History's noteworthy Senate debates Nov 18, 2009
The action was the first time Congress voted for going to war since the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964, which officially began U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The Senate vote in 1991, however, was much closer than the vote over Vietnam, illustrating a deep divide over whether to get involved. (CNN)
* Tropical storm kills four in Vietnam Nov 4, 2009
Elsewhere in Vietnam, six forest workers were reported drowned and 13 were lucky to survive after their boat was hit by a tornado on Monday in the Gulf of Tonkin. The workers were on their way to plant trees on an island off the northern province of Quang Ninh. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
War Game Tested 2 Afghan Troop Boost Plans Oct 27, 2009
It's true they were published in 1968 but they reflected the military sentiment PRIOR to Tet starting prior to the Gulf of Tonkin. It only got worse AFTER Tet. (CBS News -- US)
Vietnam-era marauder comes off maritime scrap heap Oct 22, 2009
Shortly after, President Lyndon Johnson called the North Vietnamese counterattack "unprovoked" and Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed him to send military forces without Congressional approval to Southeast Asia. "It's a piece of American history. It should be preserved," said Bill Moreo, a retired Navy master chief who served on the boat in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The president's Frank Capra moment Oct 18, 2009
At the Gulf of Tonkin, Johnson hunkered down and continued the direction the Kennedy administration had set out. At those moments, we learned something important about both men. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tropical Storm Parma headed to Vietnam Oct 14, 2009
It was located in the Gulf of Tonkin, near 20 ... By 10 p.m. that night, Parma had already exited into the Gulf of Tonkin, but only after leaving damage in its wake. (EurekAlert!)
Tropical Storm Parma Heads for Vietnam After Killing Three in South China Oct 13, 2009
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Parma moved over the Gulf of Tonkin and headed for Vietnam after leaving three people dead on the southern Chinese island of Hainan. The storm was 298 kilometers (185 miles) east-southeast of Hanoi at 7 a.m. Vietnam time with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, the said in its latest advisory. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Is General Petraeus Losing Hope? Sep 26, 2009
Bidens Iraq hearings to be anything more than a political sham used to invoke a modern-day Gulf of Tonkin resolution-equivalent for Iraq, his committee will need to ask hard questions - and demand hard facts - concerning the real nature of the weapons threat posed by Iraq. . (Slate)
FBI Reportedly Destroyed Cronkite Records Sep 24, 2009
Legendary CBS News Anchor's Files Will Remain A Mystery, According to a USA Today Report. Andy Rooney remembers his close friend Walter Cronkite, who passed away on July 17, 2009. (CBS News)
Stay and fight or cut and run? Sep 24, 2009
" It turned out that al Qaeda was actually the name of a CIA database of international jihadis used by the US to attack its enemies, principally the Soviet Union. Moreover, as India knew well before 9-11, the center of Jihadi terrorism was Pakistan, a US ally, and not Afghanistan, which was then merely a Pak colony controlled by the Pak-indoctrinated Taliban and the ISI. While the Yanks got bogged down in Afghanistan, Jihadi terrorism continued unabated from Pakistan, based mostly in... (The Drudge Report)
Obama replaces God in schools Sep 17, 2009
labeau wrote on Sep 16, 2009 4:53 PM:" People, look where this lady is from, they don't have cable, and they can't even drive so give her a break.Cairo, the MIC has been going on long before Reagan, Bush. We as a country have been on wartime spending since WWII. Kennedy was thinking of pulling the Military Advisers out of Vietnam, he was assassinated. Two weeks later, Bell helicopter out of Ft Worth, TX received one of the largest contract from the new Johnson administration, as that contract... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Amy Goodman: Van Jones and the boycott of Glenn Beck Sep 16, 2009
jlmorgansr wrote on Sep 15, 2009 6:17 PM:" No Karl I don't think the "vampires" will reform themselves. Just like I don't think the radicals that surround the president can change their spots either. Also I wonder why you never answer a question. All you do is shuck and jive,,,lol I told you once that there is enough crap on both sides of the aisle yet you continue to blame conservatives and republicans for the woes of the country. So I ask, have you ever heard of the Gulf of Tonkin?Are you... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Click to read:In 9/11's Wake, Anguish and Anger Sep 11, 2009
And for an American example, you need only look up the Gulf of Tonkin incident that got the US involved in the Vietnam war, which has since been proven to never have happened. People believe the Bush admin lied about WMD's so they could invade Iraq. (CBS News)
Political dialogue out of control Sep 10, 2009
labeau wrote on Sep 9, 2009 9:16 AM:" Interesting letter.How do you not like Obama and how he gives a speech? What I like about Obama is, you are to blame for your choices not the abuse excuse.Ted Kennedy, did he do some good things? Yes, does that mitigate what he did to Mary Jo and how he saved his own skin and left her to die? Sorry, not in my book, but I don't have the need to defend people in the democrat or republican party, if you do, the truth is merely shades of believability in your... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Young Afghan Freed from Gitmo to Sue U.S. Aug 28, 2009
" Not at all, Slow... He is giving a suggestion of a possible viewpoint. not name calling. by johndevinejr August 27, 2009 12:05 PM EDT by TheMasses2002 August 27, 2009 11:46 AM EDT incog, Go hug a tree coward repubs start the wars but the children of Democrats fight them by Marc1986 August 27, 2009 12:23 PM EDT LBJ/Kennedy (both Democrats) started the Vietnam War, and while 'hippy' liberals were protesting the war at home and burning draft cards, young Americans (both Dem and Rep) were over... (CBS News -- World)
Click to read: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Loses Cancer Battle Aug 26, 2009
Edward M. Kennedy Loses Cancer Battle - CBS News. BOSTON, Aug. 26, 2009. (CBS News)
Command Decision Aug 26, 2009
A few months later, the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed by Congress, and the great escalation of our troop levels started. By the time we finally lost the war and brought our boys home, another 57,992 American troops were killed. (Townhall.com)
Iraq, Vietnam wars share similarities Aug 25, 2009
In Vietnam, it was the dubious Gulf of Tonkin Resolution while in Iraq the elusive weapons of mass destruction justified an invasion. Committing our troops without debate and analysis allowed misinformation, fear and clouded judgment to establish foreign policy that the United States has endured for decades. (Juneau Empire)
Was cash for clunkers worth it? Aug 25, 2009
gulf of tonkin +lyndon johnson=58,000 DEAD IN VIETNAM. Anne. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Ralph W. Cousins, 94; led naval operations in Vietnam Aug 22, 2009
From 1967 to 1969, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war, Admiral Cousins was commander of the attack carrier strike force and responsible for all naval aviation operations carried out from aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin. He developed tactics for combating antiaircraft missiles fired at Navy airplanes and directed the first successful attack on a missile installation in North Vietnam in 1967. (Boston Globe)
Flamingos are whatever color Obama says they are Aug 17, 2009
Johnson lied about the Gulf of Tonkin to escalate the Vietnam War. Although he may have thought the lie was in the best interests of the nation, most would agree that Johnson s belief did not coincide with their own. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Regardless of politics, VFW respects president Aug 17, 2009
Colwell, 66, served in the Navy from 1964 to 1970, including time spent on a ship that picked up downed pilots in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. "You serve, you get used to taking orders," Colwell said. (AZCentral -- News)
D.C. August: Casual Tone but Breaking News Aug 15, 2009
In 1964 Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution opening the way for a full scale military offensive in Vietnam and of course it was August of 1945 which saw the end of World War II after two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. So, journalists, diplomats and political leaders can try to vacation this month although all too often, especially in the age of blackberries and cell phones, the time off is likely to be punctuated by breaking news stories causing shrill ring tones or vibrations to... (CBS News)
The Price Of Bananas Aug 10, 2009
you just may find another gulf of tonkin war lie being perpetrated. by vfrankli2 May 11, 2008 10:17 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Click to read:Pakistani Taliban Chief Likely Killed Aug 7, 2009
Remember the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Your boys were 'floating in the water. (CBS News)
Today in History Aug 7, 2009
Gulf of Tonkin resolution. William Lyon Mackenzie King. (Yahoo News)
People Profile--Hackemack: NASA medic, musician played ‘first space polka’ Aug 4, 2009
Having already served with the 3rd Marine Division, poised for possible action from U.S. Navy ships offshore Vietnam during the historic Gulf of Tonkin period, 1964 (a congressional resolution tied to this event still allows U.S. presidents to order U.S. military action with no Declaration of War), Gene would later be assigned as a combat medic supporting the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Their primarily operating areas were near Chu Lai and Da Nang, soon famous names from that deadly... (Brenham Banner, TX)
This day in history Jul 29, 2009
In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA. In 1967, an accidental rocket launch aboard the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen. In 1975, President Ford became the first US president to visit the site of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland as he paid tribute to the victims. (Boston Globe)
OPLAN 34A and Covert Action in Viet... Jul 16, 2009
Reaction to the Gulf of Tonkin Attacks. The questionable second attacks gave Johnson the opportunity to widen American involvement in Vietnam. (Suite101.com)
BOB HERBERT: After the war was over Jul 8, 2009
As The New York Times pointed out in McNamara's obituary, Congress authorized the war after Johnson contended that American warships had been attacked by North Vietnamese patrol boats in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964. The attack never happened. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Hawk or dove? Jul 7, 2009
Instead, Johnson put ground troops into Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in which, it was claimed, Vietnamese torpedo boats had attacked US warships. McNamara confirmed that these attacks never actually took place. (BBC News -- Americas)
McNamara Was "Wrong, Terribly Wrong" About Vietnam (The Nation) Jul 7, 2009
McNamara peddled the fantasy that something happened in the Gulf of Tonkin that justified giving him a blank check for a massive war in southeast Asia. And McNamara cashed the check, flooding Vietnam with U.S. troops -- 535,000 by 1968 -- and bringing tens of thousands of those young soldiers home dead or horribly wounded. (Yahoo News)
Death of the Whiz Kid Jul 7, 2009
On May 22, 1964, three months before the Gulf of Tonkin crisis, McGeorge Bundy, the national security adviser, sent Johnson a memo (reproduced in the ), informing him of a "small, tightly knit group" that was preparing an "integrated political-military plan" to broaden the war through "graduated action against North Vietnam." He went on. Page: 1 | Death of the Whiz Kid:Robert Strange McNamara, 1916-2009. (Slate)
Robert McNamara, Ex-Pentagon Chief, Dies Jul 7, 2009
The party in office just uses a false flag (Gulf of Tonkin for example), to accomplish their goals ... Thanks for reminding us of McNamara's lobbying effort on behalf of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, I had forgotten all about that 'little gem. (CBS News)
More of this story Jun 6, 2009
There he was flying high over Vietnam, riding a burning F-100 streaking toward the Gulf of Tonkin. It was then that Dick Rutan decided he had had his fill of air combat. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Microcinema International Acquires "Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup" May 1, 2009
Dramatically narrated by Daniel Sunjata, currently starring on FXs critically acclaimed Rescue Me as Franco Rivera, Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup explores historical events that reshaped the world from the Reichstag Fire in 1933 that catapulted Hitler to dictatorship - to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964 that led to the Vietnam War. The film leads the audience through a roller coaster of pivotal history before delving into the largest event of all - 9/11. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Still a lion, with a gentle roar Apr 19, 2009
Yet despite his war record, despite his support for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that legitimized the Vietnam War, despite his alliance with conservative Bob Dole on hunger issues, despite the fact that he served for almost a quarter-century in the House and Senate as a representative of South Dakota, a devoutly conservative and resolutely Republican state, Mr. McGovern remains a symbol of 1960s radicalism. Did I mention that Mr. McGovern (Ph. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Candidate Profile - Walts Apr 7, 2009
During my time in the Navy, I attained the rating of 2nd Class Petty Officer and ran the reconnaissance crew at night abroad the USS Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin. I am an active member of the Fredericktown United Methodist Church and the Fredericktown Rotary Club. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Sound Off - March 29, 2009 Mar 29, 2009
This was a totally unnecessary war based on cherry-picked phony intelligence, like the Gulf of Tonkin non-attack that LBJ used to drag this country into Vietnam. Bush, Cheney and Rumsfield had no real plan of occupation much less a plan of withdrawal. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Three Mile Island Mar 29, 2009
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The Civil Rights Act. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Thousands Protest 6th Anniv. Of Iraq War Mar 22, 2009
False Flag events have been used countless times to get the ball rolling, from the sinking of the Lusitania, Pearl Harbor, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, and most recently, 9/11. Now, with most all the citizens of the World disarmed, there remains only the United States and it's armed citizenry in the way of a One World Government and Currency, the New World Order of slave workers and their Masters. (CBS News)
Escalation At Sea Mar 20, 2009
The Pentagon claims that Chinese boats recently harassed an American Navy Ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. Manuel Gallegus reports. (CBS News)
Hainan Island, a Chinese tropical haven Mar 16, 2009
With coasts on the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin, about a 90-minute flight southwest of Hong Kong, this island is attracting hordes of Chinese in the market for a little sun and fun. The warm, sandy south coast around the port city of Sanya is experiencing a luxury hotel boom: Ritz-Carlton, Banyan Tree, Le Meridien and Mandarin Oriental have all opened resorts there in the last year, with Fairmont and Raffles properties also in the pipeline. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Behind the Sea Spat Between the U.S. and China Mar 13, 2009
" The incident in question involved several Chinese naval vessels harassing a U.S. surveillance ship off the island of Hainan. But despite the soothing words of the two top diplomats, it's a safe bet that more such incidents can be expected in the future. The Pentagon was quick to note that the mariners aboard the U.S.N.S. Impeccable were civilians working for the Military Sealift Command, while the Chinese side stressed that the confrontation involved local fishing boats. The reality is that... (Time.com)
Admiral Wesley McDonald; led Grenada invasion Feb 26, 2009
Admiral McDonald, who as a naval aviator in 1964 had led the first air strike against North Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident, was also supreme Atlantic commander for NATO when, in October 1983, he was placed in charge of the invasion of Grenada ... As a flight leader aboard the carrier Ticonderoga on Aug. 5, 1964, he was assigned to lead the first retaliatory air strike against North Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which two US destroyers reported that they had engaged... (Boston Globe)
Editor's Mailbag (Feb. 19) (22) Feb 20, 2009
It immediately reminded me of Oregon s Wayne Morse, who was the only senator to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. Remember that. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
