Reuters reporter was communist spy during Vietnam War
posted at 4:30 pm on September 20, 2006 by Ian
This should come as no surprise:
Pham Xuan An, who led a remarkable and perilous double life as a communist spy and a respected reporter for Western news organizations during the Vietnam War, died Wednesday at age 79. [...]
In the history of wartime espionage, few were as successful as An. He straddled two worlds for most of the 15-year war in Indochina as an undercover communist agent while also working as a journalist, first for Reuters news service and later for 10 years as Time magazine’s chief Vietnamese reporter — a role that gave him access to military bases and background briefings.
The resurfacing of Bilal Hussein will most likely bring light to many other cases involving terrorists working for (or with) the AP, al-Reuters, and other popular mainstream outlets. The only question is: should we call them double agents or just reporters?
More from Matthew Sheffield at Newsbusters.
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I’m just waiting for the expose on these characters where they are referred to as “Heroes”, “Patriots”, and regardless of their political views, still true to their craft…blah blah blah.
StoutRepublican on September 20, 2006 at 4:44 PM
Reuters? Using enemy agents as reporters? >>GASP
One Angry Christian on September 20, 2006 at 4:49 PM
Yeah, I spent a year in the “Nam” back in the day and these types of disclosures are not atypical. The effeminate left was in full stride even back then.
However, the good news is that their Anti-American bullshit won’t carry the day again.
Fool me once…..
Long story short, if I was a Blue State Liberal, I would be “praying” that there is not another 9/11 type incident on American soil.
That is unless you care more about having sex with your own gender than you do about supporting your Country. Actually, I know that is more important for you twinks.
Kerry, Sharpton,Kennedy,Clintons,Gore etc. etc. What a bunch of A-holes We’re laughing our asees off at you!
there it is on September 20, 2006 at 5:13 PM
I’m shocked, shocked that a commie was a “reporter” for Reuters.
Catie96706 on September 20, 2006 at 5:18 PM
What a joke! If anyone out there thinks that this is the only one at Reuters that works for the Commies, they need to get a brain transplant!
NEMETI IN SYRACUSE on September 20, 2006 at 5:29 PM
We have a winner in the ultimate oxymoron contest:
JammieWearingFool on September 20, 2006 at 5:30 PM
Ewww…. ew…..
I get to say it…
/ahem….
I question the timing of his death, and this revelation….
Romeo13 on September 20, 2006 at 6:01 PM
So true Romeo 13. Who was there when he died? Were U.S. forces present? Who know what and when did they know it. I see a HUGE conspiracy brewing here. …and is he really dead?
Mojave Mark on September 20, 2006 at 6:08 PM
It has been apparent to me that either ‘reporters’ for the liberal media write the speeches for those who hate America, or those same reporters work for them as paid spies/propagandists, thus no suprise from me.
I am looking foreward to the day when we find out just how many on the left are/were in the pockets of foreign governments.
DannoJyd on September 20, 2006 at 7:45 PM
That was over 35 years ago. Imagine how many Communists work for the Main Stream Media now! Many under our very noses. They view Capitalism and Demoacracy as weapons to be controlled without concern for the keystone of control which is the Constitution’s protection of the few against mob mentality of the many.
Communism is not dead. Only one main state has dissappeared… or did it?
Egfrow on September 20, 2006 at 10:02 PM
I think everybody refers to them today as the “MSM”.
Rick on September 20, 2006 at 10:46 PM
Bilal Hussein should be tried as a terrorist. If convicted, he should be executed. And the AP should not only be expelled from Iraq for aiding and abetting terrorism, but the FBI should serve search warrants looking for evidence of terrorist collusion with senior management at the HQ here.
It is my opinion that the anti-Bush, anti-war AP is involved in sabotaging the war in a major way. They not only stonewalled the issue of Hussein, but they’ve openly admitted a committment to “tell the other side” in their reporting.
Since when does an AMERICAN NEWS ORGANIZATION have the right or duty to be the enemy’s PROPAGANDA WHORE purporting to tell the ENEMY’S SIDE OF THE STORY when the enemy is KILLING AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND MARINES?
Giving the enemy a “bully pulpit” to spread their propaganda is also known as “adhering to [our] enemies, giving them aid and comfort.” That’s the definition of treason, and any AMERICAN corporation that participates in knowlingly carrying the propaganda water of our enemy should be dismantled with their senior management imprisoned — or executed, as the death is one penalty provided for treason.
I have looked very carefully and I cannot find a FREE SPEECH exemption for the crime of treason anywhere in either the Constitution or in the US Code. In fact, the last time I could find where “free speech” was used as a defense to the charge of treason, Axis Sally went to prison for 10 years.
georgej on September 21, 2006 at 1:44 AM
With Al Rueters and the AP, I fear this business of employing spies is more the norm than the rare occurence. With America’s tunnelvision or even blindness on topice prsented via ‘free speech’, we seldom look closely at the messenger(s).
shooter on September 21, 2006 at 12:51 PM