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...that still won’t die about tiny huts in Latin America that had two pictures on the wall—one of Kennedy, the other of the pope. Dwight D. Eisenhower was widely hailed as a master diplomat and conciliator, not least by Europeans. Even Ho Chi Minh based the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence on the American model...
...VIETNAM Instability The trial of 37 people accused of crimes against the state began in the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court. The 37 are alleged to be part of an organization, called the Government of Free Vietnam, that operates out of Thailand and Cambodia. The group, run by American citizen Nguyen Huu Chanh, is accused of planning armed attacks and fomenting political instability in Vietnam. The defendants, some arrested as long as two years ago, face sentences ranging from 12 years to death. The verdict is expected this week. Police also arrested a Catholic priest, Father Nguyen...
...maintained that "life is unimportant to Asians." His fatuous, racist observation ignored the reality that our adversaries were engaged in a sacred crusade, while we were caught in a quagmire that swallowed up our blood and treasure. He ought to have remembered the warning that Ho Chi Minh, the communist leader, voiced to a French diplomat on the eve of his war with France in 1946. "You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, but in the end I will win and you will lose." I heard roughly the same remark from General...
...maintained that "life is unimportant to Asians." His fatuous, racist observation ignored the reality that our adversaries were engaged in a sacred crusade, while we were caught in a quagmire that swallowed up our blood and treasure. He ought to have remembered the warning that Ho Chi Minh, the communist leader, voiced to a French diplomat on the eve of his war with France in 1946. "You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, but in the end I will win and you will lose." I heard roughly the same remark from General...
...focused one. Most Japanese travelers quickly and dutifully dispense with the sights before heading for the main event - shopping. Says tourist guide Hoang Huu Loc in Ho Chi Minh City: "They just want to see, not study...