[xJones]

They will now begin to discredit and disparage the troops who heretofore have been considered heroes. They will talk about atrocities committed by the troops. They will talk about war crimes committed by the troops. You will begin to see and hear a steady parade of Iraqis and Afghanis who claim to have been murdered, abused, and mistreated by American troops.

That is the evil truth, and it is being done by our own media. Our troops in Iraq are being hurt by the jail humiliation stories, and they need to hear reassurance.

[Military family member]

I live in Eugene V. Debs' hometown (Terre Haute, Indiana) and have visited the museum that is in his former house, which is located on the campus of Indiana State University.

The Debs Society sites this speech and other Debs' works every year.

What I've found interesting is the number of Veterans of various wars, especially Vietnam Vets, who agree with what Debs said. I also noticed that when my wife attended basic training at Fort Jackson, that more than half of her basic training unit was African-American. Granted this may have been a statistic anomaly, but it does seem to support this.

[PGalt]

Good article. Thanks very much for the additional information and links.