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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2003

NEW REVELATION SURFACES ABOUT GULF WAR II MYSTERY ILLNESS The American Gulf War Veterans Association (AGWVA), an independent Gulf War Veterans support organization, has long searched for answers to explain why nearly half of the 697,000 Gulf War I Veterans are now ill and why over 200,000 of those servicemen/women have requested disability, but have received no adequate diagnosis or treatment, from either the Department of Defense (DOD), or Veterans Affairs. Though there have been over 125 studies done by the government at the cost of over $300,000,000 to the taxpayer, we still have no answers as to what caused so many of our soldiers to become ill. Meanwhile, the suffering veterans are receiving little, if any, medical treatment for this illness. It seems that whenever veterans become ill, the term mystery illness seems to be the first and often the only diagnosis that is ever made. Veterans are then left to fend for themselves, sick and unable to work, with little hope of a normal life again.

The AGWVA is now again asking questions, this time, about the newest mystery illness to hit the military. After being pressured by a few independent news reporters who have not permitted this mystery to continue unabated, The DOD recently has been forced to announce the mystery deaths of Gulf War II soldiers and that at least 100 other men and women have become ill. Again, however, there were no adequate answers, but, only that the mystery illness diagnosis had reared its ugly head again. According to a family member of one of the military victims, the DOD recently, has changed its label of the illness and is now calling it pneumonia in sharp contrast to what a physician on the scene reported. Due to continuing pressure for sound answers, the DOD was again forced to send an investigative team to Iraq, however the convenient, repeated lack of diagnosis, unfortunately translates into lack of treatment, and lack of compensation for the veteran. The jury is still out, however, if the DOD will be forthcoming with the truth this time.

Contrary to the pneumonia and mystery illness labels, enlightening information surfaced today on THE POWER HOUR radio show (www.thepowerhour.com) in an interview with Mark Neusche, father of Josh Neusche, one of the GW II troops to lose his life from the mystery illness while serving in Iraq. The father stated that his 20-year-old healthy son, a former track star and non-smoker, had written home on June 26th explaining that he would be going on a 30-hour hauling mission, but that he could not disclose what they would be hauling. The son had stated that he had been to the Palace of Sadaam Hussein, and it was later learned that he was hauling at the Baghdad Airport.

Marsha Paxson also appeared on the show, as she is the journalist who broke the U.S. story for the Lake Sun Leader (www.lakesunleader.com). Although the facts behind this story are continually changing, Ms. Paxson is one of the few journalists who is remaining true to the facts of the original story. Ms. Paxson revealed in her articles that the father reported that his son was not the only ill soldier. Neusche stated that while his son was in a coma at Landstuhl Hospital, the father overheard the nurses say that they were expecting numerous sick troops to be brought in all at one time. In fact, the father actually witnessed approximately 55 other troops being received by the hospital after they were transported by a military ambulance (bus). According to the father, the transported troops were exhibiting varying degrees of the illness. Some walked, some were in wheelchairs and others were on respirators. In the commotion, a doctor reported to the father that his son was suffering from a toxin. No mention of pneumonia was ever made to him, nor was it ever reported in the medical record.

Paxson and the AGWVA now question the diagnosis, the actual number of troops that were reported ill, and when the DOD first became aware of this incident.

One of the most surprising statements to come from The Power Hour interview conducted on The Genesis Network was that while the son, Josh Neusche, was a healthy young soldier on June 26, 2003, when he reported that he was going to serve on the secret hauling mission, by July 1, 2003, he was in a coma, and that day was suddenly classified by the military, as medically retired from the Army without Josh or his family's consent. Josh did not die until July 12, 2003. Among other problems that this new classification created was that the DOD was no longer obligated to assist the family in getting to Germany to be with their son as he lay in a coma. Because the DOD would not provide even so much as plane or taxi fare for the Neusche family, all 650 members of the 203 Engineer Battalion each contributed $10.00 to make the family's final visit possible.

The AGWVA is demanding answers in a timely fashion and according to spokesperson Joyce Riley, We will not tolerate another whitewashing of a tragedy against our veterans. It has happened too many times before with our failure to safeguard our troops, adequately diagnose and effectively treat the victims of Agent Orange spraying, Project Shad shipboard-experimentation, and Gulf War Illness I. This time someone has to be held accountable. Ms. Riley closed by saying, Speaking out for our past and present sick veterans is the best way for Americans to support our troops!

The interview with Mark Neusche and Marsha Paxson can be heard at: www.thepowerhour.com click on the GWII mystery illness interview. For more information on Gulf War illnesses, go to www.gulfwarvets.com

For more information on Project Shad, go to www.projectshad.org

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So what is killing our soldiers? Some of Saddams Weapons of Mass Destruction? Something the US gave Saddam when we were friends? Something from the soviets?

WHY AREN'T THE MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS COVERING THIS?

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Date: 8/9/2003 2:37:00 AM From Authorid: 48525 There has been speculation that this mystery illness is related to both the depleted uranium used in munitions in both Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Liberation, as well as the vaccines that were given to our service personel. They do need to not only cover the story, LSG, but find the cause and try to treat/cure it. Thanks for sharing this with us. Peace!
Date: 8/9/2003 600 AM From Authorid: 15228 My husband called me at 5:30 this morning. I asked him if he knew anything about the pneumonia cases (which I heard about on the news)..he said he'd heard rumors, but no one was sick where he is at. Guys living in such close quarters in the kind of conditions they are in are bound to get sick and viral pneumonia is contagious. He did say that an 18 year old soldier who had only been in his company for two weeks died in his sleep several days ago which is news to me. I haven't heard anything about that. Also, I have never heard that we gave Saddam any chemical weapons while we were "friends"? You might want to ask the french about that, since the aircraft we recently dug up several weeks ago came from them...something under reported.
Date: 8/9/2003 600 AM From Authorid: 22852 The major media did cover it, but only for a very short time, someone higher up has put a halt to the coverage of that I am sure. I have to admit that my son although seems to be healthy he has become very short, he has no patientence and seems to be so different, he will suddenly get so angry and he has no idea why. I am hoping he goes for therapy but he said if he does that he is afraid the military will brand him so to speak. A lot of the troops will not go to medical because most of the times the Dr.s just brush them off and say you are fine, go back to work. My sons back is hurtng him really bad, I told him the "mystery illness" affects the kidneys and that when the kidneys are messed up it will cause pain where he is saying he hurts, but he has yet to go to the Dr. I think the military needs to check every single man/woman who has been involved with this war. then again as my husband said our own government may have put something in one of the many shots they gave our troops and that is something we will Never know.
Date: 8/9/2003 6:43:00 AM From Authorid: 15228 I sincerly doubt anything secret was put in the shots. My husband was in both Gulf Wars and managed to escape illness (so far) both times. I'm not saying that the shots didn't affect people...my neighbor got very sick from the anthrax shots, and stress plus poor living conditions can also play a very big roll in illness.
Date: 8/9/2003 6:57:00 AM From Authorid: 22852 Kelly, I do not think they put something in all the shots but I have to admit that I would not be surprised if they put something in some of them. A very dear friend of mine also fought in the first Gulf War and he has 4 children, 3 born before that and 1 born after the war, sadly the one born after the war has so many health problems that the Doctors can not give a reason for that my friend rejoined the Army just so he would have medical benefits to help his son, he does believe the babies problems are due to him and his time in the Gulf War. Sadly this man is now fighting in this war. He has been over there since the day they sent over the first troops. As for the Anthrax shots, yes my son did not fair well with those and since he did just have a another booster shot that may explain his hatefullness.
Date: 8/9/2003 1000 AM From Authorid: 13729 Saddam was our friend at one point in time, including in the late 70's when we urged him to start a war with Iran......We gave Saddam anthrax, weapons and equipment for that war.....People who dont believe any of this should just do a little research.....Its public knowledge.........I think our troops are sick due to the use of depleted uranium and whatever shots they were given before deployment.....I'm sure the Government knows what is making them sick, they just wont admit to anything for reasons of "national security".........What a joke........
Date: 8/9/2003 1100 AM From Authorid: 56971 I SAW ON THE NEWS IT MIGHT BE SARS... BUTNOBODY KNOWS EVEN WITH THE FRIST GULF WAR THE SOLIDERS GOT SICK