50 Years Anniversary of the forgotten Holocaust, how US bombs killed Millions in Laos & keep killing

[senheiser]

Fifty years ago this month, the United States began raining down bombs on Laos, in what would become the largest bombing campaign in history. From June 1964 to March 1973, the United States dropped at least two million tons of bombs on the small, landlocked southeast Asian country. That is the equivalent of one planeload every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years — more than was dropped on Germany and Japan during World War II. The deadly legacy of the Vietnam War lives on today in the form of unexploded cluster bombs, which had about a 30 percent failure rate when they fell from American planes over large swaths of Laos. Experts estimate that Laos is littered with as many as 80 million "bombies," or bomblets — baseball-sized bombs found inside cluster bombs. Since the bombing stopped four decades ago, tens of thousands of people have been injured or killed as a result. We are joined by Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern, co-authors of "Eternal Harvest: The Legacy of American Bombs in Laos."

 

[Leader]

shame on imperialist empire usa !

 

[VCheng]

Good News: The new cluster bombs are far more reliable.

 

[mandrom]

shame on imperialist empire usa !

USA also murdered 30-40 million third worlders .7 million of its own in american holodomer . 18 to 160 million native americans. USA has waged maximum wars out of all nations on earth.

 

[senheiser]

if you watch the video you learn something even more interesting. America gave maps of where they bombed vietnam, cambodia and laos only in 2000. So a lot of people could have been saved if these countries would know where potential bombs would lie much earlier

 

[VCheng]

if you watch the video you learn something even more interesting. America gave maps of where they bombed vietnam, cambodia and laos only in 2000. So a lot of people could have been saved if these countries would know where potential bombs would lie much earlier

At least USA released this information. Russia never did for the millions of mines laid in Afghanistan. But that is okay, I suppose?

 

[senheiser]

At least USA released this information. Russia never did for the millions of mines laid in Afghanistan. But that is okay, I suppose?

we never used mines in afghanistan

 

[VCheng]

we never used mines in afghanistan

Then it must be those damn aliens again!

Afghanistan Landmine Facts

Afghanistan: Land Mines From Afghan-Soviet War Leave Bitter Legacy (Part 2)

 

[gambit]

Fifty years ago this month, the United States began raining down bombs on Laos, in what would become the largest bombing campaign in history.

Ever wonder why ?

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Ever wonder why ?

Evil Laotians threatened to destroy peace loving USA with durians and bananas.

 

[Raphael]

Ever wonder why ?

We know why you approve of the bombing campaign. If it never occurred, your application for refugee status would have been rejected. As for the human casualties, possibly including your friends/family/neighbors, you couldn't care less.

 

[OCguy]

Killed "millions" in Laos?

we never used mines in afghanistan

You are either a compensated poster, or are so blinded by nationalism, you can't even acknowledge simple facts.

"PFM-1 was mainly used during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, resulting in a high number of casualties among children since it was often mistaken for a toy due to its shape and coloring.[1] As the mine exploded, it often resulted in hand and head trauma, which was frequently lethal. This characteristic made this particular type of land mine a principal target for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Due in part to anti-Soviet sentiment and the high casualties among children because of this mine, there are widespread rumors in Afghanistan that the mine was deliberately designed to attract children; in reality, the mine's shape was dictated by aerodynamics.[2]"

PFM-1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Aepsilons]

Perhaps the article was a bit overstating the numbers, couple of thousands would be more realistic, not millions. Laos is sparsely populated to begin with anyway.

As seen in this linear graph, the population of Laos never showed a significant inverse growth , but maintained a continued linear growth even during the war years.

Reference: Wikipedia

 

[DT1010]

Perhaps the article was a bit overstating the numbers, couple of thousands would be more realistic, not millions. Laos is sparsely populated to begin with anyway.

As seen in this linear graph, the population of Laos never showed a significant inverse growth , but maintained a continued linear growth even during the war years.

Reference: Wikipedia

Vietnam war

 

[senheiser]

Then it must be those damn aliens again!

Afghanistan Landmine Facts

Afghanistan: Land Mines From Afghan-Soviet War Leave Bitter Legacy (Part 2)

radio liberty = CIA propaganda