Group: soc.culture.pakistan
From: "CopyLeft"
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: 20% of US troops have suffered traumatic brain injuries

I think the US is kiling its own purposefully with depleted uraniums without
the enemy's help..

see youtube.com for clips on depleted uraniums



"Billy" wrote in message
news:wildbilly-2722C3.22452314022008@c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au...
> In article <13or4ohmcgneaea@corp.supernews.com>,
> "Gnostic" wrote:
>
>> The US army says up to 20% of its soldiers and marines have suffered mTBI
>> and the condition has been designated as one of four "signature injuries"
>> of
>> the Iraq war by the US defence department. According to US neurologists,
>> mild brain injuries can occur when a soldier gets a blow on the head or
>> is
>> close to an explosion. The use of roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan
>> has
>> put troops at risk, and experts say that even the most advanced helmets
>> cannot protect the brain from shock waves.
>>
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2241447,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=network
>> front
>>
>>
>> MoD reveals scale of brain injuries among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
>>
>>
>> Matthew Taylor
>> Wednesday January 16, 2008
>> The Guardian
>>
>> Hundreds of troops returning to the UK from Iraq and Afghanistan are
>> suffering brain injuries caused by exposure to high-powered explosions or
>> minor blows to the head, it emerged yesterday.
>>
>> The Ministry of Defence said that since 2003 about 500 servicemen and
>> women
>> had suffered "mild traumatic brain injury" (mTBI) - which can lead to
>> memory
>> loss, depression and anxiety. The Surgeon General, Lieutenant General
>> Louis
>> Lillywhite, said that more troops could come forward as awareness of the
>> condition increased. "We have put a significant amount of effort and
>> resources into this area in order to get ahead of the game," he said.
>>
>> One option was to put sensors in soldiers' helmets to measure blast waves
>> as
>> they travelled through the brain, he said. "The US are introducing
>> sensors
>> and we are considering doing that as well, although we are awaiting their
>> results."
>>
>> The US army says up to 20% of its soldiers and marines have suffered mTBI
>> and the condition has been designated as one of four "signature injuries"
>> of
>> the Iraq war by the US defence department. According to US neurologists,
>> mild brain injuries can occur when a soldier gets a blow on the head or
>> is
>> close to an explosion. The use of roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan
>> has
>> put troops at risk, and experts say that even the most advanced helmets
>> cannot protect the brain from shock waves.
>>
>> The Guardian revealed last year that an official inquiry had been
>> launched
>> into how many UK troops could be affected.
>>
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2241447,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=network
>> front
>
> Do you really think that our draft dodging, coke snorting, election
> stealing, presidential cretin cares?
> --
>
> Billy
>
> Bush, Cheney & Pelosi, Behind Bars
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_to_impeach_George_W._Bush
>


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