-Caveat Lector- Col. Hackworth: Troops Unprepared for Iraq's Chemical 'Death Pit'
Col. David H. Hackworth warns that the Pentagon is willing to send in American troops unprepared for Iraq's "death pit of spent radiation and bio-chem weaponry," a "poisonous caldron of Desert Storm II, where casualties could be as catastrophic as the last time our soldiers stood tall in that unforgiving desert and suffered at least 160,000 disabled and dying WIA (Wounded in Action) and 10,000 KIABGN (Killed in Action by Government Neglect)." A recent report by the U.S. General Accounting Office noted that "serious problems still persist" regarding the protective masks, suits and detection gear. An Army report in December stated that more than half of its protective masks and nearly all of its chemical-weapons alarms were either "completely broken or not fully operational." A Pentagon spokeswoman insists "the Pentagon has substantially improved individual protective garments, gas masks and chemical detectors since the Gulf War." Hackworth counters, "But a line sergeant I'd trust with my life says, 'The only improvement I've seen since the Gulf War is now that we have the M-40 Protective Mask instead of the M-17A1, we can change our filters without committing suicide.' "Why won't the media or Congress touch this story when we could be only weeks away from destroying the lives of another generation of American heroes? Is it the prevailing attitude that war is a nasty business, but our all-volunteer force signed up for it? Or is it just that no one who could make a difference cares about blue-collar bio-chem fodder mainly from metropolitan slums or small-town America?" <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
