USA’s days of infamy

THE image of Russian tanks being used to repress Hungarians in Budapest in 1956 is now an icon that will forever sum up the evils of Soviet Communism.

USA’s days of infamy
Wed, 16 Apr, 2003 - 01:00

Likewise the image of tanks being used to crush students in Tiananmen Square illustrated vividly the sham of Chinese communism. Now, surely, the sight of American tanks harassing the civilians of Iraq will tarnish forever the vaunted virtues of western democracy.

Michael O'Flanagan,

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CourtsYour ViewPlace: BudapestPlace: Tiananmen SquarePlace: IraqPlace: Emmet Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8Person: HungariansPerson: Michael O'FlanaganOrganisation: Soviet
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