US to help South Korea in Agent Orange inquiry

alp227

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Sun May-22-11 12:28 PM
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US to help South Korea in Agent Orange inquiry

Source: BBC News

South Korea and the US have agreed to hold a joint inquiry into allegations that American soldiers dumped large amounts of Agent Orange on Korean land.

Three US Army veterans said they buried about 250 barrels of the hazardous chemical at a US military base in Chilgok, south-east of Seoul, in 1978.

Seoul said a joint inspection team would be sent to the camp.

The US used Agent Orange in the Vietnam War to clear jungle. Vietnam says it caused millions of birth defects.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13491916

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Sonoman

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Sun May-22-11 12:34 PM
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1. Well, isn't that just great? The US never helped us.

Just last Monday I learned of the Orange-related death of an old friend. The USofA fought him until the bitter end.

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canuckledragger

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Sun May-22-11 01:15 PM
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2. and Monsanto's legacy lives on & on..

& Agent Orange most likely isn't the only hazardous chemical left behind on the military base, given the example set by the ones in Iraq...

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dipsydoodle

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Sun May-22-11 04:41 PM
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3. The gifts that just keep on giving.

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