Originally released in 1976, GI Junkies: The Forgotten Veterans is a film by Richard Kotuk which examines the crisis that was the return of Vietnam veterans who received no hero's welcome because of their addiction to drugs. They were also stripped of their educational and medical benefits due this.In the summer of 1971, when the United States involvement in the Vietnam war was near its peak,
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In this RTÉ special we see Prime Time reporter Barry Cummins detail the circumstances and subsequent investigation into the case of Elaine O'Hara, an Irish woman who was originally reported missing but sadly was later found murdered by Graham Dwyer.This Prime Time special reveals just how Graham Dwyer was caught and how his ultimate conviction was by sheer coincidence as several men happened t
A VICE on HBO special which closely examines the factors which led to the 2008 financial crisis an the efforts that were made by the by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse.The feature-length documentary explores the challenges these men face
On July 7, 2005, a series of coordinated Islamist terrorists carried out several suicide attacks in London, England. They detonated four bombs on London's transport network, directly targeting innocent commuters who were making their way to work during the morning rush hour.The attacks themselves resulted in 52 deaths and the injuring of hundreds more. Explosions went off near Aldgate, Edgware
If we held up that mirror to the 1960s, the who is the fairest of them all mirror from the Snow White fairy tale we would probably see Sharon Tate looking back at us. Her own story like that of the decade began as something of a fairy tale but neither had a happy ending.Her professional life was on the up and up, in her private life she was married to the French-Polish film director Roman P
April 1945, the Second World War in Europe was drawing to an end in Berlin, Germany's defeat was inevitable and the fighting was exceptionally fierce. The world was beginning to grasp the unprecedented scale of the conflict, more than 50 million people lost their lives and no war had every claimed so many casualties, military and civilian.When soldiers of the victorious Allied forces discovered
In 1997 world famous fashion designer Gianni Versace was gunned down in the street. It was the culmination of a three month, two and half thousand mile rampage, and as the clock ticked the body count rose and with it. But one question remained, why had Andrew Cunanan a good looking and popular young man embarked on this devastating killing spree?The spree itself ended with Cunanan committing s
Kashmir has had a history of being an independent kingdom, a sovereign state in every sense and whosoever tried to control it whether it was the Mughals or the Afghans or the Sikhs or later the Dogras they have all had problems.This is a TIMES NOW Exclusive, a documentary series that aims to give better insight into this conflict-ridden region, showcasing facts as they are. The purely observat
Around the world children from different backgrounds and religions have described a life they have lived before. The belief in the survival of the soul in an ancient one but the fact that these children talk about events which seem beyond their childhood experience is considered by some to be evidence of reincarnation.At the division of Personality Studies in Charlottesville Virginia, there ar