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Ouest-France 24-04-2005 Rediscovering Vietnam: Agent Orange's effects St Louis Today (St Louis Web site 24-04-2005 A long-ago war's grimmest legacy lives on NorthJersey.com 22-04-2005 GAO Report on Agent Orange: Limited Information Is Available on the Number of Civilians Exposed in Vietnam and Their Workers' Compensation Claims All American Patriot 17-04-2005 Agent Orange Dioxin Raises Cancer Risk in Vietnam Veterans Food Consumer 12-04-2005 Spokane native to be honored posthumously The SpokesMan-Review.com 09-04-2005 Vietnamese appeal U.S. court's ruling on Agent Orange case Newsday.com 08-04-2005 Vietnamese Agent Orange victims file appeal request Thanh Nien News 07-04-2005 US abandons health study on Agent Orange Nature 434, 687 01-04-2005 Peter Yarrow apologizes to Vietnam Associated Press From: The Independant On line U.K. La page peut être déjà retirée. Vietnam War victims of Agent Orange poisoning sue US chemical companies Andrew Buncombe (Washington) [04-03-2005]   From The Independant On line edition U.K. 2005/03/04 Vietnam War victims of Agent Orange poisoning sue US chemical companies By Andrew Buncombe in Washington 04 March 2005 Vietnamese citizens who say they have suffered a lifetime of health problems after being poisoned by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are suing the American chemical companies that provided the Pentagon with the toxic defoliant. The case has huge implications. If successful it could open the way for claims against companies that produce weapons such as depleted uranium-tipped munitions, which have been strongly linked to cancer. In the lawsuit filed this week, it was alleged that up to four million Vietnamese suffered persistent respiratory and reproductive problems as a result of being contaminated by Agent Orange. They are seeking compensation that could run to billions of dollars from 30 companies, such as Dow Chemical and Monsanto. One of the plaintiffs, Dr Phan Thi Phi Phi, told the court in New York she had worked in an area that was heavily sprayed with the defoliant and suffered four miscarriages during the early 1970s. "We did not know what happened to us, what was the cause of it, so we were very sad because we had so many miscarriages and we could not have children," she said. US forces routinely sprayed the defoliant to clear areas of jungle where they believed Communist forces were hiding, and to destroy their crops. Although $300m (£160m) has been paid out to American troops who fought in Vietnam, there has never been any compensation paid to the Vietnamese. Scientists have stated that the defoliant can cause cancer, diabetes, birth defects and other problems. Jonathan Moore, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said: "The companies ... knew Agent Orange contained high levels of dioxin and did not care because ... they figured the only people getting sprayed were the enemy." The firms have sought to dismiss the claim. This week their lawyers argued that the US courts had no power to penalise companies for executing the orders of a president exercising his powers as commander in chief. Lawyers also stated that companies normally enjoyed exemption from criminal and civil liability for alleged war crimes. The Justice Department also sought dismissal of the lawsuit, arguing that opening the US courts to former wartime enemies could threaten presidential power to wage war. The US government has argued that the effects of Agent Orange are not supported by direct evidence. District Judge Jack Weinstein questioned whether presidential orders exempted the firms, citing the actions of German corporations during the Second World War. Dave Cline, of Vietnam Veterans against the War, supported the action. He said US veterans had fought for years to receive compensation for 11 separate conditions and illnesses linked to Agent Orange. "In Vietnam they say three million people still suffer," he said. No one from Dow Chemical was available to comment. Croix Rouge Vietnamienne 82 Nguyen Du, Hanoi Vietnam Tel: 00 844 8224030 et 00 844 9420860 Fax: 00 844 9424285 Email: agoravif@fpt.vn Office of Genetic Counseling & Disabled Children Hue Medical College 06 Ngo Quyen Street Hue City - Vietnam Tel: +84 54 833694 Fax: +84 54 826269 Email: ogcdc@dng.vnn.vn Fund for Reconciliation and Development Pour suivre le Procès en cours à New York: Visitez la page Agent Orange Lawsuit de cette organisation. Articles parus dans les journaux depuis le 28/02/2005.