My thanks to Traumer, Arrowhead1952 and Conspiracy Guy for the concept of the above pic
Posted on 08/18/2004 2:15:26 PM PDT by GailA
http://www.warroom.com/2004highlights/kerryagentorange.htm
Has Kerry Helped Vietnam Sue Over Agent Orange?
Thursday, February 05, 2004
By Steven Milloy
Fox News
When Howard Dean challenged Sen. John Kerry's effectiveness as a senator last week, Sen. Kerry defended himself in part by noting that he helped pass Agent Orange benefits for Vietnam veterans.
That's true, but it was a good deed done for the wrong reason -- one that has opened the door for Vietnam to bilk billions of dollars from U.S taxpayers.
A lawsuit was filed on Jan. 30 by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange -- a front group formed by the government of Vietnam -- against 10 U.S. companies associated with the manufacture of Agent Orange, such as Dow Chemical and Monsanto. The lawsuit alleges that Agent Orange caused cancer, miscarriage and birth defects among three individuals.
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Hoping to grab an easy few billion dollars or so, the cash-strapped government of Vietnam claims that about three million of its citizens have been harmed by Agent Orange. Vietnam has enlisted the help of U.S. environmentalists -- notably dioxin hysteric Arnold Schecter of the University of Texas -- who are eager to blame dioxin for virtually any and every health effect imaginable.
Thanks to Sen. Kerry and others who established by declaration the notion that Agent Orange caused health problems, it will be difficult to rationalize why Vietnam vets are compensated for Agent Orange exposure but Vietnamese civilians shouldn't be.
(Excerpt) Read more at warroom.com ...
By Michael Fumento
Scripps Howard News Service, February 26, 2004 Copyright 2004 Scripps Howard News Service
Kerry also mentioned this today at VFW
hanoi john alert
That's why I went googling.
Oh yes........Agent Orange. :(
Agent Orange was kerry's nickname for when he went on all those secret missions to Cambodia.
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