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Pigs Gulf War Guinea Tens of thousands of Gulf War veterans, their spouses and children are victims of the US military's experimental drug programs. Vaccines could well be to blame for their shocking symptoms. n 16 May 1994, Newsweek published a compelling article on the mysterious Gulf War Syndrome. Evidently, thousands of US military personnel who served in the Gulf War are now scriously incapacitated from unknown causes. For example, after one veteran returned from his stint of duty as an army pla- toon leader in the Persian Gulf, his health began to deteriorate. The trouble started with spots on his legs, which soon spread to other parts of his body. Then his eyes swelled shut and his lips bloated until the skin split. When his skin cleared up, his joints ached.'” After returning from the Persian Gulf War, another veteran developed flu-like symp- toms, with fever, aching joints and swollen lymph nodes. During the next three years he got progressively worse. He became unsteady on his feet and increasingly tired. He suf- fered frequent headaches and often became disoriented, losing his way home from com- mon locations. Today he uses a wheelchair to get around, cannot work, drive, open a soft drink can or stay awake long enough to read a book.” A naval reservist developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma (cancer) after returning from a six-month tour of duty in the Persian Gulf. He has since documented 86 lymphomas among fellow soldiers.'” A few months later, the true extent of Gulf War damage was revealed. Little by little the facts seeped into the public eye. Nearly 20,000 Gulf War veterans are stricken with debilitating illnesses: bleeding rashes, gums and sinuses, muscle aches, swollen joints, chronic fatigue, diarrhoea, hair loss, severe headaches and memory loss. Also, over time the symptoms tend to become more acute. Many vets are now confined to wheelchairs and hospital beds.' In addition, the syndrome appears to be contagious. Many veterans, their spouses, and scientists believe it can be passed through sex or sweat, or that it's airborne. Apparently, veterans’ wives and their unborn babies are being damaged as well. According to Michigan Senator Donald Riegel, Jr, of the 600 vets his office surveyed, 77 per cent say their spouses have the symptoms, 65 per cent say their postwar babies are damaged, and 25 per cent report that their children born before the war have new debilitating illnesses as well. According to one metlical researcher, "This is an epidemic. This is absolutely com- parable to AIDS.""* Many Gulf War couples also report they are no longer able to make love. Intercourse causes the women to experience immediate abdominal cramping, and intense burning sen- sations as though their genitals were being torched. For many, their labias crack and bleed. Also, the semen burns both husband and wife within minutes of contact with skin. It causes open sores—blisters that bleed.'* Many Gulf War families are being advised against pregnancy. Babies are being born with extra toes and fingers, undeveloped lungs and missing body parts. One child was born with an oversized umbilical cord that wrapped around his body six times, nearly strangling him. This child appears to be developmentally delayed and exhibits other debilitating symptoms similar to his father's. Another child was born without a thyroid gland. She also has dozens of tumours all over her body and inside her mouth. Still another child has intermittent vaginal bleeding.'” One Gulf War spouse had two miscarriages in the year after her husband's return from the Gulf. She complains of headaches, rashes and frequent vaginal infections. In a third pregnancy, a son was delivered two months prematurely. The child required three months of intensive care and numerous painful operations. He now has vision and hearing prob- lems, a lung ailment and cerebral palsy. This woman has subsequently miscarried again.'” by Neil Z. Miller, © 1995 Extracted with permission from Immunization Theory vs Reality: Exposé on Vaccinations Published by New Atlantean Press PO Box 9638 Santa Fe, NM 87504, USA Telephone: (505) 983 1856 NEXUS ¢ 19 APRIL - MAY 1995 by Neil Z. Miller, © 1995