Agent Orange darkens dreams of Vietnam's progeny

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HAN162170.htm

HAIPHONG, Vietnam, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Nguyen Van Quy, one of three Vietnamese suing the makers of Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange because of health problems, survived the 10-year conflict but now lives with death on his doorstep.

The former North Vietnam sergeant major, weakened by a liver tumour he says was caused by the dioxin dumped by U.S. aircraft, tends to two handicapped teenaged children in a house that doubles as a shop selling paper votive offerings to be burned for the dead.

Quy, 50, a farmer who lives in the northern port city of Haiphong, breaks down when asked why he joined two Vietnamese women in filing the country's first suit against the Agent Orange makers.

"I got ill but I don't have enough money to treat it. When I think about it, I get very sad," he said, wiping his eyes with his sleeve as his deaf and mute 16-year-old daughter and palsied 17-year-old son sat beside him.

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[acmavm]

1. Well now the poor Iraqi civilians have depleted uranium to look forward

to.

This is not one nation 'under God' no matter what your beliefs are. It's corporate American lusting after power and wealth.

We've betrayed the ideals and dreams of our Founding Fathers for this poor country of ours. Actually, I don't me 'we', I mean the warmongers and arms dealers and corporations that thrive on greed and destruction.

[jdj]

2. I know I am not perfect

But I really hope these fuckers go to a really hot place for doing this, and the d.u. in Iraq too

[struggle4progress]

3. kick

:kick:

[anarchy1999]

4. Really this hurts so much. Each and every post I read and I believe each

time I can't read one more. How did we, the people of a nation, so loved the world over, allow for all of this to be done in our name? We the people, are we safer yet?

I think not.

What are we to do?

[JoFerret]

5. Now on Yahoo (same story)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=572&e=16&u=/nm/vietnam_agentorange_dc