Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 08:41:02 -0700 (PDT)
To: zap@dnai.com
From: Bruce Meland <etimes@teleport.com>
Subject: Biological Weapons

>
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>*******PRESS RELEASE*******PRESS RELEASE*******PRESS RELEASE*******
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>Donald W. Riegle, Jr.--Michigan,       Chairman
>Paul S. Sarbanes, Maryland                Alfonse M. D'Amato, New York
>Jim Sasser, Tennessee                         Phil Gramm, Texas
>Richard C. Shelby, Alabama               Christopher S. Bono, Missouri
>John F. Kerry, Massachusetts              Lauch Faircloth, North Carolina
>Richard H. Bryan, Nevada                  Robert F. Bennett, Utah
>Barbara Boxer, California                   William V. Roth, Delaware
>Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Colorado   Pete V. Domenici, New Mexico  
>Carol Moseley-Braun, Illinois             Patty Murray, Washington
>
>U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON,
>D.C. 20510-6075 
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               February 9, 1994
>CONTACT:                                                            Tammy
Boyer 202-224-9208
>
>RIEGLE UNCOVERS U.S. SHIPMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE RELATED MATERIALS TO
IRAQ PRIOR TO GULF WAR:  WANTS INVESTIGATION OF 
>LINK TO GULF WAR SYNDROME
>
>     WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr., took to the Senate
>floor this morning to make an important disclosure that biological warfare
>related materials were exported from the U.S. to Iraq prior to the Persian
>Gulf War.  Noting that Iraq had had a long-standing biological warfare
>program, Riegle expressed concerns that unexplained symptoms suffered by
>Persian gulf War veterans and increasing evidence of transmission to family
>members upon their return home from the war, may be the result of exposure
>to biological contamination while serving in the Persian Gulf.     
>
>     "I am deeply troubled that the United States permitted the sale of
>deadly biological agents to a country with a known biological warfare
>program," Riegle said today.  "Now we have new evidence to assist medical
>researchers in the possible cause of Gulf War Syndrome.  Several of these
>biological agents cause, among other things, fever, vomiting, chest pains,
>pneumonia, and inflammatory skin disease, all of which are symptoms present
>in thousands of Gulf War vets and their family members." 
>
>Riegle asked today that the Department of Defense and Department of
>Veterans Affairs establish disability compensation for these veterans
>consistent with their degree of disability regardless of their ability to
>arrive at a definitive medical diagnosis.
>
>
>     Riegle also asked the Department of Health and Human Services, the
>Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of defense, including
>their newly formed task force addressing this issue, to study the reported
>transmission of these illnesses to the spouses and children of these
>veterans, and assess what, if any, public health hazard exists, and to
>report back on his request no later than March 31, 1994.
>
>     As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
>Affairs, which has oversight responsibility for reauthorization of the
>Export Administration act, Riegle called for hearings to investigate the
>export of these materials and the possible link to Gulf War Syndrome.  "I
>think we need to change our policy on the export of these materials to
>assure that such deadly agents don't fall into the hands of countries with
>known biological warfare programs," Riegle said.
>
>     The United States and Iraq are signatories of the 1972 Biological
>warfare Convention which restricts the use and proliferation of biological
>warfare agents.  Following the Persian Gulf War, U.N. inspectors confirmed
>that Iraq was conducting biological warfare research.  According to the
>Pentagon's official report to Congress on the Conduct of the Persian Gulf
>War, written in 1992:  "By the time of the invasion of Kuwait, Iraq had
>developed biological weapons.  Its advanced and aggressive biological
>warfare program was the most advanced in the Arab world.  Large scale
>production of these agents began in 1989 at four facilities near Baghdad.
>Delivery means for biological agents ranged from simple aerial bombs and
>artillery rockets to surface to surface missiles."
>
>
>
>                    AMERICAN GULF WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION 
>               3506 Highway 6 South, Sugarland, Texas 77478-4401
>           PHONE: 713-438-1699, FAX: 713-438-4581, V.M. 713-587-5437
>       Nursetalk Radio: G6, Transponder 14, Subaudio 7.57 Sunday 7-8 CST
>
>                           GULF WAR COVERUP CONTINUES
>
>Desert Storm/Shield veterans began getting sick almost immediately upon
>returning from the Gulf War.  Even more shocking is that many were sick who
>did not even enter the field of operations.  As late as November 8, 1995,
>the Associated Press had released another damage control news release from
>Washington stating: 
>
>"Previous V.A. and Defense Department studies have looked at possible links
>to chemical, biological or environmental factors but have failed to find
>any SINGLE cause of the health problems."
>
>
>America, it is time to pursue accountability as it relates to the Pentagon,
>Department of Defense and the V.A. system.  The cold, hard truth is that
>the U.S. Government is covering up the known use of biological and chemical
>warfare that is not only contributing to veterans' problems, but may very
>well be the primary cause of their disabling conditions and sometimes
>death.
>
>Evidence exists to point to the causative agents that have created the
>myriad of "mysterious maladies" being experienced by America's servicemen
>and women.  Recently, Senator Riegle, Democrat of Michigan, went to the
>floor at the U.S. Senate, February, 1994, and openly testified to the use
>of biologicals and chemicals and that he was aware of the communicability
>of the disease, "Their families, spouses and children are now sick."  His
>concern extended to the public health risk of this communicable disease. 
>Why did CNN news not air this information.  Why does Network News (ABC, NBC
>and CBS) not inform you that thousands of our servicemen have died of
>horrible diseases for which we have never seen and for which the Department
>of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, all our combined
>government scientists cannot diagnose nor treat?
>
>Five years has elapsed since approximately 1,000,000 of our best men and
>women served in Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield, following orders
>and serving to defend America's best interests.  Now, America, we must
>understand the true nature of being there for our veterans.  The true
>meaning of the yellow ribbons must once again be revived.  The horrible
>secret is out on America's worst atrocity.  Our servicemen and women were
>exposed to deadly chemical and germ warfare, and the illnesses and deaths
>are being withheld from the American people.
>
>October 1995, "Life Magazine,"  featured the story of "The Tiniest Victims
>of Desert Storm."  The children of our veterans are now being born with
>horrendous disfiguring birth defects, thus inspiring the formation of a
>"Gulf War Baby Registry."  The problems will not go away; they are
>increasing on a daily basis.  The military denies the increase in birth
>defects, their investigation is deeply flawed.  The Department of Defense
>steadfastly contends that there is "no evidence of biological or chemical
>warfare."  This is an out and out lie; Senator Riegle, from Michigan stated
>the following:
>
>"To my mind, there is no more serious crime than an official military cover
>up of facts that could prevent more effective diagnosis and treatment of
>sick US Veterans...It is an astonishing example of the lengths the Defense
>Department is going to deny reality.
>Lately, we have received the laboratory findings from a gas mask, its case
>and filter, taken from the Gulf War Battlefield that reveals the presence
>of fragments of biological materials that cause illnesses similar to Gulf
>War Syndrome.
>
>These are horrendous statistics that show the true scale of this problem
>and the heartlessness and irresponsibility of a military bureaucracy that
>gives every sign of wanting to protect itself more than the health and well
>being of our servicemen and women who actually go and fight our wars."
>
>America, you deserve to be incensed to know this information was released
>on the floor of the Senate and your Senators heard this evidence, and you
>weren't told!  Why didn't mainstream news media tell you this?  Not only is
>the health of our veterans at stake but your family is also at risk. 
>Senator Riegle ended his statement by saying:
>
>"This data confirms that these illnesses are becoming a major threat to the
>health and well-being of a significant and rapidly growing number of
>individuals and warrants a serious and all out urgent effort by the
>government to determine the precise causes of the illnesses."
>
>According to Dr.  Garth Nicolson, November 8, 1995 he stated:  "This
>coverup can only last so long as we now know that 20% of the population is
>sick in the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf war area (excluding
>Syria for which no information is available).
>
>We can address the problem now, or address it in the future. The illness is
>here.  It is devastating and it is OUTBREAK!  
>
>For more information on the Gulf War Syndrome, call 713-587-5437 to obtain
>more information, cassettes and videos.  We will continue to speak for the
>veterans; we will not be silent.
>
>Send this letter to your local media and legislators.  Request of them a
>response as to what they are doing to care for the veterans of the Gulf
>War.
>
>Patriotically yours,
>
>
>Joyce Riley, R.N., BSN
>Captain (USA inactive Reserve)  
>
>
>   AMERICAN GULF WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION
>                           3506 Highway 6 South #117
>                          Sugarland, Texas 77478-4401 
>
>Dear Gulf War Veteran and/or supporter:
>
>Thank you for requesting information regarding the now proven use of germ
>warfare on the American servicemen and women.  Though the U.S. Government
>and the Department of Defense actively deny the existence of the Gulf War
>disease, (Associated Press 8-2-95) there is overwhelming evidence to
>substantiate the use of biological and biochemical weapons use during
>Desert Storm--(letter to secretary of Defense, William Perry, from Senator
>Riegle, 1994, Riegle Report, October 9, lawsuit and documents of Peter
>Kawaja and Louis Champon).
>
>There are about 10 to 18 different biologicals shipped to Saddam Hussein
>and made in the United States, in Texas and Florida.  (Riegle Report list
>of Biologicals shipped to the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission).  The
>disease(s), unfortunately are communicable and affecting not only the Gulf
>War veterans but their spouses and children.  A very high number of
>miscarriages and congenitally deformed children are being reported.  There
>are immense political and criminal implications as it has been illegal
>under the Geneva Convention Regulations of 1972 to make, experiment with,
>distribute or sell, germ warfare.
>
>Drs.' Garth and Nancy Nicolson have identified one of the U.S. man-made
>germ warfare biological agents at the M.D. Anderson cancer Center, Houston,
>Texas.  (Made in Houston, Texas, and Boca Raton areas).  The biologicals
>were tested, according to the Nicolsons, in the Texas Department of
>Corrections on the death row inmates.  There appears to be a treatment if
>caught early, however, it is not a cure for those suffering with the
>Mycoplasma incognitus infection.  According to the Journal of the American
>Medical Association, (Feb. 22, 1995) the recommended treatment is
>doxycycline (tetracycline) 100 mg., two times a day for 10 days.  Up to six
>courses of treatment have been required.  For those who cannot take
>tetracycline, Cipro has been found to be effective.  Gulf War
>servicemen/women and their families and significant others may get their
>blood tested at no charge.  To make arrangements call 713-792-7481.
>
>We have formed the American Gulf War Veterans Association for the purpose
>of notifying the American public of the following:
>
>*  Our servicemen and women were knowingly placed in harms way,
>*  That biological and chemical warfare was used,
>*  That many have become sick from the immunizations that were required,
>*  That the disease is communicable,
>
>
>*  That the Veterans' Administration hospitals and D.O.D. are not telling   
>   the truth, 
>*  That many of our Desert Stormers are sick and dying.
>
>America, we need your support now more than ever.  Over 1,000,000 men and
>women were in the Gulf War, willing to die in the service of their country.
>They were knowingly placed in harms way and to make matters worse, they are
>being denied treatment by the Department of Defense and the V.A.  This
>should serve to outrage all true Americans and veterans to the atrocities
>perpetrated on America as a whole.
>
>Just because you might not have served in the Middle East, does not mean
>you cannot get the disease.  It is communicable to the general population
>and can be transmitted via sex and perspiration as it is airborne.
>Animals can also be carriers.  This is not a story of the past but one that
>will haunt us in the future.  The presenting symptoms are as follows:
>Chronic fatigue, night sweats, severe joint pains, shortness of breath,
>vision and hearing problems, rashes, benign and malignant tumor growths and
>neurological problems leading to paralysis and DEATH.
>
>If you served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm and have information regarding
>biologicals use, please complete a written affidavit or statement with the
>information you have.  Keep the original in a safe place and give AGWVA a
>COPY FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
>
>If you served DS/DS active duty or Reservist and are sick, please write
>your story and send it to AGWVA.  We need to know where you were, what you
>saw, what immunizations you (think) you received along with what Scud
>activity you were exposed to.  We do not say this lightly, your life and
>the lives of your loved ones are at stake.  Many have died, (approx 7,000)
>many are sick, (approx, 200,000) we must stand together and demand the
>antidote and answers from those who had knowledge of this horrendous insult
>to mankind.
>
>Contact your local media and challenge them to TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE
>GULF WAR SYNDROME.  For media interviews call: 713-438-1699.  The AGWVA
>will be your voice to stand up for those who are sick and dying from this
>most deadly disease.  We need your financial support as well.  Since the
>Department of Defense denies the existence of this disease, we must work
>from our own funds to spread the information that indeed the Gulf War
>illness is real; it IS communicable and it is OUTBREAK.
>
>Write your Congressmen/women and Senators and demand an accounting of the
>truth behind the Gulf War. America's ugly secret is out.  WE WILL NOT BE
>SILENT.
>
>Patriotically yours,
>
>
>Joyce Riley, R.N., BSN.
>Capt. USAFR (inactive Reserve)
>
>                         GULF WAR VETERANS INFORMATION 
>
>1.  If you have articles from the GULF WAR such as clothing, souvenirs,
>etc., place them in thick plastic bags sealed away from contact by humans
>and animals.  The microbes are expected to live up to seven years.
>
>2.  Protect your medical records.  Obtain copies of military and civilian
>medical records for your use.  If they are missing or you are denied
>treatment at the V.A., get it in writing.  Do not provide them to attorneys
>without copies.  Some attorneys who have filed class action suits are not
>going forward with them and are providing your information to the U.S.
>Government. 
>
>3.  We will be providing information regarding attorneys we feel can be
>trusted to pursue these cases in the interest of the veterans and their
>families.
>
>4.  We need your evidence to proceed with our investigation into the GULF
>WAR SYNDROME.  If you are wiling to split sand samples, etc., call
>713-587-5437.
>
>5.  The use of vitamins and minerals and herb preparations have been
>recommended to strengthen the immune system.  If you have symptoms of Gulf
>War illness, provide this information to your physician.  Send us a letter
>documenting your illness, your attempt to get treatment from the VA
>hospital or DOD.
>
>6.  Your donations are much appreciated so we may continue to notify the
>Gulf War servicemen/women of the use of germ warfare.
>
>7.  Unfortunately we cannot respond to the large number of people
>requesting information about Chronic Fatigue (CFIDS) at this time.  We feel
>there is a correlation to the large recent numbers of CF patients and Dr.
>Nicolson will be doing controlled studies in the future.
>
>8.  Contact Dr. Nicolson's office at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -
>713-792-7481 regarding testing for Mycoplasma incognitus.  They test your
>blood for free - (Gulf War vets and families).  However, your physician
>must make arrangements to get your blood sent to Houston.
>
>Please copy and distribute this information to veteran organizations,
>community groups, schools, churches, government officials, etc.
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Phone Numbers:  AGWVA 713-587-5437   Blood Testing:  713-792-7481
>FAX:                  713-438-4581   Gulf War Baby Registry: 1-800-313-2232 
>MEDIA:             713-438-1699   Evidence:  713-438-1699
>___________________________________________________________________________
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> Gulf War Syndrome, Biological Warfare Conducted on U.S. Military Members,
>       and Corporate Bio-Genocide Levied on the Planetary Population
>
>     A Lecture By Captain Joyce Riley in Houston, Texas on Jan 15, 1996
>                 Transcript by Leading Edge Research Group,
>                   P.O. Box 7530, Yelm, Washington 98597
>      World Wide Web http://www.cco.net/~trufax E-Mail trufax@cco.net
>                 With Editorial Commentary by Val Valerian
>
>
>                                Introduction
>
>(Applause) Thank you so very much. I am Joyce Riley, and I am here because
>I love my God and I love my country, and I love my fellow man. We are going
>to hear a story tonight that unfortunately is the saddest story, not only
>of the 20th century, but of America's history. You are going to hear about
>the destruction of the United States military. I am sorry to have to bring
>you this story. I wish it wasn't true. I wish that I could protect you from
>what you are going to hear tonight, because it has taken me a year to
>investigate this story. During that time, I went through the worst
>depression you can imagine. I finally came to the conclusion one day that -
>yes, our country had provided the biologicals to Saddam Hussein that were
>used on our troops. Our troops are sick and they are dying.
>
>My story started in 1991, when I decided to go back to the Air Force
>Reserve. I had been stationed in the late 1970's in New York State, and I
>had been involved as a flight nurse in the Air Force. I got out and was
>living my life, but then I heard that there was a war and that many of our
>men were going to die if they didn't have adequate care, and that they
>needed trained flight nurses. So, I decided to back into the service of my
>country. I went back to Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio and I
>volunteered to go to Saudi Arabia. As it was, I didn't go to Saudi Arabia
>because the cease-fire came, so I served active duty missions on a C-130
>aircraft for about six months. After that, I returned back to Houston to my
>job, where I was a heart, lung, kidney and liver transplant nurse in
>Houston, Texas. I became very ill and I could get no answers. I didn't know
>why I was sick. No one would talk with me about it. No one would help me
>with it, and I had to find out the answers myself, alone.
>
>                                The Problem
>
>So, I began the investigation myself to answer the question of why I was
>sick. I didn't even go to the Persian Gulf. They call it the Persian Gulf
>disease and the Persian Gulf Registry. They do that for a reason, because
>then they can exclude all of us who are sick who didn't go to the Persian
>Gulf. Well, I didn't go and I was still sick, and I wanted to know why. The
>only thing I had in common with those who did go is that I had received the
>immunizations and that I had a lot of contact with Gulf War veterans who
>were returning back to the states, and with other members of our unit.
>Little did we know at the time that the biologicals that were used were
>impregnated in the equipment they had, such as tents and duffle bags. It
>was being spread to all of us and we didn't even know it. We were being
>told a lie. America, I am sorry to tell you that we have been told one of
>the biggest lies this country has ever perpetrated upon us. They are
>telling us there is no Gulf War disease. They are telling us biologicals
>were not used. They are not even telling you that between 10,000 to 12,000
>Gulf war vets have already died.
>
>I began my investigation and I went into depression the day I realized we
>had been lied to. I had been involved with President Bush and with the
>White House, because I had been involved in organ transplantation. I wrote
>a letter and called the White House and invited him to come to Houston with
>Dr. Cooley to sign an organ donor card. He and Barbara did accept the
>invitation, and I met with them, and they signed an organ donor card.
>President Bush told me at the time that "I appreciate what you are doing.
>If this had been available years ago, perhaps my daughter Robin might not
>have died." He told me that. Well, little did I know that during that same
>time they were making the poisons that were going to eventually kill us. At
>the end of the program, I am going to play an open letter I wrote to
>President Bush. He lives in Houston, as do all of the players in what you
>are about to hear tonight. They all reside in Houston.
>
>I do believe that the Lord gave me this story to tell, because a nurse from
>Houston, Texas just doesn't "come across" this information -- that
>biological warfare has been perpetrated on the American people. I knew when
>I heard the story that I had to move on it. I had to let Americans know. I
>would not be quiet, because you see I knew that the government was actively
>covering it up.
>
>What I am going to show you tonight is not opinion. It is not conjecture.
>It is proof. I am going to show you documentation on the overhead projector
>-- the evidence to support what I am saying to you.
>
>The basic fact is that biological agents were used on our troops. Chemical
>agents were used on our troops. Germ warfare was used on our troops --
>using biologicals that were made in the United States of America. It was
>made in Houston, Texas and Boca Raton, Florida. It was passed through the
>Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and through companies such as American
>Type Culture Collection (ATCC) in Maryland. It was passed to Saddam Hussein
>-- sold to Saddam Hussein, as late as 1989. Just prior to the war. The
>American government was involved in the provision of biological warfare
>(components) to Saddam Hussein. They knew exactly what they were doing. Our
>troops did not know what to expect, nor were they protected. We later found
>out that we had no adequate biological/chemical detection capability. The
>lies are going on and on. I released the story on my radio show on May 4,
>1995 with Drs. Garth and Nancy Nicholson. We had security in the studio
>because I had made the mistake of sending out some news releases in
>advance. I was afraid that we would be stopped from doing the program. We
>had someone there to argue a temporary restraining order, if necessary.
>But, we didn't need it. Drs. Garth and Nancy Nicholson named names, places
>and times. The sad part is that it is real. When I heard them naming names
>and places, I thought "oh, my word. I'm going to have ten lawyers on my
>door tomorrow."
>
>No one showed up. No one has come to me and said, "you shouldn't be saying
>this". The reason being that they don't want to fight me in court. They
>know its true. So, what I am going to show you tonight is absolute evidence
>of the saddest story in American history.
>
>                                  A Letter
>
>I am going to start with a letter written to me from a young man in
>Wichita, Kansas. It begins, "please forgive me for not writing sooner. I
>have been out of town on the job. My only hope is to reach other vets and
>the public to let them know it is true and many of us are dying from this
>illness. I will not give up until we are recognized and taken care of by
>our government, who continues to blackball us on this endless journey."
>That is one Gulf War veteran who understands, and I have received so many
>phone calls it has been impossible to return them.
>
>At our unit at Kelly Air Force base, we were very spirited, with a mission
>to fulfill. We were going to take care of that mission. Well,
>unfortunately, it was not the way it was. Let's go back in time and look at
>a little history. I am going to show you a lot of information that is
>incredibly important. You must understand that America has been doing this
>for a long period of time. It has been experimenting on both civilians and
>military members.
>
>         1970 Vaccine "Safety" Tests at the University of Maryland
>
>(Slide Shown) This is a 1970 article that appeared in a newspaper in
>Maryland (reads article): "Research volunteers. Volunteers needed for 30
>day in-patient vaccine safety tests. Very pleasant environment. Pay $20 per
>day. Call the University of Maryland." One lady did call that number and
>was involved in those tests. She is very ill today. They experimented on
>her. That was not the first time that experimentation was done.
>
>(Slide Shown) This is another article that appeared: "University of
>Maryland may have tested drugs for the CIA." How many of you are familiar
>with MKULTRA. It involved the experimental use of LSD on the public without
>their knowledge. I'll read a little more of this article. "The Central
>Intelligence Agency has notified the University of Maryland that the school
>may have been involved in so-called mind-bending tests and drug experiments
>sponsored by the agency between 1953 and 1964. The University is about one
>of eighty institutions that conducted experiments under a program
>code-named MKULTRA." It goes on to identify where the tests were done, and
>states that they are now going to protect all the researchers involved with
>the program. They want to provide the researchers with confidentiality.
>However, those that were experimented upon do not even know they were
>involved in a test. "Critics disclose that human subjects did not know what
>they were getting either before or after the tests, and both the Army and
>the institutions involved said they did not follow up on the personnel."
>Now, I want you to notice here that the people involved in this were 44
>colleges, 15 research foundations or chemical companies, 12 hospitals and
>three prisons. Now, we are going to go into prisons in just a few minutes
>as far as how it was tested on the prisoners.
>
>    1970 Appropriation of Money to Create Human Immune Deficiency Virus
>
>(Slide Shown) Another document that I want you to remember as long as you
>live is this. This document appeared on my fax machine. I believe it to be
>the origin of the appropriation of the money to make the AIDS virus [Editor
>note: See Matrix III Volume One]. This is the appropriations hearing for
>1970 for the Department of Defense. It is House Bill 15090. I want you to
>see that the Department of Defense appropriated $10 million in 1970 to make
>a synthetic biological agent. Ask yourself why the Department of Defense
>needs this kind of agent. There are two things about the field of
>biological agents I would like to mention. One is the possibility of
>technological surprise. It says that "we believe that within a period of
>five to ten years, it would be possible to produce a synthetic biological
>agent that does not naturally exist and for which no natural immunity could
>have been acquired." What does that sound like to you? It goes on down here
>to say, "within the next five to ten years, it would probably be possible
>to make a new ineffective microorganism which could be different in certain
>important aspects from any known disease-causing organism. Most
>importantly, it might be damaging to the immunological and therapeutic
>processes upon which we depend to maintain our relative freedom from
>infectious disease." Basically this says it will destroy the immune system.
>This was appropriated in 1970. In 1975 the first recorded "AIDS" related
>death occurred. Perfect timing. It goes on to say, "a research program to
>explore feasibility could be completed in approximately five years at a
>cost of $10 million." Now, look at this part down here, which says, "it is
>a highly controversial issue and there are many who believe such research
>should not be undertaken, lest it lead to yet another method of mass
>killing of large populations." That is in your government documentation.
>Now, getting involved with killing of large numbers of people is not what a
>government is for. I want you to get this document. Get this House Bill.
>
>         What the Government and Media Say About Gulf War Syndrome
>
>What is the U.S. Government saying about the Gulf War? This is an 1996
>article from Time Magazine that says, "No Gas Used Against the Troops."
>What is the government propaganda saying? They are saying that "there is no
>scientific or medical evidence that chemical or biological weapons were
>deployed at any level against us." That is an absolute lie. I will show you
>proof that they knew that chemical and biological agents were used. After
>my radio show, an article came out in the Houston Chronicle which said,
>"Gulf War Syndrome Doesn't Exist". Now, here we have a documented number of
>Gulf War veterans that have already died, and they come out and say there
>is no Gulf War illness. There is something really wrong. Now, you didn't
>hear much about the Gulf War illness for about four years, until the
>Nicholsons went forward with this information. Here is another article from
>the Washington Times, "Pentagon Says There Is No Gulf War Disease." That
>article also came out shortly after we went on the air. The Los Angeles
>Times, "Government Study of Veterans Finds No Evidence of Gulf War
>Disease."
>
>Now, let's look at the documentation from the Persian Gulf Veterans
>Coordinating Board, which is nothing but cover-up information. They are not
>telling the veterans the truth. They told us that they contacted every one
>of us to see if we were sick. No one contacted us. I have not heard of any
>person being contacted. But, look at this. A million men and women went to
>the Gulf. That's a large number of people. Why do we need to go over there
>in the first place? What were we doing over there? I am not sure.
>
>    What Was Really Behind the Gulf War: Malthusian Population Reduction
>
>[Editor Note: The reason for the Gulf War, upon analysis, was threefold. It
>was to infect the U.S. military and subsequently the U.S. and world
>population, and secondly to reacquire Kuwait oil fields, which are owned by
>a well-known family in London, and thirdly to test weaponry on Iraq, to
>whom factions sold weapons to be used against our own troops. Part of the
>cover-up involved with Gulf War syndrome is also meant to conceal the fact
>that President Bush and other members of his administration held stock in
>some of the biotech companies that produced the biological weapons used
>against U.S. troops and shipped to Iraq. Another part of the cover-up
>involves conventional arms, specifically a company known as U.S. Arms, who
>sold Iraq conventional weapons to be used against U.S. troops. Former
>Secretary of Agriculture Ron Brown, who was in the aircraft that was blown
>up in Bosnia, was on the board of Directors of U.S. Arms. Four individuals
>on the plane were to testify in an upcoming hearing. Traces of thermite,
>denoting explosives, were found on the bodies. Thirty-seven people were
>murdered. President Clinton recently claimed Executive Privilege as a
>reason for not disclosing certain documents to Congress relating to arms
>shipments to Iraq. Do you understand, yet? Other reasons for securing the
>area involved control of vital earth grid points in Southern Iraq.
>Interestingly, there are also large underground facilities in the Middle
>East, some of them of rather ancient, and alien, origin, which still today
>contain high-tech equipment].
>
>          50% of Gulf War Veterans Are No Longer in the Service -
>
>                         More Than 10,000 Are Dead
>
>A million Gulf War vets went, and a million of them have the potential of
>being sick. I will tell you a little bit why later. By their own admission,
>some 697,000 active duty service members and some 180,000 national guard
>went to the Gulf. What they say now is that 489,000 of them have since
>separated from the military. Now, ask yourself why in an all-volunteer
>force, after a war, would 50% of the individuals involved get out of the
>military? It is not a statistic that even makes sense. One out every two
>have gotten out of the military since Desert Storm? I wonder why. Possibly
>because they had to, because they were sick and were forced out.
>
>This is another figure that scares me. To date, the VA reports that more
>than 489,400 Gulf War veterans have received medical care in VA facilities.
>One out of every two. Ask yourself why. You don't go to the VA unless you
>have no where else to go.
>
>Here is another item that was faxed to me from the VA. You see here that by
>their own admission they say that 5,729 Gulf War veterans have died since
>the war. We know the figure is now between 10,000 to 12,000.
>
>    Clinton-appointed Chairman of Joint Chiefs and Secretary of Defense
>
> Lie in 1994 About Presence of Chemical and Biological Weapons in the Gulf
>
>This is an item that came out from Chief of Staff Shalikashvilli and
>Secretary William Perry. This letter came out May 24, 1994. It says, "There
>have been reports in the press of the possibility that some of you were
>exposed to biological weapons agents. There is no information, classified
>or unclassified, that indicates that chemical or biological weapons were
>used in the Persian Gulf. There have also been reports that some veterans
>believe there are restrictions on what they can say about potential
>exposures. Anybody attached to CBW units needs to know that they are free
>to speak now. You should not feel constrained to discuss these issues." The
>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense say
>there were no chemical or biological weapons used. In fact, there is plenty
>of evidence. It has already been presented on the floor of the Senate, and
>I am going to show it to you. [ Editor Note: Here she is referring to the
>Reigle Report. We might also remind you that the father of the Chairman of
>the Joint Chiefs of Staff was in the Nazi SS ].
>
>               Active Duty Military Intimidated Into Silence
>
>I was approached at one point in time by someone who lead me to Drs. Garth
>and Nancy Nicholson, who are heroes in my mind. They are both Ph.D.
>scientists at the M.D.Anderson Cancer Center. Their daughter was in the
>101st Airborne that did deep insertions into Iraq. Many of the 101st
>Airborne have called me and many of them are sick. The 82nd Airborne is
>sick. Men and women at Fort Hood, Texas are sick. Camp Pendleton. Camp
>LeJeune. Fort Riley is really sick right now. These people are not allowed
>to talk about this in the military. They are not allowed to tell people
>about the Gulf War Illness. They are not allowed to admit to it. I have
>even visited Gulf War vets at Brook Army Medical Hospital, and they are not
>even allowed to talk about it. I took some Gulf War information over there
>and the patients had to hide it so the doctors would not see it. So, the
>Nicholson's daughter came back from Iraq sick. She gave the disease to the
>family - to Garth and Nancy, who live in Houston, and also to the family
>cat. The cat died. Before the cat died, they tested all of their blood.
>They found that they were positive for something called Mycoplasma
>Incognitas, which is the chief biological agent we find to be responsible
>for a lot of the illness of the veterans.
>
>                           Mycoplasma Incognitas
>
>I will explain this to you by saying that Mycoplasma Incognitas is between
>the size of a bacteria and a virus. It travels through a population, and as
>long as your immune system is all right it will not affect you. But,
>according to the Nicholson's, who are both Ph.D. cellular biologists, they
>found that the scientists who were involved in this horrible plot inserted
>40% of the HIV envelope gene into the Mycoplasma. What this means is that
>it doesn't give you HIV, but it gives you the symptoms. So, they found this
>and realized that they had a germ warfare agent on their hands. It is the
>first biological agent identified. There have been others.
>
>   U.S. Government Refuses to Dispense Known Treatment to Affected People
>
>The Nicholson's went to the laboratory to discover how to treat this. They
>found that an antibiotic called Doxycycline was the most effective. The
>United States military will not allow military members under their control
>to have Doxycycline or VA hospitals to dispense Doxycycline. They are
>simply not allowed to have it. I got a call from a Special Forces commander
>who had been retired for one year. He said, "I have had it. I came home. I
>served my country. I got my blood sent to Dr. Nicholson for free testing
>and got my prescription for Doxycycline. I went to have it filled and not
>only did that take away my military ID card, but they would not allow me to
>have the Doxycycline to save my life." You see, the disease is contagious,
>and now the wives and children are getting it. It is going to affect you in
>the general population. That is why it is so important to understand how
>serious this is. It is not just the United States. It is a worldwide
>program. There were 28 countries that served with the United States in
>Iraq. All 28 countries now report that their men and women are also sick.
>But Drs. Garth and Nancy Nicholson revealed that a Houston company was
>involved in the manufacture of a biological weapon that was sold to Iraq
>and was used on American soldiers in the Gulf War. Since we came out with
>the names of these companies, there have been lawsuits filed against those
>corporations.
>
>                          Symptoms of the Syndrome
>
>These are the symptoms of the syndrome. You may look at this and it may not
>seem very significant to you, so if you look at aching joints and go to
>your doctor and say "I have aching joints" or you say "I have chronic
>fatigue", or you say "I don't have the memory I used to", they will not say
>anything. When I am talking about memory loss, I am talking about the kind
>where you have to wear a beeper so your family can find you. One young man
>told me, "I can only remember today. I can't remember what happened
>yesterday." He was 27 years old. We are talking about a problem known as
>night sweats. Any Gulf War veteran who has the Mycoplasma knows about night
>sweats. You have to change your linens twice a night. The muscle spasms get
>so bad that you can't stand it and people scream in pain. There is also
>loss of eyesight, breathing problems, and chest pains because the
>Mycoplasma settles in the atrium of the heart. All of these are problems
>that become worse.
>
>The problem is that the government is telling the people of the United
>States "there is no Gulf War Illness". The doctors in this country think
>there is no Gulf War Illness. So, when people come in and complain about
>the symptoms, they are turned aside and told that the problem is
>psychological in nature.
>
>            Deformed Children Caused by U.S. Corporate Genocide
>
>Now, you are not being told about the babies that are being born deformed.
>There is a Gulf War Baby Foundation formed to register babies who have
>contracted the syndrome. There are so many that are being born deformed.
>You are not being told about this. Dan Rather doesn't tell you about it,
>does he? No. And so, you think that if it isn't on the nightly news it must
>not be true, right? If a tree falls in the forest and Dan Rather doesn't
>cover it, does it still make a noise? Think about it.
>
>Gulf War babies are severely deformed. In fact, according to Nation
>Magazine, "studies have shown that 67% of babies born to Gulf War veterans
>are deformed. What have they done to our future generations? What have they
>done to their DNA?
>
>There was an article that appeared in Life Magazine in November 1995
>featuring a man in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Brag, North Carolina. This
>young man has a child with no arms and no legs. I know of a nurse in San
>Antonio who knows of 50 children like this.
>
>When our soldiers risked their lives in the Gulf, they never imagined that
>their children would face these consequences or that their country would
>turn its back on them. You are hearing what perhaps 1% of the country knows
>today. It will take your help to get this story out. There is no way these
>parents can afford to take care of these children. (Shows pictures of
>children).
>
>The Reigle Reports and Congressional Knowledge About the Problem Covered Up
>
>This is something that the government is trying to keep you from knowing
>about. The Reigle report is evidence that biological and chemical weapons
>were used on our troops. It was presented to the United States Senate, but
>it has been withheld from you. They don't want you to see it. A news
>release went out that Senator Reigle from Michigan was a brave man for
>doing this. He is no longer in the Senate. He had to pay for the report to
>be done. The Feb. 1994 news release said, "Reigle Uncovers U.S. Shipment of
>Biological Warfare Materials to Iraq Prior to Gulf War". The release went
>on to say, "there is evidence of transmission to family members. I am
>deeply troubled that the United States permitted the sale of deadly
>biological agents to a country with a known biological warfare program."
>There is no blood ban stopping Gulf War veterans from donating blood to the
>general blood supply that the general population uses. Reigle also sent a
>letter to Secretary of Defense Perry on Feb. 9, 1994 and talked about the
>exposure of Gulf War veterans and the transmission of the disease to
>spouses and children. He found out that we had been exporting these
>biological substances through ATCC. This information is known to every
>Senator that was in office in 1994. Why aren't they doing something about
>it. Why weren't you told about it? Reigle also said to Secretary Perry,
>"without proper treatment and testing, their condition will worsen. They
>cannot wait. Many are now destitute, with their savings spent on medical
>care not provided by the government.
>
>According to Senator Reigle, "the Department of Defense refuses to
>acknowledge any part of the problem. Their blanket denials are not
>credible. To my mind, there is no more serious crime than an official
>military cover-up of facts that could prevent more effective diagnosis and
>treatment of sick U.S. veterans. It is an astonishing example that the
>Defense Department is going to deny reality."
>
>The Veterans Administration is not treating Gulf War veterans, but only
>monitoring their blood to see how well the biological warfare agents
>worked. They are not treating the Gulf War veterans.
>
>(Here she details the bacteriological substance shipped. See attachment
>from the Reigle Report at the end of this transcript).
>
>         Proof of Chemical Weapon Use from the Schwartzkoff NBC Log
>
>(Slide Shown) Here is how we know the biologicals were used. What I am
>showing you was once a classified document. It is part of the
>Chemical-Biological log that belonged to General Norman Schwartzkoff in
>CENTCOM. He was responsible for central command. The NBC log is sort of a
>roadmap of the war and what transpired. You can see here that it says,
>"Colonel Dunn has confirmed that the soldiers of the 3rd AD have blisters,
>characteristic of mustard chemical agent, on upper and lower arms."
>Remember the official statement? "No Biological or Chemical Weapons Used".
>The log continues, "ARCENT advised that casualty happened on afternoon of
>28 Feb., a reddening of the skin and small blisters." I want you to know
>that I talked to several of the MEDIVAC flight nurses who accompanied the
>troops out of the theater of operations, and they told me that many of the
>men had no skin on them, that their skin was falling off. Evidence of a
>chemical burn. So, this is known information. Some of the autopsies done at
>Dover, Delaware found that some of the deaths were due to chemical
>poisoning.
>
>Schwartzkoff's NBC log continues, "Msgt Blue called. Subject: Commanders
>Guidance for Disposition of captured chemical and biological munitions."
>They had captured them and they knew they existed. Continuing, "field
>destruction is OK, but bulk destruction may have international
>implications." I have a number of these pages that were released under a
>FOIA request, and there are about 100 pages that were released to the Gulf
>War Veterans of Georgia. My hat is off to all the Gulf War Veterans that
>have been trying to take this message to the public for the last four
>years.
>
>(Slide Shown) Anybody who was in Desert Storm knows what these are. The
>little "PB" pills which are a pre-treatment pill for a nerve agent. In
>other words, if you were going to be affected by a nerve agent such as
>Soman, you would take this pill in advance and it was supposed to help you.
>However, you should never take this unless you actually are affected,
>because it builds up in the body and it creates many problems.
>
>            International Media Comes to the U.S. to Investigate
>
>(Slide Shown) This is an article that came out of the Sunday Times in
>London. The BBC has been over here investigating this quite heavily because
>they have so many people in England that are sick from all of this. The
>Italian equivalent to "60 Minutes" has been over here filming on the
>subject, because the Italian soldiers are sick also. It's country after
>country.
>
>            U.S. Companies Sold Iraq New Genocidal Anthrax Toxin
>
>This is why I am scared about what is going on with the biological warfare.
>It hasn't stopped, because Saddam Hussein still has these things. Reading
>the Sunday Times article, we see that "Russia has developed a powerful new
>poison with no antidote that could be used in biological weapons. It is a
>variation of the anthrax toxin that causes death within days. It has been
>genetically engineered to make it resistant to antibiotics. The toxin is so
>powerful that a tiny amount that would fit on a pinhead would theoretically
>kill 500,000 people." Can you imagine what that would do to the WATER
>SUPPLY? Saddam Hussein had thousands of pounds of this substance that was
>given to him by United States companies.
>
>                 Veteran Medical Files Destroyed or Missing
>
>Guess what happened to our veterans medical files? They are destroyed.
>There was actually an attorney who was sent to prison for destroying
>veterans medical files. Many of the medical files of Gulf War veterans are
>