CNN The Sixties June 20, 2014 02:05:00
Vietcong communists and on the other hand a revolt of the majority, a fight which has been joined by thousands of students. >> the country's buddhist majority sees the president as a tyrant. >> we had established a government in south vietnam lead by a western educated catholic named diem. de diem was our boy. >> but massive power corrupts, and diem becomes a dictator. >> a catholic presence imposing itself on a buddhist majority, and now they're going after the buddhists. >> soldiers and police broke up the demonstrations and killed nine persons. >> a debate broke out in the american governme...