Inquiry Ended Without Justice. Michael D. Sallah and Mitch Weiss.
by Sallah, Michael D; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 305Human Relations. Publisher: Toledo Blade, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Atrocities | Governmental investigations | Human rights | War crimesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Though the Army substantiated 20 war crimes by 18 Tiger Force soldiers committed in 1967--with numerous eyewitnesses--no charges were filed. An investigation that should have brought justice to the longest series of atrocities by a U.S. fighting unit in Vietnam reached the Pentagon and White House but never a court of law--or the American public. Instead, the case was hidden in the Army's archives, and key suspects were allowed to continue their military careers. By the time the investigation was over, a justice system that promised to prosecute war criminals ended up protecting them." (TOLEDO BLADE) This article details the investigation by Toledo Blade reporters that uncovered atrocities committed by U.S. forces in Vietnam that were never brought to court.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Inquiry Ended Without Justice, Oct. 22, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Though the Army substantiated 20 war crimes by 18 Tiger Force soldiers committed in 1967--with numerous eyewitnesses--no charges were filed. An investigation that should have brought justice to the longest series of atrocities by a U.S. fighting unit in Vietnam reached the Pentagon and White House but never a court of law--or the American public. Instead, the case was hidden in the Army's archives, and key suspects were allowed to continue their military careers. By the time the investigation was over, a justice system that promised to prosecute war criminals ended up protecting them." (TOLEDO BLADE) This article details the investigation by Toledo Blade reporters that uncovered atrocities committed by U.S. forces in Vietnam that were never brought to court.
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