Nh?ng ch? b? ki?m duy?t s?a ??i v� c?t b? trong b?n d?ch cu?n �?i?p vi�n Z21. K? th� tuy?t v?i c?a n??c M?� c?a Thomas A. Bass

S? th? t?

S? ch??ng v� trang theo b?n in ti?ng Vi?t

Nguy�n b?n ti?ng Anh

B?n d?ch c?a ?? Tu?n Ki?t, Nh� Nam v� H?ng ??c xu?t b?n

Ph?n b? sung v� hi?u ?�nh c?a B�i Xu�n B�ch, pro&contra

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B�a

The Spy Who Loved Us. The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An�s Dangerous Game

?i?p vi�n Z21, K? th� tuy?t v?i c?a n??c M?. (b? c?t)

?i?p vi�n y�u ch�ng ta.�Chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam v� tr� ch?i nguy hi?m c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n

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M?c l?c9

The Work of Hunting Dogs

C�ng vi?c c?a m?t ?i?p vi�n

C�ng vi?c c?a b?y ch� s?n

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I,�18

General Giap and Ho Chi Minh

??i t??ng V� Nguy�n Gi�p v� Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh

T??ng Gi�p v� H? Ch� Minh

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forbidden to meet Western visitors

b? h?n ch? ti?p x�c v?i kh�ch ph??ng T�y

b? c?m ti?p x�c v?i kh�ch ph??ng T�y

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20

when there was nothing but betrayal in the air

(b? c?t)

khi lan tr�n kh?p n?i ch?ng c� g� kh�c ngo�i s? ph?n b?i.

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25

Ho Chi Minh and Geneal Giap

Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh v� ??i t??ng V� Nguy�n Gi�p

H? Ch� Minh v� T??ng Gi�p

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the spy who loved us

ng??i ?i?p vi�n hi?u n??c M?

?i?p vi�n y�u ch�ng ta

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II,�34

hell is reserved for crooks, but there are so many of them in Vietnam, it�s full.

??a ng?c th� d�nh ri�ng cho nh?ng k? l?a ??o, nh?ng (b? c?t) c?ng ch?t c? r?i.�

??a ng?c th� d�nh ri�ng cho nh?ng k? l?a ??o, nh?ng�? Vi?t Nam lo?i ?� qu� nhi?u,�n�n�??a ng?cc?ng ch?t c? r?i.�

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35

It�s because I was born in an insane asylum that some people say my blood was infected by the �virus� of Communism. An�was born in a psychiatric hospital? That�s why he follows the Communists. He�s crazy!�

�Do t�i ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh� th??ng ?i�n n�n nhi?u ng??i n�i r?ng: (b? c?t)�?n ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh� th??ng ?i�n h?? Th?o n�o�(b? c?t)� Ch? b? ?i�n r?i!

�Do t�i ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh� th??ng ?i�n n�n nhi?u ng??i n�i r?ng�m�u t�i b? nhi?m virus c?ng s?n:�?n ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh� th??ng ?i�n h?? Th?o n�o�ch? theo c?ng s?n� Ch? ?i�n m�.�

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36

�It was sent to Ho Chi Minh for the gold campaign�, he says, referring to the massive bribe that Ho paid the Chinese army in 1946 to convince them to withdraw from nothern Vietnam after World War II.

�N� ?� ???c g?i t?i ch�nh ph? c?a Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh trong d?p Tu?n l? v�ng.� (b? c?t)

N� ?� ???c g?i t?i H? Ch� Minh trong d?p Tu?n l? v�ng.�,��ng n�i, nh?c t?i m�n ti?n h?i l? kh?ng l? m� H? tr? cho qu�n ??i Trung Hoa n?m 1946 ?? thuy?t ph?c h? r�t ra kh?i Vi?t Nam sau Th? chi?n th? hai.

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38

call the�nam tien�� the march to the south

g?i l� khai ph� v�ng ??t ph??ng Nam

g?i l�Nam ti?n� ti?n xu?ng mi?n Nam.

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38

nam tien

??u tranh ? mi?n Nam

Nam ti?n

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38

the�nam tien

c�ng cu?c th?ng nh?t ??t n??c

c�ng cu?c�Nam ti?n

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38

In fact, he could be said to have brought it to its end.

Th?c ra, c� th? n�i r?ng ch�nh �ng ?� g�p ph?n ??a n� ??n ch? k?t th�c.

Th?c ra, c� th? n�i r?ng ch�nh �ng ?� ??a n� ??n ch? k?t th�c.

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38

after all of Vietnam�s invaders � Chinese, French, Japanese, American and Cambodian � had been expelled

sau khi t?t c? nh?ng k? x�m l??c Vi?t Nam � (b? c?t)�?� b? ?�nh ?u?i

sau khi t?t c? nh?ng k? x�m l??c Vi?t Nam ��Trung Qu?c, Ph�p, Nh?t, M? v� Campuchia� ?� b? ?�nh ?u?i

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38

Like many Vietnamese, An traces his ancestry�

(b? c?t) T? ti�n c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n

C?ng nh? nhi?u ng??i Vi?t, t? ti�n c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n

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39

We migrated from Hanoi to central Vienam

Ch�ng t�i di c? (b? c?t) t?i mi?n Trung Vi?t Nam

Ch�ng t�i di c?�t? H� N?i�t?i mi?n Trung Vi?t Nam

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40

Enemies from the north (Genghis Khan and the Chinese and Japanese), the east (Portugal, France, and America), and the West (Laos, Khmers, Indians, and Thais)

k? th� t? ph??ng B?c (b? c?t), v� t? ph??ng T�y (b? c?t)

k? th� t? ph??ng B?c (Th�nh C�t T? H�n, c�ng Trung Qu?c v� Nh?t B?n), ph??ng ?�ng (B? ?�o Nha, Ph�p v� M?)�v� t? ph??ng T�y (L�o, Khmer, ?n ?? v� Th�i)

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41

Chinese occupation

s? ?� h? c?a phong ki?n ph??ng B?c

s? ?� h? c?a Trung Qu?c

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41

They taught the Vietnamese about nationalism

Ng??i Ph�p ?� truy?n b� ch? ngh?a d�n t?c

H? ?� d?y cho ng??i Vi?t v? ch? ngh?a d�n t?c

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and arrested anyone who used it

(b? c?t)

v� b?t giam b?t k? ai s? d?ng n�

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42

�The map of Vietnam was made by the French�, An says. �Before they arrived we had no nation. The high plateaus belonged to the Montagnards. Other parts belonged to the Cham or Khmer.�

(b? c?t)

�B?n ?? Vi?t Nam do ng??i Ph�p l?p ra�, Ph?m Xu�n ?n n�i. �Tr??c khi h? ??n ch�ng t�i ch?a c� qu?c gia. Nh?ng v�ng cao nguy�n thu?c v? c�c d�n t?c ng??i Th??ng. Nh?ng khu v?c c�n l?i thu?c v? ng??i Ch?m ho?c ng??i Khmer.�

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43

National Liberation Front (the coliation of southern revolutionaries whose armed forces were known as the Vietcong)

Ch�nh ph? C�ch m?ng l�m th?i C?ng h�a mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam (b? c?t)

M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng(li�n minh c?a nh?ng ng??i c�ch m?ng mi?n Nam v?i l?c l??ng v? trang ???c g?i t?t l� Vi?t C?ng)

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43

NLF

Ch�nh ph? C�ch m?ng l�m th?i C?ng h�a mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam

M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng

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44

the South China Sea � or Eastern Sea, as the Vietnamese insist on calling it

(b? c?t) Bi?n ?�ng

Bi?n Nam Trung Hoa � hayBi?n ?�ng�nh? c�ch m� ng??i Vi?t Nam lu�n g?i

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46

To Huu

T.H

T? H?u

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46

one of North Vietnam�s greatest poets and politicians

m?t trong nh?ng nh� th? v� nh� ch�nh tr? l?n c?a B?c Vi?t Nam

m?t trong nh?ng nh� th? v� nh� ch�nh tr? l?n nh?t c?a B?c Vi?t Nam

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47

Vietnam�s southward march

c�ng cu?c khai ph� v�ng ??t Ph??ng Nam

c�ng cu?c�Nam ti?n

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49

This vast area of swamps and mangrove forests bordering the Gulf� of Thailand� marks the end of the road in the Vietnam�s southward march.

(b? c?t)

Khu v?c r?ng m�nh m�ng g?m nh?ng ??m l?y v� r?ng ???c n?m s�t V?nh Th�i Lan n�y ?�nh d?u s? k?t th�c c�ng cu?c Nam ti?n c?a Vi?t Nam.

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52

It�s utopian

Kh�

Kh�ng t??ng

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52

As a political analyst, An knew that Communism was a failed god, responsible for millions of deaths in the twentieth century, and he knew intimately the limits of the Communist regime under which he lived.

L� m?t nh� ph�n t�ch ch�nh tr?, Ph?m Xu�n ?n (b? c?t) hi?u nh?ng h?n ch? c?a ch? ?? c?ng s?n m� �ng s?ng

L� m?t nh� ph�n t�ch ch�nh tr?, Ph?m Xu�n ?n�bi?t r?ng ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n l� m?t �v? th?n ?� th?t b?i�, ch?u tr�ch nhi?m v? c�i ch?t c?a nhi?u tri?u ng??i,��ng bi?t qu� r� nh?ng h?n ch?�c?a ch? ?? c?ng s?n m� �ng ?� s?ng.

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53

against the Japanese, French, Americans, Chinese, Cambodians

ch?ng l?i ng??i Nh?t, ng??i Ph�p, ng??i M? (b? c?t)

ch?ng l?i ng??i Nh?t, ng??i Ph�p, ng??i M?,�ng??i Trung Qu?c, ng??i Campuchia

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Can Tho was originally settled by Khmer krom � downstream Cambodians � who ruled until the end of seventeenth century, when the Nguyen lords began to expand their influence southward. By the 1860s, the French had taken control of the delta and set to work draining and canalizing the marshy land into rice plantations � a project begun eighteen centuries earlier by Indian traders.

(b? c?t)

Tr??c kia C?n Th? l� n?i sinh s?ng c?a ng??i Khmer Krom � t?c ng??i Th?y Ch�n L?p � nh?ng ng??i cai qu?n v�ng n�y cho ??n cu?i th? k? m??i b?y, khi c�c Ch�a Nguy?n b?t ??u m? r?ng ?nh h??ng c?a m�nh v? ph??ng Nam. ??n nh?ng n?m 1860, ng??i Ph�p ?� ki?m so�t v�ng ch�u th? v� b?t tay v�o vi?c r�t n??c v� ?�o k�nh r?ch bi?n v�ng ??m l?y th�nh nh?ng ??n ?i?n l�a g?o � m?t c�ng tr�nh ???c c�c th??ng nh�n ?n ?? b?t ??u t? m??i t�m th? k? tr??c ?�.

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Vietnam has a long tradition of criminal gangs

Vi?t Nam c� kh� nhi?u nh?ng b?ng ??ng t?i ph?m

Vi?t Nam c� truy?n th?ng l�u ??i v? nh?ng b?ng ??ng t?i ph?m

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65

A graduate of the Poulo Condore prison camp,

L� m?t k? t?ng tr? v? t? nh� t� (b? c?t)

L� m?t k? t?ng t?t nghi?p nh� t��C�n ??o

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65

In one sense� in Champa.

(b? c?t 20 d�ng)

X�t theo m?t kh�a c?nh, to�n b? l?ch s? Vi?t Nam � t?t c? n?m m??i th? k? ?� � c� th? ???c xem nh? s? ti?p n?i d�i d?ng d?c c?a cu?c tranh gi�nh gi?a nh?ng b?ng ??ng. Vi?t Nam l� m?t giao l? kh?ng l?, m?t c�i n?i h?m ?�ng ngh?a ??i v?i t?t c? c�c n?n v?n h�a, d??ng nh? t?t c? ??u ??n c?m c?c ? v�ng ??t n�y, v� n� l� n?i xa qu� h??ng nh?t m� ng??i ta t?i ???c. Vi?t Nam l� n?i ng??i ta t�m ??n sau m?t cu?c c�ch m?ng th?t b?i ? Trung Qu?c, ?n ??, Campuchia, ho?c Ph�p. N� l� v�ng ??t c?a nh?ng t�n c??p bi?n, nh?ng k? l?u ?�y, th? l?nh, v� c�c b?ng ??ng t?i ph?m, t?t c? ??u h?n chi?n v?i nhau trong b�ng t?i c?a nh?ng khu r?ng r?m v� ??ng b?ng nhi?t ??i lu�n c� l? l?t tr�n ??t n??c n�y.Vi?t Nam l� t�n g?i xu?t ph�t t? Nam Vi?t, ngh?a l� nh?ng ng??i Vi?t ? �ph??ng Nam�, nh?ng ng??i b? bu?c ph?i di c? t? v�ng ??u ngu?n s�ng M� C�ng ? T�y T?ng xu?ng v�ng ch�u th? s�ng H?ng v� s�ng ?�. Khi ng??i Vi?t ti?p t?c ?i xu?ng ph�a Nam, h? ti?p x�c v?i nh?ng nh�m ng??i ??n t? ?n ??, Campuchia v� M� Lai ?� ??nh c? ? c�c khu v?c m�u m? tr?ng l�a c?a v�ng ch�u th? s�ng M� C�ng. L?ch s? tranh ch?p c?a v�ng ch�u th? b?t ??u n?i l�n t? th? k? ??u ti�n c?a C�ng l?ch, khi n?n v?n minh ch?u ?nh h??ng c?a ?n ?? l� Ph� Nam ???c thi?t l?p. Ph� Nam c� nh?ng th�nh qu�ch ki�n c? v?i ??y ?? c�c th? vi?n v� th? b?c c�ng m?t h?m ??i m?nh, cho ph�p n� ki?m so�t ???c nh?ng v�ng ven bi?n c?a Vi?t Nam. ? ph�a B?c v??ng qu?c Ph� Nam, m?t n?n v?n h�a kh�c ch?u ?nh h??ng c?a ?n ?? b?t r? ? ?�y, t?c l� n??c Ch?m Pa.

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a new band of pirates � the French

(b? c?t) ng??i Ph�p

m?t b?ng c??p bi?n m?i –ng??i Ph�p

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66

Cambodia fell in 1863

(b? c?t)

Campuchia s?p ?? n?m 1863

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66

the entire region

to�n b? n??c Vi?t Nam

to�n b? khu v?c n�y

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69-70

Whenever An and I talk about his Party allegiance, it is the benevolent gods of Communism whom he chooses to worship

M?i khi Ph?m Xu�n ?n v� t�i n�i v? l�ng trung th�nh c?a �ng v?i ??ng, �ng th??ng t? ra ng??ng m? nh?ng b?c ti?n b?i cao c? c?a ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n

M?i khi Ph?m Xu�n ?n v� t�i n�i v? l�ng trung th�nh c?a �ng v?i ??ng, ?y l� nh?ng b?c th�nh nh�n t? c?a ch? ngh?a c?ng s?nm� �ng ?� ch?n ?? s�ng b�i

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We were fighting not for Communism but for independence and the unity of Vietnam

�Ch�ng t�i ??u tranh (b? c?t)�tr??c h?t v� ??c l?p v� th?ng nh?t c?a Vi?t Nam,�

�Ch�ng t�i chi?n ??u�kh�ng ph?i v� Ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n,�m� v� ??c l?p v� th?ng nh?t c?a Vi?t Nam,�

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70

This is different from fighting for Cummunism

(b? c?t)

?i?u ?� kh�c v?i ??u tranh v� Ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n

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What was known as the August Revolution

s? ki?n (b? c?t) C�ch m?ng th�ng T�m

s? ki?n�???c� g?i l��C�ch m?ng th�ng T�m

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Ho Chi Minh

Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh

H? Ch� Minh

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the Chinese

qu�n T??ng

qu�n Trung Qu?c

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By then he had lost eveything, all of his father�s estates and property. Today he lives in Saigon, a poor man. This happened to many children of landowners. Their parents were killed by the Communists during the revolution, but they continued to serve their country.

(b? c?t)

??n l�c n�y th� �ng ta ?� m?t t?t c? m?i th?, to�n b? t�i s?n v� c?a c?i c?a cha m�nh. Hi?n gi? �ng ta ?ang s?ng ? S�i G�n, m?t ng??i ?�n �ng ngh�o kh?. Chuy?n n�y x?y ra v?i r?t nhi?u con c�i nh?ng ng??i ?i?n ch?. Cha m? h? b? c?ng s?n gi?t trong cu?c c�ch m?ng, nh?ng h? v?n ti?p t?c ph?c v? t? qu?c c?a m�nh.

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Truong Vinh Khanh was ambushed by the Communists and killed in a roadside attack.

Tr??ng V?nh Kh�nh b? (b? c?t) b?n nh?m trong m?t cu?c ph?c k�ch b�n ???ng.

Tr??ng V?nh Kh�nh b?�C?ng s?n ph?c k�ch�v� b?n ch?t trong m?t cu?c t?n c�ng b�n ???ng

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77

They were aiming for the prime minister, a Cao Dai optometrist named Le Van Hoach, but they got Khanh instead.

(b? c?t)

H? ?ang nh?m v�o vi�n th? t??ng, m?t b�c s? nh�n khoa theo ??o Cao ?�i t�n l� L� V?n Ho?ch, nh?ng th? n�o h? l?i b?n ?�ng v�o �ng Kh�nh.

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77

The Communists ambushed�

?� b? (b? c?t) ph?c k�ch

?� b?�C?ng s?n�ph?c k�ch

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assassinated

?� b?n nh?m

?� s�t h?i

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77

the tragedy of modern Vietnam

bi k?ch c?a chi?n tranh

bi k?ch c?a n??c Vi?t Nam hi?n ??i

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III,�79

The Work of Hunting Dogs

C�ng vi?c c?a m?t ?i?p vi�n

C�ng vi?c c?a b?y ch� s?n

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85

ten thousand

h�ng ngh�n

m??i ngh�n

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86

Bobby described Ho Chi Minh as �an old Communist agitator� who had no popular support in Vietnam

Bobby mi�u t? Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh nh? (b? c?t) l� kh�ng nh?n ???c m?y s? ?ng h? t?i Vi?t Nam

Bobby mi�u t? Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh nh? l�m?t nh� x�ch ??ng c?ng s?n gi��kh�ng nh?n ???c m?y s? ?ng h? t?i Vi?t Nam

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The journalist told the Kennedys about Vietnam�s long-standing hatred of the Chinese � the reason why Ho Chi Minh would never bring Chinese troops into the war.

(b? c?t)

Tay k� gi? cho anh em nh� Kennedy bi?t v? l�ng c?m th� l�u ??i c?a Vi?t Nam ??i v?i ng??i Trung Qu?c � l� do t?i sao H? Ch� Minh s? kh�ng bao gi? ??a qu�n Trung Qu?c v�o cu?c chi?n ? Vi?t Nam.

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99

vagina

??a ??o

�m ??o

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100

Half of these men would die on a five-hundred-mile forced march down from the mountains to the cost.

(b? c?t)

M?t n?a s? ng??i n�y sau ?� ?� ch?t tr�n ch?ng ???ng �p gi?i d�i n?m tr?m d?m t? v�ng n�i xu?ng v�ng ven bi?n.

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104

the Vietnamese never won the Vietnam war� he says

(b? c?t)

ng??i Vi?t ch?a bao gi? th?ng trong cu?c Chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam� �ng n�i

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The Americans didn�t lose the war in Vietnam

Ng??i M? ?� r�t lui kh?i cu?c chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam

Ng??i M? kh�ng h? thua trong cu?c Chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam

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It wasn�t the fault of those who built the house that it collapsed. It was the fault of those who lived in it.

(b? c?t)

Vi?c ng�i nh� b? ?? ?�u ph?i do l?i c?a nh?ng ng??i x�y. L?i l� c?a nh?ng ng??i s?ng trong ng�i nh� ?�.

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And torture him

(b? c?t)

v� tra t?n �ng

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113

being tortured

b? b?t

b? tra t?n

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IV,�122

To create a nation where none had previously existed was like Picasso facing a blank canvas.

(b? c?t)

Vi?c t?o ra m?t qu?c gia t? n?i tr??c ?� kh�ng h? c� qu?c gia n�o t?n t?i ch?ng kh�c n�o Picasso ?ang ??i m?t v?i t?m b? tr?ng.

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For highlighting Communist perfidy

tuy�n truy?n (b? c?t) ch?ng c?ng s?n

n�u b?t b?n ch?t x?o tr��c?a c?ng s?n

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Communist

Vi?t Minh

C?ng s?n

133

making it the largest Viet Minh force in Cochin China. This same year the Viet Minh launched a wave of terror attacks against the French.

(b? c?t)

tr? th�nh l?c l??ng Vi?t Minh h�ng h?u nh?t ? Nam b?. C?ng trong n?m ?�, Vi?t Minh ?� ti?n h�nh m?t lo?t nh?ng cu?c t?n c�ng kh?ng b? nh?m v�o ng??i Ph�p.

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135

More troops were involved in the battle than in the Tet Offensive of 1968, and the fighting was almost as destructive.

(b? c?t)

S? l�nh ???c huy ??ng v�o tr?n ?�nh n�y c�n l?n h?n h?i M?u Th�n 1968 v� s? t�n ph� c?ng g?n b?ng

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could incorporate into their own authoritarian regime

c?ng c� th? l?i d?ng (b? c?t)

c?ng c� th? ?em nh?p�v�o c�i ch? ?? to�n tr? c?a h?

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147

national hero

anh h�ng (b? c?t)

anh h�ng�d�n t?c

69

154

It was almost a carbon copy of the Commusnist Party as an organizational weapon

(b? c?t)

N� g?n nh? m?t b?n sao ch�p nguy�n xi c?a ??ng C?ng s?n nh? l� m?t v? kh� v? t? ch?c.

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How simple it would be to swap the real thing for the carbon copy.

Nh? v?y ??n gi?n l�m sao! (b? c?t)

S? ??n gi?n bi?t bao�khi ch? c?n thay th? ?? th?t b?ng b?n sao y h?t c?a n�.

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resistant to the training and intoxication of the Communists

kh� ti?p thu v?i b?t c? s? ?�o t?o n�o kh�c (b? c?t)

kh� ti?p thu s? ?�o t?o�v� nh?i nh�t c?a c?ng s?n

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159

He corrects himself: �I mean to sayindoctrination�of the Communists. Unfortunately�

(b? c?t)

�ng n�i ch?a l?i �� t�i mu?n n�i l�s? qu�n tri?t�h?c thuy?t c?a nh?ng ng??i c?ng s?n. Ti?c l��

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160

This is how we describe the job of the adviser. It is the work of toads.

(b? c?t)

??y l� nh?ng g� ch�ng ta mi�u t? v? c�ng vi?c c?a m?t c? v?n. ?� l� c�ng vi?c c?a l? c�c.

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V,�166

Vietnamese refugees

ng??i ??nh c? Vi?t Nam

ng??i t? n?n Vi?t Nam

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185

to hope that one day they would go away

??u tranh bu?c h? ph?i r�t ?i

hy v?ng m?t ng�y n�o ?� h? s? r�t ?i

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inside were fighting day and night

(b? c?t)

b�n trong th� ch�ng t�i ??u ?� l?n nhau su?t ng�y ?�m

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Appalled by the mistake, Ho Chi Minh sent an apology

Bi?t tin n�y, Ch? t?ch H? Ch� Minh ?� g?i l?i xin l?i

Kinh ho�ng tr??c l?i l?m n�y, H? Ch� Minh ?� g?i l?i xin l?i

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The dirty work of tactical intelligence

c�ng vi?c (b? c?t) c?a t�nh b�o chi?n thu?t

c�ng vi?c�b?n th?u�c?a t�nh b�o chi?n thu?t

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General Loan was actually a very sweet man

Th?c ra t??ng Loan v?n l� m?t ng??i (b? c?t) t? t?

Th?c ra t??ng Loan v?n l� m?t ng??i�r?t�t? t?

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His father was a Communist in the Viet Minh during the French Indochina War.

�Cha �ng ta (b? c?t) c?ng tham gia Vi?t Minh

�Cha �ng ta c?ng�l� m?t ng??i c?ng s?n�tham gia Vi?t Minhtrong cu?c Chi?n tranh ch?ng Ph�p ? ?�ng D??ng.

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The same thing is true for the Communist Party, for the atrocities committed on our side

?i?u t??ng t? c?ng ?�ng ??i v?i b?t k? phe n�o. (b? c?t)

?i?u n�y c?ng ?�ng ??i�v?i ??ng C?ng s?n, v� nh?ng h�nh ??ng t�n �c m� ph�a ch�ng t�i ?� l�m

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the government

c?p tr�n

ch�nh ph?

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VIII�252

The Perfect Crime

Nh?ng ?i?p v?

T?i �c ho�n h?o

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which involved sending four hundred thousand people to be �reeducated� in forced labor and prison camps

(b? c?t)

trong ?� c� c? vi?c ??a b?n tr?m ngh�n ng??i ?i �c?i t?o� trong c�c nh� t� v� tr?i t?p trung lao ??ng c??ng b?c

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to win numerous battles that might otherwise have been lost

chi?n th?ng r?t nhi?u tr?n ?�nh (b? c?t)

chi?n th?ng r?t nhi?u tr?n ?�nhm� l? ra ?� th?t b?i

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They were poor northerners in tattered clothes and flip-flops, a dour, distrustful race, compared to the more jovial and privileged southerners

(b? c?t)

H? l� nh?ng ng??i mi?n B?c m?c qu?n �o r�ch r??i, ?i d�p cao su, m?u ng??i kh?c kh?, ?a nghi, n?u so v?i nh?ng ng??i mi?n Nam vui t�nh v� kh� gi? h?n.

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a perfect crime

c�c ?i?p v? ho�n h?o

m?t t?i �c ho�n h?o

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They were killed immediately by the Khmer Rouge

H? b? Khmer ?? gi?t (b? c?t)

H? b? Khmer ?? gi?t�ngay l?p t?c

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General Tran Van Tra � the southern commander who had planned the ambush that killed An�s French teacher

t??ng Tr?n V?n Tr� � (b? c?t)

t??ng Tr?n V?n Tr� ��ng??i ch? huy ? mi?n Nam ?� l�n k? ho?ch ph?c k�ch gi?t ch?t �ng th?y Ph�p v?n c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n

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The attack was a military desaster, with the Communists losing over half of their committed forces in the south and perhaps a quarter of their NVA regular forces from the north. � The offensive destroyed the Vietcong as a fighting force,� An says.

(b? c?t)

Cu?c t?n c�ng l� m?t th?m h?a v? m?t qu�n s?, v?i vi?c C?ng s?n thi?t h?i h?n m?t n?a l?c l??ng trung th�nh ? mi?n Nam v� c� l? l� m?t ph?n t? l?c l??ng ch? l?c c?a Qu�n ??i Nh�n d�n Vi?t Nam ? mi?n B?c. �Cu?c t?n c�ng ?� tri?t ti�u Vi?t C?ng nh? m?t l?c l??ng chi?n ??u�, Ph?m Xu�n ?n n�i.

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�The Communists wanted people to take a side,� he says. � Either you side with the Communists� I mean, the revolution, or with the puppets. They called the Saigon government the puppet government. The other side they called the revolutionary government.�To hide the fact that it was the real power directing the war in South Vietnam, the Communist Party pretended to defer to the National Liberation Front, which was revolutionary but not necessarily� Communist. This is why An corrects himself, striking the c-word from his description. Only after 1975 was it publicly revealed that the NLF was indeed a Communist front. This revelation came as a surprise to some members of the NLF, who were shoved aside after the fall of Saigon. The Front was disbanded and many� disillusioned partisans joined the boat people fleeing Vietnam.

(b? c?t)

�Nh?ng ng??i c?ng s?n mu?n m?i ng??i ph?i ch?n phe,� �ng n�i. �Ho?c l� ?i theo C?ng s?n� � t�i mu?n n�i l� theo c�ch m?ng, ho?c l� theo ch�nh quy?n ng?y. H? g?i ch�nh quy?n S�i G�n l� ch�nh quy?n ng?y. Ph�a b�n kia th� h? g?i l� ch�nh ph? c�ch m?ng.�?? che gi?u s? th?t r?ng m�nh l� th? l?c th?c s? l�nh ??o chi?n tranh t?i mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam, ??ng C?ng s?n t? ra chi?u theo M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng, m?t l?c l??ng c�ch m?ng nh?ng kh�ng nh?t thi?t ph?i l� c?ng s?n. ?� l� l� do t?i sao Ph?m Xu�n ?n l? l?i, khi n�i ??n t? c?ng s?n, r?i s?a l?i l� c�ch m?ng trong l?i k? c?a m�nh. Ph?i m�i ??n sau n?m 1975 m?i chuy?n m?i ???c th�ng b�o c�ng khai r?ng M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng th?c ra l� m?t m?t tr?n c?a C?ng s?n. S? th?a nh?n n�y ?� l�m cho m?t s? th�nh vi�n c?a M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng b? ng? ng�ng, nh?ng ng??i ?� b? g?t qua m?t b�n sau khi S�i G�n s?p ??. M?t tr?n b? gi?i th? v� nhi?u ng??i v? m?ng trong s? h? ?� h�a c�ng d�ng thuy?n nh�n, ch?y tr?n kh?i Vi?t Nam.

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Either you are with the Communists� I mean, the revolution, or you are with the puppets.� I notice that An is again correcting himself by reflex, omitting mention of the Communists.

(b? c?t)

Ho?c l� anh ?i theo C?ng s?n� � t�i l� theo c�ch m?ng, ho?c l� anh theo ng?y.� T�i nh?n ra m?t l?n n?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n l?i l? l?i, v� s?a l?i t? c?ng s?n b?ng c�ch m?ng theo ph?n x?.

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imprisoned and tortured

b? giam gi? (b? c?t)

b? giam gi?�v� tra t?n

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For four and a half of these years, he was shackled at the ankle and held in a box the size of a coffin.

(b? c?t)

Trong b?n n?m r??i c?a nh?ng n?m th�ng n�y, �ng ta b? c�m ch�n v� giam trong m?t c�i th�ng ch? c� k�ch th??c nh? m?t chi?c quan t�i.

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Celebrating the Communist victory

t?n h??ng ni?m vui chi?n th?ng c?a C?ng s?n

t?n h??ng chi?n th?ng c?a C?ng s?n

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barbecue my dogs alive

n??ng ch? l? ch� c?a t�i

n??ng s?ng l? ch� c?a t�i

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Not even military officials as highly placed as Bui Tin� I still didn�t know An was a spy.

(b? c?t 16 d�ng)

Th?m ch� c? nh?ng s? quan qu�n ??i cao c?p nh? ??i t� B�i T�n c?ng kh�ng bi?t c�u chuy?n v? Ph?m Xu�n ?n. Tr�n c??ng v? Ph� T?ng Bi�n t?p t? b�o c?a qu�n ??i mi?n B?c Vi?t Nam, �ng B�i T�n ?i tr�n m?t chi?c xe t?ng ??n Dinh ??c l?p ng�y 30 th�ng T? n?m 1975. Sau khi ch?p nh?n s? ??u h�ng c?a Ch�nh ph? Vi?t Nam C?ng h�a, �ng B�i T�n ng?i xu?ng b�n chi?c b�n T?ng th?ng ?? vi?t b�i cho t? b�o c?a m�nh. Gi?ng nh? h?u h?t nh?ng nh� b�o m?i ??n S�i G�n, vi?c ti?p theo �ng l�m l� ?i t�m Ph?m Xu�n ?n. Nh? B�i T�n nh? l?i: �V�o bu?i s�ng ng�y m?ng 1 th�ng N?m, t�i ?i t�m Ph?m Xu�n ?n ? v?n ph�ng c?a �ng ?y t?i kh�ch s?n Continental Palace. L�c ?� t�i ho�n to�n kh�ng bi?t �ng ?y l� m?t ?i?p vi�n. T?t c? nh?ng g� �ng ?y k? v?i t�i l� �ng ?y l�m ph�ng vi�n th??ng tr� cho t?�Time-Life. �ng ?y gi?i thi?u t�i v?i t?t c? ph�ng vi�n trong th�nh ph?, v� t�i gi�p h? g?i b�i vi?t c?a m�nh ra n??c ngo�i. Ba th�ng sau khi chi?n tranh k?t th�c, t�i v?n kh�ng bi?t r?ng Ph?m Xu�n ?n l� m?t ?i?p vi�n.

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Hints of the power struggle over An � between the military intelligence agents who wanted to send him to the United States and reticent officials in the Politburo � were revealed to Bui Tin only when the government moved to get An�s wife and children repatriated to Vietnam.

(b? c?t)

Nh?ng th�ng tin v? s? tranh gi�nh quy?n l?c ??i v?i Ph?m Xu�n ?n � gi?a nh?ng ch? huy t�nh b�o qu�n s? mu?n ph�i �ng sang M? v� nh?ng l�nh ??o k�n ?�o trong B? Ch�nh tr? � ch? ???c ti?t l? v?i B�i T�n khi ch�nh ph? Vi?t Nam x�c ti?n vi?c h?i h??ng cho v? v� c�c con c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n.

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Between Vietnam�s competing intelligence and security departments

gi?a nh?ng c? quan t�nh b�o v� an ninh (b? c?t) c?a Vi?t Nam

gi?a nh?ng c? quan t�nh b�o v� an ninh�c?nh tranh nhau�c?a Vi?t Nam

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National Liberation Front

M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng v� Ch�nh ph? C�ch m?ng l�m th?i C?ng h�a mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam

M?t tr?n D�n t?c Gi?i ph�ng

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as the grey net of state security closed in on the city.� After 1975, Saigon turned into Hochiminhgrad.�, he says. �They cut off the teletype machine and made every story go through the PTT. They crossed out this, crossed out that. The censorship was so tight it was lile back in the days of Graham Greene. I didn�t file many stories because I didn�t know how to dodge the censors. All the wanted was propaganda for the new regime, so I spent my days going to cockfights and fish fights.�

(b? c?t)

khi t?m l??i x�m x?t c?a b? m�y an ninh Nh� n??c ch?p xu?ng th�nh ph?. �Sau n?m 1975, S�i G�n bi?n th�nh HoChiMinhgrad,� �ng n�i. �H? c?t b? m�y ?i?n t�n v� b?t bu?c m?i b�i vi?t ph?i chuy?n qua b?u ?i?n. H? g?ch b? ch? n�y, g?ch b? ch? kia. Ch? ?? ki?m duy?t kh?t khe ??n n?i ch?ng kh�c n�o c�i th?i c?a Graham Green. T�i kh�ng g?i nhi?u b�i v� t�i kh�ng bi?t ph?i lu?n l�ch ki?m duy?t nh? th? n�o. T?t c? nh?ng g� h? mu?n l� tuy�n truy?n cho ch? ?? m?i, th? l� t�i su?t ng�y ?i xem ch?i g� ch?i c�.�

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to be shot

b? k? lu?t

b? mang ra b?n

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forbidden to meet

b? h?n ch? g?p g?

b? c?m g?p g?

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Vietnam went on to fight other wars against the Cambodian Khmer Rouge and their Chinese allies

Vi?t Nam l?i ti?p t?c tham gia v�o nh?ng cu?c chi?n (b? c?t)

Vi?t Nam l?i ti?p t?c nh?ng cu?c chi?n kh�c,�ch?ng l?i Khmer ?? t?i Campuchia v� ??ng minh Trung Qu�c c?a n�.

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Communist idyll

thi�n ???ng (b? c?t)

thi�n ???ng�c?ng s?n

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Chinese

Phong ki?n ph??ng B?c

Trung Qu?c

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�They wanted to controll me� its huge neighbor to the north.

(b? c?t 27 d�ng)

�H? mu?n ki?m so�t t�i,� �ng n�i. �?� l� l� do t?i sao h? gi? t�i trong qu�n ??i l�u ??n th?. T�i ?n n�i v?ng m?ng. H? mu?n gi? cho c�i mi?ng t�i ng?m l?i.� T?t c? nh?ng g� ch�ng ta c� th? n�i ch?c ch?n l� �t nh?t ba m??i n?m sau khi chi?n tranh k?t th�c, Ph?m Xu�n ?n v?n l� m?t th�nh vi�n t�ch c?c c?a ng�nh t�nh b�o Vi?t Nam.Th??ng c� ch�t g� ?� cay ??ng trong gi?ng c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n khi �ng n�i v? cu?c s?ng c?a m�nh ? Vi?t Nam th?i h?u chi?n. Ch�nh ph? c� th? l� ngu ng?c ho?c tham nh?ng. C? h?i ?? x�y d?ng m?t n??c Vi?t Nam th?ng nh?t, th?nh v??ng ?� b? b? ph� v� nh?ng sai l?m v? t? t??ng, gi?ng nh? quy?t ??nh n?m 1978 v? vi?c qu?c doanh h�a th? tr??ng g?o v� t?ch thu c?a c?i c?a t? th??ng th�nh th?, h?u qu? l� m?t l�n s�ng nh?ng thuy?n nh�n ng??i Vi?t g?c Hoa r?i b? ??t n??c. N?u nh? Ph?m Xu�n ?n th?nh tho?ng c� ch? tr�ch gi?i l�nh ??o ??ng ? Vi?t Nam, th� �ng v?n d�nh nh?ng nh?n x�t d? d?i nh?t c?a m�nh cho Trung Qu?c, n??c m� �ng coi l� k? th� th??ng tr?c c?a Vi?t Nam v� l� k? th?c d�n can thi?p t?i t? nh?t trong l?ch s? Vi?t Nam. Ch�nh Trung Qu?c trong nh?ng n?m 1950 ?� ng?n c?n B?c Vi?t Nam ph�t ??ng chi?n tranh ch?ng Ng� ?�nh Di?m v� ng??i M?. Trong khi Ph?m Xu�n ?n ch?ng ki?n nh?ng ??ng ch� c�ch m?ng c?a m�nh ? mi?n Nam b? qu�t s?ch, th� ??ng C?ng s?n Vi?t Nam ?� thu m�nh l?i, tr??c ?�i h?i ki�n quy?t c?a Trung Qu?c. Ch? m�i ??n khi nh?ng ng??i mi?n Nam b?t ??u t? ??ng l�n ?�nh Ng� ?�nh Di?m m� kh�ng c?n s? th�ng qua c?a H� N?i th� mi?n B?c m?i mu?n m�ng nh?y v�o tr?n chi?n. �Ng??i Trung Qu?c s? b? gi?p m?i nh? ? Tri?u Ti�n,� Ph?m Xu�n ?n n�i. Ch? ??n khi M? leo thang h? m?i bu?c ph?i ?ng h? ch�ng t�i. ?y th? m� nh?ng ng??i Vi?t Nam ch�ng t�i v?n lu�n ng?m mi?ng. Ch�ng t�i l�c n�o ch?ng s? �ng anh c? ??n ch?t khi?p,� Ph?m Xu�n ?n n�i, s? d?ng c�ch g?i quen thu?c ? Vi?t Nam ?? ch? ng??i l�ng gi?ng kh?ng l? ph??ng B?c c?a m�nh.�

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wars against Cambodia and China

nh?ng cu?c chi?n tranh bi�n gi?i (b? c?t)

nh?ng cu?c chi?n tranh�ch?ng Campuchia v� Trung Qu?c

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three million people

h�ng tri?u ng??i

ba tri?u ng??i

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�No one listened to me,� he complains of the apparatchik who came to power after 1975.

�C� v? kh�ng ai l?ng nghe t�i c?,� �ng than phi?n sau nh?ng � ki?n c?a �ng kh�ng c� l?i ph�c ?�p. (b? c?t)

�Kh�ng ai l?ng nghe t�i c?,� �ng tr�ch m�c�nh?ng c�n b? c?t c�n c?a ??ng l�n n?m quy?n sau n?m 1975.

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He dismissively flings aside some newer pictures

�ng ch? (b? c?t) nh?ng b?c ?nh m?i ch?p

�ng�h? h?ng g?t qua m?t b�nm?y b?c ?nh m?i ch?p

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But it�s up to them to decide� An too will get a state funeral.

(b? c?t 8 d�ng)

Nh?ng k? cho h? quy?t ??nh.�H?? ?�y l� ??ng C?ng s?n. Theo th�i quen v�ng vo c?a ng??i ch�u � ho?c cung c�ch c?a m?t ?i?p vi�n l� kh�ng th�ch g?i th?ng t�n ng??i kh�c ra. Ph?m Xu�n ?n th??ng kh�ng th�ch n�u ?�ch danh nh?ng c?p tr�n ng�y tr??c c?a m�nh. �T�i kh�ng mu?n b?t k? ai ??n vi?ng m? m�nh c?,� �ng n�i. �Ng??i ta n�n d�nh th?i gian v� c�ng s?c cho nh?ng th? h?u �ch h?n. T�i c?ng gi?ng nh? H? Ch� Minh; �ng ?y c?ng ?�u mu?n c� m?t c�i l?ng.�M?c d� ?� d?n d� tr??c trong di ch�c c?a m�nh, nh?ng cu?i c�ng H? Ch� Minh v?n c� m?t c�i l?ng. C? Ph?m Xu�n ?n c?ng s? c� m?t l? tang theo nghi th?c nh� n??c.

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I ask An about another sensitive subject, the T4-TC2 affair� he is correct in describing his side.

(b? c?t 11 d�ng)

T�i h?i Ph?m Xu�n ?n v? m?t ch? ?? nh?y c?m kh�c, v? T4-T?ng c?c 2. ?� l� chuy?n hai phe k�nh ch?ng nhau trong Ch�nh ph? Vi?t Nam. Ph�a nh?ng ng??i Vi?t Nam y�u n??c l?p tr??c, ch?ng h?n nh? T??ng Gi�p, ng??i tuy�n b? r?ng s? ?e d?a c?a Trung Qu?c v� n?n tham nh?ng h?i l? ?ang bi?n Vi?t Nam th�nh m?t n??c ch? h?u, ?� ph�t bi?u ch?ng l?i c�c ph?n t? th�n Trung Qu?c ?ng h? vi?c khai th�c nh?ng h?m m? c�n ?ang tranh c�i. Khi t�i v?a nh?c ??n v? n�y, Ph?m Xu�n ?n b??c t?i c�i t? b�p-ph� d??i c?a s?, m? m?t ng?n k�o, l?y ra b?c th? m??i b?y trang c?a T??ng Gi�p. ��ng ?y ?ang than phi?n v? v? T4-T?ng c?c 2,� Ph?m Xu�n ?n n�i v? b?c th?. �T�i ngh? r?ng �ng ?y ?�ng, m?c d?u t�i kh�ng ??ng v? phe n�o. T�i ?� ???c hu?n luy?n ?? gi? s? kh�ch quan. T�i c?n ph?i n�i r?ng �ng ?y ?�ng khi tr�nh b?y ph??ng di?n c?a �ng ?y.�

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This is what they are trying to do with General Giap

(b? c?t)

?� l� chuy?n ng??i ta ?� c? l�m v?i T??ng Gi�p

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It is hard to know� written by foreigners.

(b? c?t 11 d�ng)

Th?t kh� ?? bi?t ng??i Trung Qu?c c� gi? ng�n ?�n h?i l? hay kh�ng. C�i v? ?� li�n quan ??n qu� nhi?u nh?ng th? ?o?n x?o tr�. Gi? ch�ng t�i ch? bi?t ???c r?ng ph�a Vi?t Nam ?� ch�n ch?t c�u chuy?n v? cu?c chi?n c?a ch�ng t�i ch?ng Trung Qu?c n?m 1979. Ch�ng t�i ?� t?y r?a s?ch s? tr� nh? c?a m�nh.Ph?m Xu�n ?n k? v?i t�i r?ng ba m??i t??ng l?nh ?� k� ??n th?nh nguy?n ?ng h? T??ng Gi�p. �Th?t nguy hi?m ?? ch?n ??ng v? m?t ph�a,� �ng tr?m ng�m, tr??c khi quay l?i nh�n t�i. �C�i c�ch anh vi?t c� th? l�m anh ?i t� nh? ch?i,� �ng n�i. �Nguy�n nh�n ch�ng t�i kh�ng c� s�ch l?ch s? Vi?t Nam do ng??i Vi?t Nam vi?t l� v� anh kh�ng th? n�i s? th?t. ?� l� l� do t?i sao t?t c? c�c s�ch tr�n gi� c?a t�i ??u do ng??i n??c ngo�i vi?t.��

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Be considered dangerous to state security

ch?a ???c tin c?y ho�n to�n

b? coi l� nguy hi?m cho an ninh qu?c gia

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Like An�s other American friends, I believed he was his own man, the one free soul in Vietnam who could speak his mind while flying the flag of liberty.

(b? c?t)

Gi?ng nh? nh?ng ng??i b?n M? kh�c c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n, t�i tin r?ng �ng l� con ng??i ??c l?p, m?t linh h?n t? do ? Vi?t Nam, ng??i c� th? n�i th?ng nh?ng suy ngh? c?a m�nh v� gi??ng cao ng?n c? T? do.

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�You were only doing your duty� because I speak English.�

(b? c?t 7 d�ng)

��ng ch? l�m nhi?m v? c?a �ng th�i m�. �ng l� m?t ng??i y�u n??c,� t�i n�i, c? l�m cho �ng d?u l?i.�T?t c? ng??i Vi?t Nam ??u l� ng??i y�u n??c, cho d� h? c� b?t ??ng v?i ??ng c?m quy?n,� �ng n�i. �Nhi?u ng??i kh�c c�n can ??m h?n v� l�m ???c nhi?u h?n nh?ng g� t�i ?� l�m. H? hy sinh c? gia ?�nh h?. H? hy sinh cu?c ??i h?. Th? nh?ng ng??i ta ch? bi?t ??n t�i v� t�i c� b?n M? v� v� t�i n�i ???c ti?ng Anh.�

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The twelve-part TV series the Party is making about him. The old spy, having come in from the cold, must now fend off the warm embrace of the state.

lo?t phim truy?n h�nh m??i hai t?p v? �ng� (b? c?t)

lo?t phim truy?n h�nh m??i hai t?p�m� ??ng (C?ng s?n) ?ang l�m�v? �ng.�Ng??i ?i?p vi�n gi� t? th?i Chi?n tranh L?nh nay l?i ph?i lo ch?ng ?? s? �m ?p n?ng nhi?t c?a nh� n??c.

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The Saigon streets� These are not easy times.�

(b? c?t 64 d�ng)

???ng ph? S�i G�n ?ang t?p n?p ng??i mua qu� c�p v� chu?n b? cho nh?ng ng�y l? m?ng n?m m?i. ?�y c�n l� m�a c??i, n�n vi?c ???c m?i d? ??n hai ?�m c??i m?t ng�y c?ng kh�ng c� g� l� l?. Nh?ng s? ki?n xa hoa n�y trong c�c kh�ch s?n c?a S�i G�n c� s? tham gia c?a h�ng tr?m kh�ch, ban nh?c s?ng, nh?ng su?i r??u s�m banh, v� c? ch? h�n ?? m?i m?c m?i ng??i d?c c?n c? man n�o l� bia v� r??u. Sau khi ???c ch?p ?nh n�ng c?c ch�c m?ng h?nh ph�c c?p trai g�i, c�c v? kh�ch l?i ??ng l�n lo?ng cho?ng tr�o l�n xe m�y tr??c khi h�a v�o d�ng giao th�ng ?�ng ?�c c?a S�i G�n.Trong khi Vi?t Nam chuy?n m�nh t? ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n sang ch? ngh?a ti�u d�ng, th� b?c t??ng ??c M? ??ng trinh tr??c nh� th? x�y b?ng g?ch ?? c?a S�i G�n t? bi?u hi?n b?t b�nh. B?c t??ng t� ?i?m cho m?t c�ng vi�n nh? h�nh b?u d?c tr?ng ??y hoa, m?t ?i?m y�u th�ch m� nh?ng c� d�u c?a th�nh ph? t�m ??n ?? ch?p ?nh. G?n ?�y, c�ng vi�n xinh x?n n�y c�n thu h�t m?t lo?i ?�m ?�ng kh�c. H�ng tr?m ng??i ?� b?t ??u ?? v? ?�y ?? ch?ng ki?n nh?ng s? ki?n l? l�ng trong ng�y. ??c M? ??ng trinh Maria ?ang kh�c. Ng??i ta th?y nh?ng gi?t n??c m?t ch?y ra tr�n m� b?c t??ng. N?u nh? b?n nghi ng?, c�nh s?n ?nh c?a th�nh ph? s? ?n v�o tay b?n nh?ng b?c ?nh ch?p r?t r� r�ng nh?ng gi?t n??c tr�o l�n trong kh�e m?t t??ng v� d?u v?t l?p l�nh khi ch�ng ch?y tr�n m?t t??ng. X�m x�t xung quanh l� nh?ng c� d�u m?c v�y d�i tr?ng v� ?�m ?�ng t� m�, c�nh th? ?nh n�y ?ang l�m ?n r?t kh?m kh�.Tr??c s? th�c gi?c c?a Trung ??ng ??ng C?ng s?n Vi?t Nam, v? gi�m m?c ?� tuy�n b? r?ng n??c m?t c?a ??c M? ??ng trinh l� m?t hi?n t??ng ho�n to�n t? nhi�n xu?t ph�t t? vi?c n??c m?a ??ng qu� nhi?u v� nh?ng tr?n gi� m�a dai d?ng m�a tr??c. Ch?ng ai tin l?i �ng. ??c M? ??ng trinh ?ang kh�c v� b� bu?n r?u. B� c?m nh?n ???c n?i ?au c?a ng??i d�n. B� nh�n th?y s? ch�nh l?ch ng�y c�ng gia t?ng gi?a ng??i gi�u v� ng??i ngh�o ? Vi?t Nam, tham nh?ng v� h?i l? t?ng l�n. B� th�ng c?m v?i nh?ng ng??i n�ng d�n b?t bu?c ph?i gi?t g� c?a m�nh sau m?t ??t c�m gia c?m b�ng ph�t. B� ?ng h? nh?ng ng??i lao ??ng t?i c�c nh� m�y s?n xu?t gi?y Nike ?ang t? ch?c ?�nh c�ng, ?�i nh?ng �ng ch? H�n Qu?c ng?ng ?�nh ??p v� ph?i tr? l??ng th?a ?�ng. B� ?ng h? nh?ng ng??i c�ng nh�n may Vi?t Nam, v?n ???c tr? m?c l??ng c�n b�o b?t h?n c? nh?ng c�ng nh�n gi�y c?a Nike � b?n m??i ?� la m?t th�ng ? th�nh ph? v� ? v�ng n�ng th�n th� ch? c� ba m??i ?� la m?t th�ng� v� c?ng ?ang ?�nh c�ng. B� bi?t n?i ?au c?a s? ki?n ng�y 11 th�ng 9 v� x�t xa v� th? gi?i ?ang t? kh?ng b? m�nh b?ng l�ng h?n th� gi?t ch?t ch? y?u ph? n? v� tr? em. V�ng tay d?u d�ng c?a ??c M? ??ng trinh, s? bao dung v� nh�n t? c?a Ng??i, kh�ng c�n ?? ?? ch?a l�nh th? gi?i n�y kh?i n?i ?au.??c M? ??ng trinh trong c�ng vi�n ?� tr? th�nh ?i?m h�nh h??ng cho nh?ng ng??i Vi?t Nam ? xa t?n ngo�i H� N?i. V? gi�m m?c c? t�m c�ch gi?i t�n h?, nh?ng ai c?ng cho r?ng nh?ng tuy�n b? c?a �ng l� do Ch�nh ph? vi?t thay. �Ng??i Vi?t Nam c� m?t c�ch gi?i th�ch s�u xa cho t?t c?,� m?t ng??i b?n gi?i th�ch. C� th? n�i r?ng h? l� nh?ng ng??i t�n chuy?n ??i t�i. H? l?p ??y nh?ng qu�n c� ph� v� qu�n bia v?a h� c?a th�nh ph? v?i nh?ng t?p ng??i s�i n?i chuy?n tr� lu�n m?m. Trong m?t tr�ng r?n r�ng nh?ng c�u chuy?n ti?u l�m, nh?ng c�u c�ch ng�n, v� c? chuy?n t?m ph�o, h? m? x? ch�nh tr?, ph�n t�ch t�nh h�nh th? gi?i, chia s? c�c c�ng th?c n?u ?n, h�t h�, ng�m th?. L�c duy nh?t t�i nghe th?y m�n huy�n thuy�n n�y l?ng xu?ng l� khi t�i ??ng gi?a ?�m ?�ng ?ang ch?m ch� nh�n l�n m?t ??c M? ??ng trinh.M?t ?�m, khi ?ang l?ng th?ng b??c tr? v? Kh�ch s?n Continental sau b?a t?i, m?y ng??i b?n v� t�i nh?n ra ?�m ?�ng m?i khi ?ang ??ng tr??c t??ng ??c M?. �T�i tin ch?c nh?ng g� h? th?y tr�n m?t b?c t??ng ch? l� ph�n chim b? c�u ?y m�,� Th?ng n�i. ? Vi?t Nam v�o m�a Thu th??ng c� nh?ng c?n m?a dai d?ng, k�o d�i c? ng�y Gi�ng sinh. Tr?i c?ng ch?t l?nh b?t th??ng, khi?n kh?p n?i tr? n�n ?m ??t v� u �m. Nh?ng c�y mai, lo?i hoa b�nh th??ng v?n n? v�o d?p T?t c?a ng??i Vi?t Nam v� t??ng tr?ng cho s? th?nh v??ng v� h?nh ph�c c?a ??t n??c, n?m nay s? kh�ng n?. �C� th? l� c� chuy?n g� ?� th?t,� anh th?a nh?n. �??u ti�n ch�ng t�i c� m?t tr?n ??ng ??t ? S�i G�n. Sau ?� l?i ??n d?ch c�m gia c?m. Gi? th� ??n chuy?n c�ng nh�n ?�nh c�ng v� c�c quan ch?c ch�nh ph? b? truy t? v� tham nh?ng. ?�y kh�ng ph?i l� qu�ng th?i gian d? d�ng g�.�

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You wouldn�t stop talking, An, he said.�So they finally had to shut you up. An smiled with his eyebrows.

(b? c?t)

T?i �ng kh�ng ch?u th�i n�i chuy?n ??y m�, ?n ?, �ng b?n n�i.�N�n cu?i c�ng ng??i ta ph?i l�m cho �ng ng?m mi?ng l?i. Ph?m Xu�n ?n m?m c??i b?ng c?p l�ng m�y.

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Ghi nh?n391

Tran Tu Thanh, Bui Tin, Seymour Topping

Tr?n T? Thanh, (b? c?t), Seymour Topping

Tr?n T? Thanh,�B�i T�n, Seymour Topping

123

Ch� th�ch395

The Work of Hunting Dogs

C�ng vi?c c?a m?t ?i?p vi�n

C�ng vi?c c?a b?y ch� s?n

124

401

The Perfect Crime

Nhi?m v? ho�n h?o

T?i �c ho�n h?o

125

404

The contrary view� he was promoted to General.

(b? c?t 32 d�ng)

Quan ?i?m tr�i ng??c ???c ??a m?t c�ch m?nh m? nh?t t? ng??i b?n v� nh� b�o ??ng nghi?p c?a Ph?m Xu�n ?n l� B�i T�n. B?n th�n �ng c?ng l� m?t ??i t� v� quan ch?c cao c?p trong ??ng cho ??n khi �ng tr?n sang Ph�p n?m 1990. Trong th?i gian m?t n?m Ph?m Xu�n ?n h?c t?i H?c vi?n Ch�nh tr? Qu?c gia Nguy?n �i Qu?c, nh?ng ng�y Ch? nh?t �ng th??ng t?i nh� B�i T�n ? H� N?i ?n tr?a, ch?p m?t, v� ph�n n�n v? ch??ng tr�nh h?c c?ng nh?c v? m?t ch�nh tr? v� n?ng t�nh tuy�n truy?n c?ng s?n, theo l?i k? c?a B�i T�n.Theo B�i T�n, vi?c qu�n ??i th?ng qu�n h�m cho Ph?m Xu�n ?n v?a ch?m v?a mi?n c??ng. (Ngay c? ng�y th�ng th?ng qu�n h�m c?ng l� m?t v?n ?? tranh c�i.) B�i T�n n�i r?ng, t? n?m 1945 ??n 1947, Ph?m Xu�n ?n ?� ch? huy m?t ti?u ?o�n chi?n ??u ch?ng Ph�p ? mi?n Nam. ??n n?m 1955 �ng gi? m?t ch?c v? trong h�ng ng? c?ng s?n t??ng ???ng v?i m?t thi?u t�. �ngv?n gi? nguy�n c?p b?c n�y trong su?t hai m??i n?m sau ?�, trong khi ho?t ??ng tr�n c??ng v? ?i?p vi�n xu?t s?c nh?t c?a Vi?t Nam. Theo B�i T�n, Ph?m Xu�n ?n ???c th?ng qu�n h�m l�n c?p trung t� n?m 1976, c�ng n?m �ng ???c phong danh hi?u Anh h�ng L?c l??ng V? trang Nh�n d�n. �?�y l� m?t s? x�c ph?m l?n,� B�i T�n n�i. �Khi chi?n tranh k?t th�c r?t nhi?u ng??i ???c th?ng v�i b?c, l�n th?ng c?p cao. L? ra h? ph?i phong ngay cho Ph?m Xu�n ?n qu�n h�m ??i t�.��Nh?ng ng??i c?ng s?n nghi ng? �ng ?y,� B�i T�n n�i. ��ng ?y nu�i ch� � m?t th� ch?i t? s?n � v� �ng ?y c� qu� nhi?u b?n b� ph??ng T�y. H? ng?n �ng ?y ra n??c ngo�i v� ti?p kh�ch, r?i h? ??t �ng ?y v�o ch? ?? theo d�i nghi�m ng?t.� Ngay c? sau khi nh?ng bi?n ph�p gi�m s�t n�y ???c n?i l?ng trong nh?ng n?m 1990, Ph?m Xu�n ?n v?n kh�ng th? ti?p kh�ch m� kh�ng ???c ph�p, v� �ng ph?i vi?t b�o c�o v? nh?ng cu?c tr� chuy?n c?a m�nh. N?m 1980, ti?p sau c�i n?m �ng ???c ?i b?i d??ng gi�c ng? ch�nh tr?, Ph?m Xu�n ?n ???c phong l�n qu�n h�m th??ng t�. M�i ??n n?m 1982 �ng m?i l�n qu�n h�m ??i t�. Sau ?� ??n n?m 1990, ? tu?i s�u m??i ba, �ng ???c phong qu�n h�m thi?u t??ng.