Gulf War illness is real, report finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report released on Monday concluded that Gulf War syndrome is a legitimate illness suffered by more than 175,000 U.S. war veterans who were exposed to chemical toxins in the 1991 Gulf War. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Nov 18, 2008 - 10:35 AM PST
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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - Nov. 18, 2008

Bringing to light the secrets of the first Bush administration has only taken 17 years in this case, much like the atomic veterans, hepatitis C victims and agent orange veterans. Only by contiueing to bring these horrors to the public can they ever be corrected and compensated for.

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Walter Cox
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by Walter Cox - Nov. 19, 2008

This article is all good and well, just very LATE!!! By the time Clinton took his oath of office in 1992, all the facts were known--veterans were sick, and dying, by the thousands. Yet military leaders--who knew the most, especially about troop exposure to sarin gas after we bombed Saddam's weapons depot at Khamisayeh--were under strict gag order. And rather than treating the injured veterans, they were told their problems were in their heads and prescribed huge doses of Prozac . Yet the military MONITORED their health, keeping careful tabs on their symptoms, as one does when lab rats are exposed to toxins to see what might happen. A national disgrace!

Obviously this topic enrages me; even the above "review" is a rant! I wrote extensively about the topic TEN YEARS AGO!!! Clinton did NOTHING!! BUSH II has done nothing!! For more see here: http://www.all-natural.com/riley.html

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Dennis A. Abbott
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by Dennis A. Abbott - Nov. 19, 2008

17 years later, and after about 6 years of study, the truth emerges. This is important news, told clearly.

Some stories demand a measure of finger-pointing. It's missing here, as if restraint meant fair and balanced.

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