China & The War Next Time 


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              China/Vietnam & the War Next Time 

   In June the Indochina Newsletter publishes a Special Teachers' 
Issue -- The ABC's of the Vietnam War. It contains a more realistic 
view of the war -- presented by scholars who have long studied that 
conflict. 

   "The following narrative presents a perspective on the
Vietnam War which at times challenges standard views of the
war. It draws heavily on U.S. government sources -- particularly
the Pentagon Papers -- and primary sources not readily available...."

              THE ABC's OF THE VIETNAM WAR

   "...many people think the Vietnam war was between two countries, 
North Vietnam and South Vietnam, with the United States fighting on 
the side of South Vietnam. This view, however, ignores the history 
of the conflict and the history of the people of Vietnam."

   To me the "ABC's" is also a lesson in the operations of the CIA
and how it, and later also the U.S. military, distorted what was 
happening. I am particularly concerned now as I see the media hype 
about Chinese "espionage," aimed at creating a new Cold War. This 
could lead to a new Vietnam-type war -- this time with China.

   Many might think that this is impossible or improbable -- they
should be advised that at least until the early 1960's the CIA ran
paramilitary and guerrilla operations against China. It was not
until Nixon visited China that the U.S. adopted -- for a while a 
-- more rational policy. How long this can last, given current 
political realities, is questionable.

   DCI George Tenet announced in 1998 that he wanted to build more 
CIA overseas stations, run more operations, and he named China as 
one of the targets for those operations.

   As part of this build up, Congress has the CIA re-creating
the "Mighty Wurlitzer," a massive worldwide media asset capable
of distorting reality with misinformation, planted evidence and 
other techniques to distort and heat up world opinion about any 
CIA operational plan.

   Along with the Mighty Wurlitzer the CIA builds stronger
paramilitary capabilities while downgrading analysis -- which 
challenge its own lies/intelligence.

   I should note my experience in CIA was in Vietnam.

Ralph McGehee
http://come.to/CIABASE

   The Asia Resource Center publishes The Indochina Newsletter,
and is located at 2161 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140. 
 
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