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agent orange
Is the US Media Ignoring Military Burn Pits’ Harm to Middle East Civilians?
US media coverage of toxic burn pits during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars excludes the health impacts to civilians.
FOIA Documents Reveal Agent Orange Dioxin, Toxic Dumps, Fish Kills on Okinawa Base
Two veterans win compensation, but many more are denied.
Forty Years After Vietnam, Blue Water Navy Vets Still Fighting for Agent Orange Compensation
The battle boils down to a comma.
From Japan to Vietnam, Radiation and Agent Orange Survivors Deserve Justice From the US
Decades later, radiation and Agent Orange survivors and their families are still seeking justice from the US government.
Agent Orange: Terrible Legacy of the Vietnam War
The US has never compensated the Vietnamese people for their suffering due to the use of the chemical.
US Government Sanitizes Vietnam War History
The Pentagon plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War by launching a $30 million program to rewrite and sanitize its history.
Meeting With the Enemy: Vietnam From a Vietnamese Perspective
A veteran of the Vietnam War meets a survivor of the American War in an intense exchange of experiences from opposite sides.
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USDA Moves to Approve “Agent Orange” GMO Seeds
Dow Chemical has engineered corn and soy seeds to be resistant to several herbicides, but researchers say fighting weeds with tougher chemicals is not a sustainable solution.
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Vietnamese Americans, Exposed to Agent Orange, Suffer in Silence
The 60-year-old has a rare and aggressive form of cancer that he believes resulted from his contact with the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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The Struggle Continues: Seeking Compensation for Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims, 52 Years On
Over fifty years after chemical warfare destroyed the lives of many Vietnamese, little to no compensation has been awarded to the victims of these war crimes.