Original sentence: All of this is contrary to the laws of warfare, all of this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions".I conducted harassment and interdiction fire... I took part in search and destroy missions, in the burning of villages.On NBC's Meet The Press in 1971, Kerry admitted to having committed war crimes by saying: "There are all kinds of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free fire zones
Edited sentence: He made this admission in the context of criticism of free-fire zones and other alleged violations of the Geneva Convention.On NBC's Meet The Press in 1971, Kerry said he committed "the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed" in Vietnam