Applescript - Removing/adding keywords

I'm trying to figure out how to add and remove hierarchical keywords from images using Applescript ... but I can't even figure out how to get the existing keywords. I started to play with this simple script (just to see what happens) and everything works ... except the last line. Does anyone have any examples on how to add/delete keywords?
tell application "Aperture"
set curSelection to selection
set curItem to item 1 of curSelection
set kwlist to keywords of curItem
set kw to item 1 of kwlist
get name of kw
end tell

We just started using Bridge and I am on OS 10.9.5 and using Creative Cloud and we are running into the same situation. I load the images into the Bridge and have no issue with Photoshop files, but the Illustrator .eps files get corrupt when I add in keywords to Bridge for them. Haven't been able to find a solution to fix this so currently I'm just not adding in keywords which makes it difficult for our designers to search for these files to use on their projects.

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Message was edited by: strathglass

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Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger to add links to User Manual.

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This was not the answer I wanted to hear. So I contacted Adobe directly- They are very quick- they responded within 24 hours via email of course and reiterated what you said- I guess I just needed "official" word from Adobe, before I went to plan B
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I will NEVER export to .m1v AGAIN
Thanks TMPEG
Thanks Jim and Thanks Adobe
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setup:
I haven’t yet had the time to update to CC2014, and am still using the previous CreativeCloud setup running OSX 10.8.5.

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