Gulf War Syndrome is Real, Scientists Report

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Gulf War Syndrome is Real, Scientists Report

A committee of scientists set up by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has reported that 200,000 veterans of the Gulf war of 1990-1991 continue to suffer from Gulf war syndrome, caused by exposure to organophosphate nerve gas, nerve gas remedies and insecticides.

"Gulf War illness is real," the report concludes. "Few veterans have recovered."

However, the committee charges that government research into Gulf war syndrome has plummeted since 2001, while suffering veterans are denied benefits.

The military in various countries has consistently denied that there is a physical basis to Gulf War Syndrome.

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New Scientist November 18, 2008

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Posted On Nov 21, 2008

The truth is even worse. American grown cultures of anthrax were supplied to Saddam Hussein in their war against Iran before he was toppled in 1991. To safeguard the American soldiers during the first gulf war (1990-1991) they were made to receive a hastily approved anthrax vaccine and a 60 day supply of Ciprofloxacin, in case they came into contact with anthrax affected people and objects.

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Posted On Nov 22, 2008

Our servicemen lay their lives on the line for us everyday, and it pains me to learn how many ways we not only subject them to unnecessary risk, but then stall and try to avoid responsibility for the consequences. How many years has it taken for them to admit why half of the 697,000 Gulf War I Veterans are now ill? And what about the ones serving overseas now?

On June 29, 2007 a Government Accountability Office report was issued regarding the military Vaccine Healthcare Centers, which were formed in 2001 to take care of injuries from anthrax vaccine. Page 4 of that document states, "Officials from the VHC Network and CDC estimate that between 1 and 2 percent of immunized individuals may experience severe adverse events, which could result in disability or death."

Would any soldier, Coast Guard member, merchant mariners or many civilian contractors to the military willing get a vaccine with a 1-2% risk of adverse events, such as disability or death? But they are given no choice. Vaccines, depleted uranium, post traumatic stress are only a few of the things harming our Veterans, leaving them to fend for themselves, sick and unable to work, with little hope of a normal life again.

I don't know what we as individuals can do, other than continue to press our government for disclosure and help for all Vets. Thank you to all who serve.

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Posted On Nov 26, 2008

"Our servicemen lay their lives on the line for us everyday..."

Some may think this is splitting hairs, but the distinction is very important. Our servicemen may THINK they are laying their lives on the line for us, but they are not. They are taking part in a ruse that is wasting hundreds of billions of dollars, bringing our country to financial ruin. They are also taking part in the evil and entirely unnecessary slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent people, making American citizens future targets of terrorist reprisals. There are many young people who join who're taken advantage of by adults who choose not to know better. These young people are victims; they don't have the intellectual or psychological ammunition to fight back. There are also plenty of older adults who have access to every alternative angle that's ever been on offer to people who have to decide between war and peace, and these people choose the lies of war. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Unfortunately, these people are taking the rest of us on this trip whether we want to go or not.

All that being said, these military dupes have always been taken advantage of by the ruling elites. Mistake or not, these people should be taken care of to the best of our abilities, but I don't think they ever will be.

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