Word: puppetized
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...course of the conflict in South Viet Nam. One says that "the time is ripe for implementation of a general uprising to take over powers in South Viet Nam. The masses are ready for action." The reasons: "Deteriorating morale in the U.S., the conflict between American and 'puppet' authorities, the unpopularity of G-xon (Viet Congese for Johnson) and friction between 'doves' and 'hawks...
...patched up his longstanding feud with Nasser-but only on the surface. After the disastrous June war against Israel, Feisal promised to send $140 million a year to help repair Egypt's ruined economy; Nasser, in turn, agreed to withdraw the troops that had been propping up his puppet regime in Yemen. The agreement, however, is only a temporary mask that covers but does not diminish the basic enmity between the two men. "Without question," says a confidant of the King, "Nasser is the No. 1 devil to Feisal...
Hayes then arose and said that the $20,000 salary of the Cambridge manager would not be enough to attract a professional. "A puppet is going to go in," he said. Hayes then began a 45-minute speech...
...there was still some hope. Inland was just the puppet of larger, more powerful states. If they chose peace, all might yet be safe...
...reports from the field. How fanciful those reports can be was illustrated by the captured enemy summary on the battle of Loc Ninh. Instead of admitting disaster, the Communist commander reported that his forces destroyed "a U.S. armored battalion, a U.S. rifle battalion, a U.S. artillery battalion and one puppet (South Vietnamese) regiment." In fact, only 29 Americans and 21 Vietnamese were killed...