Saigon's

But unless they are mainly mercenary, armies usually reflect the nature of the society from which they are drawn, and Saigon's society was ruled by a clique of generals and their wives and hangers-on whose incompetence and venality were monumental.

In Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars,' Neil Sheehan sees parallels to Vietnam Neil Sheehan 2010

Tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery and infantry weapons of all sorts were lavished on Saigon's army and jet fighter-bombers and helicopters on its air force.

In Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars,' Neil Sheehan sees parallels to Vietnam Neil Sheehan 2010

But unless they are mainly mercenary, armies usually reflect the nature of the society from which they are drawn, and Saigon's society was ruled by a clique of generals and their wives and hangers-on whose incompetence and venality were monumental.

In Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars,' Neil Sheehan sees parallels to Vietnam Neil Sheehan 2010

Tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery and infantry weapons of all sorts were lavished on Saigon's army and jet fighter-bombers and helicopters on its air force.

In Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars,' Neil Sheehan sees parallels to Vietnam Neil Sheehan 2010

Hoa Ma Quan sets Saigon's banh mi thit pace with big, warm, crusty baguettes, homemade mayonnaise and heavenly p

Saigon's Banh Mi 2010

Congress cut off all aid to the South Vietnamese military, setting up Saigon's collapse in 1975.

Haste Makes ... Defeat 2010

Congress cut off all aid to the South Vietnamese military, setting up Saigon's collapse in 1975.

Fact And Comment 2010

Ordered to go, banh mi comes wrapped in scrap paper secured with a rubber band, a portable meal epitomizing Saigon's "insatiable appetite and deep desires, for better or worse, to keep moving," says Ms. Truong, who was born in Saigon, now officially called Ho Chi Minh City.

Saigon's Banh Mi 2010

Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed the blending of Statik Selektah's beats and Saigon's verses and I recommend you cop this and I'm looking forward to Amalgam Digital putting out "Warning Shots 2" in the near future.

What's New In Dart's iPod #70 AKA All In A Day's Work Dart Adams 2009

Then head away from the palace on Han Thuyen (exit the cafe and turn right), toward Saigon's best-known landmark, the red-brick Notre Dame Basilica.

Ho Chi Minh City 2009