On War - Heart of Darkness - 29 Dec 08 - Part 1

The My Lai massacre in Vietnam has long been considered the worst killing of civilians by US soldiers and has been the subject of much soul searching over the years. Members of the platoon responsible are now in their sixties and some who have not spoken publicly have felt the need to clear their consciences. Al Jazeera goes to the hamlet, speaks to the survivors and explores how the region has and has not changed.

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[CrAzYMaN12121]

War and horrific situations can make good men into savage beasts. Inosence and truth are usually the first victims of war.. Men cant stand the horror that surrounds them so they become that horror.... its no surprise... Human histroy has already proven this , there is no need for a documentry about somthing so sinister..... u have to be stupid not to understand the dark nature of humans...

[tommy9911]

Please, you Brits unapologetically committed thousands of My Lais across the world in your colonial days. Get over yourself.

[dazrightson]

@JMcLovn thats because media portarys "western armys" as "the good guys" while talibans are portrayed as "evil".

People are simple minded. How can "the good guys" do such horrible things? While we dont expect less from "the evil guys"

How can even patriotism exist. The world is retarded.

[JMcLovn]

I love when a western army kills 1 or in this horrible case 500 the story is never forgotten but when then japanese army slaughtered thousands of chinese civilians or the nva or vc kills a bunch of vietnamese civilians or the atrocities throughout africa by militia groups and the taliban killing afghan civilians for the last 15 years, etc, its either forgotten or accepted. Why when a western soldier kills 1 civilian by accident its the top story on al jazeera but when the taliban does it its ok?

[THXcooper]

@joconnor6 sure, my lai never happenrd right? stfu, you stupid child

[THXcooper]

@armor452 YOU are definitely, Youn and DUMB... The My Lai massacre is a well documented fact.. I remember when the story broke.. Propaganda...lol your an idiot kid.

[mongol63]

@mikedez7 thumbs up

[aattack619]

What they raped men?

[mista13er]

Usually you can rely on Aljazeera for sterling journalism and documentay film making but this is weak, he pushing answers out of his interview subjects. terrible

[TheGreaterGood80]

@mikedez7 go fuck yourself

[armor452]

More aljazerra propaganda.

[drenachrome]

@canibus19

You're a moron.