[Floratina]

I wonder how much Kerry's "baby killer" testimony contributed to the treatment that Vietnam vets were subjected to when they returned home. Has there been a thread on this subject? That is a good topic all on it's own.

[weegee]

Yes the subject has been brought up in a number of threads (some of which I read, some I missed, and some I skimmed).

The text of Kerry's speech has been printed (and from what I gather he has not been pressed to admit if he personally saw or participated in any of these attrocities).

Also Oliver North has been circulating a quote from the Vietnamese where they described the strength that they got from the antiwar movement.

Deliberately propagating lies (not to mention lying before Congress) is a big story and perhaps an act of treason. Axis Sally was convicted for it after WWII. It certainly provides aid and comfort to the enemy during wartime.

Hanoi Jane is the benchmark case though; if sitting on an enemy antiaircraft gun and posing for photos isn't treason, then nothing is.

[GraceCoolidge]

On Hannity & Colmes last night, a leader of Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry specifically cited Senator Kerry's "baby killer" testimony as a contributing factor toward the treatement Vietnam veterans received when they returned home. I do think, however, that the best part of his interview was when Alan Colmes reminded this gentleman that Senator Kerry was "a war hero" and the Vietnam veteran spokesman shot back, "So was Benedict Arnold."

[ought-six]

When I came back to The World the only people who had anything to do with me was my family and a few close friends; everyone else either ignored us, treated us like sh!t, or acted as if they were embarrassed that we ever existed. I know a lot of other vets who experienced the same "homecoming."

[RetiredArmy]

I was called a baby killer in the Atlanta airport in 1972. f'n John was probably the reason for it. I had never heard that term in earlier years. Only in the early 70s.