Should Ho Chi Minh be recognized as a war criminal?

Take WW2 for example. The allied forces paint themselves as the good guys fighting against the evil of Germany. Yes, the German policy of ethnic cleansing was evil. But, the allies were no saints either. read more

Oh, wait. It doesn’t. The only way to decide whether Ho Chi Minh should be a war criminal or not - is to decide for yourself. There is no fact, there is no true or false, there is no right or wrong - there is no book or Quora answer that can truly answer the morality of this question. You must decide for yourself. read more

Posters, banners and billboards such as those shown below, are found throughout much of Vietnam. The first celebrates 38-years since the reunification of Vietnam, while the second celebrates what would have been Ho Chi Minh’s 123rd birthday. Unsurprisingly, Ho Chi Minh, children and workers are by far the three most prominent themes. read more

William Duiker's Ho Chi Minh: A Life (2000) presents much information on Ho's relationships. : 605, fn 58 The government requested substantial cuts in the official Vietnamese translation of Duiker's book, which was refused. read more