Nuremberg and Vietnam: Who Is Guilty? - PT7
Nuremberg and Vietnam: Who Is Guilty? - PT7
PBS PRESENTS A SPECIAL REPORT: NUREMBERG AND VIETNAM. WHO IS GUILTY? - PT7 A mock trial comparing the standard for "laws of war" set by the outcome of the Nuremberg Trials to US military actions in Vietnam. Was the United States in violation of international laws of war? This section features Adrian Fisher (US member of International Military Tribunal for Nuremberg Trial & scholar)
Nuremberg and Vietnam: Who Is Guilty? - PT7
Robert MacNeil in studio opening the discussion regarding the "Conduct of warfare in Vietnam". Various shots as Adrian Fisher describes how the Vietcong have violated the "laws of war" by blurring the line between civilian & soldier. More civilian casualties are evident due to the fact that the identity of friend & foe became unclear.
Nuremberg and Vietnam: Who Is Guilty? - PT7
As for US violations of the "laws of war" by top officials, Adrian Fisher believes that they are at fault when it come to 1) the evacuation of civilian populations occupying fire zones by any means possible, 2) strikes on villages harboring Vietcong, 3) treatment of POWs
Nuremberg and Vietnam: Who Is Guilty? - PT7
Adrian Fisher continues to talk about US violation of the "law of war" via incidents occurring w/out the order from high command, are the top officials still liable for isolated actions of the troops as a whole, due to insufficient training or poor example? He believes the US is accountable.