Aid And Comfort: Jane Fonda in North Vietnam

Jane Fonda?s visit to Hanoi in July 1972 and her pro?North Vietnamese, anti?American conduct, especially her pose with an anti-aircraft gun used to shoot down American planes and her propaganda broadcasts directed toward American troops, angered many Americans. In their eyes, she was guilty of treason, but she was never charged by the American legal system. Instead, she has made millions, been the recipient of countless awards, and remained an honored American icon. This work investigates Fonda?s activities in North Vietnam and argues that she could have been indicted for treason, that there would have been enough evidence to take the case to a jury, that she could have been convicted, and that a conviction probably would have been upheld on appeal. It also considers Fonda?s early life and the effect it had on her behavior and beliefs in her later years, her audience of American POWs who were forced by the Vietnamese to listen to her broadcasts condemning them as war criminals, her arrival in Vietnam and how it was viewed by American servicemen and civilians, the crime of treason throughout history, and the only Congressional inquiry into her actions, which resulted in the government?s decision to take no legal action against her. Texts of Fonda?s radio broadcasts to American servicemen comprise the appendix. more

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-03-2008; As I saw it...; My personal feelings at the time Ms Fonda was misbehaving in Viet Nam were that she was a spoiled rich kid making an over-zealous and stupid statement regarding her feelings about the war and the conservative 1950's mindset of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-14-2007; Strong case against Jane but questionable presentation; This book deals with Jane Fonda and her actions when she visited North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and in authors' sense of belief, gave aid and comfort to the enemy during the time of war. On this, I have utterly no doubt that Jane...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-20-2006; Scholarly, Thorough Discussion of Treason; It is now more than 30 years since the last Americans left Saigon, and while most of the embers stoked in the 1960s have cooled, the visit by anti-war activist Jane Fonda to North Vietnam still inflames many. Given the temperature of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-14-2006; It is not our job to forgive or not but it is our job never to forget; For some time, I have owned this book and would often think about reading it, even picking it up and toying with the idea of glancing through it before placing it back on the shelf opting for another book instead. I guess I was afraid...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-20-2006; Scholarly, Thorough Discussion of Treason; It is now more than 30 years since the last Americans left Saigon, and while most of the embers stoked in the 1960s have cooled, the visit by anti-war activist Jane Fonda to North Vietnam still inflames many. Given the temperature of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-03-2008; As I saw it...; My personal feelings at the time Ms Fonda was misbehaving in Viet Nam were that she was a spoiled rich kid making an over-zealous and stupid statement regarding her feelings about the war and the conservative 1950's mindset of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-22-2005; To forgive is divine.; Jane Fonda has apologized for her ignorance. She has asked for forgiveness. She has acknowledged being young and stupid and guilty of horrible judgment for her Viet Nam antics. She has made a mistake and is sorry for it. If we are...; read full review | report as inappropriate