Legacies: Agent Orange

Ending War, American-Style

This Tomgram posted by Andrew Bacevitch on September 10, 2019, with introduction by Nick Turse, speaks to the moral bankruptcy of the United States in regards to its historic and ongoing reckless war-making. As the U.S. makes noises about finally withdrawing from...

Agent Orange barrels found in Oregon Lake

Agent Orange barrels found in Oregon Lake

June 23, 2019

What the heck?! Agent Orange barrels found at the bottom of Wallowa Lake in Eastern Oregon? The story is ongoing... Last August, recreational divers discovered barrels labeled as containing one of...

Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy

Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy

May 18, 2019

This post originally appeared at www.e360.yale.edu. From 1962 to 1971, the American military sprayed vast areas of Vietnam with Agent Orange, leaving dioxin contamination that has severely affected...

Turning The Tables

Turning The Tables

August 2, 2015

This content originally appeared at Loose Cannons Inc. Over the decades there have been several law suits in U.S....

Senate Session July 13 2015

August 2, 2015

Sherrod BrownU.S. Senator[D] Ohio Sheldon WhitehouseU.S. Senator[D] Rhode Island

US To Pay Millions for Agent Orange Claims

US To Pay Millions for Agent Orange Claims

June 23, 2015

This article appeared at Portside Date: June 20, 2015 More than 2,000 Air Force veterans and reservists are set to...

Law and Disorder May 25, 2015: Susan Schnall, Jim Lafferty and Doug Rawlings

Law and Disorder May 25, 2015: Susan Schnall, Jim Lafferty and Doug Rawlings

June 10, 2015

This post originally published at lawandorder.org. Law and Disorder May 25, 2015 Hide Player | Play in Popup |...

Trade Wars: Monsanto’s Return to Vietnam by Desiree Hellegers

Trade Wars: Monsanto’s Return to Vietnam by Desiree Hellegers

May 9, 2015

This article originally appeared at Counterpunch.org. The Push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, “Liberation...

Legacy of Agent Orange

Legacy of Agent Orange

April 22, 2015

This article originally appeared at Reuters: The Wider Image. Truc Ly, Vietnam Perspective by Damir Sagolj As...

Prof. Kou Yang: The deadly, horrible mess we made still plagues Indochina

April 6, 2015

This article originally appeared at mercedsunstar.com. April 30, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the...

THE LETHAL LEGACY OF THE VIETNAM WAR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FORTY YEARS AFTER ITS END, VIETNAMESE ARE STILL COPING WITH UNEXPLODED BOMBS AND AGENT ORANGE BY GEORGE BLACK

THE LETHAL LEGACY OF THE VIETNAM WAR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FORTY YEARS AFTER ITS END, VIETNAMESE ARE STILL COPING WITH UNEXPLODED BOMBS AND AGENT ORANGE BY GEORGE BLACK

March 15, 2015

This article originally appeared in print edition of The Nation on March 16, 2015. Photo credit: American troops in...

50 years on, veterans find healing by returning to Vietnam to help

50 years on, veterans find healing by returning to Vietnam to help

March 7, 2015

This article originally appeared at PBS.org. Fifty years since the first major American combat unit was...

Reviving the Tonkin Gulf incident by Rob Gowland

Reviving the Tonkin Gulf incident by Rob Gowland

March 4, 2015

This article originally appeared at CPA-The Guardian. I see that they’re rewriting history again. Or, more accurately,...

Jumping on the Vietnam War Commemoration Bandwagon: The Vain Search for Honor

Jumping on the Vietnam War Commemoration Bandwagon: The Vain Search for Honor

February 21, 2015

This article originally appeared at huffingtonpost.com. As we settle into year three of the 13-year...

Wages of War: Vietnam and Iraq by John Tirman

February 20, 2015

This article originally appeared at HuffingtonPost.com. One of the...