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Propaganda 101 - How The Pentagon Is Trying To Rewrite Vietnam War History
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-17/propaganda-101-%E2%80%93-how-pentagon-trying-rewrite-vietnam-war-history
Propaganda 101 How The Pentagon Is Trying To Rewrite Vietnam War History
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/17/2014
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
In case you werent aware, the Pentagon is set to roll out a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War. Personally, its hard to get excited about commemorating an event that led to the death of over 58,000 American soldiers and more than a million Vietnamese, particularly since much of it was the direct result of well documented lies and deception, such as the Gulf of Tomkin incident.
Whats worse, the Pentagon intends to rewrite history by whitewashing this period of civil unrest and government shame from American history. The propaganda is so blatant that it has resulted in many of the eras most well known protestors and activists to come together in order to stop it.
The New York Times reports that:
Propaganda 101 How The Pentagon Is Trying To Rewrite Vietnam War History
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/17/2014
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
In case you werent aware, the Pentagon is set to roll out a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War. Personally, its hard to get excited about commemorating an event that led to the death of over 58,000 American soldiers and more than a million Vietnamese, particularly since much of it was the direct result of well documented lies and deception, such as the Gulf of Tomkin incident.
Whats worse, the Pentagon intends to rewrite history by whitewashing this period of civil unrest and government shame from American history. The propaganda is so blatant that it has resulted in many of the eras most well known protestors and activists to come together in order to stop it.
The New York Times reports that:
<snip>
Now the Pentagon run by a Vietnam veteran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is planning a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War. The effort, which is expected to cost taxpayers nearly $15 million by the end of this fiscal year, is intended to honor veterans and, its website says, provide the American public with historically accurate materials suitable for use in schools.
But the extensive website, which has been up for months, largely describes a war of valor and honor that would be unrecognizable to many of the Americans who fought in and against it.
Leading Vietnam historians complain that it focuses on dozens of medal-winning soldiers while giving scant mention to mistakes by generals and the years of violent protests and anguished debate at home.
<snip>
The glossy view of history has now prompted more than 500 scholars, veterans and activists including the civil rights leader Julian Bond; Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers; Lawrence J. Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan; and Peter Yarrow of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary to join Mr. Hayden in demanding the ability to correct the Pentagons version of history and a place for the old antiwar activists in the anniversary events.
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The website is http://www.vietnamwar50th.com/
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Propaganda 101 - How The Pentagon Is Trying To Rewrite Vietnam War History (Original Post)
bananas
Oct 2014
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Feral Child
(2,086 posts)1. Too angry to speak. REC
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)2. Recommend.
Off topic...great ghost, bananas. boooo
easychoice
(1,043 posts)3. Great! They celebrate lying to kill a million innocent people.
What a pack of scumbags.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)4. And in twenty years even the youngest of us who lived it will be dead.
Makes me question history -- again!
We should be forced to read the Viet Nam version, smile. That would be lies also, but at least some balance.