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After four years of lackluster antiwar activism in this country, it's a good time to revisit the story of a few people who risked everything to stop the killing in Vietnam 36 years ago. P.O.V.'s "The Camden 28" (10 p.m. on PBS, check local listings) describes the actions of a handful of Catholic activists who stole records from a Camden, N.J., draft board office in order to keep more men and boys from being sent to Vietnam. The twists and turns of the story are as remarkable as the intelligence and thoughtfulness of the activists involved, but most of all, this documentary reminds us that, no matter how tired we are of hearing "All we are saaaaying...," activism used to look a lot more courageous than it does today.

-- H.H.

Also…

HBO's original telefilm "Pinochet's Last Stand" (premieres at 9 p.m. EDT) revisits the story of the unexpected 1998 arrest of the former Chilean dictator for crimes against humanity. And VH1 has seen fit to give online gossip blogger Perez Hilton his own show: "What Perez Says," a series of celeb-centric one-hour specials that Hilton says is "like PerezHilton.com come to life," premieres at 9 p.m. EDT.

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