Roald B. Larsen
2004-12-25 20:30:12 UTC
New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
Army to test N.Y. Guard unit
Monday, April 5th, 2004
Army officials at Fort Dix and Walter Reed Army Medical Center are rushing
to test all returning members of the 442nd Military Police Company of the
New York Army National Guard for depleted uranium contamination.
Army brass acted after learning that four of nine soldiers from the company
tested by the Daily News showed signs of radiation exposure.
The soldiers, who returned from Iraq late last year, say they and other
members of their company have been suffering from unexplained illnesses
since last summer, when they were stationed in the Iraqi town of Samawah.
Dr. Asaf Durakovic, a former Army doctor and nuclear medicine expert who
examined and tested the nine men at The News' request, concluded four of
them "almost certainly" inhaled radioactive dust from exploded depleted
uranium shells fired by U.S. troops.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), after learning of The News' investigation,
blasted Pentagon officials yesterday for not properly screening soldiers
returning from Iraq.
"We can't have people coming back with undiagnosed illnesses," Clinton said.
"We have to have a before-and-after testing program for our soldiers."
Clinton, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said she will
write to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanding answers and soon
will introduce legislation to require health screenings for all returning
troops.
During meetings with Pentagon officials last year, Clinton said "one of the
issues we raised was exposure to the depleted uranium that was in the
weapons, and how they were going to handle it."
She was assured then that troops would be properly screened.
But the soldiers from the 442nd contacted The News after becoming
frustrated with how the Army was handling their illnesses.
Six of them say they repeatedly sought testing for depleted uranium from
Army doctors but were denied.
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Army to test N.Y. Guard unit
Monday, April 5th, 2004
Army officials at Fort Dix and Walter Reed Army Medical Center are rushing
to test all returning members of the 442nd Military Police Company of the
New York Army National Guard for depleted uranium contamination.
Army brass acted after learning that four of nine soldiers from the company
tested by the Daily News showed signs of radiation exposure.
The soldiers, who returned from Iraq late last year, say they and other
members of their company have been suffering from unexplained illnesses
since last summer, when they were stationed in the Iraqi town of Samawah.
Dr. Asaf Durakovic, a former Army doctor and nuclear medicine expert who
examined and tested the nine men at The News' request, concluded four of
them "almost certainly" inhaled radioactive dust from exploded depleted
uranium shells fired by U.S. troops.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), after learning of The News' investigation,
blasted Pentagon officials yesterday for not properly screening soldiers
returning from Iraq.
"We can't have people coming back with undiagnosed illnesses," Clinton said.
"We have to have a before-and-after testing program for our soldiers."
Clinton, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said she will
write to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanding answers and soon
will introduce legislation to require health screenings for all returning
troops.
During meetings with Pentagon officials last year, Clinton said "one of the
issues we raised was exposure to the depleted uranium that was in the
weapons, and how they were going to handle it."
She was assured then that troops would be properly screened.
But the soldiers from the 442nd contacted The News after becoming
frustrated with how the Army was handling their illnesses.
Six of them say they repeatedly sought testing for depleted uranium from
Army doctors but were denied.
[...]
Resten her: http://www.dusk-qld.info/updates.htm
Se også 'Death By Slow Burn - How America Nukes Its Own Troops'
på samme webside
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