Liam O'Mara IV, PhD
(1/2) On #ThisDayInHistory in 1988, near the end of the #IranIraqWar, the #USSVincennes intentionally and maliciously shot down an Iranian passenger jet, killing all 290 people aboard, including 66 children. The US gov. has never apologized to #Iran for this unprovoked #WarCrime.
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(2/2) Not only that, her crew was commended for the act of murder. The military lied to Congress and the media, which blindly accepted the official story, ignoring that #Vincennes was in Iranian waters & unthreatened. A memorial was built to our "heroes" instead of their victims.