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[westrich at miser.umass.edu]

Veterans groups report after meta-analysis of ongoing federal study 
that "excess mortality" for Gulf War vets was 350%.  That is, Gulf War Vets 
were 3.5 times more likely to die in the time period studied (first few years 
after) from all causes than previous war(s) like Viet Nam. I do not think 
suicides play a huge role but more a variety of health concerns (respitory, 
cancer, heart disease, etc.).  

There should be a Surgeon General's Warning on war.

http://www.gwvi.ncr.gov/
http://www.va.gov/resdev/pgrpt99.htm

Jim

Quoting Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>:


> Kelley wrote:
> 
> >These are the casualties from GW1 btw:
> >
> >
> >382 Killed in action
> >467 wounded
> >37  Killed in action but in non-battle capacity
> >1   missing in action
> >
> >1947 Killed outside battle theatre (jeep accidents, etc.)
> 
> Are there good stats on how many GW1 veterans have died since? (suicide,
> etc.)

"Evil minds that plot destruction,
sorcerers of death's construction.
In the fields the bodies burning,
as the war machine keeps turning."

    --Ozzy Osbourne