A sensational report elucidates quite a few Vietnam war mysteries by shining some light onto the dark world of SIGINT. Not the least is the proof that the gulf of Tonkin incident did not happen.
This is a big report, and it contains copious amounts of prime historical material. That is very unusual from the NSA.
I believe it shows that the decolonization era is at last beginning to be considered as history.
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The actual report is at http://www.fas.org/irp/nsa/spartans/index.html
But you better begin with the linked blog post as an introduction.
Another commentary to skim through if you don't intend to read the report : http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0109/p04s01-usmi.html
And isn't it cute that this happens at the same moment as the increasingly dubious incident in the Persian Gulf ?
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/degrees-of-confidence-on-us-iran-naval-incident/index.html
Regarding the incident in the Persian Gulf, you can have a look at:
- http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/139-Sea-of-Lies.html
- http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/140-Sea-of-Lies-Part-II.html