Re: Uranium blamed for Gulf War Syndrome (BBC)

[Holloway3@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/1999 2:27:31 PM Pacific Standard Time,
rkathren@tricity.WSU.edu writes:

<< The so-called Gulf War
 Syndrome has not been previously observed in other human populations or
 individuals with either acute or chronic exposures to uranium; similarly I
 believe that all studies to date, including a Congressional investigation,
 have shown no correlation between depleted uranium and the so-called Gulf
 War Syndrome. >>

There is a political aspect to the controversy about the Gulf War Syndrome
being caused by uranium.  This claim apparently came originally from fringe
groups who are extremely distrustful of the government and who are active in
various somewhat radical causes.  Ramsey Clark and Helen Caldicott are two
names that come to mind in this connection.  


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