Documents Show Nixon Deception on Cambodia

Documents Show Nixon Deception on Cambodia

By CAL WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer 50 minutes ago

Even after Richard Nixon's secret war in Cambodia became known, the president persisted in deception. "Publicly, we say one thing," he told aides. "Actually, we do another."

Newly declassified documents from the Nixon years shed light on the Vietnam War, the struggle with the Soviet Union for global influence and a president who tried not to let public and congressional opinion get in his way>>

<<n a memo from the meeting marked "Eyes Only, Top Secret Sensitive," Nixon told his military men to continue doing what was necessary in Cambodia, but to say for public consumption that the United States was merely providing support to South Vietnamese forces when necessary to protect U.S. troops.

"That is what we will say publicly," he asserted. "But now, let's talk about what we will actually do."

He instructed: "I want you to put the air in there and not spare the horses. Do not withdraw for domestic reasons but only for military reasons."

"We have taken all the heat on this one." He went on: "Just do it. Don't come back and ask permission each time.">>

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051116/ap_on_re_us/nixon_papers

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Hope I'm still alive at the time the Bush and Reagan papers are released -- that might be quite a while, though.

it`s not like we already knew that..hell everyone knew it as soon as we found out about the bombing--remember back then we did have a free press

At least he was forced out of office in shame, which is what should happen to the chimp. Along with an international trial for waging aggressive war, and a U.S. trial for lying to the Congress to start an illegal war.

just my imagination????

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