Secret document links vaccines to Gulf War syndrome: report

[rooboy]

Medical problems linked to the war in Iraq, dubbed Gulf War syndrome, were probably caused by vaccines administered to soldiers before their departure to the region, according to the findings of a medical report revealed in British newspaper The Times.

The confidential report by senior army specialist Lieutenant Colonel Graham Howe, who examined a British soldier who suffered osteoporosis and depression after the Gulf War, found that "secret" injections he received prior to his expected deployment to the Gulf "most probably led to the development of autoimmune-induced osteoporosis".

The theory has added credibility as the soldier in question, ex-Corporal Alex Izett, did not end up going to the Gulf as his regiment, based in Germany, was not deployed there.

Last year Izett was granted a 50 per cent invalidity pension by the British War Pensions Agency, the newspaper reported.

The Defence Ministry, while denying the vaccine claim, has not challenged that award.

A copy of the medical report, dated September 22 2001 but never made public, was revealed to the paper by Izett himself.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1024071.htm

[Bozita]

1. That's an Aussie story on a London Times article

Will anyone pick it up in the US?

This info needs to get to veterans' sites.

Good find, Rooboy.

[rapier]

2. notes

Adverse reaction to vaccines was certainly one cause of the medical problems named under the umbrella term Gulf War Syndrome.

This lumping of varioius conditions under one name and seeking one cause is a grave error.

No matter really. It's all very old news and nobody cares. A sick or disabled vetran is damaged goods and everyone just wishes that they would disapper, or have the common courtesy to hide and shut up.

There is ZERO political capital here for GOP opponents. NONE.

Be concerned, yes. Forget about it as a political issue. Spend your energy aiding someone one to one or in any way you can.

[VolcanoJen]

3. KICK!!!

Excellent, excellent, important article!!

:dem:

[Karenina]

4. Big surprise.

NOT.

[Mandate My Ass]

5. Carlyle-Bioport connections????

http://www.americanfreepress.net/Alternative_Health/U_S__Anthrax_Vaccine_Maker_Cal/u_s__anthrax_vaccine_maker_cal.html

Exclusive to American Free Press

By Christopher Bollyn



Every one of the 2.5 million Americans serving in the armed forces is required to receive a six-shot anthrax vaccination made by a small foreign-owned company, which has been plagued with troubles for years and repeatedly failed to pass government inspection.

The vaccine is manufactured by one company, the BioPort Corporation, formerly known as the Michigan Biologic Products Institute (MBPI). The U.S. military is BioPort’s only customer, although production problems have stalled production of the vaccine required to vaccinate all 2.4 million active and reserve troops.

On Oct. 19, BioPort was hit with a private multimillion-dollar lawsuit alleging negligence in its manufacturing procedures. The suit against BioPort was filed in federal district court in Washington and is thought to be the first action on behalf of soldiers allegedly harmed by vaccine shots they were required to take.


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“The Pentagon has a $322 million, 10-year program to develop at least three, and perhaps as many as a dozen additional biological warfare vaccines,” Eddington told ABC. “These have never really been tested.”

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According to several sources, the French soldiers are the only contingent from DS1 not to suffer Gulf War Syndrome. Interestingly enough, they did not get innoculated with the American vaccines.