Tag Archives: My Lai

The Hero of My Lai

Posted on March 17, 2015 by toritto

W/O Hugh Thompson – 1968 This past week was the 47th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, which occurred on March 16, 1968. I had been discharged from the Army the previous November after doing four years . My brother, … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged 1968, Barry Goldwater, Colin Powell, Ed Brooke, Ernest Medina, history, Hugh Tompson, massacre, Mo Udall, My Lai, US Army, vietnam, waar crimes, William Calley, William Westmoreland | 12 Comments

Snitches

Posted on May 16, 2014 by toritto

What makes one become a “whistle blower”? When does one begin to resist? This morning I was out on the lanai nursing my second cup of joe, musing about such things; recalling Sergeant Schultz of Hogan’s Heroes. “I know nothing! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-nazis, Beyonce, chelsea manning, Christoph Probst, complacency, ed snowden, FISA, Gestapo, good Germans, Graf von Moltke, Hans Scholl, Hogan's Heroes, JZ, Kreisau circle, My Lai, NSA, Patriot Act, resistance, Sgt. Schultz, snitches, Society of the White Rose, Solange, sophie scholl, whistle blowers, Willi Graf | 9 Comments

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