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Rumor Mill Claims Monsanto Purchased Blackwater (XE) as its own Private Army

A translation mistake started an information whiplash; the nation's most deadly company, Monsanto, is not buying XE.

(SALEM) - The article 'Blackwater's Black Ops' - by Jeremy Scahill, carried by The Nation, was republished by a number of groups that took the additional step of concluding that Blackwater was purchased by Monsanto, the driving force behind both Agent Orange, and Genetically Modified Food (GMO).

As it turns out, Monsanto did not purchase Blackwater (XE), however there is no question that the groups have done their share of dancing.

Veterans: What Priority?

Are those who fought for Freedom to be forsaken?

(MEDIA, Pa.) - Military service personnel of all branches of service, be it Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Air Force or Coast Guard. They serve with pride and honor and are sworn to protect our Country’s boarders, our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

They serve in peace time and war time, all with one common goal, our Country’s Freedom.

Happy Tet Monsanto!

"... and hope that in the coming year, the authorities will consider closing down your office and those of Dow Chemical and DuPont."

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Sorry not to have received a reply to my letter to you of 10th December, so I assume you did not visit the children at the Hoa Binh Village at Tu Du Hospital.

I find this worrying that you a Vietnamese, as are some of your staff, could not find time to see children affected by Agent Orange a product made by the company you work for...

Agent Orange, Vietnam

Written by Jason Zasky- Fred A. Wilcox’s “Scorched Earth” highlights the legacies of Vietnam War-era chemical warfare.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Beginning in the late 1960s, following a period of heavy use of Agent Orange by the United States military, Vietnamese hospitals saw a huge increase in the number of seriously deformed babies being born to parents exposed to the now-infamous herbicide.

And to this day, obstetricians in Vietnam continue to deliver so-called Agent Orange children, who suffer from all manner of horrific birth defects, physical handicaps and mental deficiencies.

Agent Orange victims still living in pain, says US envoy

“The US Government should provide direct assistance to victims apart from cleaning up contamination hot-spots” - Nguyen Van Rinh, chairman of the Vietnamese association,

(HANOI) - National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan yesterday thanked Bob Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, for his valuable support for Viet Nam, particularly in connection with the spraying of Agent Orange during the American War.

Ngan said that since Viet Nam and the US normalized relations 16 years ago, there had been great achievements in politics, security and defense, economics, trade, education and training, science and technology, and humanitarian co-operation.

The Attack on our Seeds

Genetic engineering is an imperfect technology. It is a cell invasion technology through which inter-specie barrier is transcended.

(NEW DELHI) - Once again, our seeds are under attack. Trans-national seeds companies like Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer are pushing GM seeds in India without proper biosafety assessment.

Vietnam-era chemical poison on US farms

America's farmlands are to be carpet-bombed with Vietnam-era Agent Orange chemical if approved, in what is the latest example of how the US commits acts of war against humanity.

(WASHINGTON D.C. Press TV) - Considered by world nations to be a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" (WMD), a key chemical in Agent Orange, 2, 4-D, may be dropped on US farmland in a few months time.

According to an article published on Tuesday, the US govt. may soon approve the petition of the Dow AgroSciences Chemical Company to unleash Agent Orange on agricultural land across the United States.

Special interview with KLEFF 2010 Winner for Best International Film (`Agent Orange` 30 Years Later`), John Trinh

From our friends with the Agent Orange Action Council.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - EcoKnights recently caught up with the 2010 KLEFF winner for the Best International Film, Vietnamese-born American John Trinh; he shares his first experience at the his winning film “Agent Orange: 30 Years Later” and his future plans in the world of film making.

The `gift` that continues to cause destruction - Christmas in Vietnam, 2011

Friends, I would like to ask you on reading this letter that perhaps you may wish to add your comments and write a letter to the office of Monsanto

(LONDON) - While in Ho Chi Minh City on 12th December I decided to deliver by hand a letter to the office of Monsanto. On arrival was told that the director was away on business out of the country, this was the same excuse given a few years earlier.

However I explained to the young Vietnamese lady my disappointment and asked that I would like to have a reply.

New center for Agent Orange victims in Quang Ngai

VAVA will coordinate to eventually build 55 such operations in most localities nationwide to help AO victims.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - A new rehabilitation center was inaugurated on Monday and put into operation to provide shelter, healthcare, and treatment for victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.

Located on an area of 900 square meters in Nghia Thang Commune of Tu Nghia District, the well-equipped facility is able to offer treatment and training for the victims, who stay as day boarders.