[Vigilanteman]

How many people remember that Diem was shot execution style with his hands tied behind his back in the back of a ARVN truck? It was the first really stupid move in a war that the Viet Cong were convinced to keep fighting because sooner or later we would support an equally stupid move.

Diem was no saint but he at least deserved safe protection out for his efforts to keep the Communists out of the government.

[Nextrush]

It was a dirty situation that would talked about for years with the lefties trying to get in their points about the evils of the CIA using covert activity and so on.....

Diem’s family was obviously hurt by this and expressed their feelings in the years ahead.

Fighting Communism and fighting Terrorism wasn’t or isn’t as straight and above board as World War 2 was.

Our leaders operate against them under the norms of “international law” and don’t declare war on enemies anymore. This means in the end more covert type operations like this one against Diem.

Look at what the Israelis have been doing to Iran in recent years because above boards ops would bring international law
down on them.

[metesky]

IIRC, Lodge got out of the truck only about ten minutes before Diem's brains hit the wall.

St. Jack gave the okay... Live by the sword, die by the sword.