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International

Apr. 29, 2011

A Moment in Saigon: Not Apocalypse Now

Lawyers soak in a scene straight out of 1960s U.S.A. in Saigon, Vietnam. By David Pasternak of Pasternak, Pasternak & Patton.


By David Pasternak


Saigon on a hot and muggy April evening. U.S. military planes, tanks and artillery are in place. The top-level open air bar at the Rex Hotel is doing a brisk business serving both western and exotic drinks and cocktails. The smell of marijuana is in the air. And the sound of Bob Dylan's nasal voice singing 60's classics such as "Like A Rolling Stone" and "All Along The Watchtower" is also floating throu...

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