60 years after Agent Orange | Son of Vietnam war veteran speaks to RT

Half a century since the war in Vietnam, children of the US veterans exposed to the highly toxic ‘Agent Orange’ herbicide sprayed there say the government has failed them in not taking responsibility for the disabilities they were born with. We hear from Josh Kelly, the son of one former marine. … Read More >60 years after Agent Orange | Son of Vietnam war veteran speaks to RT

Dublin dismayed at London’s alleged plan to introduce prosecution ban for N. Ireland army veterans amid Brexit turmoil

Dublin has blasted a reported proposal that London will take unilateral action and introduce a ban on prosecuting Northern Ireland veterans from allegations of unresolved crimes during the ‘Troubles’ as Brexit tumult continues. … Read More >Dublin dismayed at London’s alleged plan to introduce prosecution ban for N. Ireland army veterans amid Brexit turmoil

Russian Afghanistan War vet fulfills childhood dream by building all-terrain vehicle using parts from 12 different cars (VIDEO)

A 50-year-old veteran from Russia’s Kursk Region has built his own amphibious all-terrain vehicle by taking parts from twelve different domestically made cars, including a Lada Niva and 1980s hatchback Moskvich 2141. … Read More >Russian Afghanistan War vet fulfills childhood dream by building all-terrain vehicle using parts from 12 different cars (VIDEO)

Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a set of laws that toughen criminal and administrative penalties for the rehabilitation of Nazism on the internet, the propagation of fake information about war veterans and the denigration of their dignity, now punishable by five years in prison or up to five million rubles in fines … Read More >Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Biden, cocaine, and glyphosate & the 18th anniversary of the Iraq war

The Biden administration is under fire for supporting the Colombian government’s toxic and dangerous efforts in the War on Drugs. Burn pits and bureaucracy are killing US war veterans. Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin speaks truth to power on the 18th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. … Read More >Biden, cocaine, and glyphosate & the 18th anniversary of the Iraq war

Captain Tom & Navalny WW2 veteran offensive tweet cases show how Britain & Russia remain haunted by spectre of victory over Nazis

On Friday, Alexey Navalny is back in court, this time accused of defaming an elderly military veteran. You might say Russia is overly sensitive about such issues, but a similar case in Britain shows it’s hardly an outlier. … Read More >Captain Tom & Navalny WW2 veteran offensive tweet cases show how Britain & Russia remain haunted by spectre of victory over Nazis

Isaak Khalatnikov dies aged 101: Legendary Russian physicist & WW2 veteran helped create first Soviet nuclear bomb in 1940s

Russian physicist Isaak Khalatnikov, the oldest member of the country’s Academy of Sciences (RAS), has died at the age of 101. The scientist was the last living participant of the team that built the first Soviet nuclear bomb. … Read More >Isaak Khalatnikov dies aged 101: Legendary Russian physicist & WW2 veteran helped create first Soviet nuclear bomb in 1940s