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A highly-decorated Army Special Forces officer, now retired and running a POW search network from Bangkok, tells us that the Vietnamese army is itching to release 572 Americans, now being held in Laos camps.

The Vietnamese military, according to Major Mark W. Smith, fears being held responsible for war crimes should it kill the men, as the Hanoi politburo is urging.

Vietnam knows the Clinton Administration is on the brink of restoring full trade and diplomatic relations.

The POWs, held for two decades as “bargaining chips” and “trophies of war”, are now being dumped into Laos, under the care of three Vietnamese divisions, which prop up the puppet government there.


What happened to these men????


166 posted on 04/22/2008 2:35:08 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Calpernia
Did you see that Major Smith filed a lawsuit in an attempt to return these men home?

MARK A. SMITH, ET AL., PETITIONERS V. RONALD REAGAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. No. 88-299

In The Supreme Court Of The United States October Term, 1988

On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit Memorandum For The Respondents In Opposition Petitioners contend that the actions taken by respondents to determine the whereabouts of American servicemen missing in action in the Vietnam conflict do not constitute full compliance with 22 U.S.C. 1732, which is known as the "Hostage Act." /1/ They challenge the holdings of the court of appeals that their claims present nonjustifiable political questions and that the Hostage Act does not provide a private right of action.



171 posted on 04/22/2008 6:46:15 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (PISSANT for President '08 - NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
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To: Calpernia
Vietnam knows the Clinton Administration is on the brink of restoring full trade and diplomatic relations.

The POWs, held for two decades as “bargaining chips” and “trophies of war”, are now being dumped into Laos, under the care of three Vietnamese divisions,

What happened to these men????


What happened? John McCain got rich from lucrative beer distributorships and John Fn Kerry added to his fortune via exclusive construction rights in Vietnam.

And these 572 POWs? Out of sight, out of mind.
It is more than disturbing that one of the "Johns" was a presidential nominee in the last election and the other "John" is this years "presumptive" nominee.

The fact there are those who are trying to strong-arm me into voting for the "toilet running this year", makes me want to run to last elections "also ran toilet" and wretch!!!

172 posted on 04/22/2008 6:56:52 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (PISSANT for President '08 - NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
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