Hello Bob,   
      
    BK> Just reading a bit of today's paper. Seems not only is there a   
    BK> push to "remediate" agent orange contaminated sites in Vietnam.   
    BK> Things forgotten, the chemical companies knew about the dioxin   
    BK> when they made the product. US military personell who were   
    BK> contaminated in Vietnam are given US aid, but Vietnamese who   
    BK> were affected are not even considered.   
      
    BK> The arguement is, it's not proven for certain. How often have   
    BK> we heard that excuse for how many things?   
      
    BK> What is truly impressive is, the movement to help those   
    BK> Vietnamese affected is largely among US Vietnam Vets. Seems they   
    BK> want the US to take responsibility for what we did.   
      
   "Agent Orange" is a defoliant, used to clear out weeds and brush   
   in heavily forested areas.  It was first used in the waning days of   
   WWII, in Europe, according to the late Howard Zinn, who was there.   
   If enemy soldiers happened to be hiding in those bushes and wound up   
   getting sprayed, well, so much the better.   
      
   --Lee   
      
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