I do not know where I have across this, but one out of four Iraqi children in souther iraq is born with some sort illness related the 1990 bombing.
Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a government source to verify these figures? I have mentionedthem in class, but students want some
Is there a government source to verify these figures? I have mentioned
them in class, but students want some verification.
--
Michael Perelman
* Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Public Affairs
News Service
Washington, D.C. 20420
(202) 273-5700
VA Fact Sheet
April 2000
Illnesses
But the truth is nearly two of every five of the approximately 540,000 Gulf
War vets are on disability as a result of illnesses they believe they
sustained during that conflict.
It has also been reported in several places that more US veterans of
the war in Vietnam have committed suicide than
Is there a government source to verify these figures? I have mentioned
them in class, but students want some verification.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2 Of Every 5 Gulf War
Vets Are On Disability
209,000 Make VA Claims
161,000 Receive Payments
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As the U.S. contemplates another war on Iraq in the coming weeks, most
Americans expect relatively few casualties among the U.S. troops ñ just like
the first Gulf War.
The
