Agence France Presse reported on February 7: "N.L.F. leaders, apparently safely installed in parts of Saigon and clearly enioying popular suppcert, have been meeting western, non-American visitors. 'You can clearly see that the people are with us", they said. Throughout the N.L.F. 'zone! A.L.F. soldiers in uniform move about normally, even relaxed, With only their side-arms, they were going freely from house to house, 'The front does not burn cities, Rather it is content to push back the attacks on its sectors", a spokesman said. ‘We are committing no criminal acts, Now look at the destruction caused by our enemies in the cites", he added. Editorial note: This report gives lie to: much of the propaganda put out by the Arericans .and indicates the real reason for the B 52 bombing of the outskirts of Saigon,
The WeekThe Week Vol. 9, No. 7, c. 14 February 1968
National Liberation Front Leaders Speak to the Press in Vietnam
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