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® REVIEWS B oO fe) K s account of many personal tragedies. Jean Williams has aptly subtitled her book CRY IN THE WILDERNESS: Guinea Pigs men were undoubtedly experimented on. "Guinea Pigs of Vietnam" because service- of Vietnam Vietnam was an undeclared chemical war- by Jean R. Williams fare zone and its legacy has largely been Published by Homecoming Publications ignored by the military, governments and the (1995, revised 1996), Qld, Australia legal system. Other researchers and activists ISBN 0-9495255-24-3 (263pp s/c) need to take up Jean's work for the sake of Price: AUD$25.00 + AUD$4.00 express these veterans and, indeed, all of us who are post in Aust; NZ airmail add AUD$6.00; unwittingly exposed to substances alien to airmail elsewhere, add AUD$10.00 our metabolisms and environment. Available: Australia—Homecomin Publicns, 186 Coes Creek Rd, el, Qld 4560, ph +61 (0)74 41 1753. VIDEOS Reviewed by Duncan Roads pg a VOYAGERS OF THE SIXTH SUN: as 1E UFOs and the Destiny of Mexico AS 1 1 3} Produced by Genesis III Productions (1996), ( RY * PANN Munds Park, AZ, USA A (LDERN SS Price: AUD$49.95; NZD$65.00 + p&h; STG£23.00; NFL{55.00; USD$37.00 (60mins, PAL/VHS [NTSC/VHS in USA]) Available: Australia—NEXUS Magazine, PO Box 30, Mapleton, Qld, 4560, ph (074) 42 9280, fax (074) 42 9381; NZ—NEXUS Office, PO Box 34735, Birkenhead, Auckland, ph (09) 416 7320, fax (09) 416 7340; UK—NEXUS Office, 55 Queens Rd, East Grinstead, W. Sussex, RH19 1BG, ph 01342 322854, fax 01342 324574; Europe—NEXUS Office, PO Box 372, 8250 Australian Jean Williams was a vociferous Aj Dronten, The Netherlands, ph +31 0321 peace activist marching against the Vietnam 380558 fax 0321 318892; USA—NEXUS War at the same time that her son Wayne Office, PO Box 177, Kempton, IL 60946- was a conscripted infantry medic serving in 0177, ph (815) 253 6464, fax (815) 253 Vietnam in a region heavily subjected to 6300. Agent Orange under Operation Ranch Hand. Those pesky UFOs just won't leave Mexico Her son is suffering from afflictions similar alone! This is the third video documentary to those plaguing a large proportion of compiled by Genesis III Productions on the Vietnam vets exposed to this and over two subject of UFOs over Mexico. dozen other chemical agents whose side- Readers may recall that the solar eclipse effects were either barely known or ignored. over Mexico City in 1991 marked the fulfil- For veterans who have managed to survive ment of the Era of the Sixth Sun prophecy. into middle age, the effects of these cocktails | Thousands of people watched a strange craft of chemicals, herbicides and pesticides have hovering over their city during the eclipse. been showing up dramatically in recent Since that day, thousands of people have years. Vets are battling cancer, liver dam- ‘captured’ the regular UFO visitors on home age, heart disease, skin conditions and a host —_ video, and hundreds of thousands more have of ailments aside from depression, alco- just watched in awe. holism and drug addiction. Some of their Voyagers of the Sixth Sun presents some of children have been born with birth defects at these submissions from the general public higher than the national average rate, so the and the local TV networks, as well as inter- future doesn't augur too well for the next views with local administrative and civil avi- generation. ation officials. Ever the activist, Jean Williams has spent Indeed, these UFOs have started to upset years trying to uncover the truth about the regular flow of air traffic over Mexico Vietnam's other horrors and has keptincon- _City, as you will see on the video. tact with many retumed soldiers who are It is an amazing concept that, in this day keen to have their stories told. Cry in the and age, so many UFOs can visit the world's Wilderness is the result. As well as recount- _ largest city so regularly and so openly, yet ing a potted history of Australia's question- nothing is ever said about it in the rest of the able involvement in Vietnam, itis a moving world's media. CRY IN THE WILDERNESS: Guinea Pigs of Vietnam by Jean R. Williams Published by Homecoming Publications (1995, revised 1996), Qld, Australia ISBN 0-9495255-24-3 (263pp s/c) Price: AUD$25.00 + AUD$4.00 express post in Aust; NZ airmail add AUD$6.00; airmail elsewhere, add AUD$10.00 Available: Australia—Homecomin Publicns, 186 Coes Creek Rd, el, Qld 4560, ph +61 (0)74 41 1753. Australian Jean Williams was a vociferous peace activist marching against the Vietnam War at the same time that her son Wayne was a conscripted infantry medic serving in Vietnam in a region heavily subjected to Agent Orange under Operation Ranch Hand. Her son is suffering from afflictions similar to those plaguing a large proportion of Vietnam vets exposed to this and over two dozen other chemical agents whose side- effects were either barely known or ignored. For veterans who have managed to survive into middle age, the effects of these cocktails of chemicals, herbicides and pesticides have been showing up dramatically in recent years. Vets are battling cancer, liver dam- age, heart disease, skin conditions and a host of ailments aside from depression, alco- holism and drug addiction. Some of their children have been bom with birth defects at higher than the national average rate, so the future doesn't augur too well for the next generation. Ever the activist, Jean Williams has spent years trying to uncover the truth about Vietnam's other horrors and has kept in con- tact with many retumed soldiers who are keen to have their stories told. Cry in the Wilderness is the result. As well as recount- ing a potted history of Australia's question- able involvement in Vietnam, it is a moving NEXUS ¢ 65 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1996