On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 05:37 pm -0600 UTC, Telamon
posted: %MM

In article ,
Kameron Spesial wrote:

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 16:11:23 -0600, uncle arnie
wrote:

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 03:35 pm -0600 UTC, Telamon
posted: %MM



No that's not right: the US supported the French against the fledgeling
democratic movement, having previously promised the Vietnamese self
gov't for help against the Japanese and then reneged. (The British
reneged
similarly in India.) Drove them into the arms of the communists,who
also lied to them. I suppose the Vietnamese could have simply gone along
with having their country given back to the French. The excuse about not
being about to resist communist agression was concocted later, post hoc.
In 1945, The Chinese were not communist yet, that occurred in 1949,
Russia was in no condition to do anything and had no agents or advisors
in the country. It was up to the US, which could have rejected the
French recolonization of
Vietnam and supported the democracy. But they wanted to restore their
trade with them in Europe. Trade = money, and that's more important
than
any ideology or rights. And it continued merrily along. How about
Chile and Guatemala?


Uncle - can you please keep the topic on shortwave.

Didn't start the OT post, but will rise to the challenge when

Guatemala I have not heard. Chile "Voz Cristiana" normally puts in a
good signal here.

They broadcast MW signals that can be heard in rural Mexico quite well, but
not consistently. I've heard them from Guadalajara area and south. It is
hard to differentiate those signals from other Spanish signals unless you
listen for a while and hear a city name. You can hear MW Guyanese signals
in English at times as well. These are available via SW but I've never
heard Guyana from N. America, except on the internet. Loved them in the
1970's when they replayed old radio soaps.