f chemical or biological weapons, they might have
grounds for some restitution from the United States government, or perhaps the Iraqi
government. Organizations began to form in response to rising concern over the plight of
Official Pentagon numbers show a total of 697,000 U.S. citizens took part in the
Gulf War, but they may not include non-military members. About 6 percent of Gulf War
veterans have reported an ailment they believe is linked to their service. The Pentagon
found that 85 percent had ailments or diseases with known causes not linked to the Gulf
Further Defense Department research is focusing on the slightly less than 1 percent
of all Gulf War veterans, whose ailments could not be diagnosed. Their problems included
headache and memory loss, fatigue, sleep disorders, and intestinal and respiratory
ailments. These have come to be known as the symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome.
The Gulf War Syndrome is nothing more than a hearsay. It is a disease in which
all of the science involving it is replaced by rumor. The opinions or real medical experts
are replaced by the opinion of veterans who believe they are now medical experts.
There have been accounts of symptoms such as: aching muscles, aching joints,
abdominal pain, facial pain, chest pain, blood clots, flushing, night sweats, blurry vision,
photosensitivity, jaundice, bruising, shaking, vomiting, fevers, sinus growths, irritability,
fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, weight loss, weight gain, loss of appetite, heartburn, nausea,
bad breath, hair loss, graying hair, rashes, sore throat, heart disease, diverticulitis and
other intestinal disorders, kidney stones, a growth in the eye, tingling and itching
sensations, sore gums, cough, cancer, diarrhea with and without bleeding, constipation,
testicular pain, epididymitis, unspecified swelling, memory loss, dizziness, inability to
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