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'Red Napoleon' still fighting for country Famed Gen. Giap campaigns against poverty at 93
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HANOI, Vietnam -- He is thin and frail, his steps shaky and his
hair tufts of white. But the legendary Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap remains
sharp and poised, and his eyes still flicker when he talks of old
battles.
Giap led Vietnam to victory over the French and then the
Americans. But today, he is fighting a different foe: poverty. At 93,
he says he wants to elevate his country from one that's still
developing to one that can compete internationally.
"Vietnam is heroic but remains a poor...
