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Genocide Alert

By VVAW

Stories are now hitting the media that unauthorized bombing of Norht Vietnam has gone on during much of the Nixon Administration. The full extent of this is not now know. If you know of such insubordination, or know of someone who does, this information should be fed to the media.

To contact the press:

Sy Hersh, NY Times, Washington Bureau, (202) 293-3100

Mike Gettler, Washington Post, (202) 223-6000

Reuters, toll free number is (800) 221-7622 (Lars Nelson)

UPI and AP, phone your local bureau, request they notify the Pentagon desk.

Chicago Sun Times, (312) 321-3000 (National Desk)

(All these newspapers run wire services reaching hundreds of other newspapers)

If you come up with someone who is willing to do a TV, radio interview, of course, try the national networks--ABC, NBC, CBS in New York City. Also try National Public Radio (130 stations), Washington DC (202) 833-1230; and Mutual News (radio) (900 stations), Washington DC (202) 737-6226. TV groups that reach independent stations are UPI in NY--ask for Ray Burke with their TV group; and Broadcasting News in Washington DC (202) 337-8961. There may be other groups.

Sy Hersh has been breaking the story. He will keep confidential identities if that is important. By covering even the non-major networks you will increase the willingness of the major networks to pay attention--if not this time, maybe next time--after they realize they have been scooped.

The unauthorized stories may show up as the following:

A photo recon expert plots an attack on North Vietnam, 5 days later it is released to the press as a protective reaction strike. A recon plane is sent as bait as a group of fighter bombers circles over Laos awaiting word that the North Vietnamese have fired at it.

A report that a reconnaissance plane was loaded with ordinance (already a violation) overflew North Vietnam and returned minus the ordinance.

A pilot report of AA fire as justification for a protective reaction strike in a area know not to have AA guns.

Rumors have the navy involved as well, so don't leave any stone unturned: maybe the Marines got into the act as well.

Would you please send a copy to VVAW National, and to George Stein, c/o NARMIC, 112 S. 16th St. Philadelphia, PA. 19102, (215) 103-9372.