LOUIS HANSEN, THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT, May 28, 2006 Retired Navy Capt. Allen “Wes” Weseleskey, 70, of Virginia Beach spent 14 months in Vietnam flying helicopters along rivers, providing cover for patrols. He was awarded the Navy Cross and other honors. VICKI CRONIS/THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH – Retired Navy Capt. Allen “Wes” Weseleskey and his fellow helicopter [...]
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 [...]
BHOPAL CENTRAL CHRONICLE Bhopal, May 25 Though the rainy season has yet to begin in Madhya Pradesh, monsoon-like showers in the state capital rendered ineffective the ‘Nautapa’ – a period of supposedly extreme summer heat. Day temperature dipped in other stations as well. A meteorological department official said squalls plus rain would continue for two [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
BRIGHT B. SIMONS, MAY 27, 2006 Images of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the founder and former CEO respectively of the defunct energy trading giant Enron, being led away from the courthouse after their conviction May 25 in a groundbreaking trial, brought it home to us all how much the sand beneath the feet of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
