There have been several threads posted here (some by me) which have mentioned John Kerry's testimony before the Fulbright Committee of the US Senate in 1971. In his remarks, Kerry cited the "Winter Soldier Investigation" where over 125 self-proclaimed Vietnam veterans testified at a Detroit Howard Johnson's about wholesale rape, torture, and murder they claimed U.S. soldiers committed in Vietnam. Many have since contended that these atrocity stories were largely fabricated. Several researchers have suggested that they were inspired by Mark Lane, who was involved with Jane Fonda who helped sponsor the "Winter Soldier Investigation." Many of the comments they...