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douglas9 Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-11 05:31 AM
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Nguyen Cao Ky, Ex-General Who Ruled South Vietnam, Dies at 80
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Nguyen Cao Ky, the former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years during the Vietnam War, died Saturday. He was 80.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/world/asia/23nguyen.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-11 05:32 AM
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1. K&R! This is important news... n/t
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-11 07:40 AM
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2. Oh that brings back memories.
Ky headed the CIA sponsored coup against the Diem regime that directly lead to the escalation of the civil war into the bloody carnage of the late 60's and early 70's. He was one vile dictator.
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