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For years, the government has denied that depleted uranium (DU), a radioactive toxic waste left over from nuclear fission and added to munitions used in the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars, poisoned Iraqi civilians and veterans.
But a little-known 1993 Defense Department document written by then-Brigadier Gen. Eric Shinseki, now the secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), shows that the Pentagon was concerned about DU contamination and the agency had ordered medical testing on all personnel that were exposed to the toxic substance.
Document Reveals Military Was Concerned About Gulf War Vets' Exposure to Depleted Uranium
Seeded on Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:27 AM EDT
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Concerned, because they will have to admit it exhisted and will end up costing billions of dollars to finally treat veterans for unexplained illnesses and deaths?
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