to the records. The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times reported that the records largely duplicated what Kerry had released during the campaign. SBVT members also criticized Kerry for not releasing his own private journals and letters. However, SBVT members themselves refused to release documents. For example, a journal by another of the Swift boat commanders and the relevant Navy records of some of the SBVT members involved in specific allegations have not been released. The White House refused to release records detailing any Bush administration contacts with prominent individuals associated with SBVT. The denied Freedom of Information Act request was filed on August 24 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Discredited The claims of the group were discredited; Vietnam veterans who served alongside Kerry or under his command disputed the criticisms and supported Kerry's version of events and his presidential aspirations. "Swiftboating" Since the 2004 election, the term "swiftboating" (or "swift boating") has become a common expression for a campaign attacking opponents by questioning their credibility and patriotism in a dishonest manner. The term is most often used with the pejorative meaning of a smear campaign. See also John Kerry military service controversy Swift Boat challenge References Further reading O'Neill, John and Jerome Corsi, Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, Regnery Publishing, 2004. Swett, Scott and Tim Ziegler, To Set The Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry, New American Media Publishing, 2008. George N. Dionisopoulos (2009) Incident on the Bay Hap River and the Guns of August: The "Swift Boat Drama" and Counter-Narrative in the 2004 Election, Communication Quarterly, 57:4, 487–511. G. Mitchell Reyes. 2006. The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the Politics of Realism, and the Manipulation of Vietnam Remembrance in the 2004 Presidential Election. Rhetoric & Public Affairs 9:4, 571–600. External links Swift Boat Veterans for Truth at SourceWatch "John Kerry Military Records" Mass media-related controversies in the United States Political organizations based in the United States John Kerry controversies 2004 United States presidential election 527 organizations George W. Bush administration controversies 2004 establishments in the United States 2008 disestablishments in the United States Organizations disestablished in 2008