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spooky_nine ([personal profile] spooky_nine) wrote2006-08-15 12:23 pm
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please let this get picked up and reported on by mainstream news.

Is an armament sickening U.S. soldiers?
Veterans of Iraq wars battle Pentagon over depleted uranium

"Since he left a bombed-out train depot in Iraq, his gums bleed. There is more blood in his urine, and still more in his stool. Bright light hurts his eyes. A tumor has been removed from his thyroid. Rashes erupt everywhere, itching so badly they seem to live inside his skin. Migraines cleave his skull. His joints ache, grating like door hinges in need of oil.
There is something massively wrong with Herbert Reed, though no one is sure what it is. He believes he knows the cause, but he cannot convince anyone caring for him that the military's new favorite weapon has made him terrifyingly sick."

[identity profile] elgrapudura.livejournal.com 2006-08-15 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
oooooooooooo that could cause such a delightful shitstorm

[identity profile] spooky-nine.livejournal.com 2006-08-15 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
if it gets any play in the media, then yeah, and rightfully so. but i have a feeling it's going to end up like the downing st. memo and just disappear.