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Vietnam War
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.
Scorched Earth: The Legacy of Agent Orange
Making contact takes a look at the legacy of Agent Orange, combat, chemicals, and corporations.
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War Stories: Missing in Action (From Our Histories)
Nick Turse explores the deafening silence behind wartime rape and sexual assault cases in Vietnam and beyond.
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Why Johnny Can’t Read or Win Wars
Johnny isn't able to think critically - and that's the point of a corporate-business model of education.
When Military Groupthink Condones the Mass Killing of Civilians
Nick Turse, author of the best-seller Kill Anything That Moves, talks to Truthout about the US Military's concerted effort over decades to cover up its torture and atrocities to …
Nick Turse Describes the Real Vietnam War
Nick Turse describes his efforts to compile a complete and compelling account of the Vietnam War's horror.
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“A Mighty Stream”: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Faith Guided Him to a Commitment to Economic Justice
For King, his calling as a minister required a fundamental assessment of capital.
“Herbicide Stockpile” at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa: 1971 US Army report on Agent Orange
A newly declassified report could possibly confirm long standing allegations that the US held large stockpiles of chemical herbicides like Agent Orange in Okinawa, Japan.
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Bill Moyers, Prince Sihanouk (and Me)
When Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia came to town, fleeing Vietnamese troops to speak at the UN, Bill Moyers wanted the interview.
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The Toxic Effects of Agent Orange Persist 51 Years After the Vietnam War
Second and third generations of children, born to parents exposed during the war and in areas of heavy spraying hot spots, suffer unspeakable deformities that medical authorities attribute to …