Category: News on Related Issues

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ELIZABETH A. DAVIS, LEXINGTON HERALD OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The federal government spent 18 months building the massive K-25 uranium enrichment plant in this once-secret city for the World War II-era Manhattan Project. Tearing it down has been much slower. After the plant shut down in 1987, nearly 10 years passed before work began to…

Fear of Flowers

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KATHY KELLY, ELECTRONC IRAQ, MAY 27, 2006 “Anfal.” It means, “to take everything.” In 1988, Saddam Hussein ordered a genocidal campaign, the Anfal Operation, against 4,500 defenseless Kurdish villages in northern Iraq. 180,000 people who couldn’t escape are believed to have been buried in unknown mass graves. The Iraqi military deliberately contaminated water sources with…

Aamir has every right to express opposition: Big B

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, MAY 27, 2006 As actor Aamir Khan’s remarks over rehabilitation of Narmada kicked up a controversy, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday said the actor had every right to express his opposition provided it was within the purview of the Constitution. “Every person has the right to express his views… Our country…

Linking arms of compassion

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THUY HA, NHAN DAN Mrs Canh and child at the Peace Village. More than 100 disabled children affected by Agent Orange in Hoa Binh (Peace) Village, Hanoi enjoy not only treatment for their illnesses but also the love and care of foster mothers, brothers and sisters who want to help and share with them their…

The fog of war: Agent Orange still poisons Vietnam's water, soil and blood

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MITCH MOXLEY, MAISSONEUVE MAGAZINE Trinh Minh Lam still remembers the first time he was sprayed with Agent Orange. Marching near the Cambodian border in the summer of 1967, an American warplane flew overhead, and then a mysterious garlic-smelling fog descended. Within days, the surrounding jungle’s leaves wilted and died, turning lush foliage into a barren…

Congressman Higgins co-sponsors legislation calling for investigation into the health effects of chemical exposure on nation's veterans

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TEXT OF CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS’ PRESS RELEASE In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and in remembrance of the sacrifices made by veterans of the Armed Forces, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) this week cosponsored H.R. 4259 calling for the creation of the Veterans’ Right to Know Commission. The Commission would be given the task of…

Agent Orange exposure may be associated with an increased risk Of biochemical progression in prostate cancer

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MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, MAY 27, 2006 Of 869 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy at 3 VA Medical Centers, a history of Agent Orange exposure was identified in 10% of patients. Patients with prior Agent Orange exposure were more likely to be younger, have T1 disease, lower serum PSA levels, but similar Gleason scores. Interestingly, although…

Canadian Agent Orange reports to be released in the next week

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Fredericton — Canada’s Defence Minister says a resolution to the Agent Orange controversy at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown is still about one year away. In his first official visit to Canada’s largest base yesterday, Gordon O’Connor said two important reports on Agent Orange will be released next week. During the mid-1960s, the U.S. military tested…

VAVA calls for UN chief to support AO victims

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HANOI, 26 MAY 2006 Ha Noi (VNA) – “The pain suffered by the victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (AO) is also humanity’s pain. For this reason, the UN should be aware of this situation and take appropriate action,” said President of the Viet Nam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) Senior Lieutenant General Dang Vu…

Fanaa: Medha calls for Centre's intervention, government of Gujarat is moving towards fascism

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Mumbai, May 26: Lending her voice to support actor Aamir Khan, whose film “Fanaa” is not being screened in theatres in Gujarat, over his support to the Narmada Bachao Andolan, NBA leader Medha Patkar demanded Central government’s intervention in the matter. “Anyone who has been associated with us has faced the same fate. Aamir Khan…

Rather than face up to climate change and do what can be done, humanity may opt to let it happen

May 25, 2006

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JOHN GRAY, NEW STATESMAN, LONDON, MAY 29, 2006 All shades of opinion are in denial about the magnitude of the environmental challenge facing us. Our need to be comfortable may be stronger than our will to survive, argues John Gray During the present century, human beings are likely to experience a change in the planetary…

Fanaa fatal for Aamir? Gujarat politicians try to ban film because of actor's support for Narmada victims

May 25, 2006

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JUMANA SHAH, WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2006 AHMEDABAD: It’s clear that Aamir Khan’s support to the Narmada Bachao Aandolan will not let Yash Raj’s big banner love story Fanaa see the light of the day in Gujarat theatres on Friday. But notwithstanding the protests by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its youth wing, locals are…

Where the dream of harnessing the sun's power could come true

May 24, 2006

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JAMES RANDERSON, SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT, THE GUARDIAN, LONDON, MAY 24, 2006 · International reactor project gets go-ahead · Commercial usage not guaranteed, say critics The reaction chamber of Jet at Culham, Oxfordshire. Photograph: AFP There is a deafening, unearthly howl as if a jumbo jet was firing up its engines in the Albert Hall. On the…

Victory for Pallone as House passes toxic right-to-know amendment

May 24, 2006

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OMB WATCH, MAY 23, 2006 Amid contentious debate over its version of the Interior Appropriations Bill, the House of Representatives took an important stand for the environment and the public’s right to know about toxic pollution. Last Thursday, the House voted to accept the Pallone-Solis Toxic Right-To-Know amendment that shuts down plans by the Environmental…

Prostate Cancer and Agent Orange

May 24, 2006

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