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The picture Bruce posted is of alleged abuses at the hands of British troops. Needless to say this does not make me all too proud of our lads. .....What does make me proud though is that the pictures and the details of abuse were passed to the Mirror by squaddies serving alongside the abusers. Some of the soldiers felt strongly enough abou this to blow the whistle. Go lads.
Talking of the My Lai massacre.....Just as an aside, my ex's dad wrotea play about that called "Bodycount" which has been translated into serveral languages and performed in several countries ( including somewhere in the East but damned if I can recall where!)....was a wonderful play. He can write can Les.....Goes for the gritty little details that make it all come home and spins off into something beautiful and lyrical ....I wish I could finda copy of it but I believe its out of print now. Last time it was performed was over a decade ago at least. Its all told to the audience by the character of a woman who survived the massacre ( she was a child at the time).
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