Word: killinger
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As far as the 260,000 U.S. servicemen in Viet Nam are concerned, that is scarcely the case. Since the Buddhist demonstrations first erupted in March, U.S. forces have suffered more dead (994) than they did in the previous comparable period (962). But the war appears to be going far...
Two days after their arrest, Kimba and the other three, their bodies badly bruised and their wrists painfully bound, were hauled before a military tribunal. As a noisy throng looked on, the tribunal gave each a brief hearing; each denied any intention of killing Mobutu and his colleagues. The court...
No Stomach. In Danang, Ky's strategy was simple but relentless. His 3,000 loyal troops-marines, airborne and Rangers-slowly drove the rebel force of 1,200 into an eight-block area centering on the east bank of the Danang River and three Buddhist pagodas. At the outset...
Soon thereafter, the Communists, who had been content with persuasion and threats in their efforts to enlist members, switched tactics and began killing schoolteachers and village leaders who refused to cooperate. In the past three months, more than 30 incidents of terrorism have hit the northeast, as many as occurred...
The Vital Core. For the Thais, proud and sensitive to any hint of interference by farangs or foreigners in their national life, the enormous U.S. buildup is a painful concession to the grim facts of Southeast Asian life. They talk about it as little as they can, admit virtually nothing...