David Frum

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Specifically, Burchett became the most important English-language support for the outrageously false claim that the UN forces used chemical and biological weapons in the Korean War. 5/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 11, 2022

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Along the way, though, Burchett's politics curdled into outright communist advocacy. He settled in Beijing after Mao's victory in 1949. When the Korean War erupted in 1950, Burchett put his large reputation to the service of North Korean/Chinese propaganda 4/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 11, 2022

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(The claim seems to have got its start because of the high disease rate among North Korean and Chinese soldiers. Rather than improve hygiene and medicine, the communists blamed the United States for outbreaks behind their lines.) 6/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 11, 2022