Vietnam
Clinton issues vague pledge on Vietnam’s Agent Orange legacy
July 23, 2010Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has lectured her Vietnamese hosts on human rights and issued vaguely worded pledges to help the developing country to tackle the horrific legacy of Agent Orange.
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Honoring buddies, not war, on Memorial Day
May 31, 2010Today, I will again lift a pint of ale in memory of my three friends and their comrades who died in Vietnam, without honoring the aggressive and unjust war.
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35 years after war’s end, Vietnam pushes friendship
May 25, 2010Many still struggle with the scars of the war in Vietnam, 35 years later.
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UXOs: The “gift that keeps on giving”
March 10, 2010UXO stands for Unexploded Ordinance - bombs dropped from the air or land mines placed in the earth - that remain dormant, often for decades, until touched off by contact or by heat.
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