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The Swashbuckling `Bone Hunters` of Cambodia

Forty years on since Sean Flynn's abduction -- the son of the swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn -- Ivan T. Brecelic reports the 'bone hunters' of Cambodia who are intent on finding the remains of the famous war photographer.

(BANGKOK) - In March, 2010, sensational headlines broke around the world: "Son of Swashbuckling Errol Flynn's remains found."

An Australian and New Zealander, MacMillan and Rotheram had dug up the remains thought to be two photographers who had disappeared in Cambodia in 1970.

Study Shows Monsanto Roundup Herbicide Link to Birth Defects

New facts on one of America's most dangerous companies.

(FRANKFURT, Germany) - A major new scientific study has confirmed growing conviction that the world’s most widely used chemical herbicide, Monsanto Corporation’s Roundup is toxic and a danger to human as well as animal organisms.

The latest scientific research shows that Monsanto and the GMO agribusiness industry have systematically lied about the safety of their Roundup.

Vietnam`s Bloody Defeat of China

Flashback in time to a war most Americans aren't familiar with.

(SALEM, Ore.) - China lost a significant war in 1979 against Vietnam, though many people in the west do not realize this important history.

The Vietnamese attacked and defeated the genocidal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia after the U.S. war ended in the mid-1970's. For this China invaded Vietnam, only to lose and retreat after 29 days, ultimately abandoning their military aggression.

Vietnam Report

Summary of most recent publication of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society: Issue 62 Fourth Quarter 2010.

(LONDON) - I am sure the General, his friends and his many supporters will not object to the use of the cricketing term on reaching his centenary, an achievement that all who know of his outstanding military feats will applaud.

Described as one of the worlds top ten military commanders General Giap certainly qualified for that title in his use of military strategy that helped defeat two of the worlds major military countries France and the USA.

Vietnam War Photographer Tim Page Hospitalized in Bangkok

Ever see Apocalypse Now? The combat photographer that Dennis Hopper portrays at the end of the movie, is based on Tim Page.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Tim Page, infamous and notorious Vietnam War Photographer and noted world traveler, has been hospitalized after taking a fall in Hanoi. Thanh Nien News reports that Page was transported for treatment of a broken pelvis.

The legendary 66-year old native of the UK reportedly fell in front of a hotel, according to local news Website Dan Tri. A substantial heart problem was detected after Page was transported to a Hanoi hospital.

PTSD Therapy by Psychologists: Maybe this isn`t the Correct Term

Annihilation Anxiety. Battle Terror. Call it what you may, but PTSD victims deserve respect in treatment.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Salem-news.com posted an article Sept. 17, 2010 Instructional Protocol/Sensitivity During Interaction With PTSD Sufferers by Carol Ware Duff, RN, BA, MSN, which appears to be a psychological approach for PTSD therapy.

This is very important because there are estimates of more than 1,000,000 military victims from recent wars and more turning up years after they got out of the military.

PTSD and Anti-Depressant Drugs: the Worst Notorious Modern Medical Fraud

A side comment is that the drug companies have sold the idea to the Veterans Administration and they prescribe these drugs by the ton to PTSD Veterans.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I’m sure some people will take umbrage at my title. Keep on reading. First of all there are about 30 of them – why? It’s easy, most don’t work. In fact placebos (fake sugar pills) frequently work better.

Agent Orange Poisoning in Australian Veterans: They Suffer Too

I hope the American System is more realistic about the hideous danger of Dioxins. It is unfortunate that Dioxins have no immediate or acute toxicity but a particular Australian writer we recently published is correct; it is almost certainly the most deadly chemical produced by man.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Salem-news.com is very fortunate to have an Australian Veteran post this article for us and American Vietnam Veterans. It is one of the most educational but concise reviews I have seen on the subject.

I may have had among the first patients poisoned by the Dioxins in 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T in the world but I did not know it or about the Dioxins at the time.

PTSD: The Silent Enemy

Addiction, alcoholism, failed marriages, failures as a parent, on and on. Homelessness. Yes, PTSD takes no prisoners and does not discriminate.

(DANANG, Vietnam) - Fear, paranoia, procrastination, self destruction, isolation, depression – I can go on and on with adjectives and descriptions. The feelings are so familiar to so many of us.

The disease is insidious. We think the feelings go away, just to find out after days of feeling good, they come right back and kick our ass.

Australian Vietnam Veterans Call Attention to Illness, Suffering

An open letter to the Government of Australia addressing the ongoing concerns of Vietnam Veterans and their families.

(MELBOURNE) - Make no mistake. Our families and we Vietnam veterans have been poisoned by one of, if not the most deadly chemical known to man. The human cost of this poisoning has yet to be totaled. The two most important features of this killer are the slow effect rate and the diverse symptomology.

That is, its effects are delayed. After being ingested by the body, it is stored in the fat tissue only to be released at a later time.