Group: alt.war.vietnam
From: rst0wxyz
Date: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: Diem was a real nationalist, Ho was just a pretender Re: IN 1966 THE VIETKONG KICKED OUT MOST OF THE CHINESE, THE PUPPETS ASKED ONG KOVAN TO BRING MORE GI

On Feb 28, 3:23=A0pm, hochim...@ wrote:
> On Feb 28, 11:44=A0am, rst0wxyz wrote:
> > Where were you in 1963? =A0I read it in newspaper, Times, Newsweek, and
> > on TV. =A0He was killed along with his brother. =A0Talk to the "Dragon
> > Lady", his brother's wife. =A0I think she's still alive and living in
> > Paris.
>
> > If Stanley Karnow wrote that Diem was overthrown, throw his book
> > away. =A0He was wrong.
>
> Kid, whatever they called, big deal!

Say that again, and make some sense with it.

>
> Bush said, "We liberate Iraq" when the US invaded it. =A0How many people
> argued against it?

What does this got to do with the price of rice?

>
> The term "overthown" includes toppling the administration and doing
> whatever to that admin to get rid of it, and replace another one.

Assassination or killed by order of another is in no way means the
same as "overthrown". Overthrown meant he lost his power/office/
position of power but he may have escaped and may still be alive.
Assassinated or killed meant dead, and President Diem and his brother
died a gruesome death.
>
> Nothing wrong with it.

I can see that you guys were born in Saigon, and English is your
second language.