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,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,VIETNAM ,W> 

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,AU?OR 3 ,NGO ,VAN ,XUYET 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,K5 ,KNABB 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,HEL5E ,FLEURY 

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,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,VIETNAM ,W> 

  

,S9CE ! ,TET ,(F5SIVE1.<#h#a.> PROPAG&A HAS BE5 *URN+ \T DECEIT ) EV] GREAT] 9T5SITY4 ,:ILE ! KILL+ GAME GOES ON #a1 KILOMET]S AWAY1 NEWSPAP]S & TELEVISION ! WORLD OV] REVEL 9 S5SATIONALI/IC IMAGES ( AN 9TOL]ABLE C>NAGE TO :I* ! PUBLIC IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY HABITUAT$4 ,?IS TWO-WAY BRA9WA%+ HELPS PEOPLE TO DIE1 OR TO WAT* ! DY+1 IF !IR S5SITIVITY HAS NOT ALREADY BE5 COMPLETELY DULL$ BY ! REL5TLESSLY DEEP5+ QUAGMIRE4 

,Y\NG ,AM]ICANS GO (F TO DEF5D ! 0,FREE ,WORLD0 ( ! DOLL> & ( MILIT>Y BASES 9 ! ,PACIFIC1 & 5D UP ROTT+ UND] ,RUSSIAN OR ,*9ESE ROCKET FIRE 9 ! RICEFIELDS & HILLSIDES ( ,VIETNAM4 ,Y\NG ,VIETNAMESE 9 ONE CAMP OR ! O!R >E S5T TO SLAU<T]1 WILL+LY OR NOT1 9 ! NAME ( 0NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE10 0NATIONAL LIB]ATION10 OR 0SOCIALISM40 ,SOON] OR LAT] ! KILL+ WILL CEASE1 :5 0PEACE0 IS DECL>$ BY ! MA/]S ( ! CONT5D+ /ATES4 ,! ,AM]ICAN SURVIVORS WILL HEAD BACK TO !IR C\NTRY'S FACTORIES1 (FICES1 & F>MS2 ! 9VALID VET]ANS1 ?OSE LEFT >MLESS OR LEGLESS1 WILL DRAG \T ! REMA9D] ( !IR DECORAT$ EXI/5CE4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! GLOBE1 ! 0H]OES ( ! RESI/ANCE0 -- ,VIETNAMESE PEASANTS & WORK]S -- WILL RETURN TO !IR RICEFIELDS OR F9D !MSELVES CA/ 9TO 9DU/RIALIZATION'S NEW FACTORIES1 SOON TO LOSE :ATEV] ILLUSIONS !Y MAY HAVE HAD4 ,NEI!R ! ,AM]ICAN-/YLE CAPITALI/ REGIME NOR ,HO ,*I ,M9H'S /ATE CAPITALISM WILL PUT AN 5D TO !IR EXPLOITATION UND] A POLICE-/ATE DICTATOR%IP4 ,IF ! B\RGEOISIE & ! L&[N]S >E DRIV5 \T1 ! BUREAUCRACY WILL C>RY ON ! SAME EXPLOITATION ) EV5 GREAT] EFFICI5CY4 

,! ,VIETNAM ,W> IS P>T ( ! P]MAN5T W> OPPOS+ TWO CAPITALI/ BLOCS 9 TODAY'S SOCIETY4 ,! /AKE IS FUNDAM5TALLY ! SAME AS 9 ! ,WORLD ,W>S ( #a#i#a#d-#a#i#a#h & #a#i#c#i-#a#i#d#e -- WORLD DOM9ATION4 ,:AT OBSCURES ?AT FUNDAM5TAL ASPECT IS ! COOPTION & MANIPULATION ( ! ANTI-IMP]IALI/ PEASANT REVOLTS ?AT ]UPT$ 9 ,VIETNAM & ELSE:]E :5 ! COLONIAL /RUCTURES COLLAPS$ FOLL[+ ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,! B\RGEOIS NATIONALI/ OR 0,COMMUNI/0 P>TIES BR\<T TO P[] BY ?OSE 0PEASANT W>S10 ) ! MAJOR P[]S' DIRECT OR 9DIRECT ACQUIESC5CE1 TOOK OV] AS RUL+ BUREAUCRACIES & CONV]T$ ! REBEL PEASANTRY 9TO HI]>*ICAL TROOPS :OSE /RUGGLE ULTIMATELY B5EFIT$ ONE BLOC OR ! O!R4 ,! SO-CALL$ W>S ( 0NATIONAL LIB]ATION0 5ABLE ! TWO OPPOS+ ,COLD ,W> P[]S TO TE/ !IR RESPECTIVE /R5G?S )\T GO+ TO W> DIRECTLY AGA9/ EA* O!R4 ,! NEWLY =M$ /ATES AM\NT TO NO?+ MORE ?AN A *ANGE 9 ! =M ( EXPLOITATION4 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 5GAG$ 9 A POLICY ( COEXI/5CE ) ,RUSSIA & ITS SATELLITES1 TACITLY ACCEPTS ! FACT ?AT ,RUSSIA IS NEUTRALIZ+ ,*9A'S 9FLU5CE BY DELIV]+ PRESCRIB$ DOSES ( >MS TO ,HO ,*I ,M9H & ! ,N,L,F4 ,! ,RUSSIANS1 = !IR P>T1 HAVE NO REASON TO FE> A PROLONG$ W> ?AT UNREMITT+LY BLE$S ,AM]ICA DRY4 ,?IS BLOODBA? ALSO PRES5TS A FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY = ,*9A1 :I* IS /RIV+ TO BECOME A GREAT P[]3 ! TWO L>G] VULTURES' FI<T OV] ! C>RION GIVES ,*9A TIME TO DEVELOP ITS ATOMIC WEAPONRY & TO PREP>E = ITS 5TRY 9TO ! ,S\!A/ ,ASIAN FREE-=-ALL4 

,AS = ! WORK+ CLASS1 AS LONG AS ITS EXI/5CE IS NOT DIRECTLY ?REAT5$ IT REMA9S 9DIFF]5T TO ! DE/RUCTIVE DESIGNS ( ITS MA/]S4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( ! LA/ TWO ,WORLD ,W>S IS TRAGIC BUT 9/RUCTIVE3 ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S1 LIKE MO/ O!R PEOPLE1 M>*$ BEH9D ! FLAG ( !IR EXPLOIT]S 9 EA* CAMP1 DESPITE ! H]OIC RESI/ANCE ( A H&FUL ( REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S & 9TELLECTUALS4 

,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ACTIVE P>TICIPATION ( /UD5TS1 9TELLECTUALS & HIPPIES 9 ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T1 H[EV] SIGNIFICANT1 IS P[]LESS )\T WORK+-CLASS SUPPORT4 ,AS = ! ,AM]ICAN LABOR UNIONS1 !Y >E ACCOMPLICES TO ,JOHNSON'S POLICIES4 

,9 ,EUROPE1 9TELLECTUALS SWALL[ & REGURGITATE ! LIES ( ! 0,COMMUNI/0 CAMP4 ,:5 PEOPLE LIKE ,S>TRE & ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL P>ROT ! ,NUREMBURG ,TRIALS TO D5\NCE ,AM]ICAN 0AGGRESSION0 & 0W> CRIMES10.<#h#b.> !Y >E NOT CONDEMN+ ! W> AS SU*4 ,!Y AVOID *ALL5G+ ! SOCIAL CONT5T ( A CONFLICT :I*1 F> FROM LIB]AT+ WORK]S & PEASANTS1 CAN LEAD TO NO?+ BUT A *ANGE ( MA/]S2 !Y EMPLOY ! LEGALI/IC J>GON 9 FA%ION S9CE ! LA/ W>1 L5D+ IT NEW CR$IBILITY RA!R ?AN EXPOS+ IT AS A LIE4 ,9 REALITY1 ! SLAVES S5T TO !IR DEA? >E ! DUPES & VICTIMS ( ! B>B>ISM ( BO? CAMPS4 ,:AT DO WORDS LIKE 0AGGRESSION0 & 0W> CRIMES0 MEAN TO !M1 :5 PEACE & W> >E DECID$ EXCLUSIVELY BY !IR MA/]S8 ,>E WE TO BELIEVE ?AT ?OSE G5TLEM5 :O CALL = RESI/ANCE BY O!RS TO ! PO9T ( TOTAL EXT]M9ATION W\LD BE SATISFI$ IF ! W> WAS F\<T ) BAYONETS & RIFLES 9/EAD ( NAPALM & CLU/] BOMBS1 OR IF ! BLANKETS ( BOMBS FROM ,B#e#bS W]E DROPP$ ON COMBATANTS ALONE 9/EAD ( RAZ+ VILLAGES & BL[+ WOM5 & *ILDR5 TO PIECES8 

,EV]YONE IS RECEPTIVE TO ! IMAGE DISSEM9AT$ BY ! ,/AL9I/-OR*E/RAT$ LEFTW+ PROPAG&A1 :I* DEPICTS ! ,NOR? AS ,DAVID BR++ D[N ,GOLIA?2 EV]YONE IS REVOLT$ BY ! DE/RUCTION2 EV]YONE SYMPA?IZES ) ! SUFF]+S ( A POPULATION CRUELLY AFFLICT$ = ! PA/ TW5TY-EI<T YE>S2 & EV]YONE NAIVELY APPLAUDS ! H]OISM ( ! COMBATANTS )\T REALIZ+ ?AT W>MONG]+ H]OISM CAN MASK EV]Y TYPE ( 5SLAVEM5T & EV]Y TYPE ( TYRANNY4 ,H5CE ! WIDESPREAD T5D5CY TO ?9K ?AT VICTORY BY ,HO ,*I ,M9H & ! ,N,L,F OV] ,AM]ICA W\LD RE/ORE AN 0EQUITABLE0 PEACE 9 ! WORLD4 ,! ,FR5* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAS TAK5 FULL ADVANTAGE ( ?IS POPUL> S5TIM5T1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! LATE/ DEVELOPM5TS3 9 ,HANOI1 ,WALDECK-,RO*ET LOYALLY P>ROT$ ! ,RUSSIAN L9E1 !REBY 9CID5TALLY S]V+ DE ,GAULLE'S POLICY4.<#h#c.> 

,! ONLY WAY TO REALLY /OP ! KILL+ & PREV5T ANY POSSIBILITY ( FUR!R G5OCIDES IS ?R\< AN AWAK5+ AW>5ESS BY ! WORK]S ( ! WORLD4 ,! ANTIW> /RUGGLE HAS TO COME FROM ! WORK]S ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & FROM ! WORK]S & PEASANTS ( ,VIETNAM1 & IT MU/ BE 9TEGRALLY CONNECT$ ) A /RUGGLE = EMANCIPATION FROM CAPITAL1 :E!R 0DEMOCRATIC0 OR 0,COMMUNI/40 ,AL?\< WE MU/ REGRETFULLY ADMIT ?AT WE CURR5TLY SEE NO SU* PROSPECT EM]G+1 WE %\LD LET NO?+ PREV5T US FROM FI<T+ ! MY/IFICATIONS ?AT %R\D ! TRUE FACE ( ?IS W>1 A W> :OSE VICTIMS >E1 AS ALWAYS1 ! WORK]S & PEASANTS4  
  

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