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  • THE UNCOUNTED ENEMY: A VIETNAM DECEPTION (cBS & Gen Wm Westmoreland libel lawsuit)

    09/19/2004 6:19:29 PM PDT · by GailA · 21 replies · 3,143+ views
    Museum.TV/archives ^ | 1982? | Tom Mascaro
    U.S. Documentary http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/U/htmlU/uncountedene/uncountedene.htm The CBS Reports documentary The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception, which aired on 23 January 1982, engendered one of the most bitter controversies in television history. The 90-minute program spawned a three-year ordeal for CBS, including disclosures by TV Guide that the report violated CBS News Standards; an internal investigation by Burton (Bud) Benjamin; and an unprecedented $120 million libel suit by retired U.S. Army General William C. Westmoreland. Westmoreland sued producer George Crile III, correspondent Mike Wallace, and others for alleging that Westmoreland participated in a conspiracy to defraud the American public about progress in the...