South Vietnam

Former South Vietnam Leader Nguyen Cao Ky Died Aged 80

Posted 09.22.2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)— Nguyen Cao Ky, the flamboyant former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years during t...

South Vietnam's 'Dragon Lady' Dies In Rome

AP | By VICTOR L. SIMPSON and MARGIE MASON | Posted 06.27.2011

ROME -- Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the outspoken beauty who served as South Vietnam's unofficial first lady early on in the Vietnam War and earned the nickn...

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THAT. . . .

Stanley Kutler | Posted 05.25.2011

Stanley Kutler

By Stanley Kutler President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, according to a New York Times report last week, admittedly accepts large cash payments from ...

Afghanistan Again

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

Congress has failed to ask the tough questions about the Afghanistan war and has instead given the American people a steady stream of platitudes about "winning" what can never be won.

The Fool's Errand

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Bruno Sanz

Change the names, dates and particulars of the Algerian War, the Vietnam War and Soviet war in Afghanistan, and the history of mighty powers recycles itself in Af-Pak-Iraq.

Getting the Vietnam Analogy Right in Afghanistan

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

Leon T. Hadar

The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

Just One More Example of Edward Kennedy's Service to His Country

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

Kennedy's role in ending the Vietnam War should be honored and remembered as a unique contribution he made to serving his country in a very difficult and polarized time.