Perfect Justice

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Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.

(The heart has its reasons, whereof reason knows nothing.)

—Blaise Pascal (1623-1662),

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After the fall of Saigon, over one million Vietnamese fled their homeland seeking political asylum. The largest share of these homeless men, women, and children came to the United States. Because Arkansas’s Fort Chaffee was a major processing point for these immigrants, many of them settled in Arkansas and the surrounding states.

Almost immediately after their arrival, hate groups began to protest. The protests took the form of propaganda, political maneuvering, and terrorism. In 1992, thirty-eight different hate groups were identified in Arkansas alone.

PROLOGUE

“SOMEONE’S GOING TO DIE,” the younger of the two men said as they walked together down a dark country road.

The older man shook his head. “We must prevent it. We must find another way.”

“No other way!” The young man paused, searching for words. English did not come easily to him, and the Colonel insisted that he use it, even when they were alone. “Must … resist.”

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