Vietnamese sue over Agent Orange

[NeoConsSuck]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- About 100 Vietnamese citizens have joined in a class-action lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies, seeking compensation for exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

The suit, originally filed by only three plaintiffs in a New York federal court on January 30, is the first time Vietnamese citizens have ever sought legal compensation for the use of the defoliant by U.S. forces during the conflict. The majority of the plaintiffs joined in the lawsuit over the past week.

As many as 2 million Vietnamese are thought to be suffering from the effects of exposure to Agent Orange, according to Kenneth Herrmann, director of the Vietnam Program at the State University of New York at Brockport.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/15/agent.orange.suit/index.html

[genius]

1. Someone should remind them that it was the REPUBLICANS who dropped

it on them.

[Retired AF Dem]

2. "Someone should remind them that it was the REPUBLICANS who dropped"

http://www1.va.gov/agentorange/

[happynewyear]

3. not just Vietnam

They were spraying it about 50 miles from where I live in the late 1980s. So much for just Vietnam. Its been used all over the place. I guess people either don't know, don't care or are just plain stupid.

The ramifications of Agent Orange are hideous.

I don't blame those that have been exposed for suing. They have every right!

But, what about the cases right here at home? Does anyone know or care?

:dem: :kick:

[DieboldMustDie]

5. Where is the place they were spraying 50 miles from you...

and why were they spraying there? :shrug:

I think I just figured it out. Marajuana?

[LittleApple81]

4. IT IS ABOUT TIME!!!!! What took so long? n/t

[SpiralHawk]

6. Chimpy is NOT Guilty. He did NOT go to Vietnam. Never.

He was AWOL, remember. I mean technically he was a deserter, but it's all the same. Whatever. He is Not Responsible. He is not responsible for anything.

So just shut up, sit down, and turn on the corporate TV and bliss out like you are supposed to.

George AWOL Bush has No Responsiblity. That's what's important to remember here.

"I think the American people--I hope the American--I don't think, let me--I hope the American people trust me."
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002