Word: conge
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...barbarous tortures the South Vietnamese use in eliciting information from captives-ad nauseam-isn't it about time we have a decent in-depth study concerning the terror bombings of marketplaces and meetings, the kidnapings and murders of civilians committed by the Viet Cong...
...Thieu's displeasure, Nixon gently told him that he considers both sides responsible for the cease-fire violations. Nixon also urged Thieu to move faster in the Paris talks toward setting up free elections and reconciling with the Viet Cong. For his part, Thieu left the impression that he will not be willing to share power with the Communists. His aides privately acknowledged that Thieu wants no political settlement at least for the next year...
...Paris accord insists that all official ICCS reports be unanimous, but the Polish and Hungarian observers on the commission are not always in the mood for unanimity. When a boat steaming along the delta was hit by a Viet Cong rocket, the Polish delegate reported that "it is possible that during a low tide the boat had seated itself on the explosive device lying on the bottom of a canal, thus causing the boat to sink...
Impressive. Though their leadership varies, the best-trained and best-equipped groups seem to be under the command of well-educated militants in their late 20s. Knowledge of the hilly terrain helps make the Moslem rebels impressive foes. "These people are better fighters than the Viet Cong," says a Filipino colonel who spent 13 months in Viet Nam. "This is the cream of the Philippine army down here and they are teaching us how to fight...
Although there seemed to be far fewer beatings at the hands of the Viet Cong, conditions in the South held their own horror. One prisoner was buried up to his neck for days. Another, who was suffering from dysentery, was denied medical assistance and finally suffocated in his own excrement. For those well enough to walk, there were endless work details. Army Major William Hardy, captured in 1967, figures that the Viet Cong "treated me like a slave" because he is black and "they believed all they heard about Negroes still being treated like slaves...