Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ American veteran of Spanish Civil War remembers life under suspicion of communism http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/american-veteran-of-spanish-civil-war-remembers-life-under-suspicion-of-communism-10984.html Politics and Society Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:34:00 -0500 98-year-old James Benet left the United States in his 20s to fight on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War. The Republicans were backed not only by foreigners, like Benet, but also by Mexico and the Soviet Union. After his side lost, Benet came back to a United States where he was immediately viewed as a communist. PRI: Public Radio International