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AN OPEN LETTER: To Mr Nguyen Danh Thai, Chairman and members of the Olympic & Paralympic Committee of Vietnam

Why has the Olympic Committee of Vietnam remained silent on the issue of Dow Chemicals involvement with the Olympics?

(LONDON) - Nobody should forget the devastating effect of 80 million litres of Agent Orange/Dioxin sprayed on Southern Vietnam during the U.S. war.

`Hanoi Jane` Fonda Cast as Nancy Reagan for Movie

Some political moves are just too hard to forget.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Jane Fonda's sincerity is measured in her complete and total absorption by yuppie values, and now she is going to play Nancy Reagan?

In the NewsMax.com report below by Henry J. Reske, we see that the new career direction for this Vietnam War bomb straddler- who is said to have turned a note from an American POW into his Communist North Vietnamese captors, will be a very different role for Fonda.

`The Deadly Connection: Endless War and Economic Crisis` - Bruce Gagnon speaks in Washington state

“The Deadly Connection: Endless War and Economic Crisis” will be the subject of Bruce Bagnon's six-city tour of Washington State.

(SEATTLE) - International peace activist and organizer Bruce Gagnon comes to Washington State April 24 to April 30, 2012 to engage local communities around the theme “The Deadly Connection: Endless War and Economic Crisis.”

Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and long-time member of Veterans For Peace.

Calley Vs Manning:
Which Army `Criminal` Would You Convict?

One man leads a massive war crime, another exposes a series of war crimes...

(SALEM) - If you were a U.S. soldier in a village in South Vietnam murdering children and spraying bullets into the faces of old ladies, you're cool, you are alright, you're William Calley.

But if you follow the teachings of your mother, your teachers and your clergy; reporting what is wrong at all costs for the sake of what is right, then you're Bradley Manning

PTSD Psychotic Soldier Kills Afghan Civilians: SEQUEL

PTSD is mental illness. Mental illness may be psychosis.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The unfortunate act of Sgt Bales in Afghanistan is horrible in the extreme but it was not only expected but preventable. Infantry Sgt Bales is/was a gung ho soldier by any measure. I was an infantry Private under the likes of Sgt Bales and know a real soldier when I see or hear about one.

He did three tours in Iraq performing excellently and getting head wounds and part of his foot shot off. After all that, getting sent back into a hot combat zone was totally irresponsible.

Combat Private, The Most Important Man in Battle

Combat Infantry Badge: The shield and spear for all behind him.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Most readers won’t believe this but the bemedaled colonels and generals far behind the front lines have virtually no concept of what it’s like to live, sleep and survive in the mud or a muddy foxhole with little sleep.

It's usually accompanied by little food or water, and virtually none of the small mercies of normal life.

Race for the Legislature: House District 12

Both candidates plan to do a lot of canvassing to make direct contact with voters.

(SALEM) - Many candidates for public office will spend the next several months trying to convince voters that they understand voters’ frustration over the state of the national economy.

It may be easier than most for Oregon House District 12 candidate Sandra Mann, as she has faced some of those issues herself.

Latest Afghanistan Massacre will be Remembered as Tipping Point in the War

Press statement by Richard Becker, Western Region Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Today’s cold-blooded murder of at least 16 Afghani civilians by a U.S. Army soldier is the latest in a decade-long history of atrocities carried out by the NATO occupiers.

It will be remembered as the tipping point in a criminal war that grows more criminal with each passing month.

Last Week: 26 US War Casualties

US media divert attention from the actual cost in American life and limb by reporting regularly only the total killed, but rarely mentioning those wounded in action

(PORTLAND, OR) - US military occupation forces in Afganistan under Commander-in-Chief Obama suffered 26 casualties in the week ending March 6, as the official casualty total for the Iraq and AfPak wars* rose to 112, 605.

Congress: Agent Orange Act Of 1991

Are veterans in need to be sacrificed?

(MEDIA, PA) - Someone once said, people are tired about hearing of the Vietnam War. This may be so. It is not so much about the war. That war is in the past. It is now about those veterans who were engaged in that war who can not get help and care.

The Agent Orange Act of 1991, was passed by the Congress to afford medical assistance and disability to all Vietnam Veterans.