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  About Tonkin
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  30-year Anniversary: Tonkin Gulf Lie Launched Vietnam War
Rather than being on a routine patrol Aug. 2, the U.S. destroyer Maddox was actually engaged in aggressive intelligence-gathering maneuvers — in sync with coordinated attacks on North Vietnam by the South Vietnamese navy and the Laotian air force.
On the night of Aug. 4, the Pentagon proclaimed that a second attack by North Vietnamese PT boats had occurred earlier that day in the Tonkin Gulf — a report cited by President Johnson as he went on national TV that evening to announce a momentous escalation in the war: air strikes against North Vietnam.
In the absence of independent journalism, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution — the closest thing there ever was to a declaration of war against North Vietnam —; sailed through Congress on Aug. 7.
www.fair.org /index.php?page=2261   (896 words)

  
  Court TV Online - T R I A L S - Ga. v. Tonkin
Tonkin claimed that he was only trying to get the car's license plate numbers, that he had stopped chasing the girls before the accident and did not cause their crash.
Tonkin claims that Ashley Best was driving recklessley and at high speeds during most of the chase and that she did not have her headlights on.
Tonkin also said that he was angered by the rolling because he was very proud of his yard.
www.courttv.com /verdicts/tonkin.html   (2162 words)

  
 Humphrey Tonkin
Dr. Tonkin is President Emeritus and Professor of the Humanities at the University of Hartford.
Tonkin chairs the American Forum for Global Education (New York) and is board member of World Learning, which operates the School for International Training and the Experiment in International Living.
At the seminar Dr. Tonkin shared five reasons to learn another language: (1) to increase awareness of the complexity of the world; (2) to keep a language and culture alive; (3) to expand the limits of conventional societies; (4) to promote a better understanding of one's self and (5) one's own language system.
www.has.vcu.edu /lecture/tonkin.htm   (702 words)

  
 Animal Info - Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey
The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is found mainly in primary subtropical lowland broadleaf forest on steep limestone hills.
The decline of the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is due mainly to habitat loss from both permanent and shifting cultivation as well as hunting for meat and for use in Oriental medicine.
Currently, the distribution of the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is restricted to between longitude 104 deg 54' - 106 deg 03' E and latitude 21 deg 43' - 22 deg 28' N. It may be limited to two isolated groups.
www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/pygaavun.htm   (774 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Remember the Gulf of Tonkin
When the reason occurred -- two alleged "unprovoked" mosquito-boat attacks on U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin -- a national crisis atmosphere was created and a resolution was introduced for congressional approval that gave the president the authority to respond to the provocation.
Fulbright, in turn, stated on the Senate floor that his understanding of the intent of the resolution was that it was to permit only a response appropriate to the alleged provocation.
The lesson of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution is clear: There is every reason for tough and explicit limiting language that does not allow for the usual rhetorical gambits that thereafter can be used by an aggressive administration to claim support for whatever it wants to do, no matter what.
www.bsos.umd.edu /pgsd/people/staffpubs/Gar-Tonkin.htm   (527 words)

  
 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, measure passed by the Congress of the United States on August 7, 1964, which gave President Lyndon Johnson the power to...
In August 1964 North Vietnamese boats fired on an American destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin.
When some of the soldiers of the U.S. 9th Marine Regiment landed in Da Nang in March 1965, their orders were to protect the U.S. air base, but the...
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tonkin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tonkin (Tongking) Historical region of n Vietnam ; the capital was Hanoi.
Occupying the eastern coastline of the Southeast Asian peninsula, Vietnam is bounded by China on the north, by Laos and Cambodia on the west, and by the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea on...
Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Tonkin   (837 words)

  
 Tonkin - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Tonkin was bordered on the north by China, on the east by the Gulf of Tonkin, on the south by the historic region of Annam, and on the S and W by Laos.
The region of Tonkin was conquered in 111 BC by the Chinese, who ruled until they were ousted in AD 939, at which time the area became independent.
After the division of the Vietnamese lands between two dynasties in 1558, the northern half was ruled from the city of Tonkin (modern Hanoi); thus the name of Tonkin came to be applied by Europeans to the whole area.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Tonkin.html   (632 words)

  
 Fiona Tonkin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tonkin joined the Australian Ballet that year, was promoted to coryphee in 1982, soloist in 1984, senior artist in 1986 and in 1987 reached the rank of principal.
Tonkin resigned from the Australian Ballet at the end of 1993 and returned to New Zealand where she completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Canterbury.
Tonkin returned to the Australian Ballet in 2003 as principal coach and ballet mistress.
www.ballerinagallery.com /tonkin.htm   (273 words)

  
 Search Results for "Tonkin"
Tonkin was bordered on the north by China, on the east by the Gulf of Tonkin, on the south by the historic region of Annam, and on the S and...
Tonkin Gulf resolution, in U.S. history, Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia.
It is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area and is linked to Hanoi by highway and railroad....
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Tonkin   (287 words)

  
 David Tonkin Information
Dr David Oliver Tonkin AO (1929-2000), Australian politician, was the Liberal Premier of South Australia from September 18, 1979 to November 10, 1982.
Tonkin was a prominent supporter of equal opportunity legislation and he introduced the Sex Discrimination Act into the South Australian Parliament in 1973.
While in office, his government began the significant reduction in the size of government in South Australia, but towards the end of his term the economic fortunes of the state began to decline and the Liberal Party lost government to the Australian Labor Party led by John Bannon at the 1982 election.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/David_Tonkin   (169 words)

  
 WebWire | Capio acquires hospital group Tonkin in France
The turnover rate for Tonkin is EUR 105 M (SEK 965 M).
The Tonkin Group has a strong regional position and is well-known for its high level of professionalism.
We are pleased to associate Tonkin Group with the European leader in healthcare.
www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=20767   (551 words)

  
 U.S. Gold - Exploration: Tonkin Springs
The Tonkin Springs property is located in the very heart of the prolific Cortez Trend.
Tonkin Springs is situated immediately south of Barrick Gold's Joint Venture area, which has been reported to have over 11.1 million ounces worth of reserves!
Tonkin Springs has been known to host gold mineralization for approximately 40 years.
www.usgold.com /tonkin-springs   (1188 words)

  
 Tonkin Consulting
The diverse range of skills offered by Tonkin Consulting's Environmental team enables a comprehensive array of environmental issues to be addressed, from planning and impact assessment, design development, field monitoring and investigations, to tender evaluation, contract administration, implementation and construction supervision.
Tonkin Consulting's environmental site assessment work follows the standards and guidelines described in Commonwealth and State legislation and a comprehensive system of protocols has been developed covering all aspects of investigation and reporting to ensure delivery of quality services associated with:
Tonkin Consulting's Environmental team integrates its ability to provide meteorological modelling and assessment services with our Mechanical team, allowing us to establish continuity from issue identification to solution development.
www.tonkin.com.au /what_envi.asp   (365 words)

  
 Tonkin Gulf and the WMD Issue
Both the Vietnam War and the US-Iraq War of 2003 were triggered, to a significant extent, by false reports—claims that the governments against which the United States decided to go to war had done things that they later were discovered not to have done.
The biggest differences between Tonkin Gulf and the issue of Iraqi WMDs relate to their vastly different time scales.
Part of the reason for the difference was that the Congress, remembering Tonkin Gulf, was less naïve in 2002 than it had been in 1964.
www.clemson.edu /caah/history/facultypages/EdMoise/TonkinWMD.html   (4514 words)

  
 Moïse's Bibliography: Tonkin Gulf
Richard A. Cherwitz, "The Rhetoric of the Gulf of Tonkin: A Study of the Crisis Speaking of President Lyndon B. Johnson." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, 1978.
Frick was on the Maddox during the Tonkin Gulf incidents as operations officer to Commodore Herrick.
Edwin E. Moise, "Tonkin Gulf and the WMD Issue," paper presented at the 5th Triennial Vietnam Symposium, Texas Tech University, March 17, 2005.
www.clemson.edu /caah/history/FacultyPages/EdMoise/tonkin.html   (1547 words)

  
 Gulf of Tonkin
The claim that the administration of President Lyndon Johnson deliberately triggered the Vietnam War by orchestrating the Tonkin Gulf incident and duping Congress is not a new one.
The result of whatever actually did or did not happen in the Tonkin Gulf was that, by overwhelmingly approving the resolution, the U.S. Congress ceded to the president the power that America's Founding Fathers endowed only Congress--the power to declare war.
For the Tonkin Gulf incident itself, McNamara endorses the hypothesis of former Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs William Bundy: "Miscalculation by both the U.S. and North Vietnam is, in the end, at root of the best hindsight hypothesis on Hanoi's behavior.
members.tripod.com /~dzierba/index-46.html   (3132 words)

  
 Nevada Public Lands: Tonkin Spring
Tonkin Spring is located northwest of the Roberts Mountains, at the mouth or Red Canyon, in Eureka County, Nevada.
The turn-off to Tonkin Spring is approximately 25 miles west of Eureka, Nevada on U.S. Highway 50 and signed (the 3-Bars road).
From the 3-Bars turnoff, travel 35 miles north on a maintained gravel road to the recreation area.
www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Nevada/public_lands/Tonkin_Spring.html   (111 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War: Books: Edwin E. Mo?se   (Site not responding. Last check: )
An illuminating, almost minute-by-minute reconstruction of the events that took place in the Tonkin Gulf in August 1964, and an analysis of decisions in Washington that led to the massive American escalation of the Vietnam War in 1965.
My only complaint is that the author says that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was based on a "misunderstanding" and not "knowingly faked." Even if that is true, the fact remains that it was used as a convenient excuse to escelate war.
In addition, the fact that there was no effort on the part of the government to determine the facts behind the Tonkin incident demonstrates that the government wanted war, and were just looking for the right excuse.
www.amazon.com /Tonkin-Gulf-Escalation-Vietnam-War/dp/0807823007   (1898 words)

  
 Article: From Vietnam to Iraq: The Lessons from Tonkin Gulf Lies   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With the specter of a desperate Saddam unleashing whatever weapons at his disposal and a further, consequential destabilization of the region, it is anybody's guess how nightmarish the scenario could promptly become.
Most unfortunate is the fact that the provocations or attacks by the North Vietnamese in Tonkin Gulf, which was cited as the pretext for launching this war, apparently did not occur.
For decades since the Tonkin Gulf incident, many considered its allegations to be a lie or speculation.
www.globalwebpost.com /farooqm/writings/contemp/tonkin.htm   (3547 words)

  
 Tonkin Gulf resolution — Infoplease.com
On Aug. 4, 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin were alleged to have attacked without provocation U.S. destroyers that were reporting intelligence information to South Vietnam.
On Aug. 7, Congress passed a resolution drafted by the administration authorizing all necessary measures to repel attacks against U.S. forces and all steps necessary for the defense of U.S. allies in Southeast Asia.
Although there was disagreement in Congress over the precise meaning of the Tonkin Gulf resolution, Presidents Johnson and Richard M. Nixon used it to justify later military action in Southeast Asia.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0849037.html   (261 words)

  
 Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The immediate response of the United States was to send a stern message of warning to the North Vietnamese, advising them that unprovoked attacks would not be tolerated, but U.S.-sponsored military missions in the area continued.
The Senate had scheduled a hearing on the incident in order to consider a resolution in support of the President's actions, and on the afternoon of 7 August, Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution giving the president the authority to use any measure necessary to deal with aggression in Vietnam.
The Tonkin Affair is also detailed in Truth is the First Casualty: The Gulf of Tonkin Affair--Illusion and Reality by Joseph C. Goulden (1969).
novaonline.nvcc.edu /eli/evans/his135/events/tonkin64/gulfoftonkin64.html   (1252 words)

  
 VIETNAM WAR GULF OF TONKIN DOCUMENTS AUDIO RECORDINGS & PHOTOS
In early August of 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox, under the operational control of Captain John J. Herrick, steamed along the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, gathering various types of intelligence.
This cable contains a chronology of the reported second attack by the North Vietnamese on the USS Maddox while it was on Desoto Patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 4, 1964.
In future public hearings concerning the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Secretary McNamara denied any connection between the OPLAN 34-A activities and the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
www.paperlessarchives.com /vw_gulf_of_tonkin.html   (1712 words)

  
 Our Documents - Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
Citation: Tonkin Gulf Resolution; Public Law 88-408, 88th Congress, August 7, 1964; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Senate roll call tally sheet, 08/07/1964; SEN 88A-M1, Misc Roll Calls, 88th Congress, 2nd Session; Record Group 46, Records of the U. Senate; National Archives.
This joint resolution of Congress (H.J. RES 1145) dated August 7, 1964, gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam.
www.ourdocuments.gov /doc.php?flash=true&doc=98   (225 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Tonkin resolution echoes in Congress
Now, four decades later, the memory of the Tonkin resolution permeates the congressional debate granting President Bush authority to wage war against Iraq.
The political pressures to support the president are just as strong as they were in 1964 with the White House pushing members of Congress for quick action to show a unified front, congressional experts say.
It was the first time that Congress had passed a war resolution since the Tonkin Gulf.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20021010-9999_1n10tonkin.html   (770 words)

  
 Jones Tonkin - Mt Gambier Office
Jones Tonkin operates as a unique business unit within the Tonkin group and under the direction of the Tonkin Consulting Board of Directors.
Jones Tonkin can provide substantial skills and experience in infrastructure planning and design for both residential and industrial land divisions.
Jones Tonkin provides a broad range of environmental engineering services, particularly in relation to the development and compliance with environmental monitoring programmes to satisfy EPA requirements.
www.tonkin.com.au /about_mtgambier.asp   (741 words)

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