Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Altri morti in un'altra guerra

33 anni fa l'ordine di Nixon di bombardare la Cambogia provoco'
un'esplosione
di protesta nei college Americani.
Il 4 maggio, nell'Universita' di Kent State, la guardia nazionale
apri' il
fuoco su una manifestazione pacifista, uccidendo 4 manifestanti in
un'episodio
che in America viene ancora ricordato come "punto cruciale" della
guerra.
Il 5 maggio cinque anni dopo, la guerra del Vietnam si concluse con la
caduta/liberazione (dipende a chi chiedi) di Saigon.
I morti furono:
Pacifisti uccisi in manifestazioni:          Qualche decina.
Soldati Americani:  			     58,000
Vietnamiti:         			     1,500,000 e passa.
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http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2556/kent.html
Kent State University was placed in an international spotlight after a
tragic end to a student demonstration against the Vietnam War and the
National Guard on May 4, 1970. Shortly after noon on that Monday, 13
seconds of rifle fire by a contingent of 28 Ohio National Guardsmen
left four students dead, one permanently paralyzed, and eight others
wounded. Not every student was a demonstration participant or an
observer. Some students were walking to and from class. The closest
student wounded was 30 yards away from the Guard, while the farthest
was nearly 250 yards away.
The divisive effect of the Vietnam War on American society was
especially evident on campuses throughout the country. At Kent, the
day after the announcement to send U.S. troops into Cambodia marked
the start of a weekend of anti-war protests that began on campus and
spilled into the city of Kent's downtown. Broken windows and other
damage to a number of downtown businesses prompted fear, rumors, and
eventually a call by the city's mayor to the governor for assistance.
The National Guard arrived Saturday night. That day some students
assisted with the downtown cleanup. That night some other students set
fire to the campus headquarters of the Army Reserve Officers' Training
Corps (ROTC). Sunday morning the governor came to Kent and in the
city's firehouse held a press conference saying the University would
remain open. After a Sunday of relative calm, an anti-war rally at
noon on Monday brought 2,000 to 3,000 people to the University Commons
area. When the Guard gave the order to disperse, some in the crowd
responded with verbal epithets and stones. The Guard answered with
tear gas, but when the spring winds altered its effect, the Guard
attempted to enforce the Ohio Riot Act with raised bayonets, forcing
demonstrators to retreat. The Guard then changed formation. As the
Guard approached the crest of Blanket Hill, some Guardsmen turned
toward the Taylor Hall parking lot and between 61 and 67 shots were
fired. Four students were killed and nine wounded. That afternoon,
University President Robert I. White ordered the University closed.

by a contingent of 28 Ohio National Guardsmen
Si vede che non tutti spararono visto che solo 6 furono accusati e 8
portati a processo.
-Stefano

 sparare. E vi furono 4 morti e 9 feriti.
Ti piace, eh?
GT

 Ti piace, eh?
Fare informazione contro la tua disinformazione?  Tanto! :))
-Stefano