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Ringo H.W. Chiu / AP
Human rights activist Nguyen Quoc Quan (center left), seen with his wife Huong Mai Ngo and their sons Khoa, 20, and Tri, 19, speaks during a press conference after his arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport from Vietnam on Jan. 30, 2013.
Ringo H.W. Chiu / AP
Nguyen Quoc Quan and his wife Huong Mai Ngo smile during a news conference after his arrival in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2013.
The Associated Press reports — A Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist returned to the United States on Wednesday night after a nine-month detention on accusations of conspiring to overthrow the communist government of Vietnam.
Nguyen Quoc Quan smiled broadly as he was greeted by his wife, children and other family members, who bore balloons and placed leis around his neck shortly after 8 p.m. as he exited a plane at Los Angeles International Airport.
"I love you a lot, and I feel very near you every minute of jail," he told his wife, Huong Mai Ngo, in Vietnamese, then repeated in broken English for reporters. He pulled her to his side. "Now even closer," he said with a smile. Read the full story.
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You go to those countries and preach your beliefs you risk jail time.
Vietnam is another country. It has its own way of governing its people. And, while it may be heroic for an expatriate to return to organize resistance to the way they govern, it certainly would not be well received by that government or any government. I'm surprised they let him out of jail.
surprised they let him out? because a terrorist nation invaded his country just like the US invaded Iraq? the US and Israel are the largest purveyors of terrorism ON EARTH. get your history straight.