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Officials from Southeast Asian countries share best practices and progress made through the use of ICT in education. Saved By: David Mitchell | View Details | Give Thanks
Officials from Southeast Asian countries share best practices and progress made through the use of ICT in education. Saved By: David Mitchell | View Details | Give Thanks
added 2007 Thu Jun 14 21:04:09 by STONERS
More than 30 years after the Vietnam War ended, the poisonous legacy of Agent Orange has emerged anew with a scientific study that has found extraordinarily high levels of health-threatening contamination at the former U.S. air base at Danang.
More than 30 years after the Vietnam War ended, the poisonous legacy of Agent Orange has emerged anew with a scientific study that has found extraordinarily high levels of health-threatening contamination at the former U.S. air base at Danang.
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 23:07:15 by jovial
The idea of fighting a war on behalf of U.S. credibility hasn't been debated since the height of the Vietnam War. Yet that is precisely what some Iraq war supporters are now advocating.
The idea of fighting a war on behalf of U.S. credibility hasn't been debated since the height of the Vietnam War. Yet that is precisely what some Iraq war supporters are now advocating.
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 17:42:19 by populist
Such enthusiasm for a protracted U.S. presence modeled after Korea is grimly ironic. Back in 1964, when "the war in Vietnam was only a small dark cloud on the very distant horizon," President Lyndon Johnson privately told National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy that "getting into another Korea" was the very thing he feared:
Such enthusiasm for a protracted U.S. presence modeled after Korea is grimly ironic. Back in 1964, when "the war in Vietnam was only a small dark cloud on the very distant horizon," President Lyndon Johnson privately told National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy that "getting into another Korea" was the very thing he feared:
added 2007 Wed May 30 18:55:06 by saltyveruca
The veteran has survived Vietnam, being hit by a semi, and now a 9mm bullet.
The veteran has survived Vietnam, being hit by a semi, and now a 9mm bullet.
added 2007 Sat May 12 13:42:50 by spkguy
"If Vietnam was Korea in slow motion, then Operation Iraqi Freedom is Vietnam on crack cocaine. In less then two weeks a 30 year old vocabulary is back: credibility gap, seek and destroy, hard to tell friend from foe, civilian interference in military affairs, the dominance of domestic politics, winning, or more often, losing hearts and minds.
"If Vietnam was Korea in slow motion, then Operation Iraqi Freedom is Vietnam on crack cocaine. In less then two weeks a 30 year old vocabulary is back: credibility gap, seek and destroy, hard to tell friend from foe, civilian interference in military affairs, the dominance of domestic politics, winning, or more often, losing hearts and minds.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 8:01:13 by populist
As fighting in Iraq enters its fifth year, an increasing number of experts in foreign policy and national strategy are arguing that the biggest difference may be that the Iraq war will inflict greater damage to U.S. interests than Vietnam did
As fighting in Iraq enters its fifth year, an increasing number of experts in foreign policy and national strategy are arguing that the biggest difference may be that the Iraq war will inflict greater damage to U.S. interests than Vietnam did
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 5:34:48 by populist
President George Bush's claims about what will happen if we pull out of Iraq is almost word-for-word identical to Richard Nixon's speech explaining why we must not pull out of Vietnam.
President George Bush's claims about what will happen if we pull out of Iraq is almost word-for-word identical to Richard Nixon's speech explaining why we must not pull out of Vietnam.
added 2007 Tue Apr 24 3:32:16 by PsychoHosebeast
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam was killed today in a fiery three-car accident in Menlo Park, authorities said.
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam was killed today in a fiery three-car accident in Menlo Park, authorities said.
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added 2007 Mon Apr 2 16:47:25 by TimALoftis
In the wake of first Vietnam and then Watergate, government credibility and faith in politicians fell so low that Jimmy Carter won the White House with a simple promise: I will never lie to you.
In the wake of first Vietnam and then Watergate, government credibility and faith in politicians fell so low that Jimmy Carter won the White House with a simple promise: I will never lie to you.
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 20:47:23 by populist
Many people who observe current events in the United States and overseas have said, "We are fighting the Vietnam war all over again." As many military experts have noted, Iraq is not precisely Vietnam. But there are significant similarities. Clearly, some people did not learn from it.
Many people who observe current events in the United States and overseas have said, "We are fighting the Vietnam war all over again." As many military experts have noted, Iraq is not precisely Vietnam. But there are significant similarities. Clearly, some people did not learn from it.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 15:13:54 by corey.spring
After four years, America's cost for the war in Iraq has reached nearly $500 billion - more than the total for the Korean War and nearly as much as 12 years in Vietnam, adjusting for inflation. The ultimate cost could reach $1 trillion or more.
After four years, America's cost for the war in Iraq has reached nearly $500 billion - more than the total for the Korean War and nearly as much as 12 years in Vietnam, adjusting for inflation. The ultimate cost could reach $1 trillion or more.
added 2007 Thu Mar 15 19:17:37 by lizbethxq
Angelina Jolie left an orphanage in Vietnam today with the 3-year-old boy she plans to adopt. The director of the orphanage, Nguyen Van Trung, confirmed to the AP that Vietnamese officials had approved the adoption.
Angelina Jolie left an orphanage in Vietnam today with the 3-year-old boy she plans to adopt. The director of the orphanage, Nguyen Van Trung, confirmed to the AP that Vietnamese officials had approved the adoption.
added 2007 Wed Mar 14 19:03:30 by SarrahA
Angelina Jolie arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, in the company of her son Maddox, to adopt a 4-year-old boy from Vietnam. Though the Associated Press reports that the actress is picking up her son this weekend, sources tell Usmagazine.com that she might collect her new child as soon as tonight.
Angelina Jolie arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, in the company of her son Maddox, to adopt a 4-year-old boy from Vietnam. Though the Associated Press reports that the actress is picking up her son this weekend, sources tell Usmagazine.com that she might collect her new child as soon as tonight.
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 19:50:41 by populist
Japan and North Korea chose the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, as the venue for their delicate talks on normalising relations after decades of hostility.
Japan and North Korea chose the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, as the venue for their delicate talks on normalising relations after decades of hostility.
added 2007 Mon Mar 5 23:37:49 by catstevens
The Pelosi Democrats in Congress and the leading Democratic presidential contenders all stress that things aren't going well in Iraq. Yet they all seem quite pleased about this. The real question is whether the Pelosi Democrats and their left-wing allies want America to lose the Iraq war, just as a generation ago liberal Democrats pressed for a hum
The Pelosi Democrats in Congress and the leading Democratic presidential contenders all stress that things aren't going well in Iraq. Yet they all seem quite pleased about this. The real question is whether the Pelosi Democrats and their left-wing allies want America to lose the Iraq war, just as a generation ago liberal Democrats pressed for a hum
added 2007 Thu Mar 1 2:53:44 by TimALoftis
An elite team of officers advising US commander General David Petraeus in Baghdad has concluded the US has six months to win the war in Iraq - or face a Vietnam-style collapse in political and public support that could force the military into a hasty retreat.
An elite team of officers advising US commander General David Petraeus in Baghdad has concluded the US has six months to win the war in Iraq - or face a Vietnam-style collapse in political and public support that could force the military into a hasty retreat.
added 2007 Mon Feb 26 10:43:28 by siddhu1983
An exiled Vietnamese monk, one of the world's most famous Buddhists, has returned to his homeland to lead mass prayers promoting reconciliation in a nation still nursing memories of war. Thich Nhat Hanh, a best-selling author who has lived outside Vietnam for four decades, made his first homecoming in 2005 after being forced to live outside the
An exiled Vietnamese monk, one of the world's most famous Buddhists, has returned to his homeland to lead mass prayers promoting reconciliation in a nation still nursing memories of war. Thich Nhat Hanh, a best-selling author who has lived outside Vietnam for four decades, made his first homecoming in 2005 after being forced to live outside the
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 5:04:15 by Deidre
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have filed paperwork to adopt a boy from Vietnam, according to press reports. A source in Vietnam tells US Weekly the couple have filed papers with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services to adopt a boy from the Tam Binh orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, which they visited in November.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have filed paperwork to adopt a boy from Vietnam, according to press reports. A source in Vietnam tells US Weekly the couple have filed papers with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services to adopt a boy from the Tam Binh orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, which they visited in November.
added 2007 Mon Feb 5 7:30:34 by STONERS
An oil spill off Vietnam has spread along 124 miles of coastline and affected popular tourist spots, but the source still remains a mystery, an official said Monday.
An oil spill off Vietnam has spread along 124 miles of coastline and affected popular tourist spots, but the source still remains a mystery, an official said Monday.
added 2007 Mon Feb 5 6:33:27 by STONERS
Five miners were killed when a large rock fell on them as they worked to extract zinc ore in northern Vietnam, an official said Monday.
Five miners were killed when a large rock fell on them as they worked to extract zinc ore in northern Vietnam, an official said Monday.
added 2007 Tue Jan 30 13:35:53 by nativestorm
the different experiences of different veterans who now serve in Congress show strains of collegial loyalty
the different experiences of different veterans who now serve in Congress show strains of collegial loyalty
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 22:08:16 by Neophile
Mr. Bush's approval rating is less than half of what Clinton's was as he entered his 7th year in office -- despite having being impeached by the House of Representatives.
Mr. Bush's approval rating is less than half of what Clinton's was as he entered his 7th year in office -- despite having being impeached by the House of Representatives.
added 2007 Mon Jan 22 18:06:10 by Stephen Johnson
By Mark Moyar - The military leaders of Indonesia, the most important Southeast Asian domino, informed the US in February 1965 that their future willingness to stand up to the pro-Communist President Sukarno and the massive Indonesian Communist Party would depend upon America's actions in Vietnam. "President Johnson should learn to use his
By Mark Moyar - The military leaders of Indonesia, the most important Southeast Asian domino, informed the US in February 1965 that their future willingness to stand up to the pro-Communist President Sukarno and the massive Indonesian Communist Party would depend upon America's actions in Vietnam. "President Johnson should learn to use his
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 10:55:39 by ninjaboy
Bird flu is popping up after a yearlong hiatus in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, and experts are warning now is the time for the H5N1 virus to flourish. The big question: Just how far will it go this winter?
Bird flu is popping up after a yearlong hiatus in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, and experts are warning now is the time for the H5N1 virus to flourish. The big question: Just how far will it go this winter?
added 2006 Sat Aug 5 20:48:22 by Neophile
A former Vietnam War correspondent explains the eerie similarities between the Iraq and Vietnam wars -- and Bush's ever more chaotic, violent war policies.
A former Vietnam War correspondent explains the eerie similarities between the Iraq and Vietnam wars -- and Bush's ever more chaotic, violent war policies.
