A Study that reinforces Agent Orange worries

[Monkeyman]

A new study reinforces concerns about defoliant Agent Orange for New Zealand veterans of the Vietnam War.
The Massey Unversity report claims there is strong evidence they have suffered genetic damage as a result of exposure to harmful substances in the conflict zone.

Agent Orange-which includes the deadly carinogenic chemical Dioxin was sprayed to remove leaves from trees that enemy troops hid behind.

Now the veterans' lobby group,EVSA,wants the Government to consider this new evidence when deciding how to assist Vietnam veterans and their families

The government is currently considering a Joint Group report into the concerns of vets,particularly over exposure to Agent Orange.

America's Department of Veterans Affair has admitted that exposure to Agent Orange can cause some forms of cancer,including prosate and respiratory cancers,myeloma,non-Hodgkins and leukemia;Type 11 diabetes and chloracne.

The serious birth defect spina bifida has also been found in childern of people exposed to the chemical,and the US Government now will have to pass legislation providing health care, and a monthly check to the families.

Bush's veto is not come into question by Veterans in this Country over the use of Stem Cell research.

[Ezlivin]

1. Depleted Uranium is the next Agent Orange

And I believe that it will be worse.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/

[Monkeyman]

4. DU has been found attached to Soldiers of Gulf War One DNA

Yes you are right and our Government will fight paying anyone for its use

[kineneb]

2. dioxin. yup.

good ol' 2-4-D and 2-4-5-T. Nasty stuff. And they wonder why people have developed health problems?

more disturbing info here (or just Google "dioxin")
http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/

[Monkeyman]

3. Vietnam has asked our Government for help in clean up

Hastert when he went to Vietnam was confronted by the families who have childern who are suffering. VVA went to Vietnam for a study of the ground samples and found the ground saturated still.

[danalytical]

5. I was talking with a friend last night

at a show ihis band put on, he told me the other band playing just got a new singer because the other singer just recently dies of cancer assumed to be caused from his exposure to Agent Orange in the war. Really sad.