Research and destroy: origins of Vietnam War POW document remain obscure

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A document located in Russian archives indicates that Vietnam held far more American prisoners of war (POWs) in 1972 than it admitted, but inaccuracies and discrepancies have raised many questions about the document's authenticity. The 23-page document, found in Moscow's Centre of Contemporary Archives by Australian academic Stephen Morris, is a Russian translation of a report on a Sep 15, 1972 meeting of the Vietnamese Communist Party politburo. The document states that Vietnam had about 600 more POWs than were later released, but the document's many errors show that it is probably spurious.

Russia, Records and correspondence, Archives, Prisoners, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Prisoners of war

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Dark days at Kok Kandal

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The Khmer Rouge has launched attacks against Vietnamese in Kompong Chhnang province in an effort to intimidate them into leaving Cambodia. At the predominantly Vietnamese fishing village of Kok Kandal, seven villagers were killed when a Khmer Rouge unit attacked on Apr 28, 1992. Khmer Rouge troops used B40 rocket launchers and AK47 automatic rifles in the attack and even ransacked the homes of the Vietnamese villagers. Half of the Vietnamese population at Kok Kandal left following the attacks.

Crimes against, Military policy, Race relations, Cambodia, Vietnamese, Vietnamese (Southeast Asian people), Khmer Rouge

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Why they worry

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Asian nations expressed ambivalent reactions toward the Japanese lower house's passage of a bill legitimizing the deployment of Japanese troops abroad. The bill allows overseas deployment only under the auspices of the UN, but Singapore, South Korea and North Korea fear that the bill could trigger a Japanese bid for global dominance through militarism. On the other hand, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia endorsed the Japanese move. Vietnam did not issue any formal statement.

Japan, International relations, Asia, Japanese foreign relations, Public opinion, Armed forces in foreign countries, Japanese

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