The very paper that exposed him is spending an inordinate amount of time making sure the public connects with Kerrey, his traumatic memories of the war, and his need for closure. The Kerrey saga is just idle sport for the New York Times, the daily ruse. Kerrey should not take any of it, personally. He is just a 'war-crimes' commodity. They will brush him off, make the story disappear and bring out Sharon for another trip to Sulzberger's laundry on 43rd street.
War crimes happen.
Lets move on. Bad things happen in war, army snipers kill hundreds of unarmed Palestinians and maim thousands of others. So, next time Sharon's crime is in play, they are all ready with the defense. Watch how Safire, Mona Charen and the other Israel Firsters rally to Kerrey's defense. Regardless of the spin at the Times, it would be slanderous to compare Kerrey to Sharon.