Fred Branfman
Fred Branfman | |
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| Born | March 12, 1942 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | September 24, 2014 (aged 72) Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | Project Air War, documenting bombing of Laos |
Frederick Robert Branfman (March 18, 1942 – September 24, 2014) was an American anti-war activist and author of a number of books about the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War who exposed the covert bombing of Laos by the US. Working as the Director of Project Air War in 1969 he wrote about the U.S. bombing in Indochina, which he claimed was directed at civilians.