MCCAIN CAMP MOCKS OBAMA EU TOUR; REFERS TO OBAMA AS 'THE ONE'... Jul 18, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: McCain camp portrays Obama as stumping in Europe - Politico. " Though plans for no such event has been released, U.S. and German published reports have indicated that the Illinois senator's campaign has inquired about speaking at Berlin's famed Brandenburg Gate. For security purposes, details of the journey have been kept largely under wraps. Obama's campaign said McCain, who has repeatedly slammed his rival for not having been to Iraq in two years, is trying to have it... (The Drudge Report)
Investigating the Environmental Origins of Autism Jul 13, 2008
With autism on the rise, what research has been done on the possible environmental causes. Autism affects one in every 150 children born today in the U.S., up from one in 500 as recently as just 10 years ago. (Scientific American)
Georgia man is first veteran of Iraq to qualify for Paralympics Jul 13, 2008
It was almost 30 years later when he was diagnosed with cancer, the result of coming in contact with Agent Orange. He died two years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Micro materials could pose major health risks Jul 13, 2008
Although backers of nanomaterials say they hold enormous promise for developing improved medicines and stronger and more durable products, the report cautioned that many useful items once thought to be harmless, such as polychlorinated biphenyls - the now-banned transformer oils known as PCBs - and the herbicide Agent Orange, were later determined to be extremely dangerous. Nanomaterials are manmade substances measured in nanometres, or lengths of one-millionth of a millimetre. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
'Last ghost' of the Vietnam War Jul 13, 2008
More than three decades after the fall of Saigon, the spectre of Agent Orange still haunts the estimated three million children and grandchildren of its initial victims ... This was Agent Orange doing its job ... But the chemical concoction killed more than plants; laced with dioxin, it was one of the more toxic substances known to humanity so toxic, in fact, that the man who invented Agent Orange spent much of his life trying to keep it from being used. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Rear Admiral Philip Coady Jr.; Hub native led fleet in Gulf Jul 3, 2008
"And while he had been exposed to Agent Orange during his military service, along with carcinogens such as secondhand smoke, he fought the battle without rancor."One of the last things Dad told me was that he was faith-centered, he was family-centered," his daughter said. "Those were the important things for him. ""Most importantly, I have Judy, whose love, capacity for care, and good counsel know no bounds," Admiral Coady wrote in an e-mail to friends and family three days before he died. "Time... (Boston Globe)
Charles \'Roy\' Curtis Jun 25, 2008
But instead of getting fitted for hearing aids, doctors discovered Curtis had a lung tumor and is likely suffering effects of Agent Orange exposure ... Days later, instead of being fitted for hearing aids, Curtis underwent more tests after the x-ray turned up a suspicious spot on his lung and his blood work showed he had been exposed to Agent Orange ... Agent Orange, a defoliant herbicide used as part of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam, contained a known carcinogen called dioxin. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Don Imus says he was making a 'sarcastic point' Jun 25, 2008
Think wrote on Jun 24, 2008 11:04 AM:" I'm with Reader0707 & a6g. The US is under water or burning, gas is $4.25 a gallon and this makes news. I'm no Imus fan but all he did was ask a question. Let's get some news, like why the County had Agent Orange. ". scoot wrote on Jun 24, 2008 1:36 PM:" I don't believe his comments were racist. However, the way he said it on the air did make it appear that way. ". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Leaders talk about veterans care at teleconference Jun 25, 2008
The VA has to accept Agent Orange claims without hesitation, he said, and it doesn t matter if the person who served was boots on the ground, on the blue seas off Vietnam or in the blue skies over Vietnam, he said. And, when it comes to the current war, more has to be done to identify and treat TBI and PTSD and that means the Defense Department and VA have to be more in tune to the needs of those serving and to future veterans, the California congressman said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
On Your Mind Jun 25, 2008
It s another example of what happened when our troops came back from Vietnam, diseases from Agent Orange, etc. Our troops should receive first class treatment and full benefits as well as their families. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Witnesses link chemical to ill US soldiers Jun 21, 2008
"The chromium of Iraq is going to be the same thing as Agent Orange of Vietnam," Langford said after the hearing. "I want something done for them.". (Boston Globe)
Floodwaters breed hidden dangers Jun 21, 2008
Hazardous materials crews were called to Black Hawk Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday after it was discovered that about 15 gallons of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid or 245-T, a powerful herbicide commonly found in the defoliant Agent Orange had spilled in side a maintenance building. The Cedar River had flooded the building, and some of the chemical leaked out. (MSNBC -- Race)
Global War Deaths Have Been Substantially Underestimated, Study Shows Jun 21, 2008
21, 2007) A recent study shows that exposure to Agent Orange, and other defoliants, has led to genetic disturbance in New Zealand Vietnam War veterans which continues to persist decades after their. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Brown pushes EU to allow more modified animal feeds Jun 20, 2008
Monsanto gave us Agent Orange, the defoliant used by the US to destroy jungles during the Vietnam War. Producing herbicide-tolerant crops is a fantastic way for it to sell vast amounts of its core products. (Independent)
LETTERS: NCT, June 16, 2008 Jun 17, 2008
Thats what cluster bombs and F-16's are for, and throw in a little agent orange for fun, and then of course Murtha will want them to buy carbon credits to compensate. Ron wrote on Jun 16, 2008 9:07 AM:Joseph Grant. (North County Times)
Hanoi, Vietnam Jun 15, 2008
There is, however, bitterness about the legacy of the defoliant Agent Orange, which, generations later, continues to inflict on Vietnam one of the world's highest rates of birth defects. In rural villages everyone shouted "hello!" as we passed through. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
For Christ's sake Jun 14, 2008
They liked the fact I was a journalist and they liked the fact my father was a consultant to the CIA," Sharlet says. An uncle, also Jeff Sharlet, served in Vietnam as a translator and intelligence officer in 1962-63 but became a critic of the war. Exposed to a precursor of Agent Orange, he died of cancer, aged 27. He has inspired Sharlet's next major book, which covers GI anti-war movements. It is a joint project with his father, who has done much of the research tracking down veterans. But... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Dems Look Into Effect of Weapons Tests on '60s -Era Troops Jun 13, 2008
A similar debate took place around Agent Orange, the chemical defoliant used by U.S. forces in Vietnam that was linked to cancer and other ailments in those exposed to it. At Congress' insistence in the late 1980s, the government extended benefits to veterans and their children suffering from Agent Orange-related diseases ... is patterned after the Agent Orange legislation. (Fox News -- Politics)
The great indoors Jun 11, 2008
It was at one such centre in Florida that Wolverton discovered that swamp plants had been eliminating agent orange, which had entered local waters through government testing. What the swamp plants did for water, thought Wolverton, they might also do for air. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A moment of silence for secondhand smoke victims Jun 10, 2008
mandyv wrote on Jun 9, 2008 3:56 PM:" Observer, I do not know of any either. How about we have a minute silence for the millions who died because they were WRONG about DDT, agent orange, diesel, bad prescribed drugs,ectwww.second-opinions.co.uk/diesel_lung_cancer.htmlwww.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/03/08/wtob08.htmlPassive smoking doesn't cause cancer -official By Victoria Macdonald,Health Correspondent THE world's leading health organisation has withheld from... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
County is ruining veterans office--P.E. Fogerty Jun 5, 2008
Does this director have any knowledge of post-traumatic syndrome or Agent Orange disease ... I have a husband who suffers from post-traumatic stress, Agent Orange, and other service-related maladies. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Agent orange ‘win’ reversed for ‘blue water’ sailors Jun 3, 2008
Agent orange win reversed for blue water sailors 06/03/2008 A federal appeals court has delivered a stinging defeat to Blue Water sailors and Coast Guard veterans of the Vietnam War who have been fighting for disability compensation from illnesses they contend resulted from shipboard exposure to deadly herbicides including Agent Orange. The a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 2-1 on May 8 that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acted lawfully and... (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
* World News Quick Take Jun 1, 2008
They were formally welcomed by Prime Minister Helen Clark, who earlier delivered a formal apology on behalf of previous governments for sending them into the toxic environment where Agent Orange herbicide was freely sprayed into the jungle and for ignoring them on their return. In an emotional ceremony on the forecourt of parliament, the veterans were given a traditional Maori warriors return from war. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Done and dusted May 31, 2008
Some of the health problems were linked to defoliants, including Agent Orange ... David said he remembered Dianne being astonished when he said, "This is Agent Orange." She told him he was being silly ... He remained firm in his belief that Agent Orange had caused Emma's disability, and was blaming himself. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Editorial: Is something burning? May 31, 2008
If the word dioxin doesn't ring a bell, maybe the name Agent Orange does. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military sprayed Agent Orange over the jungle to expose enemy troop movements. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
VA psychologist to staff: don't diagnose PTSD May 29, 2008
I had an agent orange claim pending at that time and was being paid 20% disability then. They told me[my wife actually,I was working out of town] that if I would just drop all reference to "agent orange" that they would immeidiatly raise my percentage to 50. (Yahoo News -- Health Care)
NZ apologises to Vietnam veterans May 28, 2008
They also suffered medical complaints linked to exposure to chemicals such as Agent Orange - something that the government failed to acknowledge for years. The apology comes at the start of a week of events to mark New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War. (BBC News)
New Zealand apologizes to Vietnam War veterans May 28, 2008
Veterans exposed to the Agent Orange defoliant used to destroy jungle cover used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong have also received compensation. New Zealand, then a close ally of the United States, became involved in the Vietnam War from 1962 with a non-combat contingent, but later sent infantry and artillery units in the mid-1960s. (Globe and Mail)
PM says sorry to Vietnam vets May 28, 2008
Veterans have long campaigned for assistance to deal with health problems caused by exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange, which was used by the US during the war to defoliate areas believed to be harbouring opposing forces. Late last year the government and veterans agreed on assistance worth $NZ30m ($24. (NEWS.com.au)
Veterans make valuable contributions May 27, 2008
Most recently, Tucker said he was able to family members of a diseased veteran who were unaware they could get compensated because he was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. In Fiscal year 2006, the VA Regional office says that Cherokee County had over 2,300 veterans, said Tucker. (CHerokee County Herald, AL)
When a military spouse dies, Gold Star Wives helps grieving May 26, 2008
He died at age 51 of complications from Agent Orange in March 2003. "Many times he told me that he died over there already," Ms. Chojnicki said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Experimental Agent Blocks Prostate Cancer In Animal Study May 25, 2008
Aging Vietnam veterans are giving researchers new opportunities to solidify the connection between in-country exposure to Agent Orange. (Mar. (Science Daily)
A lasting tribute’ to nation’s soldiers on Memorial Day May 25, 2008
In 2001, veterans who served in Vietnam and who later developed adult-onset (Type 2) diabetes became eligible for disability compensation on a presumption that the condition was a result of the potential effects of Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. Reversing a dishonorable discharge. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Frightening food for thought May 23, 2008
You may know Monsanto for its role in those old chestnuts PCB, dioxin and Agent Orange, poisons so pervasive and so stubborn they have spread their toxic stain from pole to pole. Font. (The Gazette (Montreal))
Hamilton Jordan, 63; key architect of Carter's improbable White House win May 22, 2008
He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1984; he said he thought exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam led to the affliction. The cancer went into remission after five months of chemotherapy. (Boston Globe)
Hamilton Jordan, 63, Carter chief of staff, dies May 21, 2008
(He believed his first cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, was caused by his exposure in Vietnam to Agent Orange. He recovered, then went to Plains to see Carter, who was planning his 1970 gubernatorial race. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
House approves relief for military personnel May 21, 2008
-HR 5729 expanding care for children with spina bifida whose Vietnam War veteran fathers were exposed to agent orange. -HR 5826 approving an annual cost-of-living increase for veterans' disability compensation. (AZCentral -- Business)
* Queensland to probe claims of Agent Orange tests May 18, 2008
Queensland to probe claims of Agent Orange tests ... The government of Queensland State said yesterday that it would investigate claims that chemical weapons such as Agent Orange were tested in the 1960s ... Agent Orange, widely used by US forces in Vietnam to clear jungle cover, contains the extremely toxic chemical dioxin. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Soldier 'witnessed Agent Orange test' in rainforest May 18, 2008
Agent Orange scare: Soldier 'witnessed rainforest defoliant test' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ... Agent Orange scare: Soldier 'witnessed rainforest defoliant test ... A former soldier says he drove two scientists to an experimental site in far north Queensland 40 years ago so they could test what is believed to be Agent Orange in the rainforest. (ABC Online)
Agent Orange cancer inquiry May 18, 2008
THE Defence Force will investigate allegations that secret army testing of the toxic spray Agent Orange in a far north Queensland rainforest during the 1960s led to an increase in cancer deaths 40 years later ... Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to remove jungle foliage used as cover by North Vietnamese forces, but caused cancer and other health problems in soldiers and civilians ... The Sun-Herald report linked the Agent Orange testing to a rate of cancer deaths in 2005 10 times the state... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New Study Strengthens Association Of Prostate Cancer With Exposure To Agent Orange May 17, 2008
Aging Vietnam veterans are giving researchers new opportunities to solidify the connection between in-country exposure to Agent Orange and subsequent prostate cancer development. In a study presented during the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Orlando, researchers presented data from a large study of veterans enrolled in the Northern California VA System, examining prostate cancer incidence and disease characteristics in those exposed to Agent Orange... (Science Daily)
Valley forum May 16, 2008
I was an "Army wife" for 28 years, and my husband, who may look like the picture of health, is actually 100 percent disabled because of the effects of Agent Orange sprayed on our troops as well as on the population of Vietnam, their fields, forests and streams. So many of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are so very young - just kids away from home for the first time. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Casualties of war May 13, 2008
Most of the disabilities 236,000 of them were linked to Agent Orange exposure. Veterans who are approved for disability receive monthly checks for injuries or illnesses sustained or aggravated while on active duty. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Click for Full Story May 8, 2008
In 1984, a $180 million out-of-court settlement was announced in the Agent Orange class-action suit brought by Vietnam veterans who charged they'd suffered injury from exposure to the defoliant. Ten years ago: The parent company of Mercedes-Benz agreed to buy Chrysler Corporation for more than $37 billion. (KWTX.com, TX)
Rehberg bill would help sickened veterans May 2, 2008
Veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are given such a status. Rehberg said the bill was loosely crafted after similar legislation on Agent Orange. (Missoulian, MT)
Vietnam War continues for many May 2, 2008
Yankeestation wrote on Apr 29, 2008 11:20 PM:" I was ona ship that went to many Viet Nam ports. Our cargo was the problem for us. We shipped and handled agent orange , now many of us are dead or very sick. We may have gone into a atom bomb illegal test site , but we were never told. The ship was used as a target a few years ago, some willknow which ship I am talking about when I say THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Viet Nam is still hell to many, my body attests to that fact. ". Hide Behind wrote on Apr 30,... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lewiston vet honored at memorial ceremony May 2, 2008
Beckwith, a Vietnam veteran, died May 5, 2006 due to health complications from exposure to Agent Orange. Courtesy photo LEWISTON Glenn Joseph Beckwith of Lewiston, a Vietnam veteran who died May 5, 2006 due to health complications from exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, was among 75 honored at the annual In Memory ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Further delays to full Agent Orange study Apr 17, 2008
Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation during the Vietnam War ... A study to investigate the health effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam War veterans is being obstructed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), claim scientists and veterans' organizations ... The department compensates veterans exposed to Agent Orange who have since gone on to develop conditions known to be linked to dioxins in the herbicide, such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and soft-tissue cancer. (Nature News Service)
Moths and misinformation Apr 16, 2008
I also acknowledge the concern and understand the skepticism of those who recall the age of Agent Orange and DDT, or even malathion treatments to eradicate the medfly. But those cases and this pheromone are very, very different things. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Contaminated sand from Gulf War to pass through Longview Apr 16, 2008
Harff wrote on Apr 15, 2008 11:11 AM:" Depleted urainium when weaponized is used to create an explovsive class D fire to penatrate armore. In the process the atomized urainium becomes breathable and can be ingested into the lungs and hangs around in the sand. Many Gulf War veterans had been exposed to DU after our first swaray into the Middle East. The VA is giving this the "Agent Orange" treatment. And has no plans to study this problem until a certain precentage of the Vets. have died off. I'm... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Vietnam veterans drawings may amaze: Listen to the Audio Apr 15, 2008
That's when the Vietnam War veteran battling affects of Agent Orange lost his right leg ... Veterans Affairs doctors linked the diabetes to Agent Orange, a defoliating chemical used by the U.S. during Vietnam. (Durango Herald)
Read more... Apr 11, 2008
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today the launch of a fundraising campaign to raise $1 million to bring quality healthcare and education services to all children living with disabilities throughout Vietnam, including many that may be affected by exposure to dioxin left over from the spraying of Agent Orange during the war. All donations to UNICEF's program will be matched dollar for dollar by a $1 million grant from the Ford Foundation, which has been funding work that addresses the... (PNN Online)
2008 Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism and the arts Apr 9, 2008
Finalists: David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press for photos of Vietnamese children affected by toxic Agent Orange decades after the war; Mona Reeder of The Dallas Morning News for pictures of disadvantaged Texans hidden amid the state s prosperity. ARTS. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Former Concord Monitor photog wins Pulitzer Apr 8, 2008
Also nominated as finalists in the category were: David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press for his harrowing portfolio of Vietnamese children afflicted by the toxic legacy of Agent Orange, three decades after the Vietnam War ended, and Mona Reed of The Dallas Morning News for her memorable pictures of disadvantaged Texans hidden amid the state's economic abundance. . (Concord Monitor)
Letters for Sunday, April 6, 2008 Apr 7, 2008
" OH PLEASE! wrote on Apr 6, 2008 7:14 PM:sdraoul[-] wrote on Apr 6, 2008 5:05 PM: LOL LMAO. We do not care what you think about our candidate. You are just one of those little rightie conservos who blog here to compensate for your inferiority complex. None of your other post have any credibility and neither does this one. Good Night. Reardon wrote on Apr 6, 2008 7:16 PM:To To Reardon: Although I have made it a new policy to no longer reply to anyone without a name, but since your attack was... (North County Times)
Liberia's Bloody Legacy Apr 5, 2008
The company, which has been around since 1901 and originally just dabbled in chemicals, is linked to more than 50 EPA Superfund sites and produced Agent Orange for the government during the Vietnam War. And now, Monsanto's aggressive marketing of genetically modified crops "profoundly influencesand one day may virtually control" the world's food production. (Slate)
Jane Fonda: Obama! Apr 4, 2008
The Swamp: Jane Fonda: 'Obama. Primary/caucus results. (The Drudge Report)
Obituary: Robert S. Desowitz / 1926-2008 Apr 4, 2008
While at UH he was appointed to a National Academy of Science commission studying effects of Agent Orange on the people of Vietnam. Dr. Kenton Kramer, associate professor in the UH Office of Medical Education/Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology, said Desowitz was an exceptional person who "was able to combine biological information with real-life experiences to create informative and entertaining lectures.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Penny LeGate: March 31 Vietnam Blog Apr 2, 2008
It is my second visit to this essential facility that rehabilitates and educates children disabled by Agent Orange. Agent Orange, you may recall, is a chemical defoliant used by the US military during the Vietnam War and it is often referred to as the war's saddest legacy. (KIRO TV, WA)
Clinton campaigns for wife in Oregon Apr 1, 2008
He said Mrs. Clinton had a strong commitment to veterans, dating to her eight years as first lady, when she asked to be the point person on helping victims of Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed in Vietnam, and would work to improve care for personnel returning from Iraq. Running an hour late after speaking to the Democratic state convention in San Jose, Calif. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Bill Clinton stumps in Oregon for Hillary, adds Portland visit Mar 31, 2008
He said Mrs. Clinton had a strong commitment to veterans, dating to her eight years as first lady, when she asked to be "the point person" on helping victims of Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed in Vietnam, and would work to improve care for personnel returning from Iraq. More than 2,000 people crowded but did not fill the gym to see Clinton, many drawn by the former president's star power, some looking for help in deciding how to vote in Oregon's May 20 primary, and some committed to Mrs.... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Hecimovich awarded Bronze Star; Walz fields questions at vets' forum Mar 30, 2008
A Vietnam-era veteran said he was 100 percent disabled after being exposed to Agent Orange chemicals. He went to the Mayo Clinic instead of the VA Hospital in Minneapolis and now I spend my veteran benefits checks on my medical bills, which are huge. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
Vietnam vet fighting leukemia and the VA Mar 30, 2008
Two Bears said he is dying of cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange and other chemicals while serving in Vietnam ... Available in 10", 14", 20" ot;, framed or unframed James Loveless knew he was watching a ground assault, but to the 17-year-old seaman, the bursts of light looked like fireworks.It was April 1966, and Loveless was on board the USS Princeton, on the coastline north of the Vietnamese demilitarized zone.Loveless was spellbound by the spectacle on the beach, which reminded him of... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
If you want to help a vet, mark April 26 on your calendar Mar 28, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Coverage of the 2008 high school basketball postseason. (Anchorage Daily News)
15 comments Mar 26, 2008
" Those who say that deficits don't matter are speaking from ignorance or negligence. The Founding Fathers knew we had no right to pass on debt we accrued to succeeding generations. Now, all of us have been painted into a corner. How do we work through this without a massive dislocation? Monnie, Dallas, TXMar 25, 2008 @ 02:23 PMShow me a commodity and I will show you a commodities market. Gold, sil 00003FE0 ver, diamonds, bananas, coffee, you name it there is a commodities market for it. Right... (Human Events Online)
