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Operation Enduring Injustice

Editor wrote 20 hours ago: The US gulag at Guantanamo Bay Cuba is now waiting for a large portion of its illegally-detained pri … more →

Tags: 1, Afghanistan, obama, Prison, injustice, international law, Guantanamo, Drones, Law

Does the Buddha Smile in Hell?

Mark Chmiel wrote 3 weeks ago: Does the Buddha smile in hell? Many devoted practitioners would probably say “Yes, of course, he is … more →

Tags: No Time for Poetry but Exactly What Is, Vietnam, tiger-cages, Christmas bombing

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - April 1st

Sam wrote 1 month ago: APRIL 1st, 1970:   The U.S. Army charges Captain Ernest Medina for his role in the My Lai massacre. … more →

Tags: History 2, Ernest Medina, vietnam war, William Calley, War crimes

SAME DAY, SAME YEAR

WilliamsProjects wrote 1 month ago: March 29th in history: The juries in two famous murder trials reached verdicts on March 29th, 1971. … more →

Tags: Today in History, Trivia, March, Surgeon General, Cigarettes, Lt. William Calley, charles manson, John Major, Eric Idle

Two wrenching views of the U.S. military at war, Part 1: Vietnam2 comments

Mal Warwick wrote 2 months ago: A review of Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam, by Nick Turse @@@@@ (5 out o … more →

Tags: nonfiction, Atrocities, Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Current Events, History, Jake Tapper, national security, poverty

The Real American Hero You Don't Know About1 comment

Editor wrote 2 months ago: One of the most powerful segments of radio you will ever hear in your life: MP3 – The Man Who … more →

Tags: 1, murder, Vietnam, civilians, Massacre, heroism, united states, Army, war crime

Some Sunday Reading

gerrycanavan wrote 3 months ago: * A warning to college profs from a high school teacher. * The Secret to Fixing Bad Schools. * Pulp … more →

Tags: Look at what I found on the Internet, america, Charts, Citizenship, Drones, exisentialism, Guns, gunsc, neoliberalism

“Rusty Calley is a Scapegoat”: Culpability in the My Lai Massacre

La última ola wrote 3 months ago: Photo from Life Magazine, Dec 1, 1969, by Ronald L. Haeberle. On the morning of March 16, 1968, memb … more →

Tags: War is Dumb, attrition, militarism, Rusty Calley, Scapegoat, vietnam war, War crimes

Some 'My Lai' every day in Vietnam--So went the War Game according to Nick Turse in "Kill Anything That Moves, The Real American War in Vietnam"

47whitebuffalo wrote 3 months ago:  Recently I shared with some friendlies that I was reading Nick Turse’s Kill Anything That Mov … more →

Tags: History, Journalism, writing, Politics, Culture, Life, Publishing, Random, ethics

How Did the Gates of Hell Open in Vietnam?

rogerhollander wrote 4 months ago: Roger’s note: the United States military policy of massacres and torture did not begin with Ge … more →

Tags: War, Vietnam, History, Imperialism, roger hollander, History, vietnam war, Vietnam, LBJ

* Ngoại trưởng tương lai Hoa Kỳ John Kerry đã đâm sau lưng VNCH và Đồng Minh ra sao ?

hungvietbrisbane wrote 4 months ago: NGOẠI TRƯỞNG TƯƠNG LAI HOA KỲ JOHN KERRY ĐÃ ĐÂM SAU LƯNG VNCH VÀ ĐỒNG MINH RA SAO ? NHẬP. Trung tuần … more →

Tags: Chính Trị, chính trị việt nam, Barack Obama, John McCain, John Kerry, George W. Bush, VVAW, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Al Hubbard

Thrills, spills and chills1 comment

Cordallius wrote 7 months ago: “Whether he knew of this deficiency himself I can’t say. I think the knowledge came to h … more →

Tags: Travel, Ho Chi Minh, Saigon, Vietnam, sight loss, Very exciting things, arsehole, Simon Speakman Cordall, Ho Chi Minh City

War Wounds, (Saigon Times)

Simon Speakman Cordall wrote 8 months ago: War Wounds Monday,  September 24,2012,19:54 (GMT+7) By Simon Speakman Cordall in HCMC Pham Thinh Con … more →

Tags: News, News Archives, Calley, Massacre, saigon times, son my, Vietnam

The Blue Bomb and the Fire Bombs19 comments

gordoncstewart wrote 8 months ago: The ’40 Ford convertible Ron and Mr. Cool in the Blue Bomb Was a bomb,“The BLUE bomb,” We called it. … more →

Tags: Life, memoir, Story 2, america, Meaning, Vietnam, blue bomb, love of country, 40 Ford

The Son My memorial

wilburygang wrote 9 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. We said goodbye to our Aussie friends, with plans to try to meet … more →

Tags: Vietnam, son my, QUÃNG NGÃI, American War, My Khe

No, He's Not A Hero Either2 comments

Joel Poindexter wrote 9 months ago: In response to my piece on LRC the other day, a reader sent me a story about someone he considers a … more →

Tags: War, War crimes, ed freeman, Hugh Thompson, Mendel Rivers, court martial, heroism, Ia Drang

Ignoring Raffi Gave us Reagan's Cheese

lens1 wrote 12 months ago: Most everything here at the Lens is about the forgotten wars.  No matter the war – be they on … more →

Tags: News, Politics, Anti-War, Environment, Journalism, The Homeland, Economy, media, Apathy

UPDATE: Notebook, 17 May 2012: Covered in Glory2 comments

papicek wrote 1 year ago: Sorry, Diane Dimond, but regarding Sgt. Robert Bales and the armed forces of the United States, your … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, foreign_policy, iraq, media, notebook, diane dimond, Frank Wuterich, Haditha, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Josh Azzarella's Technique to Alter History2 comments

josephneault wrote 1 year ago: The constant rerunning of 9/11 images is what got Josh interested in this type of video work.  He sa … more →

Tags: Josh Azzarella, Art, abu ghraib, Lee Harvey Oswald, Digital Art, Photo


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