Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Saïgon Chợ Lớn Then & Now

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12 comments:

  1. RebornMarch 17, 2018 at 5:54 PM

    Brock, I guess you know the story of Pikeville in Vietnam,
    the slaughter. What a screwed up mess they leave behind.
    The comment at the end is excellent:

    https://alethonews.wordpress.com/2018/03/16/the-tip-of-the-iceberg-my-lai-fifty-years-on/
    There is honor, kindness, and conscience - and then there
    is none.

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  2. RebornMarch 17, 2018 at 6:33 PM

    Suppose to be Pinkville. I don't know where Pikeville came
    from in my brain of brains. I don't see South Africa on the
    list. SA was also over-thrown by the US with the help of a
    couple of other countries - the other countries are always
    lurking. The Boers could have handled the situation on
    their own. Reagan resisted getting involved but he was
    over-thrown.

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  3. Brock TownsendMarch 17, 2018 at 6:55 PM

    A good article and thanks. I was *in-country then but don't remember when I was first aware of it.
    *10/67 mostly until the end.

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  4. RebornMarch 17, 2018 at 7:52 PM

    I'm surprised Calley wasn't shot in the back by friendly fire.
    Begging for mercy during the trial. Hypocrite. Unable to
    feel for others. Thompson was human.

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    1. Brock TownsendMarch 17, 2018 at 8:25 PM

      Did you see this?

      79% of the public opposed the conviction.

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    2. RebornMarch 17, 2018 at 9:57 PM

      Yes, I read that. I thought I had misread. It's like
      the Hunger Games. Brainwashed to hate the Vietnamese,
      no matter what.

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    3. Brock TownsendMarch 17, 2018 at 10:08 PM

      Brainwashed to hate the Vietnamese

      Mainly SYOA I believe.

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    4. RebornMarch 17, 2018 at 10:46 PM

      Thank you for the clarification. I imagine the same
      type of Crimes Against Humanity is going on in
      the ME too. I need to read up on that Phoenix Program.

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    5. Brock TownsendMarch 17, 2018 at 11:05 PM

      Phoenix Program.

      As I remember, to infiltrate/eliminate Communists in the villages.

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  5. RebornMarch 17, 2018 at 10:51 PM

    I received this video in my email but will watch in the a.m.
    with coffee.

    https://www.brasscheck.com/video/the-backstory-of-the-my-lai-massacre/

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