Posted on 04/29/2002 6:46:40 PM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE
And we don't want to make "Communist" an ugly word, since the Communist Chinese are so helpful to Ambitious Democrats. Just what do the Chinese want from our Democrats anyway???
...That's just ..OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!
I wish I could say something positive about this. I think ultimately there may also be land and coffee tied up in this business. The communists have long seen the tourism value of their ethnic "hill tribes". And I can't help but wonder why christianity should pose such a problem "westward" as these days the old "Redball" is dotted unabashedly with Christian churches at least from Quang Ngai well up into the north toward Vinh.
Fear of propoganda may be a factor too, where groups related to US Special Forces veterans have aimed powerful radio transmitters broadcasting Christian programming from the Philippenes specifically directed at Montangard groups. Though Nong Duc Manh came to the Party General Secretaryship as a "reformer", it really seems sad that he can't see that it would benefit Vietnam so much more to put that philosophy into practice.
The History Channel program also told that most of the Montagnards who came to the States settled near Ft Bragg. If only we could count on the Afghanis to be as loyal, we'd have the remaining alQuaeda by the short ones in a hurry.
...JFK learned. KERRY refused to.
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...simply by accessing the.. ALOHA RONNIE ..on this Post.
ALOHA
...With nearly 3,000,000 Christain Degars losing their lives in the Central Highlands of a once Free South Vietnam after the Communists from the North took control 27 years ago...
...Senator KERRY's (D) Office finally returned my call of weeks ago.
...A very nice sounding ..KATE RHUDY..
...@ 202 224-2742...
...stated to me that the reason Senator KERRY (D) will continue holding up HR-2833 from going to the Senate Floor for a vote to Sanction Communist Vietnam for the Death of the Degar, with Senator McCAIN (R) in complete agreement with him, is because "Engagement" with Communist Vietnam is better for the people of Vietnam in the long run.
...I asked her how the Communist Vietnamese eliminating nearly 3,000,000 Christain Degars is "Better" for them...?
...Would Senator KERRY (D) be acting the same way about this if it were all happening to Christains in Central California, rather than Central South Vietnam...?
...Why don't we let the ..KERRY/McCAIN.. Team know just how we feel about this "Little" Number of theirs...???
NEVER FORGET
This is kinda hard to figure. A couple of years ago there were American and French tourists ranging all over these areas, as the SRV government was touting its "Hill Tribes" as obviously lucrative to that industry.
I still sense the real issue is coffee, as these are some of the best growing regions in the country and region, and the ethnic Vietnamese (and commie government) want as much of that trade as they can get.
But all of the world's commie states have also publically declared their support for their "revolutionary" brethren in the so-called palestinian intifada too, and there could be some reflections of that in this.
Damned commies want to have it both ways. Big surprise, eh?
His 4 books:
B-52 Overture
Snake Eater
Valley Of Tears
Crossbow
are all about fighting with the Montagnards.
Most are available on the web.
Thanks for the ping. At least the Senators are honest, whats the death of a few rustic Christians when theres money to be made.
Re your second point, let the Senators know how many Christians in California are we talking about, whats the racial composition, and who is donating to who and what are the contributions looking forward, and theyll get back to you.
CA is a long way from Mass, close to Az, so the "Senator Vets" may split on that one.
I have an acquaintance involved with tourism to the "hill tribes" in Thailand, Hmong I think, though they import them from other areas, Cambodia I think. Not all that lucrative, not nearly enough to bid on a Senator.
Because Mrs. Heinz won't ease up on her jerk chain?
Senator John Kerry
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Senator John McCain
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