More than 200,000 US casualties from Gulf War 1
During Gulf War 1 more than 300 tons of depleted Uranium were discharged.
During Gulf War 2 more than 1000 tons of depleted Uranium were discharged.
Norman Schwarzkopf asked Rokke to oversee the environmental clean up and medical care of soldiers injured in friendly fire incidents involving DU weapons. Rokke later wrote the DU safety rules adopted by the Army, but was relieved of subsequent duties after he criticized commanders for not following those rules and not treating exposed troops from NATO’s war in Yugoslavia .
Gulf War Casualties
By Dr. Doug Rokke
The upcoming battle Gulf War II will result in casualties that include:
* killed in action
* wounded in action
* killed in accidents
* and additional casualties that do not show up until after the completion of hostilities. During the Gulf War between 1990 and 1991 the United States military incurred: 467 individuals wounded in action, 148 killed in battle, and 145 killed in other than battle (i.e. accidents). Therefore, the total number of US Gulf War casualties was 760 at the time of redeployment.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefit Administration Office of Performance Analysis and Integrity Data and Information Services Gulf War Veterans Information System report that was just published (May 2002) states that as of May 2002: 696,778 individuals had served during the Gulf War with 572,833 individuals now eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to include lifetime medical care, financial compensation, and a lifetime pension.
The difference of 123,945 individuals includes Desert Storm veterans who are still on active duty, who already received a disability rating directly from the military, and those who are ineligible for benefits for various reasons.
As of May 2002, 206,861 veterans had filed claims for benefits based on service-connected injuries and illnesses caused by Gulf War combat related duties
http://www.rense.com/general29/gulf.htm
http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html
Former Maj. Douglas Rokke, who was director of the Army’s depleted uranium project, spoke to 125 people at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs report says over 221,000 of our sons and daughters are on permanent disability and over 10,000 dead - one-third of our Gulf War I force. And they’re coming back sick right now."
http://traprockpeace.org/rokkedepleteduranium220703.html
But the casualty rate now for Gulf War veterans is approximately 30 percent.
Of those stationed in the theater, including after the conflict, 221,000 have been awarded disability, according to a Veterans Affairs (VA) report issued September 10, 2002.
http://traprockpeace.org/rokkesummerdutour03.html
Poisoned?
Shocking report reveals local troops may be victims of america’s high-tech weapons
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/180333p-156685c.html
Briton sues US giant over ’uranium poison’ Landmark court case could establish critical link for Gulf war veterans
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1258632,
00.html
Iraq ’s cancer children overlooked in war
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2982609.stm
When the Dust Settles: Do Armor-Piercing Munitions Pose Threat Long After War?
http://www.ccmep.org/2003_articles/Iraq/050503_when_the_dust
_settles__do_armor.htm
Gulf War Syndrome, The Sequel
Soldiers now fighting in Iraq are being exposed to battlefield hazards that have been associated with the Gulf War Syndrome that afflicts a quarter-million veterans of the 1991 war, said a former Central Command Army officer in Operation Desert Storm. In 1991, Desert Storm Commander Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf asked Rokke to oversee the environmental clean up and medical care of soldiers injured in friendly fire incidents involving DU weapons. Rokke later wrote the DU safety rules adopted by the Army, but was relieved of subsequent duties after he criticized commanders for not following those rules and not treating exposed troops from NATO’s war in Yugoslavia . What Rokke and other outspoken Desert Storm veterans fear is today’s troops are being exposed to many of the same battlefield conditions that they believe are responsible for Gulf War Syndrome. These illnesses have left 221,000 veterans on medical disability and another 51,000 seeking that status from the Veterans Administration as of May 2002.
http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/7570
The Real Casualty Rate from America’s Iraq Wars
Even more alarmingly, the VA revealed that 206,861 veterans, almost a third of General Schwarzkopf’s entire army, had filed claims for medical care, compensation, and pension benefits based on injuries and illnesses caused by combat in 1991.
http://www.refusingtokill.net/realcasualtyratefromamerica.htm
http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/wmd/hunger/empire_sorrows.pdf
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=5616