CAIR attny. Jeremiah Denton III -- the son of ...
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Submitted by Johnathan R. Galt (United States), Apr 7, 2004 at 15:40

Rear Admiral & U.S. Senator Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.

Denton's name first came to the attention of the American public in 1966, during a television interview arranged by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi. Prior to the interview, torture and threats of more torture were applied to intimidate him to "respond properly and politely. " During the interview, after the journalist's recitation of alleged U.S. "war atrocities," Denton was asked about his support of U.S. policy concerning the war. He replied: "I don't know what is happening now in Vietnam, because the only news sources I have are North Vietnamese, but whatever the position of my government is, I believe in it, I support it, and I will support it as long as I live."

Throughout the interview, while responding to questions and feigning sensitivity to harsh lighting, Denton blinked his eyes in Morse Code, repeatedly spelling out a covert message: "T-O-R-T-U-R-E". The interview, which was broadcast on American television on May 17, 1966, was the first confirmation that American POWs in Vietnam were being tortured.

http://www.nff.org/Jeremiah%20Denton.htm

-- When Hell Was In Session --

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I wonder what his famous father thinks of his soon to be famous son?

-- Johnathan Galt.

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