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In conjunction with Bowser's post.... March 20, 2012 6:29 pm Jody

I am not proficient at reading between the lines, but do you suspect Bales is being set up? Do you think Calley was set up/scapegoat at the My Lai Massacre?

I really don’t have a clue. I would appreciate any thoughts on this.

  • Calley was a scapegoat, was not set up. He ordered the shootings and participated. There is evidence he ... by bowser 2012-03-20 21:22:41
    • I know I'm probably missing something here, but could you elaborate on your point? First you say he was ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:14:51
      • I'll try. In Vietnam there were "free fire zones", areas where everyone was regarded as a hostile and it ... by bowser 2012-03-21 00:52:58
        • Ok, THAT, I understand. Thanks for clearing it up. If you ask me, this "Free fire" thing is illegal. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 17:14:59
          • Consider US troops moving into Germany in WWII. Artillery shot at everything, troops shot at anything, the entire country ... by bowser 2012-03-22 12:25:48
            • "Free fire zones" are fairly common. All of Germany and Japan were such, but that changes when the territory ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:45:46
              • I understand that before they declared a "free fire zone" they air-dropped leaflets over the area warning the villagers they ... by ER 2012-03-21 17:25:15
                • That was early on. The "strategic hamlet" idea was akin to moving Native Americans onto urban reservations. ... by bowser 2012-03-22 02:04:13
                  • By the way, more recently, Fallejuh in Iraq was similar. US forces dropped leaflets on a city of 350,000 ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:41:40
                    • Apparently this idea goes way back. My Cuban cousin Rudy, who also served in the US Army during the ... by ER 2012-03-22 05:36:51
          • Hmmm.... they did try to embellish Thompson's intervention after the fact (He reported the incident, and led the rescue of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 20:36:09

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