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Is Radiation Killing Our Troops?
"'The Department of Defense uses depleted uranium for armor on tanks and for munitions to penetrate armor on enemy vehicles.'" says DoD medical expert Dr. Michael Kilpatrick. But the use of depleted uranium may be radiating our troops and civilians in Iraq, when "fine dust carrying depleted uranium gets in the lungs and into the lymph system, causing illnesses, includding cancer and birth defects in the children of those exposed." Other possible methods of exposure include ingestion through food or drinking water, and skin contact through open wounds or from embedded shrapnel. (Daytona Beach, FL) News-Journal staffwriter Audrey Parente follows the story of Dustin Brim, who died of cancer after his tour of duty in Iraq. Article has great graphic explaining depleted uranium armor and munitions.
Tags: Iraq; radiation exposure; depleted uranium munitions; DU; Army Spc Dustin Brim; Congress; National Guard; Gulf War illnesses
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Danger Dismissed: How the Pentagon downplays the risks of depleted uranium weapons
Evans discovers that the veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War "have a disability rate three times as high as that of Vietnam and World War II veterans," and that this trend may be the result of using depleted uranium weapons. His eight-chapter series takes an in-depth look at the science of depleted uranium weapons, centralizing his focus around Matt Rohman, a Gulf War veteran who lives every day in pain. Evans explores different concepts of radiobiology, geology, radiation physics, and health science, and takes a look at what depleted uranium weapons could mean for today's soldier.
Tags: depleted uranium weapons; Pentagon; Gulf War Syndrome; Gulf War illness; war-related illness; ill veterans; nerve disorders; Lou Gehrig's disease; nuclear weapons; chronic fatigue; bystander effect; radioactive dust; military munitions; depleted uranium exposure; veterans with cancer; pyridostigmine bromide; chemical weapons; biological weapons; Fort Eustis; C-4 plastic explosive
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Ill- Suited for War
The LA Weekly looks at how prepared American soldiers are in the face of toxic chemicals being used in Iraq. As this reporter reveals, soldiers who served in the 1991 War have fallen ill, some permanently disabled. This report also finds out that with the present design of suits the soldiers are equipped with, they could physically perform for just 20 minutes especially with the prevailing high temperatures in Iraq.
Tags: biological warfare; Iraq War; gulf war; operation desert storm; 1991 war; Saddam Hussein; American soldiers in Iraq; suits to protect against chemical warfare
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Ill Wind
This in-depth article traces the after effects of the 1991 Operation Desert Storm. The article takes a look at how the casualties from of biological warfare have been ignored. The story reveals that the effects on veterans who have been exposed to biological warfare can have effect even 20 years later.
Tags: FOI; Gulf war; Operation desert storm; Saddam Hussein; biological warfare
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Lethal Legacy
"The story began with one soldier who died a mysterious death. It ended up changing Canadian government policy and setting off a wave of international medial coverage ... The main character in the first story was Terry Riordon, a Gulf War veteran from the small town of Yarmouth , Nova Scotia who dies with a mysterious and awful collections of illnesses. His widow gave us exclusive access to test results that she had done on Riordon's tissues and bones. They showed that he had depleted uranium in his bones almost a decade after the Gulf War."
Tags: 3 CASSETTE TAPES- PART 1 AND 2; TRANSCRIPT; radio; uranium; Gulf War Syndrome; biochemical warfare; depleted uranium (D-U) testing; Canada; veterans; FOI; NATO; soldiers; health; Toronto
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No title (id: 13988)
The New York Times investigates how the Pentagon ignored the complaints of Gulf War Veterans who claimed they had become ill as a result of their service, and covered up the extent to which American troops might have been exposed to chemical or biological weapons. The veterans' complaints had long been known to the public, but the New York Times was the first to make public the evidence that many Americans serving in the Gulf had apparently been exposed to residues of chemical or biological weapons. As a result, the Pentagon first conceded that some soldiers might have been exposed and then dramatically raised the number at risk. (August 11, 22, 28; September 20; October 3, 19, 30, 1996)
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No title (id: 13879)
WAVY conducts a comprehensive overview of a wide range of issues involving illnesses among veterans of the Persian Gulf War in 1991. The investigation examines the military's own records from the war, raising questions about whether commanders at the time were intentionally deceiving troops and withholding information about a possible chemical attack. WAVY also looks at evidence that the potential exposure to chemicals may be greater than the government admits. (November 26, 27, December 3, December 10, 11, 1996; January 8, 1997)
Tags: Cobin Gulf war syndrome Contest entry Military Health 24 pgs. TAPE
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No title (id: 13839)
An investigation by the Birmingham News finds that Gulf War troops may have been exposed to chemical warfare agents which could be the cause of widespread illnesses now being reported. (Throughout 1996)
Tags: Parks Brumas Desert Storm Diseases Contest entry 62 pgs.
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Gulf War Illness
The Hartford Courant investigates allegations from Persian Gulf War veterans that they were exposed to chemicals that caused widespread sickness. The Courant finds that not only are the veterans not getting help from the Department of Defense, but department doctors have diagnosed the veterans with mental diseases.
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No title (id: 13375)
After defeating Saddam Hussein and his army, Persian Gulf War veterans are now under assault by two new enemies: an agonizing illness that's ravaging their bodies and ruining their lives, and self-serving bureaucrats in our own government who refuse to admit the truth about Gulf War Syndrome or even to acknowledge it exists. (1996)