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GULF WAR SYNDROME
Events that lead to the current Gulf War Syndrome
http://www.biofact.com/gulf/index.html
Persiam Gulf War
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0838511.htm
Persian Gulf War or Gulf War,Jan.–Feb., 1991, armed conflict between Iraq
and a coalition of 32 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt,
France, and Saudi Arabia. It originated with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on
Aug. 2, 1990; Iraq then annexed Kuwait, which it had long claimed. Iraqi
president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to
overproduction of oil in Kuwait, which had cost Iraq over $14 million when
oil prices fell. Saddam Hussein also accused Kuwait of illegally pumping
oil from Iraq's Rumaila oil field.
Gulf War Syndrome: Culprit Remains a Mystery Six Years Later
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193315.html
Although the Persian Gulf conflict ended in 1991, some eighty
thousand veterans of the war are still suffering from unexplained health
problems including chronic fatigue, joint aches, memory loss, rashes,
bleeding gums, tumors, and intestinal and respiratory illnesses.
Frontline: Last Battle of the Gulf War: Analysis: Causes of Gulf War Illnesses
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/analysis/
Here is FRONTLINE's guide to the best of what is known about these
risk factors as well as valuable material to evaluate the continuing
debate over the two major theories: chemical agents and stress.
Panels of scientists were asked to review everything known about any
toxin vets might have been exposed to in the Gulf - from tropical
infections to chemical weapons.
Frontline: Last Battle of the Gulf War: Interviews
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/interviews/
Dr. Stephen Joseph led the DOD's medical investigation of Gulf War
Syndrome. He explains the complex epidemiological issues involved in
determining what is behind the veterans' illnesses. He also discusses
why there is resistance among the public, the media and members of
Congress to accept the findings of the scientific panels.
Frontline: Last Battle of the Gulf War: Veterans
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/veterans/
Paul Hanson is on active-duty in the Army, based at Ft. Bragg, North
Carolina. Paul and Connie Hanson have two children, Amy and Jayce.
Jayce has severe birth defects and the Hansons are convinced they are
related to Paul's service in the Gulf War.
CNN - Pentagon says it hid drug risk from Gulf War troops - Sept. 26, 1996
http://www.cnn.com/US/9609/26/gulf.illness/index.html
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon said Thursday it made a
"conscious decision" not to tell U.S. troops that they were being given
a drug to protect them from chemical weapons attacks. The drug,
which the Pentagon called "investigational," was intended to help ward
off the effects of chemical weapons that the U.S. feared might be used
by Iraq during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
·Statements & reports
Committee Members' Statements (1/9/97 Hearing)
http://www.senate.gov/~veterans/state109.htm
Hearing on Persian Gulf War syndrome before the 105th congress.
January, 1997.
Committee Members' Statements (1/29/97 Hearing)
http://www.senate.gov/~veterans/state129.htm
This is the second hearing in Washington that the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs held during the month of January, 1997, on the issue of Persian Gulf
War illnesses.
NGAUS Newsstand
http://www.ngaus.org/gulfvets.html
NGAUS Asked to Help With Gulf War Illness Outreach.
Pentagon officials have asked the NGAUS -- and several other military
associations -- for help in reaching Gulf War veterans. They want to
speak with those who are either suffering service-related illnesses or
who might be able to help answer vexing questions about the sources
of the mysterious ailments plaguing thousands of Desert Storm participants.
V.A. Illness Page
http://www.va.gov/health/environ/persgulf.htm
Gulf War veterans who need assistance in locating
their nearest VA Medical Center or who have general
health questions regarding Gulf service may call toll-free
Gulf Illnesses
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil
Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses
CASE NARRATIVES, INFO PAPERS, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE REPORTS
CURRENT NEWS, HELP FOR VETERANS
·Clinical studies
GWS
http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/epidemi/gws/gws.htm
WASHINGTON — Jan. 8, 1997 — Researchers at UT Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas have concluded that some Gulf War veterans
are suffering from three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve
damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve
agents and other common chemicals.
Gulf War Syndrome Questions & Answers
http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/epidemi/gws/gwsqa.htm
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions on the Gulf War Syndromes
Q. How can I get copies of the 3 papers on the Gulf War syndromes by
Dr. Haley and colleagues that appeared in the January 15, 1997, issue
of JAMA?
Timeline of Gulf War Syndrome Studies
http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/epidemi/gws/timeline.htm
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Timeline April 1994 UT Southwestern researchers begin investigation of
Gulf War veterans' illnesses. Drs. Robert Haley and Tom Kurt attend
NIH Consensus Conference on the subject.
CDC. Persian Gulf War Study Fact Sheet - January 3, 1997
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/veterans/pgw_fs.htm
The University of Iowa College of Medicine, in cooperation with the Iowa
Department of Public Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) found that Persian Gulf War military personnel from
Iowa reported significantly higher rates of certain medical and
psychiatric conditions than their counterparts in the military who were
not deployed to the Persian Gulf.
The Tuite Reports
http://www.chronicillnet.org/PGWS/tuite/default.htm
The Tuite Reports Return to the Persian Gulf War Syndrome Lobby.
ChronicIllnet is proud to have Mr. James J. Tuite, III, the former
congressional investigator under Senator Donald Riegle, continue his
pursuit of determining what happened to the troops while deployed in
the Gulf and how their exposures are tied to their present illnesses
and those of their close family members.
SEMEN
http://www.arrakis.es/~loruda/semen.htm
In the beginning, when the soldiers still were in their countries they
received multiple vaccines and adjuvants to defend them against
Persian Gulf illnesses and biological attacks. Their immune system
began to work making antibodies against different agents than they
were vaccinated.
Clue to Gulf War Syndrome found - Wednesday, April 17, 1996
http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/story.php?articleID=6206
Gulf War veterans who suffered fatigue, memory loss, headache,
muscle weakness and a host of more severe symptoms upon returning
home from service were unknowing victims of American defenses. That
is the conclusion Duke pharmacologist Mohamed Abou-Donia and a
colleague reached after observing similar symptoms in chickens from
the combined effect of three chemicals given to soldiers in the Gulf War.
CNN - Scientist finds nerve damage in Gulf War vets - Mar. 27, 1996
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9603/gulf_syndrome/
A scientist studied 14 British veterans who had complained of
unexplainable symptoms and found a common link. His study,
published Wednesday in the prestigious Journal of Neurology,
Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, found evidence of dysfunctions in the
nervous systems of the ill veterans, who were compared to 13 healthy
civilians.
Release_10.html
http://www.chronicillnet.org/news/releases/release_10.html
RESEARCH TEAM IDENTIFIES GENETIC MATERIAL IN GULF
WAR-ERA VETERANS. Mounting Scientific Evidence Shows Gulf War
Vets Were Exposed to Chemical Agents. Tampa, FL, October 7, 1996.
Research on Gulf War-Associated Neurologic Illness
http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/epidemi/gws/
·Who's to blame?
Gulf War Syndrome Defined -- Evidence and Conclusions.
http://members.cox.net/linarison/gws.html
The primary source document for this paper is the May 25, 1994,
198-page, U. S. Senate Report "U.S. Chemical and Biological
Warfare-Related Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their Possible
Impact on the Health Consequences of the Persian Gulf War".
IMMUNIZATIONS & VACCINES: Stop Adverse Reactions -- Thinktwice.com
http://www.new-atlantean.com/global/ith_gulf.html
IMMUNIZATIONS & VACCINES: Stop Adverse Reactions --
Thinktwice.com. The Thinktwice Gateway -- your main entry to
New Atlantean Holistic Books and the Thinktwice Global Vaccine
Institute. Both sites offer extensive selections of valuable information.
Captain Joyce Riley: Gulf War Syndrome
http://www.all-natural.com/riley.html
"Gulf War Syndrome Biological Warfare Conducted on U.S. Military
Members, and Corporate Bio-Genocide Levied on the Planetary
Population". A Lecture By Captain Joyce Riley in Houston, Texas on
January 15, 1996 Transcript by Leading Edge Research Group.
GULF WAR SYNDROME COVER-UP
http://mediafilter.org/MFF/CAQ/caq53.gws.html
Spec. 1st Class Dean Lundholm, of the National Guard's 649th Military
Police Company, was assigned to guard duty at the Hafar Al Batin
POW camp near the Iraq-Kuwait border. He was in the shower when
the Scud landed.
You Don't Have to Be Sick (Issue #15)
http://www.alternativemedicine.com/digest/issue15/i15-a04.shtml
A cover-up of immense proportions is under way in the U.S. Defense
Department, with the complicity of the media. It’s about the origin of
Gulf War Syndrome (GWS), a disease similar to chronic fatigue
syndrome and with 31 different symptoms.
Workers World Nov. 14, 1996: Gulf War Syndrome
http://www.workers.org/ww/gulfwar.html
Two ex-CIA employees broke into the major news media in late
October by going public with what they call a "government cover-up" of
GI exposure to nerve gas during the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq. The
story got covered in the big-business media, with major stories in the
Oct. 30 New York Times and the Nov. 11 Newsweek as well as on television.
Gulf War Syndrome: Conspiracy Theories
·Probe special reports
·Senate hearings
Senator Lieberman's Position on Gulf War Illness
http://www.senate.gov/member/ct/lieberman/other/glf97.html
Thousands of veterans of the Persian Gulf War have reported suffering a
wide range of symptoms, including fatigue, skin rashes, headaches,
memory loss, and joint pain, that may be related to their service there.
Committee Members' Statements (1/9/97 Hearing)
http://www.senate.gov/~veterans/state109.htm
UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Sen. Arlen Specter, Chairman Charles Battaglia, Majority Staff Director
James R. Gottlieb, Minority Staff Director Hearing on Persian Gulf War
Illnesses (1/9/97) Statement of Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Statement of Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC) Statement of Senator
James M. Jeffords (R-VT), and others.
GULF WAR SYNDROME COVER-UP
http://caq.com/caq53.gws.html
1st Class Dean Lundholm, of the National Guard's 649th Military Police
Company, was assigned to guard duty at the Hafar Al Batin POW
camp near the Iraq-Kuwait border. He was in the shower when the
Scud landed.
GWS Cover-Up
http://www.parascope.com/mx/gulfsyn2.htm
During the Gulf War, Americans were entranced by the overwhelming
military superiority exercised by the United States during Desert
Storm. After long weeks of waiting to find out how high the casualty
figures would climb during the opening round of the New World Order,
relatives and friends breathed a sigh of relief when the Iraqi armies were
stomped by a margin of about a thousand to one.
Gulf War Syndrome
http://www.parascope.com/mx/gulfsyn1.htm
Were Gulf War troops exposed to chemical and biological weapons
during Desert Storm? Why have the military and the government been
so reluctant to offer assistance to Gulf War veterans and their families?
·Official news
pgfacts.html
http://www.va.gov/pressrel/pgcb1_97.htm
The Persian Gulf Veterans Coordinating Board was established in
January 1994 to work to resolve the health concerns of Persian Gulf
veterans, including active duty personnel and reservists with Gulf
service.
Official news
97163. Clinton Seeks Answers to Handling of Chem Weapons Info
http://www.dtic.mil/afps/news/9703036.html
97163. Clinton Seeks Answers to Handling of Chem Weapons Info. By
Douglas J. Gillert, American Forces Press Service, WASHINGTON --
When did the Army know about chemical weapons at Khamisiyah,
Iraq, and what did it do about them?
DOD sets up Gulf War illness reporting line
http://www.af.mil/news/Jun1995/n19950608_593.html
-- The Department of Defense has set up a toll-free number so people
who served in the Persian Gulf region can report incidents they believe
may have led to medical problems. Military and civilian members who
were in the Persian Gulf region as early as August 1990 can call the
Gulf War Incident Reporting Line at 1-800-472-6719 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. EDT.
pgfacts.html
http://www.va.gov/pressrel/pgcb1_97.htm
The Persian Gulf Veterans Coordinating Board was established in
January 1994 to work to resolve the health concerns of Persian Gulf
veterans, including active duty personnel and reservists with Gulf
service.
97165. DoD Airs Case Study on Gulf War Investigation
http://www.dtic.mil/afps/news/9703037.html
97165. DoD Airs Case Study on Gulf War Investigation By Douglas J.
Gillert American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON -- The first DoD
case narrative on Gulf War illnesses, released Feb. 25, describes U.
97195. Clinton, Cohen Address Gulf War Illness Issues
http://www.dtic.mil/afps/news/9703122.html
97195. Clinton, Cohen Address Gulf War Illness Issues By Douglas J.
Gillert American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON -- President
Clinton has ordered federal agencies to take three new actions in their
investigation of Gulf War Illnesses.
97174. Defense IG to Investigate Missing Gulf War Logs
http://www.dtic.mil/afps/news/9703052.html
97174. Defense IG to Investigate Missing Gulf War Logs By Douglas J.
Gillert American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON -- The DoD
inspector general will lead an investigation into missing chemical
weapons logs from the Persian Gulf War.
NGAUS Newsstand
http://www.ngaus.org/gulfvets.html
NGAUS Asked to Help With Gulf War Illness Outreach Pentagon
officials have asked the NGAUS -- and several other military
associations -- for help in reaching Gulf War veterans. They want to
speak with those who are either suffering service-related illnesses or
who might be able to help answer vexing questions about the sources
of the mysterious ailments plaguing thousands of Desert Storm participants.
DOD concludes: No single Gulf War illness
http://www.af.mil/news/Aug1995/n19950804_839.html
-- There is not "a" Gulf War illness, according to the Defense
Department. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen
Joseph told Pentagon reporters Aug. 1 that 10,000 "systematic clinical
evaluations" of active-duty people and their families leads him to
conclude that "no single disease or syndrome is apparent.
Gulf War Syndrome: Resources
Newsstand
http://www.enews.com/zinezone/main
Bookstore
Browse and purchase books about the Gulf War.
Use the Search Engine to look for titles and topics you are interested in.
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·Organizations
Untitled Document
http://www.teleport.com/~dmills/
NORTHWEST VETERANS for PEACE HOME PAGE
Revised on 7-18-99 Position Statement - Northwest Veterans for Peace was
founded during the buildup for the Persian Gulf war when a small group
of veterans got together in a hallway, outside an anti-war activist
meeting, where they talked of their shared experiences and concerns
over 'just another war'.
Gulf War Veterans of Wisconsin has moved to GWVW.com
http://www.geocities.com/~gwvw
This Internet resource is provided as a service of Gulf War Veterans
of Wisconsin. This resource was created especially for Wisconsin
veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, but should also serve as a
valuable source of information for veterans of other areas and eras,
and all those with an interest in Gulf War Syndrome and related
issues.
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to guard our country and way of life, some, giving their lives in it's
defense.
Veteran's resource pages
http://www.gulfweb.org/
American Legion
http://www.legion.org/gulftoc.htm
Gulf War Vets in Canada
a href=http://www.gulfwarvets.com/board/messages/77.html
Disability Net: Soap Box - UK Gulf War Vets
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