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March 22, 2003
Winter Soldier InvestigationSince most of the history of the 1960s has been radically revised by right wing ideologues, I thought it useful to point out the existence of a unique resource on soldiers in the U.S. peace movement. The antiwar organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War sponsored hearings held in January and February 1971. These were the Winter Soldier Investigations, in which Viet Nam combat veterans testified to witnessing and participating in war crimes and atrocities. The transcript of this testimony (which was read into the Congressional Record by Ron Dellums) is a sobering reminder that U.S. policy was not then, and is not now, respectful of the human rights of either its enemies or its own troops. The in-depth testimony was given by one hundred veterans, representing all branches of service, and a wide variety of different military service experiences. Posted by kalital at March 22, 2003 1:02 PM Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsPost a comment |
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