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Summary: Its not "ancient" history
Review: ...A lot of US soldiers were betrayed by what Ms Fonda said and did during her trip to Vietnam. Many of her ilk (for example Bill Clinton)protested our involvement in Vietnam because it was fashionable. Unfortunately, Vietnam vets weren't allowed to be fashionable as they were dying overseas to the tune of 58 thousand over 10 years.The purpose of the book as I see it is "He who forgets history is doomed to repeat it"...
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Summary: Misplaced priorities
Review: As a young and idealistic man in the mid sixties I had strongly opposed the Vietnam War particularly after reports of attrocities committed by US troops started to trickle in. As the war dragged on I felt that there was no act of civil disobedience or non-violent public protest strong enough to convey the anti-war message to the Government. In that respect I felt an admiration and a form of kinship for Jane Fonda. Her broadcast highlighted the contrast of the realities of Vietnam, the determination of the 'enemy' and the ongoing assertions by the Government that victory was just around the corner. The claim that her actions lengthened the war and, thus, amounted to a betrayal of the US soldiers is aburd because it totally ignores the timeline. Her visit took place in August 1972, while US troop withdrawals demanded by Congress started in January of 1973. If her visit to Vietnam represented in some way a final nail in the coffin of the pro-war sentiment than I say: More power to her.
In view of the attrocities committed in Vietnam, the massive bombing campaigns against rural civilians, the use of noxcious chemicals that have created over one million birth defects it would seem that there is ample room for bringing legal actions against those who have perpetrated these acts and have brought shame on this country. But Mr. Holzer's picking on Jane Fonda typically represents the corporate mentality of punishing whistle blowers rather than wrong doers. Mr. Holzer with all his credentials in jurisprudence should seriously reexamine his sense of justice.
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Summary: Unmasking Jane Fonda
Review: I don't know where the Holzers have been living since the Seventies but America and the world have a whole new set of problems and responsibilities without harping on ancient history. This mountain-from-a-molehill--from its arcane "reasoning" to its surgical slicing and dicing of quotes--is a diatribe by some sad old zealots unable to accept that time and public opinon have left them behind in the ash pile of cultural irrelevance. Published by a vanity press--what more do you need to say? Move on.
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Summary: Hollywood Traitor
Review: It was stupid of Jane Fonda to make a statement against the war from the seat of an anti-aircraft gun. The authors make a good case for treason, but the United States was not officially at war, which questions the validity of the charges.I served in Vietnam from 1970-71 and can tell you that the troops would have welcomed Jane Fonda as a performer in a USO show much more than her eventual 1972 performance. For all who now say that the events of 1972 are immaterial, what would be the consequence today of a Hollywood personality appearing in Bhagdad in support of the Baathist Party? Never forget that after the fall of South Vietnam, over 80,000 of their people were systematically murdered by the communists that Jane Fonda supported. For those who really care, we would love to hear Jane Fonda say that she made a mistake. Afterall, Jimmy Carter granted amnesty to thousands of draft dodgers.
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Summary: Hollywood Traitor
Review: It was stupid of Jane Fonda to make a statement against the war from the seat of an anti-aircraft gun. The authors make a good case for treason, but the United States was not officially at war, which questions the validity of the charges. I served in Vietnam from 1970-71 and can tell you that the troops would have welcomed Jane Fonda as a performer in a USO show much more than her eventual 1972 performance. For all who now say that the events of 1972 are immaterial, what would be the consequence today of a Hollywood personality appearing in Bhagdad in support of the Baathist Party? Never forget that after the fall of South Vietnam, over 80,000 of their people were systematically murdered by the communists that Jane Fonda supported. For those who really care, we would love to hear Jane Fonda say that she made a mistake. Afterall, Jimmy Carter granted amnesty to thousands of draft dodgers.
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Summary: No statute of limitations on Treason
Review: The law is there for a reason, and there's no good reason that Jane escaped it. 30 years is nothing, and whether she's sorry or not is meaningless in the shadow of facts. Letting go because of time elapsed is not justice and not a sufficient argument for disdain of this well written book.
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Summary: Jane Fonda: A Scapegoat for our Consciousness?
Review: This book does an impressive job of compiling exhaustive data, facts and details regarding Jane Fonda's life and in particular her antiwar activities, yet the reader is left with the impression that the authors spent the Vietnam War years residing in Romania.
For those of us who lived through this turbulent and confusing time (first reaching America's consciousness mid-1965 or so) we were given little information as to what led to our rapid and escalating involvement in the Southeast Asian hostilities. Instead of definitive answers we were continually spoon-fed reports guaranteed to magnify our spiraling fears of Communism and threats to the Free World.
In the years since the cessation of hostilities it has come to light that our involvement in Vietnam was the result of political blundering on the part of President John Kennedy
and by extension, his successors Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. With Vietnam Kennedy illustrated once again his inexperience in handling world affairs (U-2 Spy Plane Incident, Bay of Pigs Invasion, etc.)and after our committment, he proved reluctant to withdraw American forces for fear of political disaster. Johnson and Nixon, both inheriting this political quagmire, continued to send us deeper into the conflict for similar reasons.
What the author's fail to take into account is that most everything Jane Fonda told us in her shrill crusade has proven to be true. For example, Richard Nixon DID secretly escalate the bombing of Cambodia, then lied to the U.S. people about it; U.S. troops continued to be sent to Vietnam in growing numbers while we were officially told withdrawals were occurring; and Jane Fonda's claims of political harassment were also proven to be true-she was placed on secret FBI and Justice Department harassment lists and targeted by authorities for her activities, at Nixon's request.
As the war dragged on other high profile celebrities began to openly and vocally oppose the war-among them Candice Bergen, Judy Collins, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Donald Sutherland, even America's TV homemaker, Donna Reed-yet Jane was the first to place her career and her life in possible jeopardy for her beliefs. Cassius Clay made a public refusal to serve in Vietnam when called to duty, yet he is still revered by many of the same Americans quick to condemn Jane Fonda.
The fact that our government repeatedly refused to classify the Vietnam conflict as a war-though we were involved over a 10 year period-reduces the author's charges of treason to dust and clearly illustrates what a bungled attempt this government made to win a conflict that from the outset was impossible.
Jane Fonda in many ways used the wrong approach to educate us on the truths about Vietnam-her methods were extreme and often objectionable, yet it was ultimately shown that her instincts and quest for the truth were well-founded and accurate.
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Summary: Unmasking Jane Fonda
Review: This book should be read by everyone like myself who, at one time, felt that Jane Fonda was an American idol. The revelations described here, with the irrefutable primary source evidence, will convince even the most diehard supporters that Jane Fonda committed treason as defined by the U.S. Constitution. Instead of being deified by women's groups and opponents of the Vietnam War ( of which I number myself) she should be indicted for treason. The treachery and malevolence of this woman is a revelation.
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Summary: Devastating
Review: This is a tightly reasoned and devastating indictment of Jane "Blank Slate" Fonda's legally and morally bankrupt activities in Vietnam. This book was written by two lawyers who thoroughly understand the law of treason. In fact, Mr. Holzer was a Professor of Constitutional Law for many years. Mrs. Holzer is both a lawyer and writer. It shows. I suspect that this book offends the political sensitivities of some. It will be an especially painful read for those who are either unable or unwilling to confront their intellectual dishonesty. Such explains the mediocre rating this has here on Amazon. But make no mistake about it: The Holzers have done excellent work here. Their case is airtight. They have acted with honor and service to their country. One wishes that Jane Fonda would have done the same.
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Summary: Finally!
Review: This text is a superbly written and seriously scholarly product that provides the fundamental basis, based on a foundation of thorough legal analysis of documented events, for formulating what amounts to an indictment of the behaviors of a traitor. The text is fascinating but nevertheless maintains a rigorous adherence to analyses of various data bases, and provides the reader with a fine example of integrated logic and reasoning in what could easily have been be a purely emotional treatise which typically characterizes much of the published articles concerning Ms. Fonda's behaviors in time of war.
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