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Sat Jul-23-11 05:31 AM
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| Nguyen Cao Ky, Ex-General Who Ruled South Vietnam, Dies at 80 |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Nguyen Cao Ky, the former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years during the Vietnam War, died Saturday. He was 80. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/world/asia/23nguyen.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper |
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Sat Jul-23-11 05:32 AM
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| 1. K&R! This is important news... n/t |
| Warren Stupidity
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Sat Jul-23-11 07:40 AM
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| 2. Oh that brings back memories. |
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Ky headed the CIA sponsored coup against the Diem regime that directly lead to the escalation of the civil war into the bloody carnage of the late 60's and early 70's. He was one vile dictator.
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