Boston: Le^~ Ca^`u Nguye^.n Cho DDo^`ng Ba`o Tha'i Bi`nh Va` Xua^n Lo^.c.
(Boston - VNN) Va`o nga`y 2/11/97. mo^.t buo^?I le^? ca^`u nguye^.n Quo^'c Tha'i Da^n An, dda(.c bie^.t cho ddo^`ng ba`o o+? Tha'i Bi`nh va` Xua^ lo^.c dda~ ddu+o+.c to^? chu+'c ta.i chu`a East Boston, thuo^.c Gia'o Ho^.i Pha^.t Gia'o Vie^.t Nam Tho^'ng Nha^'t Ha?i Ngoa.i ta.i Hoa Ky`, du+o+'i su+. chu? le^~ cu?a Pha'p su+ nie^n tru+o+?ng Thi'ch Gia'c DDu+'c, cha'nh dda.i die^.n Pha^.t gia'o mie^`n Phu+o+'c Hue^. (vu`ng DDo^ng Ba('c Hoa Ky`). DDo^`ng chu? le^~ co' Thu+o+.ng To.a Thi'ch Tu+` Hue^., tru. tr i` chu`a Lu.c Ho`a vu`ng Dorchester, tha`nh pho^' Boston, tie^?u bang Massachusetts (Hoa Ky`).
Ve^` phi'a quan kha'ch tham du+. co' o^ng Le^ Anh Tua^'n, Chu? ti.ch Co^.ng DDo^`ng Vie^.t Nam (CDDVN) ta.i tie^?u bang Mass. O^ng DDie^.p Bu+?u Long, Chu? ti.ch Ho^.I ddo^`ng qua?n tri. Trung u+o+ng co^.ng ddo^`ng Vie^.t Nam. O^ng Tru+o+ng Minh Lu+~, co^' va^'n CDDVN-Mass. O^ng Ngo^ Due^., Chu? nhie^.m ba'o Hoa DDa`m. O^ng Tra^`n Nhu+ Hu`ng, Chu? ti.ch Ho^.I tru+o+ng tro+. cu+.u tu` nha^n chi'nh tri. ta.i Boston. O^ng DDo^~ Thu, Ma(.t Tra^.n Quo^'c Gia Tho^'ng Nha^'t Gia?i Pho'ng Vie^.t Nam ta.i Mass. O^ng Nguye^~n Ngo.c Cu+, dda.i die^.n Lie^n Minh Da^n Chu? ta.i Boston. O^ng Nguye^~n Va(n Bi`nh, dda.i die^.n Lu+.c lu+o+.ng Vie^.t Nam tu+. do\. O^ng Ha` Va(n Ha?i, co^' va^'n va(n pho`ng Tho^'ng ddo^'c tie^?u bang Mass. O^ng Nguye^~n Thanh Bi`nh, dda.i die^.n Vie^.t My~ Da^n Vu. ho^.i\. O^ng Ha`n Sinh Tu`ng, xu+o+'ng ngo^n vie^n dda`i Sa`i Go`n Radio Ha?i Ngoa.i\. Co^ Thu DDie^.p, dda.i die^.n va(n pho`ng To`a thi. chi'nh Boston, qui' vi. tha^n ha`o nha^n si~ vu`ng Boston va` ddo^ng dda?o Pha^.t t u+? dda~ va ^n ta^.p tru+o+'c cha'nh ddie^.n chu`a East Boston dde^? cu+? ha`nh buo^?i le^~ ca^`u an.
Mo+? dda^`u buo^?i le^~, Tri' vie^n Nguye^~n DDi`nh Ta^'n dda~ thay ma(.t Ban to^? chu+'c so+ lu+o+.c ly' do va` nguye^n nha^n to^? chu+'c le^~ ca^`u nguye^.n cho quo^'c tha'i da^n an, dda(.c bie^.t la` ddo^`ng ba`o ti?nh Tha'i Bi`nh va` vu`ng phu. va^.n. O^ng cu~ng nha('c la.i su+. dda`n a'p ti'nh ngu+o+?ng o+? gia'o pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c Long Kha'nh.
Tie^'p theo la` hua^'n tu+` cu?a Pha'p su+ Thi'ch Gia'c DDu+'c, ngu+o+`I dda~ nhie^`u la^`n tham gia tuye^.t thu+.c tru+o+'c To`a Ba.ch O^'c, cu~ng nhu+ tru+o+'c tru. so+? Lie^n Hie^.p Quo^'c ta.i New York, dde^? ye^u ca^`u chi'nh quye^`n Hoa Ky` a'p lu+.c Ha` No^.I cha^'m du+'t dda`n a'p to^n gia'o va` pho'ng thi'ch vo^ ddie^.u kie^.n ca'c tu si~ ddang bi. ca^`m tu`. Pha'p su+ Thi'ch Gia'c DDu+'c no'i ra(`ng Pha^.t gia'o dda~ ga('n lie^`n vo+'I da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam ho+n 2000 na(m nay, ne^n "ca'i ddau thu +o+ng cu?a da^n to^.c la` ca'i ddau cu?a Pha^.t gia'o, ca'i ho.a co^.ng sa?n dde^'n vo+'i da^n to^.c la` pha'p na.n".
Sau ddo', o^ng Tra^`n Nhu+ Hu`ng dda~ ke^u go.I ddo^`ng ba`o ha?i ngoa.i ddu+`ng gu+?I tie^`n ve^` Vie^.t Nam, vi` dda?ng Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam "nhu+ co+n be^.nh sa('p che^'t, ha?y dde^? no' che^'t so+'m cho da^n to^.c ddu+o+.c tu+. do no a^'m, ne^'u gu+?I tie^`n kha'c na`o the^m thuo^'c bo^? cu+'u so^'ng co+n be^.nh co^.ng sa?n dda^`y ddo.a da^n to^.c". O^ng Ha` Va(n Ha?i cho bie^'t nga`y 1/11, trong lu'c cu`ng ddoa`n bie^?u ti`nh cho^'ng Giang Tra.ch Da^n, Chu? ti.ch nha` nu+o+'c Trung co^.ng, o^ng dda~ nha('n tre^n dda`i A' Cha^u Tu+. Do (Free Asia) ra(`ng "ddo^`ng ba`o Vie^.t Nam Ha?i Ngoa.i kho^ng bao gio+` que^n ddo^`ng ba`o trong nu+o+'c ddang tranh dda^'u cho tu+. do". O^ng DDo^~ Thu cu~ng dda~ ddu+a le^n hi`nh a?nh nghe`o na`n kho^'n kho' cu?a da^n mie^`n Ba('c; ne^'u co' ai ghe' la.i Sa`i Go`n "xin ddu+'ng nhi`n nhu+~ng kha'ch sa.n cao tu+`ng, ddu+`ng nhi`n dde^'n ma^`u sa('c trong ca'c ho^.p de^m, qua'n nha^.u ma` cho ra(`ng Sa`i Go`n gia`u ho+n xu+a, ma` ha?y nhi`n nhu+?ng tre? em lang thang ddi ba'n ve' so^', nhu+~ng tre? em thie^'u ddo'i ddang ddo+.I tru+o+'c cu+?a ha`ng a(n dde^? xin pha^`n a(n du+ cu?a kha'ch ha`ng". O^ng ke^u go.i ddo^`ng ba`o ti'ch cu+.c ho+n nu+~a trong vie^.c ho^~ tro+. nhu+~ng cuo^.c no^?i da^.y cu?a ddo^`ng ba`o trong nu+o+'c.
Va` co^ Thu DDie^.p, vo+'i tu+ ca'ch dda.i die^.n o^ng Thi. Tru+o+?ng, cho bie^'t co^ ra^'t ca?m ki'ch tru+o+'c su+. gian kho^? cu?a ddo^`ng ba`o va` tinh tha^`n dda^'u tranh be^`n bi? cu?a co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t. Chi'nh quye^`n ddia. phu+o+ng luo^n u?ng ho^. cuo^.c dda^'u tranh dda^`y chi'nh nghi~a na`y\.