sound the alarm. The right wing psycho-chants need to get on this fast.

[Daisy1111]

HuffPost's Pick

I read about this Vietnamese man.

His captors kept M c C a i n's arms tied behind him and secured to his ankles all day -- this is what messed up his arms - this guard did the night shift and would loosen Mc's ties to give him relief overnight. But in the morning he would retie them so he wouldn't get shot for defyng orders.

Years later when M c C a i n went back to Viet Nam he said the only man he wanted to see was this guard who showed him compassion. They have been friends since.

[lthuedk 1]

Then, there's this story, told by an American Col.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuSDwwKLYr8

[ohiomark]

Why didn't they arrest him for war crimes for tourturing McCain when they interviewed him?

[ebethgay]

Hmm. Well there you go.

[WFV]

So, could this be considered a VC 'endorsement'? If the shoe were on the other foot, a stink would be made about this comment. Remember the Hamas 'endorsement'?

[pupbayer]

You actually believe the VC? Geez.

[zippywpinhead]

of course you're right- they're too smart to vote for a fool like McCain...

[pupbayer]

And you sound like the biggest fool of all.

[zippywpinhead]

well that explains all his flip flops on immigration, he's looking for the Vietcong vote...

[Gary47]

Well now if that ain't the mother of all endorsements!

[Cil]

Tran Trong Duyet,

"McCain....IS....my friend"

"If I was American I would vote for him"

Would SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A POW DOES TO BECOME THE FRIEND OF HIS CAPTOR?

[CalGoldenBear]

Reverse "Stockholm Syndrome"?

[obamajusrocks]

be a candidate for President of the USA ?

[going2ireland]

Well, by gawd. Tha makes it official. We should all vote for Mc.

[SantaFeStars]

15 minutes of fame for Tran Wrong Pooooh!

[tel8034]

Communists now ENDORSING McCain?

McCain should learn that when you spit in the wind it flies right back in your face.

Does McCain remember what he said about Hammas and Obama?

But Hammas UN-ENDORSED Obama and McCain is stuck with the VIETCONG.

NOW THAT'S POETIC JUSTICE !

[naschkatze]

Hmmm. It also brought to mind when Louis Farrakhan endorsed Obama, and although Obama didn't solicit it at all, the right tried to nail him. ('They will probably resurrect LF in the fall.) But if McCain's Communist North Vietnamese captor now endorses McCain, that's supposed to be a plus for him?

[AurigaRa]

WHERE'S THE REST OF THE STORY???

The full BBC article quotes this guy as saying they never tortured McCain.
Now who knows who is telling the truth but don't we deserve the whole story???

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/John_McCains_Viet_Cong_captor_speaks_0624.html

[PAposter]

I read the whole story from the BBC, and I agree, McCain's military record needs to be released.