Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart II. nightmare: Agent Orange Agent Orange also caused extremely serious harm to the Vietnamese people, because it was dumped at a concentration two to five times higher more than the recommended amount Because Agent Orange contains dioxins, which have a half-life of more than two decades, it can take more than twenty years for its chemical components to decay. Currently in Vietnam, the effects of Agent orange can be seen in over one million people, 100,000 of whom are children. Its contamination can be spread from mother to child either in vitro or after birth through breast milk. It has been linked to an increase in cancer immune and neurological disorders, as well as hepatitis in both the Vietnamese and American veterans of the vietnam War W BT E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart To be continued on the next page. II. Nightmare: Agent Orange Agent Orange also caused extremely serious harm to the Vietnamese people, because it was dumped at a concentration two to five times higher more than the recommended amount. Because Agent Orange contains dioxins, which have a half-life of more than two decades, it can take more than twenty years for its chemical components to decay. Currently in Vietnam, the effects of Agent Orange can be seen in over one million people, 100,000 of whom are children. Its contamination can be spread from mother to child either in vitro or after birth through breast milk. It has been linked to an increase in cancer, immune and neurological disorders, as well as hepatitis in both the Vietnamese and American veterans of the Vietnam War
Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart II. nightmare: Agent Orange Although birth defect rates are dropping as dioxins break down, more than thirty years after the war, the effects of Agent orange are still present. It caused an irreversible ecological imbalance when it destroyed wildlife, forests, and soil, and tragically ruined the health of countless people W BT E The end of Nightmare: Agent orange
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart II. Nightmare: Agent Orange Although birth defect rates are dropping as dioxins break down, more than thirty years after the war, the effects of Agent Orange are still present. It caused an irreversible ecological imbalance when it destroyed wildlife, forests, and soil, and tragically ruined the health of countless people. The end of Nightmare: Agent Orange
Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart III. Anti-war voices There were and are many bloody wars in the world Language itself cannot display the sorrow, grief and disasters suffered by people of different nations Iraq War is used only as an example in our hearing the voices from the world Peace, No War W BT E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart III. Anti-war Voices There were and are many bloody wars in the world. Language itself cannot display the sorrow, grief and disasters suffered by people of different nations. Iraq War is used only as an example in our hearing the voices from the world: Peace, No War. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart III. Anti-war oices On 15 March, 2003 the Executive Committee of the Lutheran World Federation on the threat of War against Iraq, Geneva, made a statement " A Call to Peace.The following is a part of quotation The just war criteria, so much quoted in the current international debate, were designed to constrain-not to justify-the resort to war. Indeed they stand in clear Poland opposition to a pre-emptive war for the purpose of regime change. In any event, the just war theory, which has been part of the Lutheran tradition, cannot be applied in the context of international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. In our day and age, the critical challenge is to move from just war theory to the development of criteria for a just peace W BT E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart To be continued on the next page. III. Anti-war Voices On 15 March, 2003, the Executive Committee of the Lutheran World Federation on the Threat of War against Iraq, Geneva, made a statement "A Call to Peace". The following is a part of quotation: “The 'just war' criteria, so much quoted in the current international debate, were designed to constrain - not to justify—the resort to war. Indeed, they stand in clear opposition to a pre-emptive war for the purpose of 'regime change'. In any event, the just war theory, which has been part of the Lutheran tradition, cannot be applied in the context of international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. In our day and age, the critical challenge is to move from 'just war' theory to the development of criteria for a 'just peace'.” Poland