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  Bangkok Post Breaking News
An indictment said the scheme was hatched by the Government of Free Vietnam, a California-based organization that the Vietnamese government considers a terrorist group.
The Government of Free Vietnam group is run by Nguyen Huu Chanh, aka Tony Nguyen, who is wanted in Vietnam for failed plots to bomb the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand and buildings in Vietnam.
Lien said she was not a member of the Government of Free Vietnam, but had gone to work for USIM, a charity in Cambodia that helped arrange adoptions of Cambodian kids for Americans.
www.bangkokpost.com /breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=114140   (580 words)

  
  Government of Free Vietnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Government of Free Vietnam is an anti-communist paramilitary and political organization that was established on April 30, 1995, by its founder Nguyen Hoang Dan.
In August 2000, the Government of Free Vietnam was alleged to be involved in arson at the Vietnamese Embassy compound in London, England.
In April 2001, the Government of Free Vietnam was alleged to have caused a bomb to explode at the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh, injuring a guard.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Free_Vietnam   (845 words)

  
 NationMaster - Vietnamese Government statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Vietnam's treatment of the Hoa became an issue in 1978, when Hanoi instituted a crackdown on the Chinese community because of its pervasive role in domestic commerce in the South and its alleged subversive activities in the North.
On the contrary, this is a record of the use of force in international affairs in a manner entirely inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations, and thus, strictly speaking, in violation of the supreme law of the land.
Vietnam was regarded as "the Keystone to the arch, the finger in the dike" (John F. Kennedy, 1956—the terminology is characteristic of the period).
www.nationmaster.com /country/vm-vietnam/gov-government   (465 words)

  
 Home > Corte Madera, California, CA, 94925, Corte Madera Real Estate, Corte Madera Yellow Pages, Corte Madera ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Government of Tibet in Exile led by the Dalai Lama in India, claiming to be the legitimate ruler of the historical Tibet‎.
The Government of Free Vietnam is led by General Nguyen Khanh, former chief of state of South Vietnam.
The Republic of Serbian Krajina Government in Exile was led since 26 February 2005 in Belgrade by the remains of the Government of the Republic of Serbian Krajina that was conquered by the Croatian forces in 1995 during Operation Storm at the end of the Croatian Civil War.
www.cortemaderacaus.com /profile/Government-in-exile   (942 words)

  
 Vietnam to seek extradition of \'most-wanted terrorist\' from Korea
In 1999, 38 alleged Free Vietnam supporters were arrested in Vietnam with 37 kilograms of explosives and were later convicted of plotting to blow up national monuments.
Vietnam\'s government would not confirm Tuesday whether any extradition request has been made yet, but a spokesman for the South Korean embassy in Hanoi said he was familiar with the case.
The Free Vietnam movement is accused of being behind a fire in Vietnam\'s embassy in London in 2000, a bomb blast that injured a guard at the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia in 2001, a failed bomb attack at the embassy in Thailand and another plot against an embassy in the Philippines.
news.monstersandcritics.com /asiapacific/printer_1154415.php   (407 words)

  
 Vietnam
In 1976, Vietnam was officially unified under the North Vietnamese government as "The Socialist Republic of Vietnam." Refugees continued fleeing from Vietnam through the rest of the decade, and into the next.
The Government of Free Viet Nam has claimed responsibility for a number of guerilla raids into Vietnam, which the government has denounced as terrorism.
Although the Thái ethnicity is officially recognized in Vietnam, western linguistics do not recognize it and prefer to classify Tai Dam, Tai Dón, Tai Daeng, etc., as separate ethnic groups, in which case the Mường minority moves to second largest minority of Vietnam, Khmer Krom move to third position, and Hoa to fourth position.
www.creekin.net /n198-vietnam.html   (2500 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Vietnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is governed through a highly centralized system dominated by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (??ng C?ng s?n Vi?t Nam), which was formerly the Vietnamese Labor Party (1951-1976).
Vietnam is a member of the United Nations, La Francophonie, ASEAN, and APEC, and applied for membership to the World Trade Organization in 2001.
In particular, the large Kh?-me Crôm (Khmer Krom) minority of southern Vietnam is denied elementary human rights in an effort by the Vietnamese government to Vietnamize the Khmer Krom, or force them to leave their native land and relocate to Cambodia.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/vietnam   (3331 words)

  
 directopedia : Directory : Regional : Asia : Vietnam
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or Vietnam (or Viet Nam), is a country in Southeast Asia.
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is governed through a highly centralized system dominated by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam), which was once known as the Vietnamese Labor Party (1951-1976).
The largest Protestant churches are the Evangelical Church of Vietnam and the Montagnard Evangelical Church.
www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Asia/Vietnam.shtml   (3189 words)

  
 A Prisoner of Global Impact - washingtonpost.com
A bill granting Vietnam permanent normal trade relations is necessary for U.S. companies to benefit from the low tariffs that Vietnam will introduce as a WTO member, opening up a market considered the economic tiger of Asia.
Her daughter, Elizabeth McCausland, 37, a lawyer, said that she does not know whether her mother is a member of the group but that her mother helped train members of the group in public speaking and in education about democracy.
McCausland said her mother "was very vocal about her wish that Vietnam become a democracy." She said Foshee demonstrated in Washington during Bush's meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in June 2005, and a photograph of her holding a sign demanding religious freedom in Vietnam was printed in newspapers.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601895_pf.html   (1024 words)

  
 Vietnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
While for much of its history, Vietnam remained a vassal state in the threatening shadow of its much bigger northern neighbour, China, it has defeated, during the rule of the Tran Dynasty, three Mongolian attempts of invasion by China's Yuan Dynasty.
After the Geneva Accords the country was divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam by a demilitarized zone.
In 1976, Vietnam was officially unified under the North Vietnamese government as "The Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
abcworld.net /Vietnam.html   (1637 words)

  
 America's War in Vietnam: 1954 to 1973
Government leaders realized that the American people would not accept the massive contradiction between our larger goals of protecting and defending freedom and democracy in the Cold War and our own undemocratic and "communist-like" actions of denying other peoples their basic rights and freedoms.
Just as the United States government didn't trust backward countries and peoples to make the necessary decisions to shape and control their democratic governments and societies, it didn't in the end trust the American people to make the right decisions in order to defend democracy and freedom.
Feeling his enemies and the increasing American opposition to the war in Vietnam is a threat to the nation, Nixon decides to use the power of the government to crush his enemies.
www.colorado.edu /AmStudies/lewis/2010/vietnam.htm   (4176 words)

  
 Politics of Vietnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A new state constitution was approved in April 1992, reaffirming the central role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in politics and society, and outlining government reorganization and increased market reforms in the economy.
The Prime Minister of Vietnam, presently Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, heads a cabinet currently composed of three deputy prime ministers and the heads of 26 ministries and commissions, all confirmed by the National Assembly.
The Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened on April 18, 2006 and concluded on April 25, 2006 was attended by 1,176 delegates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Vietnam   (1036 words)

  
 Vietnam - Economic analysis of government's policies, investment climate and political risk.
During the war, Vietnam had about 1,600,000 Soldiers(main force), but in June 1995 the active (main force) armed forces of Vietnam had an estimated total strength of 572,000: 500,000 in the army, an estimated 42,000 in the navy, 15,000 in the air force and 15,000 in the defense force.
Vietnam is a developing contry so the Vietnamese government must have a plan for managing foreign currency budget and try to balance this budget in the near future.
Vietnam needs to be persistent and to implement the multipartite economic policy, making the work of industrialization and modernization become that of all the people and all economic components, ensuring that the state economic sector will have the key position in the national economy.
www.mkeever.com /vietnam.html   (5842 words)

  
 Government of Free Vietnam
Establish a free and fair elected government of Vietnam; and guarantee a pluralist, multi-party regime; respond properly to the global trend towards democracy, human rights, and civil rights in the new era.
Establish a practical free market economic system; cooperate with all nations in the world on the basis of mutual benefits, and to develop international economic cooperation for the common prosperity.
The Government of Free Vietnam sincerely call for all supports from people and governments around the world to help resolve remaining conflicts of Vietnam on the basis of mutual respect and interest.
www.gfvn.org   (556 words)

  
 Vietnam
Vietnam law resource page with links to the Vietnam constitution, Vietnam government, Vietnam law firms, Vietnam law, Vietnam law school, Vietnam law publication, Vietnam court, Vietnam legal research, Vietnam legislature, Vietnam law guide, and more.
From the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the U.S.A. In English.
From the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the U.S.A. The 1992 Constitution
www.washlaw.edu /forint/asia/vietnam.html   (374 words)

  
 Vietnam Yesterday & Today: Vietnam's Politics & Government
Many Vietnamese living abroad, particularly in the United States, oppose the current government in Vietnam and actively work for changes in their former homeland.
The Free Vietnam Alliance (FVA) provides information about the organization and its activities on its website as well as providing documents and information about current events in Vietnam, particularly relating to dissidents and human rights.
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the United States of America, the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C. inaugurated a series of cultural events with the exhibition of contemporary Vietnamese art, TRADITION AND CHANGE: Vietnamese Art Today.
servercc.oakton.edu /~wittman/politics.htm   (394 words)

  
 RFA: Vietnam
Vietnam this year marks the 50th anniversary of a little-publicized political campaign known by the innocuous-sounding name of “land reform”, in which hundreds of thousands of people accused of being landlords were summarily executed or tortured and starved in prison.
Vietnam’s Communist Party votes for some of its top leaders to continue the country’s current economic reform program amid growing concerns over official corruption.
A key Vietnamese dissident and leader of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) is detained and released in Ho Chi Minh City as he prepared to lead a group of monks to visit the church’s leader, who is under house arrest.
www.rfa.org /english/vietnamese   (499 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Vietnam Sentences 3 Convicted Terrorists
HO CHI MINH CITY, VietnamVietnam defused a political storm Friday by issuing light sentences to three Vietnamese-Americans convicted of terrorism, preventing the closely watched case from clouding President Bush's visit next week.
An indictment said the plan to take over radio airwaves was hatched by the Government of Free Vietnam, a California-based organization that the Vietnamese government considers a terrorist group.
The Government of Free Vietnam group is run by Chanh Huu"Tony"Nguyen, who is wanted in Vietnam for failed plots to bomb the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand and buildings in Vietnam.
www.foxnews.com /printer_friendly_wires/2006Nov10/0,4675,VietnamUSTrial,00.html   (879 words)

  
 Group: Free Vietnam's Web Critics
A free speech advocacy group is calling for the release of three Vietnamese dissidents who were recently arrested after they criticized the communist regime on the Internet.
The government owns the media and controls the nation's six ISPs, which block access to western media and other information deemed "subversive." Last year, Hanoi passed regulation which imposes fines of up to $1,330 for illegal Internet activity, including distributing prohibited information and pornographic material.
Although Internet penetration is low in Vietnam -- with only an estimated 150,000 subscribers out of a population of 78 million –- the government nevertheless views the medium as a threat, said Nguyen Than Psam, the chairman of the San Diego, California Vietnam Human Rights Network.
www.wired.com /news/business/0,51960-0.html   (607 words)

  
 US-Vietnam (1947-2001)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Geneva Accords temporarily divide Vietnam in half at the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh’s forces in the north and Bao Dai’s regime in the south.
They distributed fake leaflets announcing the harsh methods the government was prepared to take and even hired astrologers to predict hard times in the north and good times in the south.” [Herring, 1986, pp.
The US government and the press will report that the torpedo boats had launched an “unprovoked attack” against the Maddox while it was on a “routine patrol.” [Herring, 1986, pp.
www.cooperativeresearch.org /timeline.jsp?timeline=vietnam   (2922 words)

  
 FREE In-depth report - Local Government - Vietnam
Vietnam in 1987 remained divided into thirty-six provinces, three autonomous municipalities, and one special zone directly under the central government (see fig.
The three autonomous municipalities in Vietnam are Hanoi, Haiphong, and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
The government of an autonomous municipality consists of an elected people's council that in turn elects an executive committee headed by a mayor.
www.exploitz.com /Vietnam-Local-Government-cg.php   (745 words)

  
 Barbaric persecution continues in Vietnam
Rich with lush foliage, sandy beaches, and ornate religious structures, Vietnam has become one of today’s trendiest vacation destinations.
From an official standpoint, certain religious freedoms are a right for the Vietnamese—that is, of course, unless they stand for something other than what is sanctioned by the Communist government.
Because of such accounts, Christianity Today reports that several U.S. congress members are currently attempting to designate Vietnam as a “country of particular concern,” the harshest of designations for persecuted countries.
www.bibleleague.org /persecuted/vietnampers.php   (268 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
HANOI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A Vietnamese-born U.S. citizen was being detained on suspicion of plotting to destroy the U.S. Consulate General and to overthrow the Vietnam government, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
The reports sourced to Vietnam's security agencies could not be verified and a government spokesman did not immediately comment on accusations against Cong Thanh Do, a 47-year-old computer engineer from San Jose, California.
The communist government keeps close watch on peaceful dissidents and U.S.-based militants still angered by the 1975 collapse of the U.S.-backed South Vietnam government.
www.arabtimesonline.com /arabtimes/breakingnews/view.asp?msgID=12522   (389 words)

  
 Freeper Alert: North Korean Missile firings = Free Viet Freedom-fighter CHANH 'Tony' HUU NGUYEN now   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
And the same thing with Communist North Vietnam's constant Hanoi Radio drumbeat to the world during the entire Vietnam War that there wasn't a single North Vietnamese Army Soldier fighting in South Vietnam..when in fact there were hundreds of thousands of them.
Nguyen is a founder of The Government of Free Vietnam, a Garden Grove-based organization fighting human trafficking and the child sex trade in Vietnam.
In 2001, the Vietnamese government convicted 38 alleged followers of Nguyen of activities that included bomb plots and anti-government leafleting.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1660427/posts   (2971 words)

  
 The Enemyboard :: View topic - Terror trial for 3 Americans in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Three Americans and four Vietnamese went on trial on terrorism charges Friday, accused of plotting to seize radio airwaves to call for an uprising against the communist government.
The scheme, according to the indictment, was hatched by the California-based Government of Free Vietnam, an organization the Vietnamese government considers a terrorist group.
He was held for three months before being released to the U.S. "This is a terrorist case of a particularly serious nature with the participation of many people and directed by Chanh, who heads the terrorist organization disguised as The Government of Free Vietnam," the indictment stated.
www.publicenemy.com /pb/viewtopic.php?t=32936&view=previous   (602 words)

  
 News: O.C. activist's release celebrated - OCRegister.com
South Korea frees a man held since April on charges that he took part in terrorist plots against Vietnam.
Vinh Nguyen said it was an emotional and overwhelming day not only for his family, but also for everyone who supports a free Vietnam.
Vietnamese officials Thursday said Nguyen is involved in terrorism and that the South Korean High Court's decision is contrary to the extradition treaty between the two countries.
www.ocregister.com /ocregister/news/local/article_1224972.php   (760 words)

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