New findings may shed light on vets with "unknown" gulf war sickness

RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
edited January 2008 in A Moving Train
I still can't believe they intentionally expose people to this stuff.

http://www.newstarget.com/022503.html

"Depleted uranium (DU) has been found in the urine of Gulf War vets as long as 20 years after exposure. A highly sensitive test has been developed which can detect DU even when previous screening has proven negative. This test may assist with unresolved health claims.

We are all exposed to minuscule amounts of uranium every day. But it would take over five tons of rock and soil to come up with a teaspoon of the isotopic proportions of natural uranium. In contrast, the DU used by the military is "depleted" by only one percent of the total uranium. It remains highly concentrated.

Any form of uranium becomes exceedingly dangerous when burned, which is exactly what happens when DU is used in weapons systems. The tiny particles are aerosolized and can be inhaled into the lungs. These soluble DU compounds then enter the bloodstream and from there reach bones and organs. This DU can remain, literally radiating the body from within, for years. In the past, exposed individuals were often not checked for inhaled DU or were not tested with equipment that could differentiate the isotopes 235 and 236 characteristic of DU."
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  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    the government has been injecting people with radiation since the 40s.
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Follow me, don't follow me...
  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    btw the A-10 shoots UD rounds and has been operating in Iraq since the first gulf war, hearts and minds...
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    DU rounds are loaded into pretty much every armored fighting vehicle the US military operates. The sabots are designed to penetrate armor, as many of you know. They're on the Bradleys, M1's, LAVs, and the Apaches and A-10's. Thousands of soldiers continue to be exposed to these munitions and nothing is being done about it. Once again the soldiers, the ones we so proudly salute on Veterans day and with our bumper stickers, are being fucked by Uncle Sam. It's really a travesty.
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    DU rounds are loaded into pretty much every armored fighting vehicle the US military operates. The sabots are designed to penetrate armor, as many of you know. They're on the Bradleys, M1's, LAVs, and the Apaches and A-10's. Thousands of soldiers continue to be exposed to these munitions and nothing is being done about it. Once again the soldiers, the ones we so proudly salute on Veterans day and with our bumper stickers, are being fucked by Uncle Sam. It's really a travesty.

    That's what freaks me out. The overall lack of appreciation for human life.

    Some pretty scary people up there making decisions.

    I'm beginning to think they really don't care which country is which, as long as they get their piece.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Support Our Troops... my ASS!!!
    ...
    If they are combat veterans... and they get sick... HELP THEM!!! They are worth more than any tax dollar you will pay, you cheap ass, mother fucking money-grubbing COWARDS!!! I don't care if they get a fucking headache from smacking their heads on a low ceiling in their basement... take care of them... they are OUR WAR VETERANS!!!
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    Hail, Hail!!!
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