30 years after war, Vietnam suffers toxic legacy

[4bucksagallon]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15692010/

DA NANG, Vietnam - For a stark reminder of the Vietnam War, people living near the airport in this central industrial city can still stroll along the old stone walls that once surrounded a U.S. military base. But Luu Thi Nguyen, a 31-year-old homemaker, needs only to look into the face of her young daughter.

Van, 5, spends her days at home, playing by herself on the concrete floor because local school officials say her appearance frightens other children. She has an oversize head and a severely deformed mouth, and her upper body is covered in a rash so severe her skin appears to have been boiled. According to Vietnamese medical authorities, she is part of a new generation of Agent Orange victims, forever scarred by the U.S.-made herbicide containing dioxin, one of the world's most toxic pollutants.





This is just not going to go away and it is our country that is responsible. We can't even take care of the vets here that have been affected, I hope this never happens again, but somehow I think it is doomed to be repeated ie. depleted uranium.

[4morewars]

1. Thank you Monsanto !

Is there no end to the great things this company does ?

:sarcasm:

[MathEducation]

2. can you say "depleted uranium" boys and girls?

http://www.inesap.org/bulletin17/bul17art04.htm

Why do terrorist hate us?

Hell, I hate us...

[OneBlueSky]

3. the use of DU weapons is a crime against humanity of the highest order . . .

and the people responsible MUST be brought to justice before US and international courts . . .

for those compiling the list of impeachable offenses, this should rank at or near the top of the list . . .