Well, the headline may be a bit of an exaggeration.
But this BBC-report brings some stunning allegations against the Republican (presumtive) nominee.
‘When John McCain was my captive’
Tran Trong Duyet – a sprightly retiree and amateur ballroom dancer – must rank as one of John McCain’s more unlikely supporters.
Four decades ago, during the Vietnam war, Mr Duyet was in charge of the notorious Hoa Lo prison – the place where Mr McCain says he was brutally beaten and tortured during five-and-a-half years as an American prisoner of war.
Well, this will be interesting – what does McCaoin’s old jailor have to say?
“McCain is my friend,” said 75-year-old Mr Duyet as he feeds the caged birds he now keeps in his garden in this coastal city.
“If I was American, I would vote for him.”
How about that, the old jailor is now a staunch McCain-supporter!
But his support comes with a caveat; and I guess his claim is not too surprising – who wants to admit to torturing someone else?
“I don’t know how he’d react if he met me again,” said Mr Duyet, flicking through old black and white photographs of himself and his American prisoners at Hoa Lo.
“But I can confirm to you that we never tortured him. We never tortured any prisoners.”
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So is Mr Duyet implying that that Senator McCain lied about his treatment at the Hanoi Hilton?
“He did not tell the truth,” he says.
“But I can somehow sympathise with him. He lies to American voters in order to get their support for his presidential election.”
BBC goes on to state that the story cannot be confirmed, so since it does not claim to be fact it does not quite reach the Swiftboat-level. But this will be interesting – the corporate media must pick up on this.
Get some popcorn and sit back!