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Burn Pits in Iraq

The Pits of Hell

Robert Koehler | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics
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Robert Koehler

This week's NATO summit on the future of the war in Afghanistan probably did not get to the matter of burn pits or abandoned latrines. These are the details of hell. They are also our legacy, in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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KBR Gives Uncle Sam the One Finger Salute

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Private Military Contractor, Burn Pits in Iraq, Iraq KBR, Lawsuit, Business News
David Isenberg

Le's take a brief look at the world of rent a generals. Specifically, Lt. Gen. Sanchez. (USA-Ret.). Gen. Sanchez had a distinguished Army career and h...

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Something in the Air

Dan Rather | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Dan Rather

Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from new ailments related to burn pits, massive fires that sent thick, choking smoke hanging over US bases. Now one soldier is coming forward.

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Green News Report -- March 18, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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"IRAQ: An Environmental Cesspool"

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Baghdad, Iraq, Afghanistan, Dod, Burn-Pit Exposure Data, Warrior Transition Unit at Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, Burn Pits in Iraq, Volatile Organic Compounds, The Transational Genomics Research Institute, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Depleted Uranium, Veterans, Tricare, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Presidio of Monterey, Improvised Explosive Device, Jrotc, Chemotherapy, Camel Cigarettes, R. B. Stuart, Cancer, North Carolina, Benzene, Solider, Adrenalectomy, Army Human Intelligence Collector, The VA, Carcinogens, Cushing's Disease, Texas, Camp Rustamiyah, The Army Times, The Veterans Affairs Department, Disabled American Veterans, Stage IV Cancer, Army SGT. Amanda Older, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Dioxins, University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, World News
R. B. Stuart

Burn pit tests in war zones have shown that the fires release dioxins, benzene and volatile organic compounds, including substances known to cause cancer.

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