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...World War II, about 1 in 3 U.S. casualties died. During the next three wars--Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf--about 1 in 4 died. In the current war, about 1 of every 8 wounded soldiers have died...
...he’s never backed down. This past week, he released Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance, in which he argues what he has been arguing for the past 40 years—that America’s foreign policy, from Vietnam to Iraq, has been motivated by a thirst to expand its empire. As usual, he bolsters his claims with an unearthly number of facts and footnotes, and the logic of his arguments seems all but irrefutable. Chomsky’s relentless criticism of U.S. foreign policy (along with his groundbreaking work...
...Village and traveling the circuit throughout the country, getting to know kindred spirits such as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary. I lent my support by singing in Mississippi during the voter-registration drive for African Americans in 1964 and at rallies protesting the Vietnam...
...TRUONG VAN CAM, A.K.A. NAM CAM, 56, convicted mob boss sentenced to death last June for ordering the murder of an adversary and bribing government officials; by the People's Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City. The original trial, a rare public acknowledgement of high-level corruption, captivated Vietnam...
...addition to teaching, Nguyen is also working on an immigration case. One of her students, Thuong, and her two older sisters are in Boston on a medical visa that expires in December, while their other two sisters are back in Vietnam. Their mother died in the fire that burned down their home. Nguyen says that the family lives in the countryside and does not have the financial means to maintain the same level of education they have here, so her goal is to extend their stay here to avoid disrupting their education. She meets with the PBHA directors to work...