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Search results for "Desert Storm" ...
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Masters of chaos: The secret history of the special forces
This book recounts the Special Forces missions over the past 15 years, including Desert Storm, Just Cause, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq. It is based on interviews with soldiers of all ranks, access bestowed upon a reporter with 10 years of experience covering insurgencies in Latin America.
Tags: BOOK; military; Special Forces; Iraq; Desert Storm; Afghanistan; Somalia; Green Beret
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Ill- Suited for War
The LA Weekly looks at how prepared American soldiers are in the face of toxic chemicals being used in Iraq. As this reporter reveals, soldiers who served in the 1991 War have fallen ill, some permanently disabled. This report also finds out that with the present design of suits the soldiers are equipped with, they could physically perform for just 20 minutes especially with the prevailing high temperatures in Iraq.
Tags: biological warfare; Iraq War; gulf war; operation desert storm; 1991 war; Saddam Hussein; American soldiers in Iraq; suits to protect against chemical warfare
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Ill Wind
This in-depth article traces the after effects of the 1991 Operation Desert Storm. The article takes a look at how the casualties from of biological warfare have been ignored. The story reveals that the effects on veterans who have been exposed to biological warfare can have effect even 20 years later.
Tags: FOI; Gulf war; Operation desert storm; Saddam Hussein; biological warfare
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Welcome Back Warrior
The tragic suicide of mentally ill Marine Corps veteran Brian Callan was the catalyst for an analysis of how the Department of Veterans Affairs fails to assist soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and a variation called peacekeeper's traumatic stress disorder. The VA has cut special services for those with PTSD, like Callan who served in Lebanon, Desert Storm and Somalia, nearly to extinction,
Tags: Marine Corps; peacekeeper's traumatic stress disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD; suicide; Department of Veteran Affairs; VA; Brian Callan
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No title (id: 13839)
An investigation by the Birmingham News finds that Gulf War troops may have been exposed to chemical warfare agents which could be the cause of widespread illnesses now being reported. (Throughout 1996)
Tags: Parks Brumas Desert Storm Diseases Contest entry 62 pgs.
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The Curse of Desert Strom
Playboy puts into context five years of events, personal tragedies and testimonials, as well as official denials and changing government policies in a straightforward and comprehensive narrative. The investigation also attempts to decipher the technical terms and buzzwords that have since become the vocabulary of this still-growing controversy. (March 1996)
Tags: McKenna The curse of desert storm Contest entry 19 pgs.
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No title (id: 12974)
The Tribune-Review reports on a book about the Gulf War titled Sandstorm. Researched by celebrated Vietnam veteran William Northrop and film producer Suzanne Midgall, the book documents the more than 7,000 U.S. soldiers from the Gulf War that have died from a multitude of undiagnosed illnesses. The personal accounts of 20 female soldiers, including those inflicted by the illness, are featured. (November 7, 1995)
Tags: Gore Desert Storm Post-traumatic stress disorder 2 pages
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No title (id: 12889)
Criminal Politics finds that the government has provided public falsified numbers of dead and injured in the Gulf War. More than 30,000 men have been treated and 15,000 are considered severely injured. At least 4,000 men are all ready of the Gulf War Syndrome. The GWS is identified by researchers as both chemical and biological warfare agents which the Gevernment denies were used. Finally, the Government has refused help to most GWS victims and the effare spreading to the children born of Gulf War veterans. (Jan. 4, 1995)
Tags: Patterson Opperation desert storm duplicity Contest entry 29 pgs.
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No title (id: 12631)
This Playboy story documents Gulf War syndrome and how veterans of the war have since contracted illnesses and other ailments that have been attributed to the toxic chemicals they were exposed to. Many have become paralyzed while others have reported serious birth defects in their new-born children.(February 1996)
Tags: McKenna The Curse of Desert Storm Chemical weapons Insecticides Reproductive dysfunctions 8 pages
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The Tiny Victims of Desert Storm
Life Magazine finds that the children of many Gulf War veterans are suffering the long-term consequences of Desert Storm. Hundreds of families face official stonewalling regarding their children's birth defects.