A succinct headline in the Washington Times summed it up nicely : “Anti-war protesters echo Vietnam.” The accent is on the word “echo”—as in “a distant, fainter, repetition.”
The anti-Iraq War demonstrations in DC over this weekend were self-consciously and purposefully designed to mimic the protests of yesteryear. But like all retro fashions, they didn’t quite resemble the originals .
Approximately forty years ago, on October 21, 1967, before Tet and before Nixon, the first mammoth Vietnam antiwar demonstration was held. Participation was estimated at 100,000 plus, and clashes with police resulted in 600 arrested.
I wasn’t at that one—and I wasn’t at Woodstock either, although most people my age claim they were. But I was there for the next big one, on the cold clear day of November 15, 1969, along with what are estimated to have been between 250,000 and 500,000 of my peers.
It was a group event a...
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The mayor of North Adams wants to rename the city’s skating rink after a decorated Vietnam War veteran who died saving a wounded comrade’s life. ... more
I occasionally get offers of books to review, and usually I’m smart enough to turn them down. I’m sure I miss some good reads, but my experience has been disappointing for the most part when I accept a free book. I violated my self imposed rule recently, and accepted a copy of Where The Wind Blew by Bob Sommer and for a change I wasn’t disappointed. The book is about a sixties Vietnam war protestor, Peter Howell, think a Bill Ayers type, who is involved in the bombing of... more
war comparrisons From: boards.historychannel.com Post Date: 2008-12-01 11:11:23
How can one compare the Vietnam War, to the current conflict being fought in Iraq? any insights? i think it is hard to do so, because of the many... more
The Vietnam’s stock market today October 27 opened a new week with another...
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Earlier this month, members of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange or VAVA, submitted a petition to the US Supreme Court. The Vietnamese plaintiffs are urging the justices to reconsider a Court of Appeals verdict on a lawsuit against Agent Orange manufacturing companies such as Dow Chemical and Monsanto. In the earlier decision it was ruled that the effects of Agent Orange on people during the Vietnam War were unintended... more
VietNamNet Bridge- On Oct 28, Ministry of Finance announced the export tax rate on steel to be reduced from current 5% to 0%, effective from Nov. 7.
(Photo: VSA)The Vietnam export tax imposed on steel was raised to 20% in mid May, 2008 to discourage traders from export. The tax then was reduced 10% on Sept 23, [...]... more
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Philip Jones Griffiths (UK), one of the most extraordinary photojournalists of the Magnum agency, is best known for his 1971 book Vietnam Inc., a remarkably systematic and eloquent photographic condemnation of the ‘American War’. Cartier-Bresson... more
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I’d like to point out a couple of very interesting reads that I stumbled upon today. the first was actually written by my brother, Abe. It appears in the Jpost In the article Katsman compares the current situation in Iraq to that of Vietnam. Politically, similarities abound. “Some quick history: Finally concluding that they could not defeat the American-backed Republic of South Vietnam, the communist North Vietnam signed the Paris Agreement in January, 1973, which called for cessation of a... more
Neocons believe that the spread of liberal democracy–democracy with safeguards for human rights and liberties–would be of general benefit to the US, to the citizens of the countries involved, and to the world.
Although I’m sure there are some exceptions, most neocons also believe that the spread of liberal democracy to countries that have not known it before, or that knew it only briefly and/or erratically, is neither inevitable nor easy. But they believe it is possible ra... more
Isn’t it a bit early for the 2008 Presidential election? Maybe, but it’s not too early for Siggy , Shrink , Dr. Sanity , and myself to say how we feel about the whole thing, as well as what we think of the candidates. Vladimir Putin gets into the running as well–although not for President. ... more
I think Hansel and Gretel’s house may have had one of them, along with a thatched roof and a cozy hearth. In my student days, I lived in a rented house that had one in the basement.
But these dirt floors are different; these dirt floors are chic and upscale.
Or perhaps I should use their more refined name: earthenware floors. According to that linked New York Times article, they are more popular in California and the Southwest than in the east–well, who woulda thunk it?&... more
Ruth Dudley Edwards has written an article that appeared in the Telegraph , entitled “Sleepwalking With the Enemy.” It’s about the tendency of so many in the West, especially the intelligentsia, to make excuses for and downplay the threats of Islamist fundamentalist totalitarians such as Iran’s Ahmadinejad.
Her personal background, as she outlines it in the article, positions her to see things a bit differently than some of her colleagues in the British writing w... more
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