FREE ESSAY ON GULF WAR SYNDROME VACCINATIONS

GULF WAR SYNDROME VACCINATIONS

During Operation Desert Shield - Desert Storm other service-members including myself,
received a series of two shots. We were told to protect us from anthrax. These
inoculations were never recorded in our medical records. We were even told by the medical
staff that these shots were experimental and non-FDA approved. For several years now the
government have been trying to explain or cover-up the truth of "The Gulf War Syndrome".

The inoculations that veterans received for anthrax are linked with the symptoms of "The
Gulf War Syndrome". This past April I was reading an article in the Seattle Times. Our
representative the Honorable Mr. Jack Metcalf was reported on releasing information that
showed that service-members received some shots. Since this article I wrote a letter to
Mr. Metcalf, and pursued to investigate this further for my own personal interest.
These inoculations were used with an experimental adjuvant without the FDA approval. An
adjuvant is an ingredient that enhances or modifies the action or effectiveness of a
medical treatment. All inoculations and medication contains an adjuvant. The adjuvant
normally used is aluminum based or alum-based. According to the article these shots
contain an experimental adjuvant called squalene. Squalene is a fatty substance found in
minute amount within the human liver. This type of adjuvant is experimental and is used
to speed up the immune system.
The government had a couple of motive for using squalene adjuvant on its veterans.
Through reconnaissance and espionage our intelligence discovered that the Iraqi's had an
arsenal of anthrax. From Iraq's war with Iran it was concluded that if possible they
would deploy this weapon. Prior to this time there were no requirement for being
inoculated for anthrax. In order to be successfully inoculated with an alum-based serum
would require a series of three shots over a six-month period. Obviously this did not fit
the time frame of the crisis. Using squalene adjuvant serum we could receive two shots
within one week. The government and civilian medical staffs for years have been
interested in the use of squalene for use with HIV, and other Immune related diseases.
But they could not obtain clearance from the FDA for experimentation. 
There are two classifications of people and nations during the Gulf War. The Gulf War
Syndrome has not been reported as a symptom to nations who did not inoculate its troops
against anthrax. These nations are the Iraqi's, Saudi Arabians, Egyptians, French,
Israelis, and Italians. The following nations did inoculate its troops against anthrax
and all have reported symptoms of the mysterious Gulf War Syndrome. These nations are the
Americans, Great Britains, Canadians, and Czechoslovakians. Also as far as the American
troops who were stationed in the United States, Egypt, Japan, and other overseas duty
bases. The only thing they have in common with Desert Storm troops is the shots.
The government has made several attempts to cover up the use of squalene as an adjuvant.
These shots were never recorded in our medical records, and yet I know personally that we
received them. Through the testimonies of several medics and corpsmen, the boxes
documentation, and syringes were burned. Alternative excuses for the Gulf War Syndromes
have been given: The inadvertent release of nerve gas in Northern Iraq. The storage and
handling of ammunition with Uranium depleted tips. The burning oil fields in Kuwait as a
cause. To which one has to ask "What about our troops who never was near Iraq or the
region?"
Gulf War Syndrome affects the immune system of the individual. Some individuals have
since been diagnosed with Lupus, which from one physician is very rare for a male to
contract this disease. Yet there have been several Gulf Vets now diagnosed with this
illness. Others have contracted disease of various organs to include the liver (Hepatitis
B). Since that time I have a medical lab done requesting to check for squalene in my
body. As I expected there is an unusual level of squalene within my system.
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