The Phoenix Program (1968-1972) was a CIA-coordinated operation designed to 'neutralize' the Viet Cong infrastructure through infiltration, torture, capture, and assassination. The program officially neutralized 81,740 people, of whom 26,369 were killed. Congressional hearings revealed widespread torture, execution of civilians, and use of the program for personal vendettas. CIA Director William Colby testified before Congress in 1971, and the program was shut down under intense public pressure.
The CIA ran a systematic assassination and torture program in Vietnam that killed over 26,000 suspected Viet Cong
βThe Phoenix Program was designed to identify and destroy the Viet Cong via infiltration, assassination, torture, capture, and interrogation.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βThe Phoenix Program is a legitimate intelligence-gathering operation targeting enemy infrastructure, not an assassination program.β
β MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) Β· Jun 1969
π They Laughed At Us
βThe Phoenix Program is a legitimate intelligence-gathering operation targeting enemy infrastructure, not an assassination program.β
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