No to War Crimes
From the Blog iabhopal Between December 18 and 29, 1972, the US carried out an intense bombing campaign over North Vietnam (it would later become known as the ‘Christmas Bombings’). At least 20,000 tonnes of explosives were dropped, mostly on the city of Hanoi. While bombing was halted on Christmas Day, on the days both before and after the celebration, the US Air Force (USAF) saw fit to fly 729 night-time sorties, bringing death and terror (just as designed) to the civilian population of North Vietnam. Communist officials at the time said the dead numbered about 1,600, but many believe the actual death toll was much higher. On the day after Christmas, December 26, 1972, Captain Michael Heck, airborne commander for a group of three B-52s, was informed that bombing raids over North Vietnam were to rpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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