Comments on: McCain’s False Confessions under Torture Offered to Congress http://writechic.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/mccains-false-confessions-under-torture-offered-to-congress/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:40:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Autumn http://writechic.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/mccains-false-confessions-under-torture-offered-to-congress/#comment-3068 Autumn Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:29:46 +0000 http://writechic.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-3068 What are you talking about? McCain was tortured and broken precisely because the North Vietnamese WANTED false confessions from American POWs. They wanted them for their propaganda and psychological-warfare programs to demonize and demoralize the American war effort in Vietnam. Which clearly worked since the North Vietnamese DID succeed in turning U.S. and World opinion against the war. What are you talking about?
McCain was tortured and broken precisely because the North Vietnamese WANTED false confessions from American POWs.

They wanted them for their propaganda and psychological-warfare programs to demonize and demoralize the American war effort in Vietnam.

Which clearly worked since the North Vietnamese DID succeed in turning U.S. and World opinion against the war.

]]> By: Richard http://writechic.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/mccains-false-confessions-under-torture-offered-to-congress/#comment-2934 Richard Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:30:01 +0000 http://writechic.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-2934 Why would thaty be a false confession? he was bombing villages in North Vietnam Why would thaty be a false confession? he was bombing villages in North Vietnam

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