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phylla Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:21 PM
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1/31/05---- 9/4/67 Deja vu all over again
----Sigh-----
Will we ever learn?

"United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting. According to reports from Saigon, 83 percent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong. A successful election has long been seen as the keystone in President Johnson's policy of encouraging the growth of constitutional processes in South Vietnam."

- Peter Grose, in a page 2 New York Times article titled 'U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote,' September 4, 1967.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:22 PM
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1. What a find
Kudos, phylla :thumbsup:
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:23 PM
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2. Thanks
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:23 PM
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3. wow.
That is truly scary.

Good find.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:23 PM
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4. No, it's quite clear we never will
and I think we just ran out of chances.
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toymachines Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:27 PM
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5. whats that about history repeating itself
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 01:23 PM
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8. Heh Heh. See post #0
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:30 PM
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6. They traded votes for food back then, too.
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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 12:31 PM
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7. Dupe - see truthout FYI.
Pitt started this thread - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3034643&mesg_id=3034643
about 24 hours ago. It is in general. Please nomiate for front page.
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