No, I never heard about that, I was a teenager at that time in Britain and didn't have much access to information outside of the mainstream. I have though, seen numerous examples of the US (And other governments) performing criminal human rights abuses on 'their own' people - including murder, rape and torture on large scales. Despite the wishes of those who survived our 'world wars' - we, the people, still haven't managed to settle our souls enough to work together to repel evil. We will though.