The biggest Iraq War scandal that nobodyâ??s talking about

[TCLGirls]

"The first 10 pages of â??The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of Americaâ??s Soldiersâ?� will rip your heart out. In the opening chapter of this new book, Joseph Hickman, a former U.S. Marine and Army sergeant, shares the brief and tragic life story of one Iraq War veteran. In a nutshell, a healthy young man shipped off to Iraq, was stationed at a U.S. military base where he was exposed to a constant stream of toxic smoke, returned home with horrible respiratory problems, was denied care by the VA, developed brain cancer and died.

Thousands of soldiers have suffered similar fates since serving in the vicinity of the more than 250 military burn pits that operated at bases throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. Many who havenâ??t succumbed to their illnesses yet have passed along the legacy of their poisoning to their children. â??The rate of having a child with birth defects is three times higher for service members who served in those countries,â?� according to the book.

The impact on local civilian populations is even more widespread. Although collecting data in these war-ravaged areas is extremely difficult, the studies that have been conducted reveal sharp increases in cancer and leukemia rates and skyrocketing numbers of birth defects. The toxic legacies of these burn pits will likely continue to devastate these regions for decades.

So what are the â??burn pitsâ?�? When the U.S. military set up a base in Iraq or Afghanistan, instead of building incinerators to dispose of the thousands of pounds of waste produced each day, they burned the garbage in big holes in the ground. The garbage they constantly burned included â??every type of waste imaginableâ?� including â??tires, lithium batteries, asbestos insulation, pesticide containers, Styrofoam, metals, paints, plastic, medical waste and even human corpses.â?�

Hereâ??s where the story gets even more infuriating. As a result of the privatization of many aspects of military operations, the burn pits were operated by Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), a former subsidiary of Halliburton, the company where Dick Cheney was CEO before ascending to the White House. During the Bush administration, Halliburton made nearly $40 billion from lucrative government contracts (despite many corruption scandals), Dick Cheney and his corporate allies got incredibly rich, and the soldiers whose lives have likely been destroyed by this reckless operationâ?¦ are pretty much screwed. "

?They really don?t want this out?: The biggest Iraq War scandal that nobody?s talking about - Salon.com

[crockett]

There was a documentary called "Why we fight" that covered this stuff years ago. They also were giving the troops contaminated water.

[pimpmaster9000]

so basically, mercenary terrorist bomb droppers fly the fuck over half the globe to drop bombs, then poison each other and the locals by being lazy dumb shits?

[JFK]

Originally Posted by crockett

There was a documentary called "Why we fight" that covered this stuff years ago. They also were giving the troops contaminated water.

That sucks

[stoka]

Originally Posted by TCLGirls

that nobodyâ??s talking about

that's because most of people basically don't give a shit about those that went or are going to war

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by TCLGirls

"The first 10 pages of â??The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of Americaâ??s Soldiersâ?� will rip your heart out. In the opening chapter of this new book, Joseph Hickman, a former U.S. Marine and Army sergeant, shares the brief and tragic life story of one Iraq War veteran. In a nutshell, a healthy young man shipped off to Iraq, was stationed at a U.S. military base where he was exposed to a constant stream of toxic smoke, returned home with horrible respiratory problems, was denied care by the VA, developed brain cancer and died.

Thousands of soldiers have suffered similar fates since serving in the vicinity of the more than 250 military burn pits that operated at bases throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. Many who havenâ??t succumbed to their illnesses yet have passed along the legacy of their poisoning to their children. â??The rate of having a child with birth defects is three times higher for service members who served in those countries,â?� according to the book.

The impact on local civilian populations is even more widespread. Although collecting data in these war-ravaged areas is extremely difficult, the studies that have been conducted reveal sharp increases in cancer and leukemia rates and skyrocketing numbers of birth defects. The toxic legacies of these burn pits will likely continue to devastate these regions for decades.

So what are the â??burn pitsâ?�? When the U.S. military set up a base in Iraq or Afghanistan, instead of building incinerators to dispose of the thousands of pounds of waste produced each day, they burned the garbage in big holes in the ground. The garbage they constantly burned included â??every type of waste imaginableâ?� including â??tires, lithium batteries, asbestos insulation, pesticide containers, Styrofoam, metals, paints, plastic, medical waste and even human corpses.â?�

Hereâ??s where the story gets even more infuriating. As a result of the privatization of many aspects of military operations, the burn pits were operated by Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), a former subsidiary of Halliburton, the company where Dick Cheney was CEO before ascending to the White House. During the Bush administration, Halliburton made nearly $40 billion from lucrative government contracts (despite many corruption scandals), Dick Cheney and his corporate allies got incredibly rich, and the soldiers whose lives have likely been destroyed by this reckless operationâ?¦ are pretty much screwed. "

?They really don?t want this out?: The biggest Iraq War scandal that nobody?s talking about - Salon.com

Ok at first I thought this was all bullshit however since the texts is purple I believe every fucking word lol11

[Sarn]

United States actively used bombs(shells) and armor with depleted uranium.
dust microparticles formed from the use of depleted uranium by inhalation leads to the formation of cancerous swollen.
Agent Orange - Google Search
nobody ever of the governments will not talk about it.
few people care about the problems of civilians people and soldiers through 10 years after war, have they cancer or malformations in children - it not matter for big guys from goverments - they make money on this.

[Relic]

[slapass]

Originally Posted by stoka

that's because most of people basically don't give a shit about those that went or are going to war

I think this is true. If you know people in the US military, they are only to happy to be there. They don't think about the bigger picture just that they get to do what they have always wanted to do.

[Google Expert]

Originally Posted by stoka

that's because most of people basically don't give a shit about those that went or are going to war

Correct. Those grunts signed up for that shit and got paid for it.

Walk it off.

[SilentKnight]

Purple text...the official color of leukemia.