Word: czeched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what is generally described as Gulf War syndrome. So far, 8,000 veterans of the war have registered their symptoms with the U.S. government. The veterans' campaign for greater official recognition of the malady was bolstered last week when the Pentagon reversed itself and accepted a report from the Czech military indicating that some of its chemical sensors detected trace amounts of mustard gas and the nerve poison sarin in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. A team of U.S. experts determined that the Czech evidence was both reliable and convincing. The experts could not explain, however, where the toxins came...
Even if the Czech equipment did pick up traces of chemical agents, that still doesn't explain why so many other soldiers who were stationed far from the Czech position became ill. Medical experts have considered several possibilities -- everything from allergic reactions to harmful exposure to microwave radiation. Unfortunately, investigators say, none of these possible solutions fit all the facts...
...most eloquent spokesman for embracing the East is Czech President Vaclav Havel. He argued last month that "we have always belonged to the Western sphere of European civilization and share the values upon which NATO was founded and which it exists to defend...
...stuff, recapturing the title the lightweights held once before in 1991 and lost in 1992. But the road to this championship actually started nine months before--in the Czech Republic...
...World Championships in Roudnice, Czech Republic, Harvard lightweight Coach Charlie Butt co-coached the national four with coxswain heavyweight crew alongside renowned coach Mike Spracklin...