President Obama, Bob Woodruff Born the Same Year, Share Coming of Age During Vietnam War
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
President Obama, Bob Woodruff Born the Same Year, Share Coming of Age During Vietnam War By LIZ STARK Sep 8, 2016, 4:07 PM ET President Barack Obama and ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff are approximately the same age — both born in August 1961. Woodruff is just two weeks younger than Obama. But according […]
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Why the U.S. Is Pledging Millions to Clean Up Bombs in Laos
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
Why the U.S. Is Pledging Millions to Clean Up Bombs in Laos Decades later, a once-secret war still threatens Laotians By Erin Blakemore September 8, 2016 A foundry in Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang province in Laos has processed over 85,000 live bombs to date. The country is still riddled with unexploded ordnance – a legacy of […]
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Obama’s visit to Laos captures a community’s attention in MN
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
Obama’s visit to Laos captures a community’s attention in MN By Doualy Xaykaothao Sep 8, 2016 President Obama tours the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist Temple in Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Laos in office. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images No sitting U.S. president has visited the communist […]
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“Millions of People in Laos Still Live in Fear” as Obama Pledges $90 Million to Clean Up U.S. Bombs
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
“Millions of People in Laos Still Live in Fear” as Obama Pledges $90 Million to Clean Up U.S. Bombs By Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman September 8, 2016 As President Obama becomes the first American president to visit Laos, we look at the legacy of the U.S. bombing campaign there during the war on Vietnam. […]
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Blind and missing both hands, bombing life in Laos
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
Blind and missing both hands, bombing life in Laos By Thomas Maresca September 9, 2016 – 2:10pm EDT VIENTIANE, Laos — Phongsavath Souliyalat was walking home from school in his tiny village of Hin Hub, a few hours north of the capital of Vientiane, when a friend found a metal ball on the ground. Phongsavath […]
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Obama visits Laos to discuss secret war bombings
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
Obama visits Laos to discuss secret war bombings September 7, 2016, 6:36 PM In Laos, President Obama promised $90 million to help the country clear millions of unexploded American bombs dropped decades ago during a secret campaign of the Vietnam War. No country has been bombed as heavily as Laos. Margaret Brennan has more.
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The Heroes Behind Obama’s Historic Announcement in Laos
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
The Heroes Behind Obama’s Historic Announcement in Laos By John Cavanagh September 6, 2016 Buddhist monk poses next to unexploded bombs dropped by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, Xieng Khouang, Laos, September 3, 2016. (Reuters / Jorge Silva) Fifty-two years ago, the United States began the secret bombing of Laos, […]
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“Einige Landstriche wird man nie räumen können”
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
“Einige Landstriche wird man nie räumen können” Die Fragen stellte Matthias von Hein 6 Sep 2016 Laos war Nebenschauplatz des Vietnamkrieges – und wurde das meist bombardierte Land der Erde. US-Blindgänger fordern immer neue Opfer. Jetzt besucht US-Präsident Obama das Land. Ein Interview mit Channapha Khamvongsa. Deutsche Welle: Neun Jahre lang haben die USA in […]
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