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...Some Laotians have died," the lieutenant added. "They run. We don't kill them. They just get in the middle of the fighting," he said, holding up his hands to disavow any responsibility...
Despite his dependence upon the Chinese and the fact that he sometimes has been styled "the Pink Prince," Sihanouk wrote: "I am not and will not become a Communist, for I disavow nothing of my religious beliefs or my nationalism." Nevertheless, he added, "with Lon Nol and the armed intervention of the foreign powers that support him, my homeland and my people have lost everything and are immersed in the worst catastrophe of their history. In these circumstances I can only hope for the total victory of the revolution, in which I shall certainly not have my place but which...
...like Goodell and other recent arrivals in the anti-war camp, the stronger inclination is to disavow Hanoi's acclaim and find ways of proving that responsible anti-war stands don't actually serve the North Vietnamese or National Liberation Front. But for those of us who aren't running for re-election next year, it is possible and very worthwhile to ask whether we should continue to pretend that we're not supporting the enemy in Vietnam when by our actions we plainly are. In fact, the anti-war movement has reached the stage where it finally...
...like Goodell and other recent arrivals in the anti-war camp, the stronger inclination is to disavow Hanoi's acclaim and find ways of proving that irresponsible anti-war stands don't actually serve the North Vietnamese or National Liberation Front. But for those of us who aren't running for re-election next year, it is possible and very worthwhile to ask whether we should continue to pretend that we're not supporting the enemy in Vietnam when by our actions we plainly are. In fact, the anti-war movement has reached the stage where it finally...
...like Goodell and other recent arrivals in the anti-war camp, the stronger inclination is to disavow Hanoi's acclaim and find ways of proving that responsible anti-war stands don't actually serve the North Vietnamese or National Liberation Front. But for those of us who aren't running for re-election next year. it is possible and very worthwhile to ask whether we should continue to pretend that we're not supporting the enemy in Vietnam when by our actions we plainly are. In fact, the anti-war movement has reached the stage where it finally...