Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange over the Southeast Asian country. According to Vietnamese officials, the defoliant killed or injured four hundred thousand people. Today’s guests discuss whether the use of agent orange violated the nineteen-twenty-five Geneva Protocol against chemical warfare.
Guests
- Christopher Simpson Professor of Communication, American University
- Dr. Arnold Schecter Professor of environmental science, and professor of preventative medicine at University of Texas, Houston, School of Public Health (in Dallas)
- George Claxton State service director for Michigan, Vietnam Veterans of America
- Robert Dreyfuss Contributing writer, Mother Jones
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