The Phoenix Program: America's Use of Terror in Vietnam

In this gripping expos, Douglas Valentine reveals the harrowing details of the CIA's Phoenix Program during the Vietnam War, a covert operation that involved the widespread torture, rape, and murder of Vietnamese civilians. Targeting those suspected of supporting the Viet Cong, the program resulted in the brutal "neutralization" of over eighty thousand noncombatants, often under the eye of corrupt local security forces. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts, Valentine sheds light on one of the darkest chapters of American history and connects it to contemporary security practices, underscoring the urgent need for awareness of such operations today.