[PEN-L:6213] Veterans , Revenge

["Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is forwarded:

>Reply-To: "Ray Bristow" <ray.bristow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>From: "Ray Bristow" <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Terry Riordon - died this morning.
>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:17:24 +0100


>Terry Riordon, 45 year old Gulf War Veteran. The first Canadian Veteran to
>be tested for Uranium 238. Tested Positive, about the same levels as the top
>couple of British Veterans. He got his results a couple of days ago - died
>this morning.
>
>Killed by the USA & UK's use of Uranium 238 weapons.
>
>Please pause and think of this Brave Soldier, his wife and children who
>served his country in faith and then was  abandoned and left to rot & die by
>the Canadian Government & Military
>
>
(((((((((((

There have been so many posts on the Iraq and Yugoslavian wars, I don't know if the following issues have been touched on:

1) The U.S. has an atrocious record of refusing to take care of war Veterans who are diseased by the effects of US. (socalled "friendly" fire) on them. The victims of Agent Orange fought the niggardliness of the U.S. Government refusing to admit fault for many years. The Gulf War syndrome has been denied


2) By continuing to bomb other countries the U.S. is setting up the likelihood of revenge against U.S. citizens , AMERICANS, many people on these lists ! How long can the U.S. get away with creating thousands of orphans without causing someone to grow up with revenge on their mind for the miserable lives they have to live. This is a pragmatic reason to oppose the war for every American.