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Anonymous
The man being executed is Colonel Nguy?n V?n Lém of the North Vietnamese army, acting as a sabatuor, assasin, and spy, in civilian clothes.
Thus, according to Geneva Conventions, he is subject to summary execution.
This famous bit of photojournalism is his (legal) summary execution at the hands of General Nguy?n Ng?c Loan. The fact that Loan's family was killed by Van Lem's attack squad did not come out until after Van Lem was dead.
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