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HOW THE WORLD WOULD OF CHANGED IF NIXON HAD BEAT JFK

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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) JFK-a-Palooza, faux correction & more From The Scrapbook. October 11, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 04 JFK-a-Palooza Herewith a friendly warning from The Scrapbook: We’re just a few weeks away from the golden anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s election as president, and already the commemorative essays and video tributes are […]

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THE KILLING FIELDS

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AUGUST 17, 2010 Comrade Duch and the Killing Fields When will justice come to more senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge? By THEARY SENG Late last month in Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav—the killer known to all Cambodians as Comrade Duch—was finally convicted. The former commandant was found guilty by a U.N.-backed tribunal of crimes against

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Retelling the Whole Story of “Vietnam”

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Washington Times Monday, April 26, 2010 SANDERS: Vietnam, in sadness but not in shame Sol Sanders ANALYSIS/OPINION: America’s more than 1.5 million Vietnamese-Americans this week will mourn the 35th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the Republic of [South] Vietnam. Defying conventional wisdom, many will remember and honor the bravery and sacrifice of the

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Book Review – ‘Vietnam Declassified’

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BOOKS: ‘Vietnam Declassified’ VIETNAM DECLASSIFIED: THE CIA AND COUNTERINSURGENCY By Thomas L. Ahern Jr. University Press of Kentucky, $40 480 pages, illustrated REVIEWED BY JOSEPH C. GOULDEN The stated objective of in-house histories of any government agency, and particularly so of CIA, is that they reach a “lessons-learned”conclusion for persons who might walk similar ground

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