Category Archives: John Kennedy

Agent Orange

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

“Agent Orange is an herbicide and defoliant chemical. It is widely known for its use by the U.S. Military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. It was a … Continue reading →

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The FBI and Martin Luther King

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

The Rev. Martin Luther King makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington on Dec. 1, 1964 after a meeting with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. “On October 10, 1963, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy committed what is … Continue reading →

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Vietnamizing the War (1968–1973), Cambodia and Laos

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

“By Christmas 1969, American troops were being withdrawn under President Nixon’s policy of having more of the ground fighting transferred to the South Vietnamese army. That year as many as 4000 South Vietnamese soldiers were being killed every week. The … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Vietnam – Noam Chomsky (The New York Review of Books, June 12, 1975)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

“The US government was defeated in Indochina, but only bruised at home. No outside power will compel us to face the record honestly or to offer reparations. On the contrary, efforts will be devoted to obscuring the history of the … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Protest, 1965-1975 by Tom Hayden

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

“The era of protest against Vietnam – 1965-75 – was unique as the emergence of a nationwide peace movement on a scale not seen before in American history. There were previous war resisters, for example, the Society of Friends, the … Continue reading →

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America’s Enemy: 1957-1967

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

A strategic air command B-52 bomber with externally mounted, 750-pound bombs heads toward its target about 56 miles northwest of Saigon near Tay Ninh on November 2, 1965. “… The first years of involvement by US combat troops is seen … Continue reading →

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Roots of a War (1945–1953), The First Vietnam War

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

“… The initial episode deals with the history of Vietnam up to 1954. By 1885 the French were in control of Indochina and over the next 20 years or so pacified the population. Central to the 20th century history of … Continue reading →

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