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Gulf War Illness
November 20, 2008 – The Gist: If you don’t want your kid to join the military, have them read the latest report on the health of Gulf War veterans, released by a congressionally mandated panel earlier this week. The 465-page … Continue reading
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Report Concludes Gulf War Syndrome is Legitimate Illness
November 18, 2008 – GWEN IFILL: Now, Gulf War illness and its various causes. It has been 17 years since the first Gulf War ended. A new report now finds that at least one in four veterans of that conflict … Continue reading
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Nov 18, VCS in the News: Gulf War Illness Confirmed
“After 17 years of official government delays and denials, VA’s Research Advisory Committee should be commended for their work providing facts about Gulf War illnesses,” said Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense. November 18, 2008 – A … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: Gulf War Troops Poisoned, Neglected
November 18, 2008 – One of the most dangerous threats to the health of American troops in combat might be the United States government. That conclusion can reasonably be drawn after a government panel reported that one in four U.S. … Continue reading
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Senator Feingold Wants Answers on Dangers to Troops from Toxic Waste from Iraq War Burn Pits
November 9, 2008 – Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., has written to Gen. David Petraeus, the new chief of U.S. Central Command, demanding to be informed about any pending investigations into health problems for troops exposed to burn pit smoke in … Continue reading
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Nov 17: VCS Urges Research into Gulf War Exposures and Gulf War Illness Treatments
Veterans for Common Sense Urges Research into Gulf War Exposures and Gulf War Illness Treatments November 17, 2008, Washington, DC – Veterans for Common Sense released the following statement in response to the new report by the Research Advisory Committee on … Continue reading
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Obama Urged to Review Use of Private Firms in War
November 15, 2008 – The Obama administration should move away from using private contractors in active battle areas in Iraq and Afghanistan and dramatically step up oversight, a Washington think tank urged on Friday. The U.S. military has long used … Continue reading
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Veterans Groups Sue Bush Administration Over Delayed Benefits Claims
November 10, 2008 – Coming on the heels of the discovery that veterans’ benefit claims forms may have been shredded in regional offices nationwide, two veterans’ organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs. They’re attacking a … Continue reading
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Combat Veterans Face Higher Mortality Rates
November 11, 2008, Oklahoma City – Of all the obstacles facing soldiers when they return home from a war-zone deployment, dying in a car crash may not appear to be at the top of the list. Overall, combat veterans were … Continue reading
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Oct 28: Highly Toxic Burn Pit in Balad Raises Specter of Gulf War Illnesses Among Iraq War Veterans
Burn pit at Balad raises health concerns; Troops say chemicals and medical waste burned at base are making them sick, but officials deny risk October 28, 2008 – An open-air “burn pit” at the largest U.S. base in Iraq may … Continue reading
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