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	Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips US ?Agent Orange? Ruling Disappoints Vietnamese; Pleases Monsanto, Dow Chem clipped by: papananook Clip Source: www.commondreams.org HANOI ? Vietnamese victims of wartime ?agent orange? were disappointed by a U.S. court?s dismissal of a lawsuit against chemical companies but believe they have gathered more support for their cause, an official said on Saturday. ?We anticipated this because it is not easy suing big and powerful U.S. companies on U.S. soil and under the U.S. court system,? said Nguyen Trong Nhan, vice chairman of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin. Toxins left behind from the 1960s and 70s war are a thorn in otherwise friendly ties between the Communist Party government and Washington which have been built up around trade and business since 1995. The lawsuit contended agent orange caused ailments, including birth defects and cancer. Friday?s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York concluded the plaintiffs could not pursue claims against Dow Chemical Co, Monsanto Co and nearly 30 other companies. group will take this to the U.S. Supreme Court zum Artikel... Anzeige The Three Trillion Dollar War clipped by: Rasmus Clip Source: www.alternet.org The Bush Administration was wrong about the benefits of the war and it was wrong about the costs of the war. The president and his advisers expected a quick, inexpensive conflict. Instead, we have a war that is costing more than anyone could have imagined. even in the best case scenario, these costs are projected to be almost ten times the cost of the first Gulf War, almost a third more than the cost of the Vietnam War, and twice that of the First World War. The only war in our history which cost more was the Second World War, when 16.3 million U.S. troops fought in a campaign lasting four years, at a total cost (in 2007 dollars, after adjusting for inflation) of about $5 trillion. With virtually the entire armed forces committed to fighting the Germans and Japanese, the cost per troop (in todays dollars) was less than $100,000 in 2007 dollars. By contrast, the Iraq war is costing upward of $400,000 per troop. Most Americans have yet to feel these costs. Tags: usa, iraq, cost of war zum Artikel... Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de