II- Thus, Bloc 8406 affirms that: 1- Demands for the rights to freedoms such as religious freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, freedom to nominate and elect, and freedom to criticize the wrongdoings and the crimes of the Communist Party and the Communist Government (these are the exact actions of the abovementioned dissidents which resulted in their persecution by the brutal totalitarian regime) are completely appropriate, and are not crimes, but instead are praiseworthy; are not terrorism, but rather are contributions to the Vietnamese people and to building the Vietnamese nation. 4- the VCG to please have the courage to hold a REFERENDUM on which political system the Vietnamese people choose: single-party or multi-party system, democratic capitalism or socialism, a governing body elected by the people or imposed upon them by the party. Since 1945 until now, the Vietnamese people never on their free wills chose “the road to build socialism” which has been proven in reality a complete failure in all aspects: political, economic, cultural, moral, or social. 7- The governments of countries and international organizations having diplomatic relations with Vietnam, please intimately link human rights with politics, economics, trade, culture, and technology, so that your co-operation and support of Vietnam will truly benefit the nation and people of Vietnam. Otherwise, you will only assist in bolstering a brutal dictatorial regime which uses our nation and people as nothing more than chattel to be exploited for its own personal benefit. Written in Vietnam May 23, 2007 signed by three interim representatives of Bloc 8406   more »