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Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 9 Num. 84
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("Quid coniuratio est?")
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MAJOR HEBERT TESTIFIES ON GULF WAR SYNDROME
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"News" Networks (Except ABC) Close Their Eyes
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C-Span carried testimony by an Army major, a Marine major, and a
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Marine sergeant today who all appeared before a Congressional
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subcommittee looking into Gulf War Syndrome.
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Especially moving testimony was given by U.S. Marine Major Randy
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Hebert. Major Hebert, a Gulf War veteran, developed "Lou
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Gehrig's Disease" subsequent to that conflict, and now is unable
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to speak clearly; his wife appeared with him to help clarify what
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he had to say.
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Hebert, much diminished from the virile Marine cheered on to war
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by major media Gulf War propagandizing, was today ignored by that
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same media. Only ABC News carried portions of his testimony as
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their lead story; overinflated Jim Lehrer Newshour on PBS carried
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*nothing* on the story. (Remember that when PBS comes whining to
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you that they need money.)
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This editor was brought to tears by Hebert's testimony. There
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sat a man, once the image of strength and hope, now physically
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ruined yet still offering his all to help his country get at the
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truth. In closing remarks, Hebert noted that he had taken an
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oath to defend the U.S. against all enemies, foreign and
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domestic. And, he added, some of these enemies are currently
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within the government itself, "unfortunately."
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Pacifica radio gave in-depth coverage to the story. Here are
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excerpts from their broadcast of December 10, 1996:
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Up on Capitol Hill, Gulf War veterans told of their own
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experience with the deadly agents.
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Marine Corps Major Randy Hebert struggled as he tried to
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testify before a Congressional subcommittee. His problems
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began even before he left the Gulf, experiencing flu-like
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symptoms, headaches, depression. Eventually, he says, he
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developed what is known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." As his
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troops moved across the battlefield, Hebert says his
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soldiers were ordered to put on their protective gear for
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chemical weapons. His father reads Hebert's statement:
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"As we approached, we received the signal for chemical
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attack. We put on our masks and gloves. In doing so, I
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recall my right hand feeling cool and tingling."
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Two other American soldiers also gave their own accounts of
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encounters with chemical agents during the war. All
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indicated that their superiors were aware of what they had
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encountered.
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Indiana Republican Steve Boulier(sp?) expressed frustration
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at the slowness of the Pentagon to admit any chemical
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exposure: "The powers-that-be in the Pentagon are not
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accepting the word of these men. And that is very
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bothersome. They keep saying, 'There is no evidence.
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There is no evidence.' ... Yet when we have soldiers that
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give oral testimony, have logs... [the Pentagon is] still
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stonewalling."
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In the 1970s, researchers found soldiers suffering from
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exposure [to chemical agents] at the Rocky Mount Arsenal,
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near Denver. The Army kept stores of nerve gas and other
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chemical weapons. But the study was dismissed by a new
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[later] Presidential Panel, which relied on other reports
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indicating there was no connection between Gulf War
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Syndrome and the chemical agents.
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Dr. Frank Duff, with the Harvard Medical School, was one of
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the researchers at the Rocky Mount Arsenal: "The
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committee, had they come out with the conclusion that it
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was a reasonable possibility, would have opened the door
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for lots of soldiers claiming a service-related disability.
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And this would be very costly. So it's the kind of
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decision that a committee would make with great care. And
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I think that they put a spin on the report in the direction
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of casting doubt."
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The three Gulf War veterans who testified today were asked
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whether they thought the Pentagon was still hiding information.
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All three were unanimous in stating that more facts would come to
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light regarding Gulf War Syndrome.
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