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gwheezie

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5. One day we'll all be dead

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 04:25 PM

Feb 2014

those of us who were alive during Vietnam, I have a nephew who is a recent war vet, I watchd some old Cronkite news reports with him about Vietnam, he hopes there is an accurate record of the 2 wars he was in someday but since we had embeds and bought and paid for media, it will be hard to find.

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The DOD rewrites history for millions of students on the Vietnam War. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 OP

An excellent read, K&R. Nothing really changes, and history is indeed written by the winners. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #1

Iraq .... that shiny light of freedom and liberation Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #4

The Vietnam War was one of many "False Flags" produced by war profiteers santamargarita Feb 2014 #2

We better get used to this rewriting of US history mikeysnot Feb 2014 #3

One day we'll all be dead gwheezie Feb 2014 #5

Great article. jsr Feb 2014 #6

We're getting like the USSR Doctor_J Feb 2014 #7

history's for commies who think that women are human too! MisterP Feb 2014 #8

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2014 #9