COMMUNIST VIETNAMESE LEADER THANKS U.S. Anti-War Activists For Helping With Their Victory Only Days Before Obama’s VisitObama s historic Embracing the Communists Tour wouldn t be complete without a stop in Vietnam All on the American taxpayers dime, of course In the weeks leading up to Memorial Day and President Barack Obama s scheduled trip to Vietnam, a prominent Vietcong communist leader privately thanked American anti-war activists for helping defeat the U.S.-allied government in Vietnam in the 1970s, saying protest demonstrations throughout the United States were  extremely important in contributing to Vietnam s victory. For Vietnamese guerrilla leader Madam Nguyen Thi Binh, who sent the private letter from Hanoi dated April 20,  victory  meant the communist takeover of South Vietnam. The letter addressed veteran American anti-war activists who gathered in Washington, D.C., at a May 3 reunion of radical  May Day  anti-war leaders.The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a copy of the letter at the meeting.Binh, now age 90, originally served as the highest ranking Vietnamese delegate to the Paris Peace Talks that imposed a ceasefire in the country in 1973.The  Vietcong  was a ragtag group of communist guerrillas who were allied with the official communist government in North Vietnam. The country was cut in two in 1954, with the south seeking to build a democratic state allied to the West.Binh s frank admission highlights a secret side of the communist s effective lobbying influence in the United States. Rather than live in the southern part of the country, which for decades she represented as a diplomat, it appears after the war Binh was living in Hanoi, the original capital of North Vietnam.In her letter, she extolled the American anti-war movement, saying it was  a key component  that advanced the communist takeover of South Vietnam. The Vietnamese people have great appreciation for the peace and antiwar movements in the United States and view those movements  contribution as important in shortening the war,  she wrote and which was read to an assembled group of  May Day  anti-war activists in Washington, D.C.The  May Day tribe  consisted of thousands of radical anti-war protesters bent on shutting down Washington, D.C., in May 1971 through three days of massive civil disobedience. More than 12,000 protesters were arrested, for filling the streets to block feds from getting to work.The Nixon administration was so fearful of violence against federal employees, it deployed 5,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and thousands more from the Marine Corps barracks to protect the 14th Street Bridge, a major thoroughfare into the nation s capital from Virginia.The protesters rallying cry was,  if the government won t stop the war, we ll stop the government. The war temporarily ended in 1973 when the Paris Peace Treaty was signed that imposed a ceasefire on all parties.That ceasefire was abruptly broken in 1975, however, when the North Vietnamese forces launched a surprise  Spring Offensive. Leading the offensive were hundreds of T-54 and T-55 heavy Russian tanks that left secret sanctuaries in neighboring Cambodia and flooded into South Vietnam. Regular North Vietnamese troops spearheaded the offensive, along with guerrillas tied to the Vietcong, which also called themselves the National Liberation Front of Vietnam.By the time the Russian tanks were about to drive into Saigon, a liberal Congress filled with anti-war lawmakers already had hamstrung their South Vietnamese allies. Congress cut military aid to Saigon by 50 percent and handcuffed the South Vietnamese military facing the communist onslaught by barring any U.S. air support or other meaningful military assistance to the government.The offensive was relatively quick, trapping hundreds of thousands of pro-American Vietnamese troops and millions of civilians who had trusted Washington and openly supported the United States.The lasting images of those dark, chaotic days were captured by American news networks, which showed the panic in the capital city.Harrowing pictures depicted U.S. helicopters frantically trying to ferry thousands of panic-stricken Vietnamese citizens and U.S. officials off the roof of the American Embassy. The videos depicted Vietnamese clinging from helicopters in a desperate effort to escape the onrushing communist army.The defeat ultimately triggered an international humanitarian crisis where at least 800,000 Vietnamese  boat people  fled their communist conquerors. Many bravely undertook perilous journeys in small boats across the Gulf of Thailand to escape the new communist warlords. An unknown number of refugees drowned in the exodus.After the communists defeated the South Vietnamese army, more than 1 million South Vietnamese citizens who had supported the United States were left behind and imprisoned in  re-education camps.  About 100,000 faced summary execution by the communist victors.Bill Cowan, who was a Purple Heart Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, told TheDCNF that U.S. troops were demoralized when the U.S. media only highlighted anti-war protesters and not the heroism of many of the Vietnamese who were trying to keep their country free. The media fueled the anti-war movement, empowering the protestors, the North Vietnamese, and the Vietcong,  he told TheDCNF. It was rare to have a  good news  story about what was happening there,  Cowan said. I recall a reporter coming to interview me at the village I was living at and apologizing after she was done by saying,  You know, this story will probably never see the light of day. My editors will quash it because it has too many good things in here about what you guys are doing.  Cowan told TheDCNF.Fred Rustmann, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer who was deployed in Vietnam for two years and later assigned to cover the Paris Peace Talks where Binh was the chief Vietcong delegate, called her  a great propagandist. She was really the propaganda arm of the Vietcong. And she was very effective. She was living in a villa in Paris in the southern suburbs, which was a very communist, socialist neighborhood,  Rustmann told TheDCNF in an interview. He said ironically Binh spent more time in Paris than in Vietnam.In Paris,  she was regularly interviewing with leftist news organization. She had these leftist kids and try to influence them. I believe she met several times with Jane Fonda. Binh actually recalled in her latest letter many meetings she had with American anti-war activists. She wrote,  The first time I met representatives of the American anti-war movement was at a week-long conference held in Bratislava in 1967, with the attendees of about forty Americans. Before parting, we were shaking hands, holding hands,  she recalled in her letter, adding,  During the war years, I also met many other Americans in different places organized by U.S. citizen groups opposed to the war. Obama visited Vietnam last week for a three-day trip, and hailed its communist leadership and downplayed the human rights problems that persist.Hours before Air Force One touched down, Vietnam had scheduled national  elections  for its one-party National Assembly. Reminiscent of previous old communist regimes from the Soviet Union days, the state-run press reported that 98.77 percent of the public  voted  in the election.Only one sentence in Obama s main speech to the Vietnamese public made any reference to human rights problems in the country.Vietnamese government officials also blocked dissidents from meeting with Obama or his advisers when the American delegation arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said it shows the meeting was  the source of significant discomfort  for Vietnam s rulers. Via: Daily Callerleft-news
communist vietnamese leader thanks activists for helping with their victory only days before obama visitobama historic embracing communists tour complete without stop vietnam all american taxpayers dime course in weeks leading memorial day president barack obama scheduled trip vietnam prominent vietcong communist leader privately thanked american activists helping defeat government vietnam saying protest demonstrations throughout united states extremely important contributing vietnam victory for vietnamese guerrilla leader madam nguyen thi bin sent private letter hand dated april victory meant communist takeover south vietnam the letter addressed veteran american activists gathered washington may reunion radical may day daily caller news foundation obtained copy letter age originally served highest ranking vietnamese delegate paris peace talks imposed ceasefire country vietcong rfctag group communist guerrillas allied official communist government north vietnam the country cut two south seeking build democratic state allied frank admission highlights secret side communist effective lobbying influence united states rather live southern part country decades represented diplomat appears war bin living hand original capital north letter enrolled american movement saying key component advanced communist takeover south vietnam the vietnamese people great appreciation peace antiwar movements united states view movements contribution important shortening war wrote read assembled group may day activists washington may day tribe consisted thousands radical protesters bent shutting washington may three days massive civil disobedience more protesters arrested filling streets block feds getting nixon administration fearful violence federal employees deployed paratroopers airborne division thousands marine corps barracks protect street bridge major thoroughfare nation capital protesters rallying cry government stop war stop government the war temporarily ended paris peace treaty signed imposed ceasefire ceasefire abruptly broken however north vietnamese forces launched surprise spring offensive leading offensive hundreds heavy russian tanks left secret sanctuaries neighboring cambodia flooded south vietnam regular north vietnamese troops spearheaded offensive along guerrillas tied vietcong also called national liberation front time russian tanks drive saison liberal congress filled lawmakers already hamstring south vietnamese allies congress cut military aid saison percent handcuffed south vietnamese military facing communist onslaught barring air support meaningful military assistance offensive relatively quick trapping hundreds thousands vietnamese troops millions civilians trusted washington openly supported united lasting images dark chaotic days captured american news networks showed panic capital pictures depicted helicopters practically trying ferry thousands vietnamese citizens officials roof american embassy the videos depicted vietnamese clinging helicopters desperate effort escape rushing communist defeat ultimately triggered international humanitarian crisis least vietnamese boat people fled communist conquerors many bravely undertook perilous journeys small boats across gulf thailand escape new communist warlords an unknown number refugees drowned communists defeated south vietnamese army million south vietnamese citizens supported united states left behind imprisoned camps about faced summary execution communist conan purple heart marine platoon leader vietnam told thecgf troops memorialized media highlighted protesters heroism many vietnamese trying keep country free the media fueled movement empowering protestors north vietnamese vietcong told thecgf it rare good news story happening conan said i recall reporter coming interview village i living apologizing done saying you know story probably never see light day my editors squash many good things guys conan told rustmann former central intelligence agency officer deployed vietnam two years later assigned cover paris peace talks bin chief vietcong delegate called great propagandist she really propaganda arm vietcong and effective she living villa paris southern suburbs communist socialist neighborhood rustmann told thecgf interview he said ironically bin spent time paris paris regularly interviewing leftist news organization she leftist kids try influence i believe met several times jane fond bin actually recalled latest letter many meetings american activists she wrote the first time i met representatives american movement conference held bratislava attendees forty americans before parting shaking hands holding hands recalled letter adding during war years i also met many americans different places organized citizen groups opposed war obama visited vietnam last week trip hailed communist leadership downplayed human rights problems air force one touched vietnam scheduled national elections national assembly reminiscent previous old communist regimes soviet union days press reported percent public voted one sentence obama main speech vietnamese public made reference human rights problems government officials also blocked dissidents meeting obama advisers american delegation arrived ho chi min city formerly saison white house deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said shows meeting source significant discomfort vietnam rulers via daily
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: COMMUNIST VIETNAMESE LEADER THANKS U.S. Anti-War Activists For Helping With Their Victory Only Days Before Obama’s VisitObama s historic Embracing the Communists Tour wouldn t be complete without a stop in Vietnam All on the American taxpayers dime, of course In the weeks leading up to Memorial Day and President Barack Obama s scheduled trip to Vietnam, a prominent Vietcong communist leader privately thanked American anti-war activists for helping defeat the U.S.-allied government in Vietnam in the 1970s, saying protest demonstrations throughout the United States were  extremely important in contributing to Vietnam s victory. For Vietnamese guerrilla leader Madam Nguyen Thi Binh, who sent the private letter from Hanoi dated April 20,  victory  meant the communist takeover of South Vietnam. The letter addressed veteran American anti-war activists who gathered in Washington, D.C., at a May 3 reunion of radical  May Day  anti-war leaders.The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a copy of the letter at the meeting.Binh, now age 90, originally served as the highest ranking Vietnamese delegate to the Paris Peace Talks that imposed a ceasefire in the country in 1973.The  Vietcong  was a ragtag group of communist guerrillas who were allied with the official communist government in North Vietnam. The country was cut in two in 1954, with the south seeking to build a democratic state allied to the West.Binh s frank admission highlights a secret side of the communist s effective lobbying influence in the United States. Rather than live in the southern part of the country, which for decades she represented as a diplomat, it appears after the war Binh was living in Hanoi, the original capital of North Vietnam.In her letter, she extolled the American anti-war movement, saying it was  a key component  that advanced the communist takeover of South Vietnam. The Vietnamese people have great appreciation for the peace and antiwar movements in the United States and view those movements  contribution as important in shortening the war,  she wrote and which was read to an assembled group of  May Day  anti-war activists in Washington, D.C.The  May Day tribe  consisted of thousands of radical anti-war protesters bent on shutting down Washington, D.C., in May 1971 through three days of massive civil disobedience. More than 12,000 protesters were arrested, for filling the streets to block feds from getting to work.The Nixon administration was so fearful of violence against federal employees, it deployed 5,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and thousands more from the Marine Corps barracks to protect the 14th Street Bridge, a major thoroughfare into the nation s capital from Virginia.The protesters rallying cry was,  if the government won t stop the war, we ll stop the government. The war temporarily ended in 1973 when the Paris Peace Treaty was signed that imposed a ceasefire on all parties.That ceasefire was abruptly broken in 1975, however, when the North Vietnamese forces launched a surprise  Spring Offensive. Leading the offensive were hundreds of T-54 and T-55 heavy Russian tanks that left secret sanctuaries in neighboring Cambodia and flooded into South Vietnam. Regular North Vietnamese troops spearheaded the offensive, along with guerrillas tied to the Vietcong, which also called themselves the National Liberation Front of Vietnam.By the time the Russian tanks were about to drive into Saigon, a liberal Congress filled with anti-war lawmakers already had hamstrung their South Vietnamese allies. Congress cut military aid to Saigon by 50 percent and handcuffed the South Vietnamese military facing the communist onslaught by barring any U.S. air support or other meaningful military assistance to the government.The offensive was relatively quick, trapping hundreds of thousands of pro-American Vietnamese troops and millions of civilians who had trusted Washington and openly supported the United States.The lasting images of those dark, chaotic days were captured by American news networks, which showed the panic in the capital city.Harrowing pictures depicted U.S. helicopters frantically trying to ferry thousands of panic-stricken Vietnamese citizens and U.S. officials off the roof of the American Embassy. The videos depicted Vietnamese clinging from helicopters in a desperate effort to escape the onrushing communist army.The defeat ultimately triggered an international humanitarian crisis where at least 800,000 Vietnamese  boat people  fled their communist conquerors. Many bravely undertook perilous journeys in small boats across the Gulf of Thailand to escape the new communist warlords. An unknown number of refugees drowned in the exodus.After the communists defeated the South Vietnamese army, more than 1 million South Vietnamese citizens who had supported the United States were left behind and imprisoned in  re-education camps.  About 100,000 faced summary execution by the communist victors.Bill Cowan, who was a Purple Heart Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, told TheDCNF that U.S. troops were demoralized when the U.S. media only highlighted anti-war protesters and not the heroism of many of the Vietnamese who were trying to keep their country free. The media fueled the anti-war movement, empowering the protestors, the North Vietnamese, and the Vietcong,  he told TheDCNF. It was rare to have a  good news  story about what was happening there,  Cowan said. I recall a reporter coming to interview me at the village I was living at and apologizing after she was done by saying,  You know, this story will probably never see the light of day. My editors will quash it because it has too many good things in here about what you guys are doing.  Cowan told TheDCNF.Fred Rustmann, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer who was deployed in Vietnam for two years and later assigned to cover the Paris Peace Talks where Binh was the chief Vietcong delegate, called her  a great propagandist. She was really the propaganda arm of the Vietcong. And she was very effective. She was living in a villa in Paris in the southern suburbs, which was a very communist, socialist neighborhood,  Rustmann told TheDCNF in an interview. He said ironically Binh spent more time in Paris than in Vietnam.In Paris,  she was regularly interviewing with leftist news organization. She had these leftist kids and try to influence them. I believe she met several times with Jane Fonda. Binh actually recalled in her latest letter many meetings she had with American anti-war activists. She wrote,  The first time I met representatives of the American anti-war movement was at a week-long conference held in Bratislava in 1967, with the attendees of about forty Americans. Before parting, we were shaking hands, holding hands,  she recalled in her letter, adding,  During the war years, I also met many other Americans in different places organized by U.S. citizen groups opposed to the war. Obama visited Vietnam last week for a three-day trip, and hailed its communist leadership and downplayed the human rights problems that persist.Hours before Air Force One touched down, Vietnam had scheduled national  elections  for its one-party National Assembly. Reminiscent of previous old communist regimes from the Soviet Union days, the state-run press reported that 98.77 percent of the public  voted  in the election.Only one sentence in Obama s main speech to the Vietnamese public made any reference to human rights problems in the country.Vietnamese government officials also blocked dissidents from meeting with Obama or his advisers when the American delegation arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said it shows the meeting was  the source of significant discomfort  for Vietnam s rulers. Via: Daily Callerleft-news
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TEXT: communist vietnamese leader thanks activists for helping with their victory only days before obama visitobama historic embracing communists tour complete without stop vietnam all american taxpayers dime course in weeks leading memorial day president barack obama scheduled trip vietnam prominent vietcong communist leader privately thanked american activists helping defeat government vietnam saying protest demonstrations throughout united states extremely important contributing vietnam victory for vietnamese guerrilla leader madam nguyen thi bin sent private letter hand dated april victory meant communist takeover south vietnam the letter addressed veteran american activists gathered washington may reunion radical may day daily caller news foundation obtained copy letter age originally served highest ranking vietnamese delegate paris peace talks imposed ceasefire country vietcong rfctag group communist guerrillas allied official communist government north vietnam the country cut two south seeking build democratic state allied frank admission highlights secret side communist effective lobbying influence united states rather live southern part country decades represented diplomat appears war bin living hand original capital north letter enrolled american movement saying key component advanced communist takeover south vietnam the vietnamese people great appreciation peace antiwar movements united states view movements contribution important shortening war wrote read assembled group may day activists washington may day tribe consisted thousands radical protesters bent shutting washington may three days massive civil disobedience more protesters arrested filling streets block feds getting nixon administration fearful violence federal employees deployed paratroopers airborne division thousands marine corps barracks protect street bridge major thoroughfare nation capital protesters rallying cry government stop war stop government the war temporarily ended paris peace treaty signed imposed ceasefire ceasefire abruptly broken however north vietnamese forces launched surprise spring offensive leading offensive hundreds heavy russian tanks left secret sanctuaries neighboring cambodia flooded south vietnam regular north vietnamese troops spearheaded offensive along guerrillas tied vietcong also called national liberation front time russian tanks drive saison liberal congress filled lawmakers already hamstring south vietnamese allies congress cut military aid saison percent handcuffed south vietnamese military facing communist onslaught barring air support meaningful military assistance offensive relatively quick trapping hundreds thousands vietnamese troops millions civilians trusted washington openly supported united lasting images dark chaotic days captured american news networks showed panic capital pictures depicted helicopters practically trying ferry thousands vietnamese citizens officials roof american embassy the videos depicted vietnamese clinging helicopters desperate effort escape rushing communist defeat ultimately triggered international humanitarian crisis least vietnamese boat people fled communist conquerors many bravely undertook perilous journeys small boats across gulf thailand escape new communist warlords an unknown number refugees drowned communists defeated south vietnamese army million south vietnamese citizens supported united states left behind imprisoned camps about faced summary execution communist conan purple heart marine platoon leader vietnam told thecgf troops memorialized media highlighted protesters heroism many vietnamese trying keep country free the media fueled movement empowering protestors north vietnamese vietcong told thecgf it rare good news story happening conan said i recall reporter coming interview village i living apologizing done saying you know story probably never see light day my editors squash many good things guys conan told rustmann former central intelligence agency officer deployed vietnam two years later assigned cover paris peace talks bin chief vietcong delegate called great propagandist she really propaganda arm vietcong and effective she living villa paris southern suburbs communist socialist neighborhood rustmann told thecgf interview he said ironically bin spent time paris paris regularly interviewing leftist news organization she leftist kids try influence i believe met several times jane fond bin actually recalled latest letter many meetings american activists she wrote the first time i met representatives american movement conference held bratislava attendees forty americans before parting shaking hands holding hands recalled letter adding during war years i also met many americans different places organized citizen groups opposed war obama visited vietnam last week trip hailed communist leadership downplayed human rights problems air force one touched vietnam scheduled national elections national assembly reminiscent previous old communist regimes soviet union days press reported percent public voted one sentence obama main speech vietnamese public made reference human rights problems government officials also blocked dissidents meeting obama advisers american delegation arrived ho chi min city formerly saison white house deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said shows meeting source significant discomfort vietnam rulers via daily