After More Than 30 Years ABN-AMRO's Loans to Cluster Bomb Makers Move Me To Close My Account
Over the years, I have had no complaints about ABN-AMRO, whose acronym stands for Algemene Bank Nederland and Amsterdam Rotterdam Bank. But, In the one of those moments that turns your stomach, I found out a few months ago that ABN-AMRO and another Dutch financial conglomerate, ING, made loans to European defense contractors that make cluster bombs.
Back from Baghdad: A Conversation with Corey Flintoff
A few years ago, NPR's Corey Flintoff helped out Clear Path by doing a voice over for our informational video. You can see the video embedded in this post. In this post we link to a story wherein he is interviewed about the challenges of reporting from Iraq.
Cambodia: Happy Khmer New Year!
The holiday is officially three days long, running from April 14th through the 16th and represents the end of the harvest season. Its a time for farmers to enjoy the fruits of their labor and relax before the rainy season begins. I equate it to Christmas at home.
YouTube: Bombhunters Now Available on DVD
Great news! I just got an email from our good friend Skye Fitzgerald who produced the film BOMBHUNTERS about scavengers of live bombs in Cambodia. The film is now available in DVD.
YouTube: Cluster Bombs, A Weapon out of Control
A Human Rights Watch video showing how cluster munitions have endangered civilian populations from the Vietnam era through current conflicts in Iraq and Lebanon.
CPI Packs Another Shipping Container of Medical Supplies Bound For Laos
We were introduced to the National Rehabilitation Center in Vientiane through the kind folks at COPE (Cooperative Orthotic & Prosthetic Enterprise), a group of NGOs working together to provide services for the country's many disabled, including landmine and UXO accident survivors. We met them last year on a four-day trip to Vientiane and promised we would help them with equipment and supplies.
Vietnam sits atop 600,000 Tons of Landmines and Bombs
According to Vietnam's Bomb and Mine Disposal Technology Centre (BOMICEN) at the Engineering Command, 600,000 tons of war-time bombs and explosives currently lie under the ground throughout Vietnam.
