Uppity-Negro.com

Leftovers, that is. In the case of this Palm Beach Post article, Gulf War I leftovers:

The Pentagon continues with plans for another war with Iraq while more than 100,000 veterans still are trying to deal with the damage from the first one.

They suffer from the mysterious mix of neurological problems known as Gulf War syndrome. Symptoms include chronic fatigue, diarrhea, migraines, dizziness, memory problems and loss of muscle control. Researchers have been unable to explain how young, healthy soldiers returning home then developed life-altering afflictions.

[. . .] The government repeatedly has rejected suggestions of biological or chemical links. Most scientists have blamed stress, and on its Web site, the Pentagon tells Gulf War vets that "current medical evidence indicates that long-term health problems are not likely."

[. . .] Poor record-keeping has complicated research on the Gulf War problems. Before deployment, U.S. soldiers received several vaccinations -- including for anthrax and botulism -- but no one kept track of who got what. Scientists are left guessing about how vaccines interacted and performed in a highly toxic environment.

The Defense Department promises to do better in the next Iraq war[.]

Ok, everyone who trusts the Defense Department, raise your hand.

Keep your hand up if you've never been in the military, or otherwise worked with or for the Defense Department.

Yep, that's what I thought.

You warbloggers can put your hands down now.

I deleted a bit about a new study placing partial blame for all this on exposure to low levels of sarin nerve gas. Want to know more? There's a cluster of articles at Google News that'll let you read all about it.

Ok, mostly it's an AP story by Suzanne Gamboa appearing in various places. . .