'Fog of War' Lingers Post Cease-Fire, by RICHARD PYLE, Associated Press Writer
Brooke Rowe
Press Writer
(EXCERPT) NEW YORK (AP) - Carl von Clausewitz called it ``the fog of
war'' - the confusion and terror of armed conflict.
As former Sen. Bob Kerrey faces accusations of leading a massacre of
innocent Vietnamese villagers, so much hinges on the reliability of
individual memories.
But psychologists, historians and Vietnam War veterans say even the
most vivid battle memories are obscured by time, stress and,
sometimes, the guilt of having killed or survived.
The passage of three decades dulls and distorts perceptions.
Psychological blocks prevent a stitching together of details. Some
veterans embellish or mentally edit their experiences, and then become
so trapped in their lies that they come to believe their own
fabrications.
``A lot of things you...
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Mac McKinzie
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> (EXCERPT) NEW YORK (AP) - Carl von Clausewitz called it ``the fog of
> war'' - the confusion and terror of armed conflict.
>
think you been nipping the dogmilk again boy...
pmartin
things on her chest.....Trying to put your hand in there is the fog
of war...
I love steamed windows at night. Err..that was a bit back.
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