Unrest in Vietnam

[LongBlade]

With all the stuff going on in the world it's easy to overlook other parts. Just ran across this and thought I'd share.

The Associated Press reports from HANOI, Vietnam — When local police arrived in riot gear to evict the Vuon clan, family members were ready with homemade land mines and improvised shotguns. In a guerrilla-style ambush reminiscent of a Vietnam War battle, they wounded six officers.

But instead of drawing public condemnation, last month's rare violence by fish farmers trying to hold onto leased land in the northern port city of Hai Phong has made a national hero of family ringleader Doan Van Vuon and ripped open a debate about heavy-handed seizures by local governments.

Source: Read more: http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10371096-farmer-hailed-as-hero-in-vietnam-after-shooting-cops

[Centurion40]

Land mines???!!!  :o

Way to go!

[LongBlade]

And homemade shotguns. Charlie may not surf, but he still knows how to fight.