Word: minh
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Traction for Trucks. This assures the Communists of access to the Mekong and, most important, provides security for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Although ARVN (Army of the Republic of Viet Nam) troops, with U.S. air support, inflicted considerable damage during the Lam Son 719 thrust into Laos and made parts of the trail unusable, the Communists reacted by simply moving the key supply network westward and widening it in the bargain. Thus, in recent weeks, Communist activity along the trail has been running at twice the normal rate. U.S. aerial reconnaissance has revealed piles of bamboo and mounds...
...improve security for the trail, the Communists last month pushed the Laotian army completely off the strategic Bolovens Plateau, deep in southern Laos. Possession of the plateau not only gives the NVA control of the heights overlooking the Ho Chi Minh Trail, but also of a landscape so wild that a full division can assemble there without being spotted from the air. Seeking to further improve their supply network, the Communists continue to battle along Route...
Safe but Humiliating. Some political experts believe that the new law will effectively eliminate Ky from the race. Not the cocky Vice President. "You'll see whether they can prevent me from running," he said. His calmness, in fact, led to speculation that he and Big Minh may have reached an agreement that would somehow permit both men to run for office...
...such extreme pressure against his opponents. It is true that he was chagrined at receiving only 34.8% of the vote in the 1967 election, an unimpressive mandate for a wartime President. But his reelection in October is regarded as virtually certain. Strong-arm tactics may merely encourage Big Minh and perhaps even Ky to withdraw from the race, leading to an unopposed run for the presidency by Thieu. That would be safe but humiliating for anyone trying to bill the election as a triumph of democratic forms. There was speculation that the outcry against the new law may yet lead...
Unnecessary Advice. Thieu has already begun his re-election campaign. Last week, with the diplomatic corps in tow, he paid a flying visit to Vietnamese troops of the 21st Infantry Division in the waterlogged U Minh forest, one of the most impregnable Viet Cong strongholds until ARVN troops began a campaign to reoccupy it six months ago. Thieu assured villagers: "Our troops will stay on here now for a thousand years to ensure your security." At an anniversary ceremony for the division, he cut the huge birthday cake with a sword. "We don't use swords to make wars...