The burn pits : the poisoning of America's soldiers

Book 2016

"Thousands of American soldiers are returning from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan with severe wounds from chemical war. They are not the victims of ruthless enemy warfare, but of their own military commanders. These soldiers, afflicted with rare cancers and respiratory diseases, were sickened from the smoke and ash swirling out of the 'burn pits' where military contractors incinerated mountains of trash, including old stockpiles of must...

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Afghan War, 2001-2021 Health aspects

Incineration Health aspects Afghanistan

Incineration Health aspects Iraq

Iraq War, 2003-2011 Health aspects

Refuse and refuse disposal Health aspects Afghanistan

Refuse and refuse disposal Health aspects Iraq

United States Armed Forces Medical care

Veterans Medical care

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ISBN:

9781510705739
1510705732

Description:

xvi, 137 pages ; 24 cm
regular print

Other Title:

Poisoning of America's soldiers

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

A soldier's story
A call for help
A disastrous record
Major Biden
"Iraq is poisoned"
U.S. Army Inc.
Warning signs
Covering all angles
Project 922
No WMDs in Iraq?
"We knew the ground was hot"
Signs and symptoms
Delayed casualties
The wheels of government
Report to the Senate
"Embrace the Suck"
Symptoms and diseases

Control Number:

1587193

Other Authors:

Ventura, Jesse, writer of foreword

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