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

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

Thng 11 3, 2014

Bi lin quan:
Ph?m Th? Hoi -Cu?n sch v? m?t ?i?p vin khng hon h?o
Thomas A. Bass -R?ng St: V? vi?c b? ki?m duy?t ? Vi?t Nam(1)
Thomas A. Bass -R?ng St: V? vi?c b? ki?m duy?t ? Vi?t Nam(2)
Thomas A. Bass R?ng St: V? vi?c b? ki?m duy?t ? Vi?t Nam(3)
Thomas A. Bass R?ng St: V? vi?c b? ki?m duy?t ? Vi?t Nam (Ton bi trong b?n PDF)

pro&contra Trong b?n ??i chi?u ton v?n b?n d?ch cu?n?i?p vin Z21. K? th tuy?t v?i c?a n??c M?c?a Thomas A. Bass (?? Tu?n Ki?t d?ch, Nh Nam v H?ng ??c xu?t b?n, H N?i thng Ba 2014) v?i b?n tr?n v?n do Bi Xun Bch hi?u ?nh v b? sung, cc k hi?u ???c dng nh? sau:

Nh?ng ch? b? c?t do ki?m duy?t ???c b? sung trong ngo?c vung b?ngch? ??m mu ??.

Nh?ng ch? b? s?a ??i do ki?m duy?t ???c hi?u ?nh trong ngo?c vung b?ngch? mu ??.

Nh?ng ch? d?ch thi?u chnh xc nh?ng khng nh?t thi?t do ki?m duy?t ???c hi?u ?nh trong ngo?c vung b?ngch? mu xanh.

Ph?n Ch? m?c (Index) r?t s? l??c so v?i b?n g?c, ho?c thi?u h?n, ho?c rt g?n, ho?c l??c b?, ho?c g?p nhi?u m?c tra c?u, nn khng th? so snh ???c.

Sau ?y l m?t ?o?n v d?:

[Th?m ch c? nh?ng s? quan qun ??i cao c?p nh? ??i t Bi Tn c?ng khng bi?t cu chuy?n v? Ph?m Xun ?n. Trn c??ng v? Ph T?ng Bin t?p t? bo c?a qun ??i mi?n B?c Vi?t Nam, ng Tn ?i trn m?t chi?c xe t?ng ??n Dinh ??c l?p ngy 30 thng T? n?m 1975. Sau khi ch?p nh?n s? ??u hng c?a Chnh ph? Vi?t Nam C?ng ha, ng Bi Tn ng?i xu?ng bn chi?c bn T?ng th?ng ?? vi?t bi cho t? bo c?a mnh. Gi?ng nh? h?u h?t nh?ng nh bo m?i ??n Si Gn, vi?c ti?p theo ng lm l ?i tm Ph?m Xun ?n. Nh? Bi Tn nh? l?i: Vo bu?i sng ngy m?ng 1 thng N?m, ti ?i tm Ph?m Xun ?n ? v?n phng c?a ng ?y t?i khch s?n Continental Palace. Lc ? ti hon ton khng bi?t ng ?y l m?t ?i?p vin. T?t c? nh?ng g ng ?y k? v?i ti l ng ?y lm phng vin th??ng tr cho t?Time-Life. ng ?y gi?i thi?u ti v?i t?t c? phng vin trong thnh ph?, v ti gip h? g?i bi vi?t c?a mnh ra n??c ngoi. Ba thng sau khi chi?n tranh k?t thc, ti v?n khng bi?t r?ng Ph?m Xun ?n l m?t ?i?p vin.]

L? ra Ph?m Xun ?n ? theo gia ?nh mnh sang Washingtonv ti?p t?c ho?t ??ng tnh bo, nh?ng nhi?m v? ny ? b? d?ng l?i vo pht cht. [Nh?ng thng tin v? s? tranh ginh quy?n l?c ??i v?i Ph?m Xun ?n gi?a nh?ng ch? huy tnh bo qun s? mu?n phi ng sang M? v nh?ng lnh ??o kn ?o trong B? Chnh tr? ch? ???c ti?t l? v?i Bi Tn khi chnh ph? Vi?t Nam xc ti?n vi?c h?i h??ng cho v? v cc con c?a Ph?m Xun ?n.] L?n trong ln sng nh?ng ng??i di t?n kh?i ??t n??c, gia ?nh c?a Ph?m Xun ?n ph?i m?t c? n?m tr?i c? tm cch quay tr? l?i Vi?t Nam thng qua m?t tuy?n ???ng lng vng ?i qua Paris, Mtxc?va, v H N?i. B Nguy?n Th? Bnh, ng??i b?n th?i th? ?u c?a Ph?m Xun ?n, cu?i cng c?ng ??a ???c h? v? nh. Gia ?nh c?a Ph?m Xun ?n ? ph?i tr ng? su?t b?n thng li?n ? hnh lang ??i s? qun Vi?t Nam t?i Paris, b? ??y qua ??y l?i gi?a nh?ng c? quan tnh bo v an ninh [c?nh tranh nhau] c?a Vi?t Nam, cho ??n m?t hm b Bnh b?t g?p h? ?ang ng?i ? ?. T?i th?i ?i?m ? Vi?t Nam chai??i s? qun, m?t c?a nh?ng ng??i c?ng s?n v m?t c?a ??i s? Nguy?n Th? Bnh, ??i di?n cho M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam. Sau cng vi?c c?a mnh trn c??ng v? ng??i ?m phn c?a M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng v Chnh ph? Cch m?ng lm th?i C?ng ha mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam [M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng] t?i Hi?p ??nh Paris, s? m?nh ngo?i giao cu?i cng c?a b Nguy?n Th? Bnh l b? tr ??a gia ?nh Ph?m Xun ?n tr? v? n??c an ton.

V?i t? cch l ng??i cu?i cng cn ? l?i v?n phng c?aTimet?i Si Gn, Ph?m Xun ?n nghi?m nhin tr? thnh tr??ng ??i di?n. Tn c?a ng v?n xu?t hi?n trnTimecho ??n ngy 3 thng 5 n?m 1976. ng tr? l?i cc yu c?u v g?i ph?n nh trong su?t m?t n?m sau khi Si Gn s?p ??, nh?ng cng ngy ng cng vi?t t h?n, [khi t?m l??i xm x?t c?a b? my an ninh Nh n??c ch?p xu?ng thnh ph?. Sau n?m 1975, Si Gn bi?n thnh HoChiMinhgrad, ng ni. H? c?t b? my ?i?n tn v b?t bu?c m?i bi vi?t ph?i chuy?n qua b?u ?i?n. H? g?ch b? ch? ny, g?ch b? ch? kia. Ch? ?? ki?m duy?t kh?t khe ??n n?i ch?ng khc no ci th?i c?a Graham Green. Ti khng g?i nhi?u bi v ti khng bi?t ph?i lu?n lch ki?m duy?t nh? th? no. T?t c? nh?ng g h? mu?n l tuyn truy?n cho ch? ?? m?i, th? l ti su?t ngy ?i xem ch?i g ch?i c.]

Thng bo chnh th?c ??u tin v? lng trung thnh trong th?i chi?n tranh c?a Ph?m Xun ?n ???c ??a ra thng 12 n?m 1976, khi ng bay ra H N?i v?i t? cch ??i bi?u qun ??i t?i ??i h?i ??ng l?n th? 4. Nh?ng b?n b th?y ng ?i kh?p H N?i trong b? qun ph?c mu xanh th?m m ng m?c l?n ??u tin trong ??i, ??u s?ng s? tr??c s? bi?n ??i c?a Ph?m Xun ?n t? m?t nh bo thnh m?t anh hng ng?c ??y hun ch??ng. R?t nhi?u VC? mi?nNam ng?c nhin khi h? th?y ti, Ph?m Xun ?n ni. H? t??ng CIA ? b? ti ? l?i.

Nguy?n Kh?i, nh v?n Vi?t Nam n?i ti?ng, ng??i v? sau vi?t m?t cu?n ti?u thuy?t v? Ph?m Xun ?n, l m?t trong nh?ng ng??i nh? v?y. Anh thu?c v? cch m?ng! ng th?t ln. Ti thu?c v? t?t c?, Ph?m Xun ?n tr? l?i. Ng??i Php, ng??i M?, v by gi? l c? cch m?ng n?a.

Khi hng tr?m nghn ng??i Vi?t Nam bi?n vo trong cc nh t v tr?i lao ??ng, Ph?m Xun ?n c?ng ???c c? t?i n?i m ng v?n g?i ?a l tr?i c?i t?o. Thng 8 n?m 1978, ng ???c c? tham gia kha b?i d??ng m??i thng ? H?c vi?n Chnh tr? Nguy?n i Qu?c t?i H N?i. ?y l m?t kha b?i d??ng l lu?n ch? ngh?a Marx cho nh?ng cn b? c?p cao. Ti ? s?ng qu lu trong lng ??ch, ng ni. H? c? ti t?i ? ?? ti ch?.

Lun l m?t h?c vin km, Ph?m Xun ?n hon thnh kha h?c ? v? tr g?n bt l?p. H? khng ?a ki?u ni ?a c?a ti, ng ni v? nh?ng ng??i mi?n B?c kh ??m ??m ?ang c? d?y ng th? ti?ng Vi?t m?i ??y nh?ng t? ng? chnh tr? m??n c?a Trung Qu?c. Ph?m Xun ?n tr?i qua nh?ng c?n m?a l?nh th?u x??ng c?a ma ?ng H N?i, ng? trn ci gi??ng g? v?i m?t t?m ch?n bng. Ti m?c m?t ci o bng Trung Qu?c khi?n ti nhn c? nh? xc ??p. Ti h?i xin m?t ci o khoc Nga nh?ng v?n th?y rt nh? th??ng, th? l ti quay l?i v h?i xin m?t chi?c o khoc 111 ??. Lm g c ci ??, [? l ci g?] ng gim ??c h?c vi?n h?i. Ba c gi, ti ni, m?t ng??i ng? bn ph?i ti, m?t ng??i ng? bn tri, v m?t ng??i ng? bn trn.

H? hon ton khng ?a ti t no, Ph?m Xun ?n ni v? nh?ng gi?ng vin b?i d??ng chnh tr? c?a mnh. Nh?ng ti ch?a ph?m sai l?m no nghim tr?ng ??n m?c b? k? lu?t c? [b? mang ra b?n c?].

Ph?m Xun ?n b? ??y vo tnh tr?ng ?ng b?ng v? chnh tr? c? m?t th?p k?. ng b? h?n ch? [c?m] g?p g? nh?ng ??ng nghi?p ng??i M? tr??c ?y ??n th?m Vi?t Nam, v xu?t hi?n nhi?u l?i ??n ?on v? vi?c t?i sao ng b? an tr m?t n?i. ng qu thn thi?t v?i ng??i M?, qu hi?u bi?t, v qu rnh chnh tr? ph??ng Ty. ng ? ?? cho trm m?t thm Tr?n Kim Tuy?n tr?n thot. ng t? ch?i v?ch m?t nh?ng ??ng nghi?p Vi?t Nam t?ng lm vi?c cho CIA. C l?, nh? ng??i ta nghe th?y Ph?m Xun ?n phn nn, c?ng s?n coi ng nh? m?trentier(ch? t), ng??i thu ti?n c?a nh?ng nng dn s?ng trn ??t c?a mnh.

Trong th?i gian ?, ng v?n ?ang l?ng l? ch? th?i, ch? cho b?u khng kh ch?ng M? thay ??i th Vi?t Nam l?i ti?p t?c tham gia vo nh?ng cu?c chi?n [ti?p t?c nh?ng cu?c chi?n khc,ch?ng l?i Khmer ?? t?i Campuchia v ??ng minh Trung Quc c?a n.] Ngy 15 thng 1 n?m 1976, ng ???c phong danh hi?u Anh hng l?c l??ng v? trang nhn dn danh hi?u qun ??i cao qu nh?t c?a Vi?tNam. ??n n?m 1978 ng l trung t, ??n n?m 1981 l th??ng t, v ??n n?m 1984 th ln ??i t. N?m 1990, khi v?n ph?c v? trn c??ng v? m?t s? quan ?ang cng tc, ng ? ???c th?ng qun hm c?p t??ng.

Khi nhn ra Si Gn qua cnh c?ng ngi bi?t th? n?i ng ?, Ph?m Xun ?n v?n ch?a th?y d?u hi?u c?a thin ???ng [thin ???ngc?ng s?n].

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Trong b?ng li?t k sau ?y, chng ti ch? ??i chi?u nh?ng ch? b? s?a ??i v c?t b? r rng do ki?m duy?t; cc s?a ??i c th? v nh?ng l do khc, khng nh?t thi?t do ki?m duy?t, khng ???c ??a vo danh sch ny. Nh?ng ch? b? c?t ???c in ??m.

S? th? t?

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

Nguyn 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 Bi Xun Bch, pro&contra

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Ba

The Spy Who Loved Us. The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan Ans Dangerous Game

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

?i?p vin yu chng ta.Chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam v tr ch?i nguy hi?m c?a Ph?m Xun ?n

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The Work of Hunting Dogs

Cng vi?c c?a m?t ?i?p vin

Cng vi?c c?a b?y ch s?n

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General Giap and Ho Chi Minh

??i t??ng V Nguyn Gip v Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh

T??ng Gip v H? Ch Minh

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forbidden to meet Western visitors

b? h?n ch? ti?p xc v?i khch ph??ng Ty

b? c?m ti?p xc v?i khch ph??ng Ty

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when there was nothing but betrayal in the air

(b? c?t)

khi lan trn kh?p n?i ch?ng c g khc ngoi s? ph?n b?i.

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Ho Chi Minh and Geneal Giap

Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh v ??i t??ng V Nguyn Gip

H? Ch Minh v T??ng Gip

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the spy who loved us

ng??i ?i?p vin hi?u n??c M?

?i?p vin yu chng ta

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

??a ng?c th dnh ring cho nh?ng k? l?a ??o, nh?ng (b? c?t) c?ng ch?t c? r?i.

??a ng?c th dnh ring cho nh?ng k? l?a ??o, nh?ng? Vi?t Nam lo?i ? qu nhi?u,nn??a ng?cc?ng ch?t c? r?i.

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Its because I was born in an insane asylum that some people say my blood was infected by the virus of Communism. Anwas born in a psychiatric hospital? Thats why he follows the Communists. Hes crazy!

Do ti ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh th??ng ?in nn nhi?u ng??i ni r?ng: (b? c?t)?n ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh th??ng ?in h?? Th?o no(b? c?t) Ch? b? ?in r?i!

Do ti ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh th??ng ?in nn nhi?u ng??i ni r?ngmu ti b? nhi?m virus c?ng s?n:?n ???c sinh ra trong m?t nh th??ng ?in h?? Th?o noch? theo c?ng s?n Ch? ?in m.

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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 chnh ph? c?a Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh trong d?p Tu?n l? vng. (b? c?t)

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

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call thenam tien the march to the south

g?i l khai ph vng ??t ph??ng Nam

g?i lNam ti?n ti?n xu?ng mi?n Nam.

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nam tien

??u tranh ? mi?n Nam

Nam ti?n

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thenam tien

cng cu?c th?ng nh?t ??t n??c

cng cu?cNam ti?n

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

Th?c ra, c th? ni r?ng chnh ng ? gp ph?n ??a n ??n ch? k?t thc.

Th?c ra, c th? ni r?ng chnh ng ? ??a n ??n ch? k?t thc.

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after all of Vietnams invaders Chinese, French, Japanese, American and Cambodian had been expelled

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

sau khi t?t c? nh?ng k? xm l??c Vi?t Nam Trung Qu?c, Php, Nh?t, M? v Campuchia ? b? ?nh ?u?i

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Like many Vietnamese, An traces his ancestry

(b? c?t) T? tin c?a Ph?m Xun ?n

C?ng nh? nhi?u ng??i Vi?t, t? tin c?a Ph?m Xun ?n

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We migrated from Hanoi to central Vienam

Chng ti di c? (b? c?t) t?i mi?n Trung Vi?t Nam

Chng ti di c?t? H N?it?i mi?n Trung Vi?t Nam

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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 Ty (b? c?t)

k? th t? ph??ng B?c (Thnh Ct T? Hn, cng Trung Qu?c v Nh?t B?n), ph??ng ?ng (B? ?o Nha, Php v M?)v t? ph??ng Ty (Lo, Khmer, ?n ?? v Thi)

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Chinese occupation

s? ? h? c?a phong ki?n ph??ng B?c

s? ? h? c?a Trung Qu?c

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They taught the Vietnamese about nationalism

Ng??i Php ? truy?n b ch? ngh?a dn t?c

H? ? d?y cho ng??i Vi?t v? ch? ngh?a dn 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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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 Php l?p ra, Ph?m Xun ?n ni. Tr??c khi h? ??n chng ti ch?a c qu?c gia. Nh?ng vng cao nguyn thu?c v? cc dn t?c ng??i Th??ng. Nh?ng khu v?c cn l?i thu?c v? ng??i Ch?m ho?c ng??i Khmer.

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

Chnh ph? Cch m?ng lm th?i C?ng ha mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam (b? c?t)

M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng(lin minh c?a nh?ng ng??i cch 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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NLF

Chnh ph? Cch m?ng lm th?i C?ng ha mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam

M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng

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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 ?ngnh? cch m ng??i Vi?t Nam lun g?i

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To Huu

T.H

T? H?u

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one of North Vietnams greatest poets and politicians

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

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

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Vietnams southward march

cng cu?c khai ph vng ??t Ph??ng Nam

cng cu?cNam ti?n

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

(b? c?t)

Khu v?c r?ng mnh mng g?m nh?ng ??m l?y v r?ng ???c n?m st V?nh Thi Lan ny ?nh d?u s? k?t thc cng cu?c Nam ti?n c?a Vi?t Nam.

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Its utopian

Kh

Khng t??ng

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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 phn tch chnh tr?, Ph?m Xun ?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 phn tch chnh tr?, Ph?m Xun ?nbi?t r?ng ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n l m?t v? th?n ? th?t b?i, ch?u trch nhi?m v? ci 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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against the Japanese, French, Americans, Chinese, Cambodians

ch?ng l?i ng??i Nh?t, ng??i Php, ng??i M? (b? c?t)

ch?ng l?i ng??i Nh?t, ng??i Php, 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 Chn L?p nh?ng ng??i cai qu?n vng ny cho ??n cu?i th? k? m??i b?y, khi cc Cha Nguy?n b?t ??u m? r?ng ?nh h??ng c?a mnh v? ph??ng Nam. ??n nh?ng n?m 1860, ng??i Php ? ki?m sot vng chu th? v b?t tay vo vi?c rt n??c v ?o knh r?ch bi?n vng ??m l?y thnh nh?ng ??n ?i?n la g?o m?t cng trnh ???c cc th??ng nhn ?n ?? b?t ??u t? m??i tm 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 lu ??i v? nh?ng b?ng ??ng t?i ph?m

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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 tCn ??o

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In one sense in Champa.

(b? c?t 20 dng)

Xt theo m?t kha c?nh, ton 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 di d?ng d?c c?a cu?c tranh ginh gi?a nh?ng b?ng ??ng. Vi?t Nam l m?t giao l? kh?ng l?, m?t ci n?i h?m ?ng ngh?a ??i v?i t?t c? cc n?n v?n ha, d??ng nh? t?t c? ??u ??n c?m c?c ? vng ??t ny, 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 tm ??n sau m?t cu?c cch m?ng th?t b?i ? Trung Qu?c, ?n ??, Campuchia, ho?c Php. N l vng ??t c?a nh?ng tn c??p bi?n, nh?ng k? l?u ?y, th? l?nh, v cc b?ng ??ng t?i ph?m, t?t c? ??u h?n chi?n v?i nhau trong bng t?i c?a nh?ng khu r?ng r?m v ??ng b?ng nhi?t ??i lun c l? l?t trn ??t n??c ny.Vi?t Nam l tn g?i xu?t pht 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? vng ??u ngu?n sng M Cng ? Ty T?ng xu?ng vng chu th? sng H?ng v sng ?. Khi ng??i Vi?t ti?p t?c ?i xu?ng pha Nam, h? ti?p xc v?i nh?ng nhm ng??i ??n t? ?n ??, Campuchia v M Lai ? ??nh c? ? cc khu v?c mu m? tr?ng la c?a vng chu th? sng M Cng. L?ch s? tranh ch?p c?a vng chu th? b?t ??u n?i ln t? th? k? ??u tin c?a Cng 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 thnh quch kin c? v?i ??y ?? cc th? vi?n v th? b?c cng m?t h?m ??i m?nh, cho php n ki?m sot ???c nh?ng vng ven bi?n c?a Vi?t Nam. ? pha B?c v??ng qu?c Ph Nam, m?t n?n v?n ha khc ch?u ?nh h??ng c?a ?n ?? b?t r? ? ?y, t?c l n??c Ch?m Pa.

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66

a new band of pirates the French

(b? c?t) ng??i Php

m?t b?ng c??p bi?n m?i –ng??i Php

38

66

Cambodia fell in 1863

(b? c?t)

Campuchia s?p ?? n?m 1863

39

66

the entire region

ton b? n??c Vi?t Nam

ton b? khu v?c ny

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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 Xun ?n v ti ni v? lng trung thnh 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 Xun ?n v ti ni v? lng trung thnh c?a ng v?i ??ng, ?y l nh?ng b?c thnh nhn t? c?a ch? ngh?a c?ng s?nm ng ? ch?n ?? sng bi

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70

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

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

Chng ti chi?n ??ukhng 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 ? khc v?i ??u tranh v Ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n

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70

What was known as the August Revolution

s? ki?n (b? c?t) Cch m?ng thng Tm

s? ki?n???c g?i lCch m?ng thng Tm

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70

Ho Chi Minh

Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh

H? Ch Minh

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70

the Chinese

qun T??ng

qun Trung Qu?c

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72

By then he had lost eveything, all of his fathers 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 lc ny th ng ta ? m?t t?t c? m?i th?, ton b? ti s?n v c?a c?i c?a cha mnh. Hi?n gi? ng ta ?ang s?ng ? Si Gn, m?t ng??i ?n ng ngho kh?. Chuy?n ny x?y ra v?i r?t nhi?u con ci nh?ng ng??i ?i?n ch?. Cha m? h? b? c?ng s?n gi?t trong cu?c cch m?ng, nh?ng h? v?n ti?p t?c ph?c v? t? qu?c c?a mnh.

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77

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

Tr??ng V?nh Khnh b? (b? c?t) b?n nh?m trong m?t cu?c ph?c kch bn ???ng.

Tr??ng V?nh Khnh b?C?ng s?n ph?c kchv b?n ch?t trong m?t cu?c t?n cng bn ???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 vo vin th? t??ng, m?t bc s? nhn khoa theo ??o Cao ?i tn l L V?n Ho?ch, nh?ng th? no h? l?i b?n ?ng vo ng Khnh.

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77

The Communists ambushed

? b? (b? c?t) ph?c kch

? b?C?ng s?nph?c kch

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77

assassinated

? b?n nh?m

? st 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

Cng vi?c c?a m?t ?i?p vin

Cng vi?c c?a b?y ch s?n

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85

ten thousand

hng nghn

m??i nghn

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86

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

Bobby miu t? Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh nh? (b? c?t) l khng nh?n ???c m?y s? ?ng h? t?i Vi?t Nam

Bobby miu t? Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh nh? lm?t nh xch ??ng c?ng s?n gikhng nh?n ???c m?y s? ?ng h? t?i Vi?t Nam

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86

The journalist told the Kennedys about Vietnams 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? lng c?m th lu ??i c?a Vi?t Nam ??i v?i ng??i Trung Qu?c l do t?i sao H? Ch Minh s? khng bao gi? ??a qun Trung Qu?c vo 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 ny sau ? ? ch?t trn ch?ng ???ng p gi?i di n?m tr?m d?m t? vng ni xu?ng vng 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 ni

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104

The Americans didnt lose the war in Vietnam

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

Ng??i M? khng h? thua trong cu?c Chi?n tranh Vi?t Nam

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104

It wasnt 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 ngi nh b? ?? ?u ph?i do l?i c?a nh?ng ng??i xy. L?i l c?a nh?ng ng??i s?ng trong ngi nh ?.

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112

And torture him

(b? c?t)

v tra t?n ng

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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 ? khng h? c qu?c gia no t?n t?i ch?ng khc no Picasso ?ang ??i m?t v?i t?m b? tr?ng.

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For highlighting Communist perfidy

tuyn truy?n (b? c?t) ch?ng c?ng s?n

nu b?t b?n ch?t x?o trc?a c?ng s?n

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133

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? thnh l?c l??ng Vi?t Minh hng h?u nh?t ? Nam b?. C?ng trong n?m ?, Vi?t Minh ? ti?n hnh m?t lo?t nh?ng cu?c t?n cng kh?ng b? nh?m vo ng??i Php.

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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? lnh ???c huy ??ng vo tr?n ?nh ny cn l?n h?n h?i M?u Thn 1968 v s? tn 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?pvo ci ch? ?? ton tr? c?a h?

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national hero

anh hng (b? c?t)

anh hngdn t?c

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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 chp nguyn 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 lm sao! (b? c?t)

S? ??n gi?n bi?t baokhi 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 no khc (b? c?t)

kh ti?p thu s? ?o t?ov nh?i nht c?a c?ng s?n

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He corrects himself: I mean to sayindoctrinationof the Communists. Unfortunately

(b? c?t)

ng ni ch?a l?i ti mu?n ni ls? qun tri?th?c thuy?t c?a nh?ng ng??i c?ng s?n. Ti?c l

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

(b? c?t)

??y l nh?ng g chng ta miu t? v? cng vi?c c?a m?t c? v?n. ? l cng vi?c c?a l? cc.

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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 rt ?i

hy v?ng m?t ngy no ? h? s? rt ?i

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inside were fighting day and night

(b? c?t)

bn trong th chng ti ??u ? l?n nhau su?t ngy ?m

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VI,207

Appalled by the mistake, Ho Chi Minh sent an apology

Bi?t tin ny, Ch? t?ch H? Ch Minh ? g?i l?i xin l?i

Kinh hong tr??c l?i l?m ny, H? Ch Minh ? g?i l?i xin l?i

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The dirty work of tactical intelligence

cng vi?c (b? c?t) c?a tnh bo chi?n thu?t

cng vi?cb?n th?uc?a tnh bo 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??ir?tt? 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?ngl m?t ng??i c?ng s?ntham gia Vi?t Minhtrong cu?c Chi?n tranh ch?ng Php ? ?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 no. (b? c?t)

?i?u ny c?ng ?ng ??iv?i ??ng C?ng s?n, v nh?ng hnh ??ng tn c m pha chng ti ? lm

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the government

c?p trn

chnh ph?

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VIII252

The Perfect Crime

Nh?ng ?i?p v?

T?i c hon 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 nghn ng??i ?i c?i t?o trong cc 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 rch r??i, ?i dp cao su, m?u ng??i kh?c kh?, ?a nghi, n?u so v?i nh?ng ng??i mi?n Nam vui tnh v kh gi? h?n.

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a perfect crime

cc ?i?p v? hon h?o

m?t t?i c hon 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?tngay l?p t?c

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General Tran Van Tra the southern commander who had planned the ambush that killed Ans 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 ? ln k? ho?ch ph?c kch gi?t ch?t ng th?y Php v?n c?a Ph?m Xun ?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 cng l m?t th?m h?a v? m?t qun s?, v?i vi?c C?ng s?n thi?t h?i h?n m?t n?a l?c l??ng trung thnh ? mi?n Nam v c l? l m?t ph?n t? l?c l??ng ch? l?c c?a Qun ??i Nhn dn Vi?t Nam ? mi?n B?c. Cu?c t?n cng ? tri?t tiu Vi?t C?ng nh? m?t l?c l??ng chi?n ??u, Ph?m Xun ?n ni.

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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 ni. Ho?c l ?i theo C?ng s?n ti mu?n ni l theo cch m?ng, ho?c l theo chnh quy?n ng?y. H? g?i chnh quy?n Si Gn l chnh quy?n ng?y. Pha bn kia th h? g?i l chnh ph? cch m?ng.?? che gi?u s? th?t r?ng mnh l th? l?c th?c s? lnh ??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 Dn t?c Gi?i phng, m?t l?c l??ng cch m?ng nh?ng khng nh?t thi?t ph?i l c?ng s?n. ? l l do t?i sao Ph?m Xun ?n l? l?i, khi ni ??n t? c?ng s?n, r?i s?a l?i l cch m?ng trong l?i k? c?a mnh. Ph?i mi ??n sau n?m 1975 m?i chuy?n m?i ???c thng bo cng khai r?ng M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng th?c ra l m?t m?t tr?n c?a C?ng s?n. S? th?a nh?n ny ? lm cho m?t s? thnh vin c?a M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng b? ng? ngng, nh?ng ng??i ? b? g?t qua m?t bn sau khi Si Gn s?p ??. M?t tr?n b? gi?i th? v nhi?u ng??i v? m?ng trong s? h? ? ha cng dng thuy?n nhn, 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 ti l theo cch m?ng, ho?c l anh theo ng?y. Ti nh?n ra m?t l?n n?a Ph?m Xun ?n l?i l? l?i, v s?a l?i t? c?ng s?n b?ng cch 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 thng ny, ng ta b? cm chn v giam trong m?t ci thng ch? c kch th??c nh? m?t chi?c quan ti.

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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 ti

n??ng s?ng l? ch c?a ti

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331

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

(b? c?t 16 dng)

Th?m ch c? nh?ng s? quan qun ??i cao c?p nh? ??i t Bi Tn c?ng khng bi?t cu chuy?n v? Ph?m Xun ?n. Trn c??ng v? Ph T?ng Bin t?p t? bo c?a qun ??i mi?n B?c Vi?t Nam, ng Bi Tn ?i trn m?t chi?c xe t?ng ??n Dinh ??c l?p ngy 30 thng T? n?m 1975. Sau khi ch?p nh?n s? ??u hng c?a Chnh ph? Vi?t Nam C?ng ha, ng Bi Tn ng?i xu?ng bn chi?c bn T?ng th?ng ?? vi?t bi cho t? bo c?a mnh. Gi?ng nh? h?u h?t nh?ng nh bo m?i ??n Si Gn, vi?c ti?p theo ng lm l ?i tm Ph?m Xun ?n. Nh? Bi Tn nh? l?i: Vo bu?i sng ngy m?ng 1 thng N?m, ti ?i tm Ph?m Xun ?n ? v?n phng c?a ng ?y t?i khch s?n Continental Palace. Lc ? ti hon ton khng bi?t ng ?y l m?t ?i?p vin. T?t c? nh?ng g ng ?y k? v?i ti l ng ?y lm phng vin th??ng tr cho t?Time-Life. ng ?y gi?i thi?u ti v?i t?t c? phng vin trong thnh ph?, v ti gip h? g?i bi vi?t c?a mnh ra n??c ngoi. Ba thng sau khi chi?n tranh k?t thc, ti v?n khng bi?t r?ng Ph?m Xun ?n l m?t ?i?p vin.

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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 Ans wife and children repatriated to Vietnam.

(b? c?t)

Nh?ng thng tin v? s? tranh ginh quy?n l?c ??i v?i Ph?m Xun ?n gi?a nh?ng ch? huy tnh bo qun s? mu?n phi ng sang M? v nh?ng lnh ??o kn ?o trong B? Chnh tr? ch? ???c ti?t l? v?i Bi Tn khi chnh ph? Vi?t Nam xc ti?n vi?c h?i h??ng cho v? v cc con c?a Ph?m Xun ?n.

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Between Vietnams competing intelligence and security departments

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

gi?a nh?ng c? quan tnh bo v an ninhc?nh tranh nhauc?a Vi?t Nam

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National Liberation Front

M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng v Chnh ph? Cch m?ng lm th?i C?ng ha mi?n Nam Vi?t Nam

M?t tr?n Dn t?c Gi?i phng

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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 didnt file many stories because I didnt 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 xm x?t c?a b? my an ninh Nh n??c ch?p xu?ng thnh ph?. Sau n?m 1975, Si Gn bi?n thnh HoChiMinhgrad, ng ni. H? c?t b? my ?i?n tn v b?t bu?c m?i bi vi?t ph?i chuy?n qua b?u ?i?n. H? g?ch b? ch? ny, g?ch b? ch? kia. Ch? ?? ki?m duy?t kh?t khe ??n n?i ch?ng khc no ci th?i c?a Graham Green. Ti khng g?i nhi?u bi v ti khng bi?t ph?i lu?n lch ki?m duy?t nh? th? no. T?t c? nh?ng g h? mu?n l tuyn truy?n cho ch? ?? m?i, th? l ti su?t ngy ?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 vo nh?ng cu?c chi?n (b? c?t)

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

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Communist idyll

thin ???ng (b? c?t)

thin ???ngc?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 dng)

H? mu?n ki?m sot ti, ng ni. ? l l do t?i sao h? gi? ti trong qun ??i lu ??n th?. Ti ?n ni v?ng m?ng. H? mu?n gi? cho ci mi?ng ti ng?m l?i. T?t c? nh?ng g chng ta c th? ni ch?c ch?n l t nh?t ba m??i n?m sau khi chi?n tranh k?t thc, Ph?m Xun ?n v?n l m?t thnh vin tch c?c c?a ngnh tnh bo Vi?t Nam.Th??ng c cht g ? cay ??ng trong gi?ng c?a Ph?m Xun ?n khi ng ni v? cu?c s?ng c?a mnh ? Vi?t Nam th?i h?u chi?n. Chnh ph? c th? l ngu ng?c ho?c tham nh?ng. C? h?i ?? xy 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 ha th? tr??ng g?o v t?ch thu c?a c?i c?a t? th??ng thnh th?, h?u qu? l m?t ln sng nh?ng thuy?n nhn ng??i Vi?t g?c Hoa r?i b? ??t n??c. N?u nh? Ph?m Xun ?n th?nh tho?ng c ch? trch gi?i lnh ??o ??ng ? Vi?t Nam, th ng v?n dnh nh?ng nh?n xt d? d?i nh?t c?a mnh 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 dn can thi?p t?i t? nh?t trong l?ch s? Vi?t Nam. Chnh Trung Qu?c trong nh?ng n?m 1950 ? ng?n c?n B?c Vi?t Nam pht ??ng chi?n tranh ch?ng Ng ?nh Di?m v ng??i M?. Trong khi Ph?m Xun ?n ch?ng ki?n nh?ng ??ng ch cch m?ng c?a mnh ? mi?n Nam b? qut s?ch, th ??ng C?ng s?n Vi?t Nam ? thu mnh l?i, tr??c ?i h?i kin quy?t c?a Trung Qu?c. Ch? mi ??n khi nh?ng ng??i mi?n Nam b?t ??u t? ??ng ln ?nh Ng ?nh Di?m m khng c?n s? thng qua c?a H N?i th mi?n B?c m?i mu?n mng nh?y vo tr?n chi?n. Ng??i Trung Qu?c s? b? gi?p m?i nh? ? Tri?u Tin, Ph?m Xun ?n ni. Ch? ??n khi M? leo thang h? m?i bu?c ph?i ?ng h? chng ti. ?y th? m nh?ng ng??i Vi?t Nam chng ti v?n lun ng?m mi?ng. Chng ti lc no ch?ng s? ng anh c? ??n ch?t khi?p, Ph?m Xun ?n ni, s? d?ng cch g?i quen thu?c ? Vi?t Nam ?? ch? ng??i lng gi?ng kh?ng l? ph??ng B?c c?a mnh.

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wars against Cambodia and China

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

nh?ng cu?c chi?n tranhch?ng Campuchia v Trung Qu?c

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three million people

hng 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? khng ai l?ng nghe ti c?, ng than phi?n sau nh?ng ki?n c?a ng khng c l?i phc ?p. (b? c?t)

Khng ai l?ng nghe ti c?, ng trch mcnh?ng cn b? c?t cn c?a ??ng ln 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

ngh? h?ng g?t qua m?t bnm?y b?c ?nh m?i ch?p

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But its up to them to decide An too will get a state funeral.

(b? c?t 8 dng)

Nh?ng k? cho h? quy?t ??nh.H?? ?y l ??ng C?ng s?n. Theo thi quen vng vo c?a ng??i chu ho?c cung cch c?a m?t ?i?p vin l khng thch g?i th?ng tn ng??i khc ra. Ph?m Xun ?n th??ng khng thch nu ?ch danh nh?ng c?p trn ngy tr??c c?a mnh. Ti khng mu?n b?t k? ai ??n vi?ng m? mnh c?, ng ni. Ng??i ta nn dnh th?i gian v cng s?c cho nh?ng th? h?u ch h?n. Ti c?ng gi?ng nh? H? Ch Minh; ng ?y c?ng ?u mu?n c m?t ci l?ng.M?c d ? d?n d tr??c trong di chc c?a mnh, nh?ng cu?i cng H? Ch Minh v?n c m?t ci l?ng. C? Ph?m Xun ?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 dng)

Ti h?i Ph?m Xun ?n v? m?t ch? ?? nh?y c?m khc, v? T4-T?ng c?c 2. ? l chuy?n hai phe knh ch?ng nhau trong Chnh ph? Vi?t Nam. Pha nh?ng ng??i Vi?t Nam yu n??c l?p tr??c, ch?ng h?n nh? T??ng Gip, ng??i tuyn 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 thnh m?t n??c ch? h?u, ? pht bi?u ch?ng l?i cc ph?n t? thn Trung Qu?c ?ng h? vi?c khai thc nh?ng h?m m? cn ?ang tranh ci. Khi ti v?a nh?c ??n v? ny, Ph?m Xun ?n b??c t?i ci t? bp-ph d??i c?a s?, m? m?t ng?n ko, l?y ra b?c th? m??i b?y trang c?a T??ng Gip. ng ?y ?ang than phi?n v? v? T4-T?ng c?c 2, Ph?m Xun ?n ni v? b?c th?. Ti ngh? r?ng ng ?y ?ng, m?c d?u ti khng ??ng v? phe no. Ti ? ???c hu?n luy?n ?? gi? s? khch quan. Ti c?n ph?i ni r?ng ng ?y ?ng khi trnh 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? lm v?i T??ng Gip

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It is hard to know written by foreigners.

(b? c?t 11 dng)

Th?t kh ?? bi?t ng??i Trung Qu?c c gi? ngn ?n h?i l? hay khng. Ci v? ? lin quan ??n qu nhi?u nh?ng th? ?o?n x?o tr. Gi? chng ti ch? bi?t ???c r?ng pha Vi?t Nam ? chn ch?t cu chuy?n v? cu?c chi?n c?a chng ti ch?ng Trung Qu?c n?m 1979. Chng ti ? t?y r?a s?ch s? tr nh? c?a mnh.Ph?m Xun ?n k? v?i ti r?ng ba m??i t??ng l?nh ? k ??n th?nh nguy?n ?ng h? T??ng Gip. Th?t nguy hi?m ?? ch?n ??ng v? m?t pha, ng tr?m ngm, tr??c khi quay l?i nhn ti. Ci cch anh vi?t c th? lm anh ?i t nh? ch?i, ng ni. Nguyn nhn chng ti khng c sch l?ch s? Vi?t Nam do ng??i Vi?t Nam vi?t l v anh khng th? ni s? th?t. ? l l do t?i sao t?t c? cc sch trn gi c?a ti ??u do ng??i n??c ngoi vi?t.

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Be considered dangerous to state security

ch?a ???c tin c?y hon ton

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

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Like Ans 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? khc c?a Ph?m Xun ?n, ti 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? ni th?ng nh?ng suy ngh? c?a mnh 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 dng)

ng ch? lm nhi?m v? c?a ng thi m. ng l m?t ng??i yu n??c, ti ni, c? lm cho ng d?u l?i.T?t c? ng??i Vi?t Nam ??u l ng??i yu n??c, cho d h? c b?t ??ng v?i ??ng c?m quy?n, ng ni. Nhi?u ng??i khc cn can ??m h?n v lm ???c nhi?u h?n nh?ng g ti ? lm. H? hy sinh c? gia ?nh h?. H? hy sinh cu?c ??i h?. Th? nh?ng ng??i ta ch? bi?t ??n ti v ti c b?n M? v v ti ni ???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 hnh m??i hai t?p v? ng (b? c?t)

lo?t phim truy?n hnh m??i hai t?pm ??ng (C?ng s?n) ?ang lmv? ng.Ng??i ?i?p vin 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 dng)

???ng ph? Si Gn ?ang t?p n?p ng??i mua qu cp v chu?n b? cho nh?ng ngy l? m?ng n?m m?i. ?y cn l ma c??i, nn vi?c ???c m?i d? ??n hai ?m c??i m?t ngy c?ng khng c g l l?. Nh?ng s? ki?n xa hoa ny trong cc khch s?n c?a Si Gn c s? tham gia c?a hng tr?m khch, ban nh?c s?ng, nh?ng su?i r??u sm banh, v c? ch? hn ?? m?i m?c m?i ng??i d?c c?n c? man no l bia v r??u. Sau khi ???c ch?p ?nh nng c?c chc m?ng h?nh phc c?p trai gi, cc v? khch l?i ??ng ln lo?ng cho?ng tro ln xe my tr??c khi ha vo dng giao thng ?ng ?c c?a Si Gn.Trong khi Vi?t Nam chuy?n mnh t? ch? ngh?a c?ng s?n sang ch? ngh?a tiu dng, th b?c t??ng ??c M? ??ng trinh tr??c nh th? xy b?ng g?ch ?? c?a Si Gn t? bi?u hi?n b?t bnh. B?c t??ng t ?i?m cho m?t cng vin nh? hnh b?u d?c tr?ng ??y hoa, m?t ?i?m yu thch m nh?ng c du c?a thnh ph? tm ??n ?? ch?p ?nh. G?n ?y, cng vin xinh x?n ny cn thu ht m?t lo?i ?m ?ng khc. Hng tr?m ng??i ? b?t ??u ?? v? ?y ?? ch?ng ki?n nh?ng s? ki?n l? lng trong ngy. ??c M? ??ng trinh Maria ?ang khc. Ng??i ta th?y nh?ng gi?t n??c m?t ch?y ra trn m b?c t??ng. N?u nh? b?n nghi ng?, cnh s?n ?nh c?a thnh ph? s? ?n vo tay b?n nh?ng b?c ?nh ch?p r?t r rng nh?ng gi?t n??c tro ln trong khe m?t t??ng v d?u v?t l?p lnh khi chng ch?y trn m?t t??ng. Xm xt xung quanh l nh?ng c du m?c vy di tr?ng v ?m ?ng t m, cnh th? ?nh ny ?ang lm ?n r?t kh?m kh.Tr??c s? thc gi?c c?a Trung ??ng ??ng C?ng s?n Vi?t Nam, v? gim m?c ? tuyn b? r?ng n??c m?t c?a ??c M? ??ng trinh l m?t hi?n t??ng hon ton t? nhin xu?t pht t? vi?c n??c m?a ??ng qu nhi?u v nh?ng tr?n gi ma dai d?ng ma tr??c. Ch?ng ai tin l?i ng. ??c M? ??ng trinh ?ang khc v b bu?n r?u. B c?m nh?n ???c n?i ?au c?a ng??i dn. B nhn th?y s? chnh l?ch ngy cng gia t?ng gi?a ng??i giu v ng??i ngho ? Vi?t Nam, tham nh?ng v h?i l? t?ng ln. B thng c?m v?i nh?ng ng??i nng dn b?t bu?c ph?i gi?t g c?a mnh sau m?t ??t cm gia c?m bng pht. B ?ng h? nh?ng ng??i lao ??ng t?i cc nh my s?n xu?t gi?y Nike ?ang t? ch?c ?nh cng, ?i nh?ng ng ch? Hn Qu?c ng?ng ?nh ??p v ph?i tr? l??ng th?a ?ng. B ?ng h? nh?ng ng??i cng nhn may Vi?t Nam, v?n ???c tr? m?c l??ng cn bo b?t h?n c? nh?ng cng nhn giy c?a Nike b?n m??i ? la m?t thng ? thnh ph? v ? vng nng thn th ch? c ba m??i ? la m?t thng v c?ng ?ang ?nh cng. B bi?t n?i ?au c?a s? ki?n ngy 11 thng 9 v xt xa v th? gi?i ?ang t? kh?ng b? mnh b?ng lng h?n th gi?t ch?t ch? y?u ph? n? v tr? em. Vng tay d?u dng c?a ??c M? ??ng trinh, s? bao dung v nhn t? c?a Ng??i, khng cn ?? ?? ch?a lnh th? gi?i ny kh?i n?i ?au.??c M? ??ng trinh trong cng vin ? tr? thnh ?i?m hnh h??ng cho nh?ng ng??i Vi?t Nam ? xa t?n ngoi H N?i. V? gim m?c c? tm cch gi?i tn h?, nh?ng ai c?ng cho r?ng nh?ng tuyn b? c?a ng l do Chnh ph? vi?t thay. Ng??i Vi?t Nam c m?t cch gi?i thch su xa cho t?t c?, m?t ng??i b?n gi?i thch. C th? ni r?ng h? l nh?ng ng??i tn chuy?n ??i ti. H? l?p ??y nh?ng qun c ph v qun bia v?a h c?a thnh ph? v?i nh?ng t?p ng??i si n?i chuy?n tr lun m?m. Trong m?t trng r?n rng nh?ng cu chuy?n ti?u lm, nh?ng cu cch ngn, v c? chuy?n t?m pho, h? m? x? chnh tr?, phn tch tnh hnh th? gi?i, chia s? cc cng th?c n?u ?n, ht h, ngm th?. Lc duy nh?t ti nghe th?y mn huyn thuyn ny l?ng xu?ng l khi ti ??ng gi?a ?m ?ng ?ang ch?m ch nhn ln m?t ??c M? ??ng trinh.M?t ?m, khi ?ang l?ng th?ng b??c tr? v? Khch s?n Continental sau b?a t?i, m?y ng??i b?n v ti nh?n ra ?m ?ng m?i khi ?ang ??ng tr??c t??ng ??c M?. Ti tin ch?c nh?ng g h? th?y trn m?t b?c t??ng ch? l phn chim b? cu ?y m, Th?ng ni. ? Vi?t Nam vo ma Thu th??ng c nh?ng c?n m?a dai d?ng, ko di c? ngy Ging sinh. Tr?i c?ng ch?t l?nh b?t th??ng, khi?n kh?p n?i tr? nn ?m ??t v u m. Nh?ng cy mai, lo?i hoa bnh th??ng v?n n? vo 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 phc c?a ??t n??c, n?m nay s? khng n?. C th? l c chuy?n g ? th?t, anh th?a nh?n. ??u tin chng ti c m?t tr?n ??ng ??t ? Si Gn. Sau ? l?i ??n d?ch cm gia c?m. Gi? th ??n chuy?n cng nhn ?nh cng v cc quan ch?c chnh ph? b? truy t? v tham nh?ng. ?y khng ph?i l qung th?i gian d? dng g.

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

(b? c?t)

T?i ng khng ch?u thi ni chuy?n ??y m, ?n ?, ng b?n ni.Nn cu?i cng ng??i ta ph?i lm cho ng ng?m mi?ng l?i. Ph?m Xun ?n m?m c??i b?ng c?p lng my.

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Tran Tu Thanh, Bui Tin, Seymour Topping

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

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The Work of Hunting Dogs

Cng vi?c c?a m?t ?i?p vin

Cng vi?c c?a b?y ch s?n

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The Perfect Crime

Nhi?m v? hon h?o

T?i c hon h?o

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The contrary view he was promoted to General.

(b? c?t 32 dng)

Quan ?i?m tri ng??c ???c ??a m?t cch m?nh m? nh?t t? ng??i b?n v nh bo ??ng nghi?p c?a Ph?m Xun ?n l Bi Tn. B?n thn ng c?ng l m?t ??i t v quan ch?c cao c?p trong ??ng cho ??n khi ng tr?n sang Php n?m 1990. Trong th?i gian m?t n?m Ph?m Xun ?n h?c t?i H?c vi?n Chnh tr? Qu?c gia Nguy?n i Qu?c, nh?ng ngy Ch? nh?t ng th??ng t?i nh Bi Tn ? H N?i ?n tr?a, ch?p m?t, v phn nn v? ch??ng trnh h?c c?ng nh?c v? m?t chnh tr? v n?ng tnh tuyn truy?n c?ng s?n, theo l?i k? c?a Bi Tn.Theo Bi Tn, vi?c qun ??i th?ng qun hm cho Ph?m Xun ?n v?a ch?m v?a mi?n c??ng. (Ngay c? ngy thng th?ng qun hm c?ng l m?t v?n ?? tranh ci.) Bi Tn ni r?ng, t? n?m 1945 ??n 1947, Ph?m Xun ?n ? ch? huy m?t ti?u ?on chi?n ??u ch?ng Php ? mi?n Nam. ??n n?m 1955 ng gi? m?t ch?c v? trong hng ng? c?ng s?n t??ng ???ng v?i m?t thi?u t. ngv?n gi? nguyn c?p b?c ny trong su?t hai m??i n?m sau ?, trong khi ho?t ??ng trn c??ng v? ?i?p vin xu?t s?c nh?t c?a Vi?t Nam. Theo Bi Tn, Ph?m Xun ?n ???c th?ng qun hm ln c?p trung t n?m 1976, cng n?m ng ???c phong danh hi?u Anh hng L?c l??ng V? trang Nhn dn. ?y l m?t s? xc ph?m l?n, Bi Tn ni. Khi chi?n tranh k?t thc r?t nhi?u ng??i ???c th?ng vi b?c, ln th?ng c?p cao. L? ra h? ph?i phong ngay cho Ph?m Xun ?n qun hm ??i t.Nh?ng ng??i c?ng s?n nghi ng? ng ?y, Bi Tn ni. ng ?y nui ch m?t th ch?i t? s?n v ng ?y c qu nhi?u b?n b ph??ng Ty. H? ng?n ng ?y ra n??c ngoi v ti?p khch, r?i h? ??t ng ?y vo ch? ?? theo di nghim ng?t. Ngay c? sau khi nh?ng bi?n php gim st ny ???c n?i l?ng trong nh?ng n?m 1990, Ph?m Xun ?n v?n khng th? ti?p khch m khng ???c php, v ng ph?i vi?t bo co v? nh?ng cu?c tr chuy?n c?a mnh. N?m 1980, ti?p sau ci n?m ng ???c ?i b?i d??ng gic ng? chnh tr?, Ph?m Xun ?n ???c phong ln qun hm th??ng t. Mi ??n n?m 1982 ng m?i ln qun hm ??i t. Sau ? ??n n?m 1990, ? tu?i su m??i ba, ng ???c phong qun hm thi?u t??ng.

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