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During the Vietnam War, millions of gallons of Agent Orange were sprayed across regions of the country to destroy forest cover used by guerillas. It contained the dangerous dioxin TCCD.

On this day in 1984, a $180 million out-of-court settlement was announced in the Agent Orange class-action suit brought by Vietnam veterans, who argued that exposure to AO had caused various cancers, birth defects, and other chronic diseases. The settlement came to government benefits of about $1,500 a month until 1997. Yet many Vietnamese victims who also suffer greatly have received nothing from the United States since the end of the war.

Magnum and Slate present images of Vietnamís victims of Agent Orange.

(This gallery contains disturbing images.)

Posted: 8:57:36 PM  

Mr Swire, who speaks on behalf of some victims' families, says the US was keen not to blame Iran and Syria because it needed their support, first to gain the release of US hostages in the Middle East and later as it built a coalition to fight the first Gulf War against Iraq in 1991.

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Posted: 8:33:51 PM  

Last September, in an address to the United Nations General Assembly, Chavez referred to President Bush as "the devil," accusing the U.S. of being a hegemonic world power seeking global domination.

"The American empire is doing all it can to consolidate its system of domination. And we cannot allow them to do that. We cannot allow world dictatorship to be consolidated," Chavez warned.

Posted: 8:29:23 PM  

US to introduce 10 fingerprints system for visitors

The new system is also being piloted in several US embassies abroad, including Brussels, said P.T. Wright, operations director for the US Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT Program.

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Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates

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Conspiracy of Science - Earth is in fact growing

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Up to you

You will never solve your problems by getting other people to change.
The way to move beyond whatever is holding you back is to make positive changes within yourself.
The problem is not the particular situation you are in.
The problem is the way you interpret and relate to that situation.

The problem is not the way you are treated by others.
The problem is the way you allow the actions of others to affect you.

The problem is not what has happened in the past.
The problem is that you're letting it continue to hold you back.

Take complete responsibility for a problem, and suddenly you are ninety percent of the distance toward solving it.
For when you truly take responsibility, you gain real and powerful control.

Fully accept that it is up to you to get where you choose to go.
And you'll find everything necessary to make it so.

Ralph Marston | GreatDay.com

Posted: 1:29:42 PM  

Tony Blairís nomination for the post of international envoy in the Middle East is likely to be confirmed as early as today despite grumbles from Europe and last-minute wrangles over his job description.

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There'll be two dates on your tombstone
And all your friends will read 'em
But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em...

Kevin Welch | InspirationPeak.com

Posted: 8:02:08 AM  

A specialized use of this technique was developed for teachers, the "Alinsky Method". The setting or group is, however, immaterial the point is that people in groups tend to share a certain knowledge base and display certain identifiable characteristics (known as group dynamics). This allows for a special application of a basic technique. The "change agent" or "facilitator" goes through the motions of acting as an organizer, getting each person in the target group to elicit expression of their concerns about a program, project, or policy in question. The facilitator listens attentively, forms "task forces," "urges everyone to make lists," and so on. While she is doing this, the facilitator learns something about each member of the target group. He/she identifies the "leaders," the "loud mouths," as well as those who frequently turn sides during the argument [not equal] the "weak or non[not equal]committal."

Posted: 7:57:48 AM  

The iPhone won't stop global warming. It won't bring peace to the Middle East. But if it lives up to even a portion of the hype, it does have the potential to change how people interact with their cell phones, computers and each other.

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There are warnings that more bad weather - a cyclone and heavy winds - is imminent.

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"It's very difficult to get an actual understanding of how many people, but we are talking in the hundreds of people affected by this sea of flooding," said emergency coordinator Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Metcalfe.

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