Remembering the War in Vietnam - 3 of 3

Remembering the War in Vietnam – 3 of 3
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Wednesday, July 22, 2009

This is the third letter dedicated to our American citizens of Vietnamese heritage. Continue with the WorldNetDaily Exclusive: Thurs. July 16/09 Museum to welcome Vietnam revelations author – “Ride the Thunder” by Richard Botkin, Posted Jul 7, 2009.
“Many times, correspondents conveyed the idea that the enemy had networks of tunnels and hideouts, with Viet Cong running rampant in jungles and lurking in villages. While the press gave many Americans a feeling that Marines and soldiers were always in harm’s way, the Republic of Vietnam’s fledgling democracy was beginning, by 1966, to show progress and promise.”

“Botkin wrote that by 1968 the ongoing struggle to win American hearts and minds through television in the country’s living rooms was not going well, and the enemy used the Western media’s depressing war coverage to their advantage.”

{Let’s go back 42 years ago and the news from Vietnam as reported in the Long Beach Press Telegram, Nov. 22, 1967.

Reds’ Role Claimed in Peace March

Washington (UPI) House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford said today the White House has a secret report showing that Communists organized the Oct. 21 peace march on the Pentagon. Ford told the House that President Johnson read the report to Republican leaders at the White House subsequent to the march and he assumed it also had been made available to key Democrats.

He urged Johnson to make public the facts. Ford said the had asked Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark to make the report public but Clark, in a visit to his office, had offered arguments that this should not be done.

He did not say what Clark’s arguments were, but he said other administration figures had said they feared release of the report would unleash a wave of “McCarthyism”.

“I believe the American people should be given the facts so they can judge for themselves the depth of anti-Vietnam sentiment.”}

“Botkin noted that American media and movies still portray the Vietnamese as corrupt, weak, effete and treasonous rather than people who were fighting for their freedom. But he said “Ride the Thunder” reveals the untold inspirational story the media neglected – one of friendship, bravery patriotism and courage.”

“On Jan. 23, 1973, President Nixon proclaimed “Peace with Honor” in his televised speech to the world. “WE USED THAT AS A COVER TO DISENGAGE,” BOTKIN SAID. “HISTORY IS REPLETE WITH EXAMPLES OF COMMUNISTS ONLY ABIDING BY TREATIES THAT ARE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE AND SHRUGGING THEM OFF EVERY OTHER TIME. IT WAS THE HONORABLE EXIT, OR ‘PEACE WITH HONOR’ – EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO HONOR AND NO PEACE.”
George H. Kubeck,

P.S. The war in Vietnam was fought with one hand tied behind our backs. In this Cold War with the Russians and Chinese communists, the masters of deceit won. Billy Graham had some insights and wisdom as reported by Bog Cutts – Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Oct. 29, 1967 – Tokyo, Japan

“In the next five years the destiny of the entire United States will be decided. The coming presidential elections (1968) are the most important since the Civil War.” “We’re going to have to control the subversive elements in our country to survive. We are losing our freedom – it is giving way to license. Every American has a right to protest, but we are going too far. – now we are anti-American … We’ve got clergymen marching, demonstrating for everything under the sun today. They should preach the gospel and do the work of the church. This is the worst possible thing - the country is getting Church leaders today who are blundering social engineers, military tacticians, amateur politicians.”