westmoreland deprived the south vietnamese of modern weaponry giving u.s. and other allied forces priority to issue the new and 16 rifle and other advanced military wherewithal. the south vietnamese went for years equipped with a cast of world war ii u.s. equipment while being outgunned by the communists who were provided the great ak-47 assault rifle and other advanced equipment by their backers, the soviet union and communist china. it is very important to know that was left the westmoreland to devise his own approach the conduct of the war. the conventional view of the war even now is that was micromanaged from washington. there are many stories of how we all know that lyndon johnson's white house's tuesday lunches and so on, he and other civilian officials would even select and approve individual bombing targets in north vietnam and things like that but those decisions had to do with actions taken outside the south vietnam. within south viet nam the u.s. commander had very wide latitude in deciding how to fight the war. this was true for westmoreland an

and westmoreland came from vietnam and so did the two senior vietnamese. president chu and vice president jia says they then were. the point of this conference was to boost american sport for pacification. these are bigger to say westmoreland it toward an intelligence chief ignored him and so on. and so, it's not just lyndon johnson focusing on kill more of a love which has only said that. now he says he's got to get behind pacification efforts are forever going to get out of here. i'm putting words in his mouth, but that's the implication of what he said. so we go back to vietnam with those instructions. in williams the westmoreland says retrospect of late, i was getting pressure after pressure after pressure to pay more attention to pacification and i wasn't going to do that at the expense of beating off the water against the enemy's main forces. now i don't know how you view that, but that seems like vast insubordination of a higher degree and at worst as commander-in-chief. so, you've asked for evidence of that or we look for evidence of that. one of t

it is clear that westmoreland thought he could take the war over from the south vietnamese, bring it to a successful conclusion, then hand their country back to them and go home in glory. but he could not. ambassador ellsworth bunker saw that this was the case, concluding that when the united states first got involved, the political and psychological nature of the war was not understood. and, he said, because we didn't understand it our military thought we could get in and do the job and get out much more quickly than proved to be the case. i think, said bunker, that's one reason we were slow in training the vietnamese instead of starting really to train them in an intensive way when we first went in there. we department begin -- we didn't begin to train the vietnamese with the objective of their taking over from us until general abrams got there. this disparity in resources, especially weapons, persisted throughout west more lapp's tenure in vietnam. ambassador bunker noted it in a reporting cable to the president on 29, february, 1968. only weeks before westmoreland's departure aft

not all of them but a lot of them so there are consequences for the vietnamese. as far as the drinking is concerned, drinking was rampant in vietnam. a lot of attention is paid to drug use because americans of the time like the world over were experimenting with pot and other drugs and that carried into the vietnam war but drinking was essentially encouraged because the u.s. military was the purveyor of alcohol. at times they were delivering to the field and was by the case that set limits on what they can buy and was like four or five cases a month was the limit and you are expected to consume because there were concerns of the stockpile did they would create a black market or a blowout and drink and party that couldn't be controlled and then there were clubs that there were hundreds and vietnam storch veldt by a unit where everybody was holding up $25 to get the club going and for the course of the war the proceeds are then reinvested in making it nicer and nicer says some of them don't have running water and there's just a little back room where there is. then

these vietnamese women were participating in it, not because they aspired to be prostitutes, but because the war so unsettled the countryside, created 5 million refugees. families are struggling, and often the last best hope for a family was a prostitute out their daughter. american soldiers didn't seem to pay much thought to that. not all of them certainly, but a lot of them. and so there are bitter consequences. as far as the drinking is concerned, drinking was rampant in vietnam. i think a lot of attention is paid to drug use because americans at the time, the world over were experimenting with pot and other drugs. that drug culture carried into the vietnam war. but trading was absolutely pervasive, and essentially encouraged because the u.s. military was the prayer out of. there were at times delivering beer to men in the field. it was available by the case. there was a ration program that set limits on what american soldiers could buy, but it was a shocking quantity, something like 45 cases a month was the limit and you're expected to consume what you had. there were concerns that t

a vietnamese woman artist, composure you name it she does it. i wonder if she bakes i never asked her but. this is a buddhist heart. each time i burned my body for you my heart remanipulained in . i watched the saffron flames engulf me seer my skin, flesh of a plum stripped of it's peel. tender and glowing like mars, i would rise to the sky for you to see me. in those moments i was your torch and we were united. united by the scents the heat the shutter. for love of another i'd say to myself, faithful in muted pain. my hope, my heart extinguishing as you stood there paralyzed each time like a still camera unable to look away. infraction. if my love were smooth and lustrous would you spit me open and fill me up again. would you kiss the scar you made of me name it and claim me like a mountain. bear witness to holiness where 2 rocks collide. if my was unpenetrable and clear would you search your whole life destroying me just to hold me to the light? i am listening you like rain that slips through fingers missing you like childhood dreams and mothe

philippine president akino met the vietnamese president in man yale on wednesday. they signed an agreement that will allow navies to share information. a hotline will also be set up between the philippine coast guards and the vietnamese marine police. >> maritime corporations between the two companies will become one of the principal pillars of our bilateral relations. >> the agreement comes as china increases dispatch of naval vessels and fishery patrol boats in the south china sea. the philippines is reportedly eager to discuss regional territorial disputes in indonesia next month. >>> the united nations says the world population will mark a milestone next week. come monday, 7 billion people will be sharing the earth's resources. the u.n. population fund released an annual report on wednesday. the number of the people on the planet has more than doubled in the past 50 years, from 3 billion in 1959. forecasters say the figure will surpass 10 billion this century. asia, the world's most populated region, is expected to reach 5.2 billion people by the middle of the

back in 2005, they erected a memorial to commemorate boat people's journey, but the vietnamese governmentccepted pressure, and the memorial was taken down not long after the trip. >> the other side is to commemorate those who perished on the way to freedom. so you can see because of our love to brothers and sisters and parents and -- and our countrymen who lost their lives. we have a full right to remember them. >> reporter: david is beginning to realize that the boat people's history is an ongoing political struggle. >> i don't understand why, you know, this is something that occurred here, that acknowledged life and that the plight of a lot of people -- i don't understand what -- political motivation was -- >> reporter: david came to gala with the memories of his grandmother in his mind, but at the end of the day, he is living with a lot more than he had expected. >> it was a hard identity growing up as a kid. right? but as you understand the history, you grasp it, you appreciate it, and it's who you are. you can't change history. >> reporter: for the whole family, and other former boat

and he was never arrested or cited. >> i think the city manager has said in retrospect the vietnamese episode should have escalated faster. >> should have, could have, would have is not the way to aren't a city and doesn't provide legal rights. >> one protester is staking -- taking a stand from three stories high. they say they are being targeted for sanitation problems, caused by the homeless. >>> last night on lemontree court off lemontree way police got a call fugitive was in the area carrying a gun that lead to a chase. officers ordered the suspect to drop his gun. witnesses say they heard those police commands, followed by gunshots. >> i was right there and heard everything. >> what did you hear? >> tell them to put it down and let it go and get on the ground he wasn't listening. >> the cop yelling at him saying get down or something. then i heard three gunshots and i heard 12 after that. >> a family member identifies the dead man as 33-year-old josh peterson who lived less than a away. police say he was wanted on two arrest warrants. >>> 4:30 five. we are learning more about san

and unfortunately the north vietnamese did violated and then they pushed forward two years later and captured saigon and you remember the pictures of the helicopters taking off from the roof of the u.s. embassy so i think in the minds of a lot of american decision makers of that generation that's the idea of you should first of all never negotiate so much better when and if you do negotiate you know those guys will cheat you violate it so it's better not to negotiate and i think that's really damaging because actually that's the russians found out in the mid eighty's the only way to get out of afghanistan is to negotiate a withdrawal and they did quite successfully do that and the americans have to do it too i think the obama administration has to recognize as mikhail gorbachev did in one thousand nine hundred five that this war is unwinnable it's just a long war of attrition americans won't be defeated by such in a pitched battle but nor will the taliban so it's got to be with as a stalemate and the only way out is through politics the negotiation through trying to create a governme

he is also charged with carjacking and killing 60-year- old vietnamese radio host cindy nguyen as well as some other crimes. he was arrested in san jose after nguyen was carjack last month. >>> two men accused of embezzling money from a silicon valley charity and both worked as san jose police officers. manny villagrana and marco ybarra were arrested yesterday after a nine-month investigation suspect of stealing a combined $120,000 from the latino peace officers association. now, the group is known for giving scholarships to minority college students seeking careers in criminal justice. the santa clara county chapter is now closed, suspended by the national latino peace officers association. villagrana was president of the local group for the past several years and fired by the sjpd in august for an unrelated matter. ybarra is currently with the department. >> very, very disconcerting to have to arrest another officer. but it's one of those things that it really makes me angry when any law enforcement officer violates the public trust in the way that these two individuals did. >> the t

and including the vietnamese development center. they are committed to continuing this out -- and partnering with the community. >> i did have one question. i know that the theater in district 5, when they serve alcohol in the theater, they do not let anyone under 21 in. they sold the tickets by accident with my 11-year-old, then they had to kick us out because it was an adult only time. i know other residents had raised some concerns about the one lane that the restaurant will have as a bowling alley as opposed to multi-lane. >> it is six lanes. the owners are here as well to answer any questions. >> i wanted to know what the precautions for alcohol in an area with already huge numbers of bars and restaurants to medicate any potential negative impact on children or families in the area. >> that is a concern of ours which is why we introduced to the amendments instead of introducing overall changes. we have not gone over the specifics of the liquor license with each individual businesses. that is something that they will be doing to

vietnamese, tagalog, chinese. just to let you can receive assistance from some very qualified individuals. >> any other questions? if not, thank you very much for coming. [applause]

help out afterwards to that information is available in english, spanish, chinese, russian, and vietnamese. in addition, we also have

perhaps a vietnamese speaking translators. i am not saying you can always do that, but perhaps some kind of middle ground where you have someone who can at least direct the people to someone who could answer their questions or have printed materials in different language. that would be helpful. it is an idea that might help. >>president olague: many people were raising health concerns.

perhaps a vietnamese speaking translators. i am not saying you can always do that, but perhaps some kind of middle ground where you have someone who can at least direct the people to someone who could answer their questions or have

protesters insist they are being rail by city leaders they point to the 2008 protest of the vietnameseactivist camped out in front of city hall for weeks. >> i think the city manager has said that in retrospect the vietnamese episode should have escalated faster. >> they should have done a lot of things should have, could have, would have is not the way to run the city and it doesn't provide legal rights. >> protester who moved on to three story high wall yesterday is reportedly sleeping up there this morning. he and others say they are being targeted for sanitation problems that are being caused by the homeless. >>> the weather is changing up on us. mike delays now at sfo? >> 45 minute flight arrival delays into sfo due to the patchyness of the clouds. winds are rather -- calm, southeast wind san jose 7, half moon bay 5. middle parts higher elevation we are seeing a little wind push in. we talked about it would be cooler this morning. except santa rosa and novato. clouds that has kept temperatures five degrees warmer. half moon bay and livermore about the same. los gatos 19° cooler th

they point to the 2008 protest of the vietnamese activist camped out in front of city hall for weeksnd never arrested or cited. >> i think the city manager has said in retrospect the vietnamese episode should have escalated faster than it did. >> they should have done a lot of things. should have, could have, would have is not a way to run the city. >>> one guy reportedly sleeping on the wall this morning. he and others say they are being targeted for sanitation problems that are being caused by the homeless. >>> antioch police investigating the fatal shooting of a wanted man by officers. it happened last night on lemontree court. police got a call the fugitive was in the area carrying a gun that lead to a chase and officers ordered the suspect to drop his gun. witnesses her the police commands followed by sun shots -- heard the police commands followed by gunshots. 33-year-old josh peterson was wanted on two arrest warrants. >>> we are learning more this morning about san jose's latest police shooting. police say the suspect half year guerrero had a toy gun when officers shot him. -

vietnamese, tagalog, chinese. just to let you can receive assistance from some very qualified individuals. >> any other questions? if not, thank you very much for coming. [applause] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it's seems like we have plenty of people to the back of the room. you may notice that i am not -- mayor lee. i have been filling in for him a lot this year. i have been filling in for his former position. my name is amy brown. the mayor since his regrets. he has a very busy schedule, as i am sure that you understand. welcome, everyone. mostly i want to just express to you that we do know in city government how important this industry is. we know it is important for our tourism visitors and our economy, the jobs that it directly and indirectly creates. most of all it is important because it is part of what makes san francisco san francisco. a vibrant nightlife is part of why tourists come here. the kinds of people that are creative and entrepreneurial, that come here a

that information, again, is available in english, spanish, chinese, russia, -- russian, and vietnamese. in addition, we also have a fun website, a web site called quakequizsf.org, where it tests the knowledge of what to do when an earthquake strikes while you're at home, you're driving, you are on public transit, or even at the beach or at work. we have also enhanced our preparedness throughout the city department from using homeland security funds to conduct training, planning, and exercises, as well as purchase valuable equipment. since 2003, san francisco and the bay area region have received approximately $322 in homeland security grants precisely for that training and equipment. some of our other major accomplishments in emergency management include renovating our city's emergency operations center, adding state of the art technology and equipment. we have continued to revive our disaster council, which i had, and expanding the council to include not only our emergency management partners that nonprofit community, labor, and business associates. purchasing major emergency response

he is charged with carjacking as well as killing 60-year-old vietnamese radio hose host cindy nguyen. >>> two men are accused of embezzling money from a silicon valley charity and both suspect worked as san jose police officers. villagrana and marco ybarra were arrested yesterday after a nine-month investigation. they are suspected of stealing $120,000 from a latino peace officers association. they are known for giving scholarships for minority college students seeking careers in criminal justice. santa clara county chapter is now closed, us is spended by the national latino -- suspended by the national latino peace officers association. villagrana was president of the local group for years. he was fired by the sjpd in august for an unrelated matter. ybarra is currently with the department. >> very, very disconcerting to have to arrest another officer. but it's one of those things that it really makes me angry when any law enforcement officer violates the public trust in the way that these two individuals did. >> two men face felony grand theft charges. if the convicted, they could fa

. >>> the japanese and vietnamese prime ministers reconfirmed moayil rcseapes nlear reactors dpitehaappene the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. prime ministeroshiko noda met in tok wh theietnamese primministerha two nuclear reactors to vietnam. the leaders confirmed that japan ojt.d cooperate in vis eyrose ns lrn t fm they agreed on joint mining of rare earth minerals in vietnam. >>> vietnam b merein dan f electricity in its rapidly-growing economy. japanese scheduled to start operating in 2021. japan has been helping treat nam train engineers to build nuclear plants and has proposed financial support. japanese experts say other countries are expected to demand more thorough safety from japanese nuclear technology following the fukushima nuclear crisis. >>> in northern bangkok residents continue to struggle against the floods and massive volumes of floodwaters continue their relentless advance on the city. the heart of bangkok escaped significant damage over the weekend. but residents of other areas have not been spared from the worst floods in half a century. the government was forc

. >> my first language was vietnamese. and that i learned english. i can't follow the logic of saying a juvenile as an adult. a juvenile is a juvenile. an adult as an adult? give me a definition. if you look at the rich and the privileged, you ever see that movie "stepbrother? these guys are 40 years old, oh, my baby. and some 14-year-old, some orphan, is an adult? make clear, make the definition clear. it should be based on age. tell me what age you want me to prosecute as an adult and i don't care who your daddy is. if he is under that age, he is a juvenile. >> justice is in the gray. nothing is ever black and white. we need to have a much more effective response. does do everything we can to stop our kids from getting into the juvenile justice system in the first place. the other is a judge to do that. there were a enough partners brought to the table. they were all there, health education focusing on the best response. it has gotten federal funding and is an effective way to deal with highly -- to look at how we deal with kids in the system. at t

roughly translated, it means dependable in vietnamese. it is also the name of the owners nephew, and you can often find the entire family working there to feed the neighborhood with affordably priced meals. this is located in the heart of south of market on howard street between fifth and sixth, and i think it really is a testament to the quality of the food that despite the fact it is off the beaten path, it is often packed with customers. within one month of their launch, they were getting glowing reviews from "the san francisco chronicle, and others. he spent the many -- the majority of its childhood south of market, largely when it was a little more than a large parking lot in front of the moscow center. it had been a dream to start a restaurant. he continues to hold down a job while running this restaurant. in 2010, he brought his sister and her family over from vietnam. his niece and nephew attend south of market, and you often find them in the restaurant in the afternoon. as someone who also grew up in the back of my mother's very

they showed a documentary about a vietnamese development center. i want to thank our director and are planning commission staff and ms. hayward for working on this with us. thank you. commissioner sugaya: are we limiting this to nonprofit theaters? are we recommending that or no? i think it should be single screen theaters. president olague: i would support single screen theaters. >> your amendment is to extend the exception to single screen movie theaters? commissioner sugaya: correct. >> we do not currently have a definition of a single screen theaters. you could argue it is in the title but i wanted to make sure you are aware of that. president olague: this is a recommendation or. -- recommendation. commissioner moore: it is so locations that -- specific, it would meet the definition of a single screen theater. >> i want to make sure i'm clear. this became -- we are not talking about the roxy bitter but any theater within the mission -- theater but not -- and a theater within the mission sdd. >> there is a motion on the floor to recommend this t

perhaps a vietnamese speaking translators. i am not saying you can always do that, but perhaps some kind of middle ground where you have someone who can at least direct the people to someone who could answer their questions or have printed materials in different language. that would be helpful. it is an idea that might help. >>president olague: many people were raising health concerns. is itdph that does the readings after a day are installed? if someone could translate that for them, they might already be aware of that, but i don't know. >> we are required to test the site after we get it up and running and every two years thereafter. those reports go into the department of public health. we will test facilities of people are concerned they're getting our radio emissions at a higher level than what is on a report, just to know what the level was in their own unit. we can come out and do that as well. i do want to remind people the emissions that, off of a cellular antenna, the least amount of emissions are going down to the g

my voice plays over and over half truths with fragmented vietnamese. i don't tell her that the locks have already been locked the click, click change of chain to groove. i don't tell her about my fear. i don't tell her i can't lock out the sirens, smut and paranoia of taxi cabs. the tortured baby crying scents of yeast from the bagel shop. extremes of heat and fall and unexpected rain. i don't tell her that hearing the weariness of her voice i can feel her flannel nightgown wet with my tierce much the smell of ponds cold cream makes me sad. how i long to wrap my arms around her warm bell e. instead i say, i'm fine. eating, taking subway. i don't tell her that today i wept over a bowel of ph o. >> 100 degrees cellsius. there is no going back you and i. like broth clouded by the blood. so this nextp

. >> reporter: vietnamese activist lee thong was allowed to protest after he was protesting a decision made by the city. >> the city has set legal precedence of allowing this in the past. we think we have a very good case in point. >> reporter: that was the first incident. >> we may in retrospect handled things differently now. we realize we have the rules in place and need to be consistent with those. >> reporter: they have a food and water supply, they are able to get power so they everyone rigged up a panel source to charge up their cell phones. >> if they move us, we will move to the curb and there will be many many many more of us. >> reporter: in the grand scheme of things this protest is small. just limited to five tents and they did that on purpose to appease the city. they say now that city officials are making it worse by bringing in the police. reporting live from city hall, janine de la vega. >>> protesters are also rallying, members of occupy san francisco say things are going smoothly after police broke up their encampment yesterday. >>> good news about the nation's job m