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What's the truth about Persian Gulf War syndrome, and is the Pentagon guilty of a cover-up? In recent weeks, two of the war's heroes, generals Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf, have said they know of no evidence that U.S. troops were exposed to chemical weapons during the conflict that could have made them sick. But there are new indications that the generals, and even a Nobel prizewinning scientist hired by the Pentagon to look into the matter, were not told the full story. Since June 21 of this year, Defense officials have begun to suggest that...
...What is Gulf War syndrome...
...collection of symptoms, including chronic fatigue, rashes, headaches, joint pain, digestive problems and difficulty concentrating. Veterans have had babies born with twisted limbs, congestive heart failure and missing organs--problems they blame on their service in the gulf...
About 70,000 U.S. troops among the 697,000 who served in the Middle East during the Gulf War have complained to either the Pentagon or the Department of Veterans Affairs that they are suffering from one or more of the symptoms. They exhibit such symptoms at a much higher rate than soldiers who didn't serve in the theater. Up until now, they do not appear to be dying at a higher rate...
Were they all in the same place during the Gulf...