Joe Wilson endorses John Kerry [View All]

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"CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence to exaggerate the threat from Iraq, endorsed Democrat John Kerry for president on Thursday.

In a conference call with New Hampshire reporters, Wilson said he and Kerry, the Massachusetts senator, have shared the experience of challenging their government - Wilson when he questioned the ``rush to war'' with Iraq, Kerry when he challenged America's role in Vietnam.

Speaking from Washington, Wilson said Kerry's actions, coming when he was but 23-year-old Vietnam War veteran, makes him stand out in the Democratic presidential field.

``John Kerry did the same thing after he came out of Vietnam, I did it at the age of 53 ... with a long and distinguished career behind me,'' Wilson said. ``John Kerry did it at the very beginning of his career.

``I know how these sorts of things test one's mettle,'' he said. ``To have stood up and said what he did, at the time that he did, in my judgment, sets him apart from the other candidates.'' "

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