[This is a chapter from my book ‘The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set: the Birth of International Fascism and Anglo-American Foreign Policy.’ For further details on different formats and how to purchase click here.]
Synthia, this fills in some blanks for me as a veteran. I knew pretty soon that the war was a lie, and the motives were false. The Imperialist in the American government murdered Kennedy because of his stance. After his murder the country changed dramatically, and I could see and feel it, but did not know why or what exactly due to my own ignorance, and lack of education. You and Matt have educated me with more history than public school was allowed to do as public school is and was an indoctrination center. This kind of thinking, my country right or wrong, my brother drunk or sober has been implanted in our collective brains for so long that most people truly believe in the America good, everyone else bad lie. It was easy to get young guys like me to volunteer as cannon fodder for a war that had been going on for decades, and unknown to any of us. The war hero worship has now been put on steroids by the complex to the degree that they worship the military at every sporting event and advertise to young people what heroes they will be if they join the ever-decreasing number of volunteers needed to fill the ranks of the ignorant young people they con into joining, then throw away after they have been damaged by moral wounds that never heal. Thank you again as I will be forever grateful, Jack Williams.
68,000 US soldiers killed in the Vietnam adventure. In no way imaginable was the CIA or complicit US high command representative of US interests. The cowboys like Lansdale and Colby were high on their own sense of power and excitement. The US spook involvement was fueled by power and ego, in partnership with a desire for money by the organized crime partners.
Synthia, this fills in some blanks for me as a veteran. I knew pretty soon that the war was a lie, and the motives were false. The Imperialist in the American government murdered Kennedy because of his stance. After his murder the country changed dramatically, and I could see and feel it, but did not know why or what exactly due to my own ignorance, and lack of education. You and Matt have educated me with more history than public school was allowed to do as public school is and was an indoctrination center. This kind of thinking, my country right or wrong, my brother drunk or sober has been implanted in our collective brains for so long that most people truly believe in the America good, everyone else bad lie. It was easy to get young guys like me to volunteer as cannon fodder for a war that had been going on for decades, and unknown to any of us. The war hero worship has now been put on steroids by the complex to the degree that they worship the military at every sporting event and advertise to young people what heroes they will be if they join the ever-decreasing number of volunteers needed to fill the ranks of the ignorant young people they con into joining, then throw away after they have been damaged by moral wounds that never heal. Thank you again as I will be forever grateful, Jack Williams.
Beautifully said Jack!
68,000 US soldiers killed in the Vietnam adventure. In no way imaginable was the CIA or complicit US high command representative of US interests. The cowboys like Lansdale and Colby were high on their own sense of power and excitement. The US spook involvement was fueled by power and ego, in partnership with a desire for money by the organized crime partners.