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...peasants of Binhdinh province say the rats this year are thick as a man's leg from eating the crops. Is there no rat poison available? Yes, there is the kind sold by the government for $1.65 a lb., but it seems to make the rats fatter and healthier. A better poison is sold by merchants for $3 a lb.-too expensive. Actually, both are the same-but the one poison has been diluted to ineffectiveness by government officials who sell the real thing on the black market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: What the People Say | 2/9/1962 | See Source »

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