<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I am a bit <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN>cynical</SPAN></SPAN> but am prepared to give him time and see what actions he takes....... Note, he was not Obama's first choice....<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR> Actions, as they say, speak louder than words.....</SPAN></div>
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<DIV>I agreed Chuck. It is also good chance for war legacy Practitioners , <SPAN id=misspell-10 class=mark>especialy</SPAN> Project RENEW.</DIV>
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<DIV sizcache026701772452652916="128" sizset="4"><BR><SPAN id=misspell-16 class=mark>Ngày</SPAN> 22-12-2012, <SPAN id=misspell-17 class=mark>vào</SPAN> <SPAN id=misspell-18 class=mark>lúc</SPAN> 12:30, Chuck Searcy <<A href="mailto:chucksearcy@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank saprocessedanchor="true" original_target="mailto:chucksearcy@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:chucksearcy@yahoo.com">chucksearcy@yahoo.com</A>> <SPAN id=misspell-20 class=mark>viết</SPAN>:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>The nomination of John Kerry is good news for U.S. veterans, for Vietnam, and for our efforts here to reduce and ultimately eliminate the continuing problems of bombs and mines, and Agent Orange, the last two remaining legacies of the war.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV sizcache026701772452652916="128" sizset="5"><FONT size=1><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(128,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_84 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_85"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(128,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_85 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_86"></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(128,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_86 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_87" size=1>==================================<BR>CHUCK SEARCY<BR>Project RENEW <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=1 sizcache026701772452652916="128" sizset="5"><FONT style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(128,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT:
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ymailto="mailto:chucksearcy@yahoo.com">chucksearcy@yahoo.com</A><BR>Web: landmines.org.vn<BR>Web: <A href="http://vietnamenterprisegroup.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank saprocessedanchor="true" original_target="http://vietnamenterprisegroup.com/"><SPAN id=misspell-28 class=mark>vietnamenterprisegroup</SPAN>.com</A><BR>Web: <A href="http://thehdi.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank saprocessedanchor="true" original_target="http://thehdi.org/"><SPAN id=misspell-29 class=mark>thehdi</SPAN>.org</A><BR>Web: <A href="http://veteransforpeace.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank saprocessedanchor="true" original_target="http://veteransforpeace.org/"><SPAN id=misspell-30 class=mark>veteransforpeace</SPAN>.org</A><BR><SPAN id=misspell-31 class=mark>Skype</SPAN>:
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<H2>Obama picks John Kerry as secretary of state<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_91 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_92"><SPAN class=yiv436872161byline></SPAN><SPAN class=yiv436872161author2></SPAN></SPAN><BR></H2>
<DIV class=yiv436872161title-meta2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_92 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_93"><SPAN class=yiv436872161author2>By Stephen <SPAN id=misspell-33 class=mark>Collinson</SPAN> (AFP <SPAN id=misspell-35 class=mark>Agence</SPAN> France-<SPAN id=misspell-36 class=mark>Presse</SPAN></SPAN>)<BR><SPAN class=yiv436872161date2>Posted on 12/22/2012 8:20 AM | Updated 12/22/2012 8:46 AM </SPAN></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_93 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_94"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_100 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_95"></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_101
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_105 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_100"><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 0.5; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f2f2f2; MARGIN: 10px; DISPLAY: inline-block; MAX-WIDTH: 640px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" class=yiv436872161easy_img_caption><IMG style="MARGIN: 0px" class=yiv436872161thinglinkFetching title="NOMINATED. US Senator John Kerry (R) watches as US President Barack Obama announces Kerry as his choice for the next secretary of state on December 21, 2012 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN" border=0 alt="NOMINATED. US Senator John Kerry (R) watches as US President Barack Obama announces Kerry as his choice for the next secretary of state on December 21, 2012 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN"
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_110 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_105">WASHINGTON, United States - US President Barack Obama Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his new secretary of state, as he began to reshape his national security team for a second term clouded by overseas crises.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_114 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_109">Kerry, 69, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, defeated former presidential candidate and foreign policy sage, will succeed Hillary Clinton, who is stepping down after four years as the top US diplomat.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_118 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_113">"John's earned the respect and confidence of leaders around the world," Obama said at the White House as he announced Kerry's nomination, his first second-term cabinet pick.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_122 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_117">"I think it's fair to say that few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as John Kerry."</SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_123 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_118"></SPAN>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_128 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_123">Kerry stepped up following the withdrawal of UN ambassador Susan Rice, the early <SPAN id=misspell-41 class=mark>favorite</SPAN> for the post, who was caught in the political aftermath of the attack of the US mission in Benghazi, Libya in September.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_132 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_127">Obama said that Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had played a central role in every US foreign policy debate for 30 years and that his "entire life" had prepared him for his new role.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_136 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_131"><B>'Well-prepared for the job'</B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_137 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_132"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_138 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_133"><B><BR></B></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_139 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_134"></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class="yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_41_1356139686900_140 yiv436872161yui_3_7_2_42_1356139686900_135">Kerry saw life overseas as the son of a Cold War foreign service officer, served as a navy officer in Vietnam, and spent years wrestling with foreign policy issues in the Senate.</SPAN></DIV>
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