Word: calley
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Supreme Court or Congress amends it. Unlike Yamashita, moreover, Westmoreland had superb communications with his troops. But even if he is prosecuted for My Lai, which seems totally unlikely, a modern court-martial would unquestionably require detailed proof that Westmoreland had had actual knowledge or reason to know that Calley-style acts were likely to occur, and that he had failed to take reasonable steps to ensure compliance with the laws of war. "I feel no guilt," said Westmoreland last week. "My orders were that all atrocities would be reported and investigated according to the rules of the Geneva Convention...
...conduct of the whole war, of course, is a basic issue of My Lai, but the judicial process can scarcely cope with it. To be sure, further responsibility for the My Lai disaster should be established by trials of some of Calley's superiors. The big picture, though, may never be illuminated by a court. Military courts, for example, may not try men who have left the service or even compel their testimony to much avail. Also, it is impractical to ask a military jury of career officers to judge command practices in Viet Nam when their verdict could affect...
...American military, there is no easy exit from either the specific problems created by My Lai or the broader debate over how the war in Indochina has been conducted. The Calley verdict could create serious practical problems of command discipline. Already at Khe Sanh, there is a defiant sign: "A" TROOP, 15T OF THE 15T CAV, SALUTES LT. WILLIAM CALLEY. Many of the enlisted infantrymen in Viet Nam agree. Says one, a member of Calley's old Americal Division: "The people back in the world don't understand this war. We were sent here to kill dinks. How can they...
...William L. Calley...
...newsmen have spent more time with Lieut. Calley than TIME Correspondent Peter Range, who in the long course of the trial often joined the lieutenant after court hours. Last week Range met with Calley before the verdict, and the two talked long into the night. His report...