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Robert McNamara: His Legacy As The Architect of the Vietnam War
Robert McNamara (1916-2009), the US Ex-Defense Secretary who played a controversial role in the Vietnam War, died in his sleep on July 6 2009 at the age of 93. As one of the most influential figures in 20th century American history, McNamara's role in the Vietnam War has been... Robert McNamara: Former Defense Secretary dies at 93
Former Defence Secretary Robert S. McNamara has died in his sleep at 93. McNamara is widely known as the architect of the Vietnam war. He was President of the Ford Motor Company when he was appointed...
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Operation Khanjar 'Strike of the Sword' Largest Op Since Vietnam
Operation Khanjar, meaning Operation Strike of the Sword, will last 36 hours, involve 4,650 fighters and 50 aircraft, making it the largest Marine offensive airlift op since the Vietnam War 34 years ago. Operation Khanjar is the fastest and biggest military assault... ‘Hanoi Hilton’ Photos, Footage to Boost McCain Bid
Writer Paul Bedard published nearly a dozen posts today at the U.S. News & World Report Washington Whispers blog. Two of them dealt with photos and film footage of the place where John McCain spent five years...Hunted Like Animals: The Unfinished War
Hunted Like Animals is an eye-opening documentary about an ongoing, but unknown, genocide — against the Hmong people in the jungles of Laos. In this clip BBC journalist Ruhi Hamid, who was the first Westerner the Hmong people had seen in 28 years, explains.Watch ClipPart Two: Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?
by Bronte Baxter The hippies were an aware generation, on the edge of discovering and achieving remarkable things. Spiritual growth divorced from restrictive religion. A government accountable to the people....Vietnam people remembers My Lai massacre
Thousands gather in memory of victims of the infamous 1968 massacre. QUANG NGAI — More than 2,000 local residents, Buddhist monks and foreign visitors participated yesterday in a grand memorial service in Son My Village to commemorate the 504 villagers killed by US... Photo on Obama Web Site Raises Questions
A long-time political junkie and public relations practitioner, I spend time each day surfing the web sites of presidential candidates. Visiting the Barack Obama photo gallery today, I found the photo above as the... Reporters Without Borders
The Press and the Reporters have the same power as political leaders. One aspect of compassion is to respect others' rights and to respect others' views. This is the basis of reconciliation. Our basic human nature is gentleness; therefore in spite of all this violence and...Surviving Khmer Rouge Leader Implicated in 1.7 Million Deaths Caught
You can run, but you can't hide forever--not when you helped to brutalize and kill an estimated 1.7 million people. The last trigger man of the notoriouis Pol Pot regime is now in custody."Police detained the top...Have the Remains of One More Vietnam-Era Soldier Come Home?
The MIA (missing in action) in Vietnam continue to be remembered decades after the survivors of that war came home. Perhaps one more family will finally receive closure and know what happened to their...CPI Vietnam: 88 New Victims of Bombs, Landmines and other Munitions in 2006
More than three decades since the end of the war in Vietnam, accidents from landmines and unexploded bombs still injure and kill innocent civilians at an alarming rate. As 2006 draws to a close, Clear Path...Jane Fondas Words of Politics and Passion - Democratic Party
Historian Mary Hershberger has compiled some of the best words spoken by actress and political activist Jane Fonda. Reading Fonda’s words you realize they are as relevant and thought provoking today as when she spoke them. This collection is an interesting insight into...Bush Accepts Iraq-Vietnam Comparison
Daily News "U.S. President George Bush acknowledged for the first time Wednesday a parallel between the raging violence in Iraq and the Vietnam War. However, the White House later sought to put the comparison in context."Vietnam, US Set New Tone on Agent Orange
In recent months, the two countries have started to discuss how to deal with environmental and health effects of the toxic carcinogen, code-named "agent orange".
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