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11,000 US Soldiers Now
Dead From DU Poisoning
Heads roll at Veterans Administration
Mushrooming depleted uranium (DU) scandal blamed
By Bob Nichols
Project Censored Award Winner - SF Bay View
Global Research.ca
2-28-5

Considering the tons of depleted uranium used by the U.S., the Iraq war can truly be called a nuclear war.

Preventive Psychiatry E-Newsletter charged Monday that the reason Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi stepped down earlier this month was the growing scandal surrounding the use of uranium munitions in the Iraq War.

Writing in Preventive Psychiatry E-Newsletter No. 169, Arthur N. Bernklau, executive director of Veterans for Constitutional Law in New York, stated, "The real reason for Mr. Principi's departure was really never given, however a special report published by eminent scientist Leuren Moret naming depleted uranium as the definitive cause of the 'Gulf War Syndrome' has fed a growing scandal about the continued use of uranium munitions by the US Military."

Bernklau continued, "This malady (from uranium munitions), that thousands of our military have suffered and died from, has finally been identified as the cause of this sickness, eliminating the guessing. The terrible truth is now being revealed."

He added, "Out of the 580,400 soldiers who served in GW1 (the first Gulf War), of them, 11,000 are now dead! By the year 2000, there were 325,000 on Permanent Medical Disability. This astounding number of 'Disabled Vets' means that a decade later, 56% of those soldiers who served have some form of permanent medical problems!" The disability rate for the wars of the last century was 5 percent; it was higher, 10 percent, in Viet Nam.

"The VA Secretary (Principi) was aware of this fact as far back as 2000," wrote Bernklau. "He, and the Bush administra11,ooo US soldiers dead from DU.ems tion have been hiding these facts, but now, thanks to Moret's report, (it) ... is far too big to hide or to cover up!"

"Terry Jamison, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, at the VA Central Office, recently reported that 'Gulf Era Veterans' now on medical disability, since 1991, number 518,739 Veterans," said Berklau.

"The long-term effects have revealed that DU (uranium oxide) is a virtual death sentence," stated Berklau. "Marion Fulk, a nuclear physical chemist, who retired from the Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab, and was also involved with the Manhattan Project, interprets the new and rapid malignancies in the soldiers (from the 2003 Iraq War) as 'spectacular -- and a matter of concern!'"

When asked if the main purpose of using DU was for "destroying things and killing people," Fulk was more specific: "I would say it is the perfect weapon for killing lots of people!"

Principi could not be reached for comment prior to deadline.

References

1. Depleted uranium: Dirty bombs, dirty missiles, dirty bullets: A death sentence here and abroad" by Leuren Moret, http://www.sfbayview.com/081804/Depleteduranium081804.shtml.

2. Veterans for Constitutional Law, 112 Jefferson Ave., Port Jefferson NY 11777, Arthur N. Bernklau, executive director, (516) 474-4261, fax 516-474-1968.

3. Preventive Psychiatry E-Newsletter. Email Gary Kohls, gkohls@cpinternet.com, with Subscribe" in the subject line.



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Transcribing while on phone, so, this will be brief. The hearing today
lasted 2 hours 15 minutes. Judge Sullivan had some great lines that
should
show up in media reports. He expressed great
frustration at DoD's violation of his initial injunction. He stated
that
the proposed DoD letter apologizing to the troops for violating the
injunction was unacceptable to be signed by a Col, and that he wanted
it
signed by Secretary Rumsfeld. (that is for the contempt).

On the EUA, he said that he would probably amend his injunction, but,
refuse
to endorse the DoD's use of the vaccine. He said his injunction had no
barring on a voluntary program, and that if DoD chose to start a
voluntary
program under an EUA, that the courts would entertain challenges to the
EUA
at that time. He made no decision in the hearing itself and said that
he
would rule on or before April 1st. He scheduled a hearing for 10:00 am
on
April 1st, which may or may not occur, depending on whether Sullivan
reaches
a decision on both the contempt and the EUA decisions sooner. Media
articles will be forthcoming in the next 24 hours or so. Bottom line
we get
extra hearings..
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attended
today, those that have been working behind the scenes, and the
attorneys
that are still challenging to ensure laws are complied with as it
relates to
investigational drugs and the EUA on behalf of our service members, DoD
contractors, and eventually, the public.