NGUYEN VAN THIEU: An Echo from America's Last Big War

NGUYEN VAN THIEU, South Vietnam's former President, still believes the Hanoi regime will fall and that he will be able to go home again

Q. Now that the Soviets have quit propping up regimes in Europe and elsewhere, do you see change coming to Vietnam?

A. My collaborators and informants in Vietnam tell me that even the rulers in Hanoi realize they must make dramatic reforms soon. They know that the political and economic discontent is serious, even within the armed forces, and also inside the party, where there is growing opposition to the Old Guard.

Q. What are you doing to encourage this?

A. For two years I have been traveling around the world to keep my fellow expatriates updated. We are also organizing...

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