Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with agent_orange www.salem-news.com 2010 Vietnam veterans who never had boots-on-ground Vietnam, who are sick from presumptive exposure to agent orange dioxin poisoning are tied up in paperwork. The burden of proof is placed solely upon the veteran. Burden of proof is mainly directed to those service members who never had boots-on-ground. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/agent-orane-jb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/agent-orane-jb.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:53:00 PST It was standing room only as family farmers from around North America filled a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday. The topic was the landmark organic community lawsuit OSGATA et al v. Monsanto. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/osgata-monsanto.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/osgata-monsanto.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:00 PST Over 77 million litres of herbicide were dispensed over southern Viet Nam by the US military through the code-named ‘Operation Ranch Hand’. The Vietnamese reported early in operation that human health was being adversely affected by widespread dispersal of defoliants. Agent Orange. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/ao-controversy-wd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/ao-controversy-wd.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:13:00 PST The research questionnaire response so far has been good, but we still need more veterans who served in Korea to participate. Veterans-For-Change is distributing a questionnaire to veterans pertaining to service in Korea to help us gather statistical information in our ongoing efforts to correct the wrongs and to assist in declassifying many missions in Korea so that veterans such as you will be able to gain the benefits and services needed from the VA System. http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/ao-korea-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/ao-korea-cp.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:24:00 PST Monsanto officers and shareholders will vote Tuesday on a shareholder proposal to create a study of "material financial risks or operational impacts" tied to its chemical products and GMO foods. The proposal represents one of the strongest signals to date that the biotech food conglomerate is facing growing consumer, legal, and regulatory uncertainties. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/monsanto-shareholders.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/monsanto-shareholders.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:56:00 PST The article 'Blackwater's Black Ops' - by Jeremy Scahill, carried by The Nation, was republished by a number of groups that took the additional step of concluding that Blackwater was purchased by Monsanto, the driving force behind both Agent Orange, and Genetically Modified Food (GMO). As it turns out, Monsanto did not purchase Blackwater (XE), however there is no question that the groups have done their share of dancing. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/monsanto-xe-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/monsanto-xe-jc.php Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:08:00 PST Military service personnel of all branches of service, be it Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Air Force or Coast Guard. They serve with pride and honor and are sworn to protect our Country’s boarders, our Constitution and Bill of Rights. They serve in peace time and war time, all with one common goal, our Country’s Freedom. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/veteran-priority-jb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/veteran-priority-jb.php Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:55:00 PST Sorry not to have received a reply to my letter to you of 10th December, so I assume you did not visit the children at the Hoa Binh Village at Tu Du Hospital. I find this worrying that you a Vietnamese, as are some of your staff, could not find time to see children affected by Agent Orange a product made by the company you work for... http://salem-news.com/articles/january132012/monsanto-tet.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january132012/monsanto-tet.php Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:23:00 PST Beginning in the late 1960s, following a period of heavy use of Agent Orange by the United States military, Vietnamese hospitals saw a huge increase in the number of seriously deformed babies being born to parents exposed to the now-infamous herbicide. And to this day, obstetricians in Vietnam continue to deliver so-called Agent Orange children, who suffer from all manner of horrific birth defects, physical handicaps and mental deficiencies. http://salem-news.com/articles/january112012/ny-times-lanka-tourism.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january112012/ny-times-lanka-tourism.php Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:22:00 PST National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan yesterday thanked Bob Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, for his valuable support for Viet Nam, particularly in connection with the spraying of Agent Orange during the American War. Ngan said that since Viet Nam and the US normalized relations 16 years ago, there had been great achievements in politics, security and defense, economics, trade, education and training, science and technology, and humanitarian co-operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/january112012/agent-orange-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january112012/agent-orange-cp.php Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:24:00 PST In an effort to help tip the scales for the United States during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange was developed by biotechnological companies in order to help clear dense fields, giving soldiers a clearer vision of their targets. Along with the loss of vegetation, the was an additional hope that Vietnamese farmers would relocate to U.S. occupied cities, and no longer be able to grow and provide for the Vietnamese troops. http://salem-news.com/articles/january062012/ao-legacy-kh.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january062012/ao-legacy-kh.php Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:20:00 PST Considered by world nations to be a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" (WMD), a key chemical in Agent Orange, 2, 4-D, may be dropped on US farmland in a few months time. According to an article published on Tuesday, the US govt. may soon approve the petition of the Dow AgroSciences Chemical Company to unleash Agent Orange on agricultural land across the United States. http://salem-news.com/articles/december292011/agent-orange-farms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december292011/agent-orange-farms.php Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:51:00 PST EcoKnights recently caught up with the 2010 KLEFF winner for the Best International Film, Vietnamese-born American John Trinh; he shares his first experience at the his winning film “Agent Orange: 30 Years Later” and his future plans in the world of film making. Trinh made a visit to Malaysia for the first time in 2010 when he was invited by the Eco Film Festival Secretariat. http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/john-trinh.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/john-trinh.php Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:09:00 PST While in Ho Chi Minh City on 12th December I decided to deliver by hand a letter to the office of Monsanto. On arrival was told that the director was away on business out of the country, this was the same excuse given a few years earlier. However I explained to the young Vietnamese lady my disappointment and asked that I would like to have a reply. http://salem-news.com/articles/december252011/agent-orange-vn-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december252011/agent-orange-vn-cp.php Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:41:00 PST A new rehabilitation center was inaugurated on Monday and put into operation to provide shelter, healthcare, and treatment for victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin. Located on an area of 900 square meters in Nghia Thang Commune of Tu Nghia District, the well-equipped facility is able to offer treatment and training for the victims, who stay as day boarders. http://salem-news.com/articles/december212011/quang-ngai.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december212011/quang-ngai.php Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:49:00 PST I returned to London on 16th December and while in Ho Chi Minh City along with others that included an Member of Parliament, representatives of the Foreign Office and the BBC World Service, we visited Children at the Tu Du Hospital affected by Agent Orange. Dow Chemical was one of the companies that manufactured Agent Orange and has been given the contract for the Olympic Stadium that we are campaigning on to get cancelled. http://salem-news.com/articles/december212011/dow-olympics-la.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december212011/dow-olympics-la.php Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:44:00 PST A ground-breaking ceremony was held at Phu Cat airbase yesterday morning for a 5,400 cubic metre landfill site which will be used to isolate dioxin. Phu Cat airbase was used to launch herbicide spraying missions during the American War, making it one of three contaminated hotspots along with the airports at Bien Hoa and Da Nang. http://salem-news.com/articles/december192011/base-cleaning-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december192011/base-cleaning-cp.php Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:41:00 PST In a groundbreaking study published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry last month, researchers found that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide “Roundup,” is flowing freely into the groundwater in areas where it is being applied. The researchers found that 41% of the 140 groundwater samples taken from Catalonia Spain, had levels beyond the limit of quantification – indicating that, despite manufacturer’s claims, it does not break down rapidly in the environment, and is accumulating there in concerning quantities. http://salem-news.com/articles/december162011/agent-orange-sj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december162011/agent-orange-sj.php Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:49:00 PST Making their way through Vietnam’s dense jungles, U.S soldiers heard a cacophony of squawking birds, chattering monkeys, and insects buzzing like high voltage wires. http://salem-news.com/articles/december122011/agent-orange-fw-bw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december122011/agent-orange-fw-bw.php Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:05:00 PST Congressman Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, has introduced a bill to extend benefits for ailments associated with Agent Orange exposure suffered by "blue water veterans" who served in Vietnam aboard Navy ships but did not set foot on land. The bill, H.R. 3612, is a companion to similar legislation introduced in the Senate earlier this year by U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/agent-orange-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/agent-orange-cp.php Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:48:00 PST A new step forward is achieved for the Blue Water Navy of the Vietnam War. Vietnam Navy veterans who are infected with presumptive exposure of Agent Orange Dioxin soon may realize benefits from Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation for agent orange disability. Those Navy veterans, known as Blue Water sailors, who never had boots-on-ground, hopefully will see day light at the end of the tunnel. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/blue-water-jb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/blue-water-jb.php Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:58:00 PST Some Vietnam veterans who have had or now has diseases brought on by Presumptive Exposure to Agent Orange Dioxin are not alone. Many children of Vietnam Veterans conceived during and after the War are also infected by Agent Orange Dioxin. This is the second generation. Will there be a third generation? Some members of the Armed Forces are recognized by the Veterans Administration (VA). http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/agent-orange-jb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/agent-orange-jb.php Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:10:00 PST Through a coincidence of timing and chance I recently met a retired USAF officer who has never forgotten the aviators’ duty to take care of one’s aircrew. http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/c123-locator-et.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/c123-locator-et.php Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:51:00 PST In 1933 Prescott Bush, who made the Bush fortune in Nazi Germany, attempted a Fascist coup in the United States on behalf of himself and various corporations. He wanted a system like Hitler's and Mussolini's here. He was not executed or imprisoned. The House Un-American Acttivies committee did nothing. The Justice Department did nothing. http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/bush-drugs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/bush-drugs.php Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:18:00 PST This video is from the documentary “The World According to Monsanto.” It gives us a history of Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War, as well as used on American fields for several years for agriculture use as a herbicide. Monsanto brought us Agent Orange. Yet, farmers are still trusting this company’s assurance that GMOs are safe, that widespread use of Roundup is safe and that GM seed will save us all from an overpopulated planet. http://salem-news.com/articles/november292011/history-agent-orange-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november292011/history-agent-orange-cp.php Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:45:00 PST In September 2011, The Asia-Pacific Journal published my research into the presence of US military defoliants, including Agent Orange, on Okinawa during the 1960s and early ‘70s. The article catalogued the storage, spraying and burial of these dioxin-tainted chemicals on 14 American installations... http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/agent-orange-okinawa-jm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/agent-orange-okinawa-jm.php Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:07:00 PST Next year in East London the two Olympics will be held when sportsmen and women from many countries will compete against each other in many fields of sport. This will be an opportunity to meet your competitors and to establish friendships. Unfortunately, the Stadium, in which the opening and closing ceremonies will take place and field events held, will be stained in blood. http://salem-news.com/articles/november242011/olympic-dow-la.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november242011/olympic-dow-la.php Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:49:00 PST Senator RHIANNON: Earlier this year, I attended the launch of Agent Orange Justice. This is the Australian section of the international campaign to hold the United States government responsible for the disaster it created for millions of Vietnamese people as a result of its 10-year spraying of the chemical weapon Agent Orange. http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/lee-rhiannon-ao.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/lee-rhiannon-ao.php Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:33:00 PST With about 80 million liters of herbicides, containing at least 366 kg dioxin, the chemical/dioxin war by the America in Southern Vietnam is the largest chemical one in the history of humankind. The high and very high concentration of dioxin residues in the environment, animals and humans, at present, in some hot spots is clear evidence for the long-term impacts of chemicals/dioxin, confirming the origin of dioxin from warring herbicides used by the US. http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/agent-orange-vietnam-lks.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/agent-orange-vietnam-lks.php Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:15:00 PST Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project funded by the Czech government to aid victims of “Agent Orange”. It's the notorious defoliant and extremely toxic dioxin compound used by the US military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War that left some 500,000 children with birth defects and killed or maimed as many adults. http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/czech-ao-treatment.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/czech-ao-treatment.php Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:29:00 PST