IRAQ/AFGHAN: 50,000 NEW CASUALTIES IN PAST 3 MONTHS

DEPLETED URANIUM UPDATE:
CHANGE… OR NO CHANGE?

INTERVIEW WITH LEUREN MORET AND ALFRED WEBRE

JANUARY 21, 2009 ON COOP RADIO
VANCOUVER B.C.

INTERVIEW MP3: http://exopolitics.blogs.com/files/coopradio---moret-du-1-26-09.mp3

THIS INTERVIEW ADDRESSES THE 50,000 NEW CASUALTIES IN US MILITARY PERSONNEL IN IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN OCTOBER-DECEMBER (3 MONTHS) OF 2008. AS OF THE END OF 2008, THERE ARE OVER 400,000 OFFICIALLY MEDICALLY DISABLED SOLDIERS.

INAUGURATION: Will Obama Keep His Promises – close Gitmo, end Iraq war, medical care for soldiers/vets, more war in Afghanistan?

· Veterans Ball canceled, organizer missing

· Colonel with cancer in command at inauguration

· Obama preparing order to close Gitmo

· Diplomats, generals join Obama in war meeting

· Obama team rejects Afghan peace plan, German expert reports

IRAQ/AFGHAN: 50,000 NEW CASUALTIES IN PAST 3 MONTHS

Mental Illness: PTSD, violence, murder, cannibalism

· VA diagnosing higher rates of PTSD

· VA confirms 18 vets commit suicide every day

· US to pay $350,000 after suicide of Marine

· 2002: 4 Wives slain in 6 weeks at Fort Bragg

· 2008: Fort Bragg Murders (3 wives slain in short time)

· 2006: A grisly New Orleans Murder Mystery Takes Another Twist: Man accused of killing and mutilating his girlfriend before killing himself was an Iraq war hero (he also cooked and ate her)

· Veteran with PTSD acquitted in robbery case

· Ex-Carson GI pleads guilty in robbery, deaths

CANCER:

· Oral cancer in US soldiers vs. oral sex and Gardasil

· Doctors remove 45 tumours from 26-year-old Dutch Veteran

· States and VA at odds on cancer data

HOMELESS VETS:

· Study: 1 out of 4 homeless vets are veterans

DU CONTAMINATION OF TEXAS A&M FROM HELO CRASH:

· Texas A&M Black Hawk crash kills 1, injures 4
· Helo wreckage to remain at A&M into weekend
· Second victim of helo crash at A&M dies

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION:

· Shinseki’s VA confirmation looks likely
General Shinseki issued DU mandates and orders, fired by Bush, now appointed head of VA – will he help the soldiers?

· Bill seeks hospitals for vets in every state

· Board finally to review disability ratings

UNDECLARED NUCLEAR WAR:

AIR STRIKES SYNCHRONIZED WITH MONSOON FOR MAXIMUM RAINOUT IN MIDDLE EAST/C.ASIA

· US airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2004-2007

· Radioactivity lingers longer in water blast

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:

· Camel ‘plague’ puzzles scientists

· Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds

· Uranium levels in Los Angeles drinking water double in 2007

· Populations exposed to environmental uranium: Increased infertility and reproductive cancers

· Uranium and diabetes

BUSH ARMY/VA LEADERS REGRET:

· Pace offers regret for Iraq War mistakes

· Former VA chief says Bush did right by vets

GUANTANAMO TO CLOSE, IRAQ WAR TO END:

· Obama preparing to close Gitmo
· Obama seeks halt to Guantanamo trials
· Obama draft order calls for closing Guantanamo Bay

· Diplomats, generals join Obama in war meeting

….AFGHANISTAN WAR TO ESCALATE

· Military projects part of stimulus

· AFGHANISTAN SEEKS CONTROL OVER NATO TROOPS

OBAMA TEAM REJECTS AFGHAN PEACE PLAN, GERMAN EXPERT REPORTS
JANUARY 19, 2009

The Obama transition team has already rejected out of hand a plan for a negotiated peace settlement in Afghanistan, which had been approved by the Karzai government as well as by its opponents. A leading mainstream German Afghanistan expert, Christoph Hörstel, who had attempted to play the role of a back channel between Afghan circles and the Obama team, reports that his approach with this peace plan was brusquely rejected by Obama's top Afghan advisor, who is not named in the report. This story is reported on the Swiss-German blog Alles Schall und Rauch.

According to Hörstel, Afghan mujaheddin circles also report that their efforts to negotiate with the incoming Obama regime have also been rejected, despite the fact that Kabul is now virtually surrounded and could fall to the Taliban at any time.

Hoerstel is the author of two recent books on Afghanistan.
The German language audio tape of the Hoerstel interview is available at the link given below.

Am 19. Januar hat Alles Schall und Rauch eine Interview mit einem der besten Kenner Afghanistans und der Taliban geführt. Herr Hörstel sagte zu mir, er hätte einen Friedensplan, der von den Taliban abgesegnet ist, den Sicherheitsberater des Obama-Team zugesandt, in Hinblick darauf, da die Taliban Kabul eingekesselt haben und 70% des Landes beherrschen, um weiteres Blutvergiessen zu verhindern Dieser Plan wurde von Obama vom Tisch gewischt. Hier der Link zum Interview:

http://alles-schallundrauch.blogspot.com/2009/01/interview-mit-christoph-r-hrstel.html

REFERENCES:

INAUGURATION: Will Obama Keep His Promises – close Gitmo, end Iraq war, medical care for soldiers/vets, more war in Afghanistan?

Veterans ball canceled, organizer missing
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 19, 2009 14:15:20 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_vetsball_missingorganizer_011909w/

Obama draft order calls for closing Guantanamo Bay
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
January 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_guantanamo

Colonel with cancer in command at inauguration
By Kevin Maurer - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jan 18, 2009 9:25:42 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_cancer_colonel_011809/

Obama team rejects Afghan peace plan, German expert reports
Interview with Christoph Hörstel, published January 9, 2009
German interview tape: http://alles-schallundrauch.blogspot.com/2009/01/interview-mit-christoph-r-hrstel.html

IRAQ/AFGHAN: 50,000 NEW CASUALTIES IN PAST 3 MONTHS

MENTAL:
VA diagnosing higher rates of PTSD
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jan 18, 2009 15:44:32 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_veterans_carestats_011609w/

VA Confirms 18 Vets Commit Suicide Everyday
By Jason Leopold April 21, 2008
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jason_le_080421_va_confirms_18_vets_.htm

U.S. to pay $350,000 after suicide of Marine
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Jan 17, 2009 6:57:58 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_lucey_suicidelawsuit_011509w/

4 Wives Slain In 6 Weeks At Fort Bragg (2002)
Husbands Blamed For Deaths, 3 Of The Men Served In Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG, N.C., July 26, 2002 by Dan Collins CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/07/31/national/main517033.shtml

The Fort Bragg Murders:
In Recent Months, Three Female Soldiers Have Been Killed—Allegedly by Their Military Husbands or Boyfriends. Is the Army Doing Enough to Protect Its Women? (2008)
By Nina Burleigh
PEOPLE December 15, 2008
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20245668,00.html

[This veteran ate the girls parts – they were in a cooking pot on the stove]
A Grisly New Orleans Murder Mystery Takes Another Twist: Man Suspected of Killing and Mutilating His Girlfriend Before Killing Himself Was an Iraq War Hero
By MARCUS BARAM Oct. 20, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=2590814&page=1

Veteran with PTSD acquitted in robbery case
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 13, 2009 22:04:19 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_ptsd_defense_011309/

Ex-Carson GI pleads guilty in robbery, deaths
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 13, 2009 22:11:19 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_bressler_011309/

CANCER:
Oral Cancer in US Soldiers vs Oral Sex and Gardasil
ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION, August 27, 2007
http://ahrp.blogspot.com/2007/08/oral-cancer-in-us-soldiers-soldiers-vs.html

Doctors remove 45 tumours from 26-year-old Dutch veteran
November 21, 2007
Original translation from http://www.ad.nl
http://web.bandepleteduranium.org/tools/print.php?id=150

States and V.A. at Odds on Cancer Data
By GINA KOLATA
New York Times, October 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/health/10cancer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=print

HOMELESS VETS:
Study: 1 out of 4 homeless are veterans
By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer
Thu Nov 8, 2007 11:41 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_re_us/homeless_veterans;_ylt=AnGTnNojzeTuklKwx3vMh.9H2ocA

DU CONTAMINATION TEXAS A&M FROM HELO CRASH:
Texas A&M Black Hawk crash kills 1, injures 4
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jan 14, 2009 11:56:33 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_black_hawk_crash_011209/

Helo wreckage to remain at A&M into weekend
Posted : Thursday Jan 15, 2009 11:22:43 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_helocrash_update_011509/

Second victim of helo crash at A&M dies
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jan 16, 2009 13:53:56 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_helocrashcasualty2_011509/

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION:
Shinseki’s VA confirmation looks likely
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jan 14, 2009 20:52:34 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_va_shinsekihearing_011409w/

Bill seeks hospitals for vets in every state
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Jan 15, 2009 15:46:59 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_veteranshealth_equity_011509w/

Board finally to review disability ratings
By Kevin Maurer - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jan 16, 2009 14:54:49 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_disabilityboard_011609/

UNDECLARED NUCLEAR WAR:

AIR STRIKES SYNCHRONIZED WITH MONSOON FOR MAXIMUM RAINOUT IN MIDDLE EAST/C.ASIA
US Airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2004-2007
Anthony H. Cordesman
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C., December 13, 2007
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/071213_oif-oef_airpower.pdf

Radioactivity Lingers Longer in Water Blast
Tulsa Tribune
Tue. June 1, 1948
http://ussslcca25.com/forest07.htm

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:
Camel 'plague' puzzles scientists
The Observer, Sunday December 23 2007
Robin McKie, science editor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/dec/23/animalbehaviour.scienceofclimatechange/print

Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds
REUTERS July 9, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080709/hl_nm/obesity_china_dc;_ylt=As6cye9eLCpZ7.4eWKL

Populations Exposed to Environmental Uranium: Increased Infertility and Reproductive Cancers
By Leuren Moret
July 28, 2008, NAMASTE Magazine
http://www.namastepublishing.co.uk/Populations%20Exposed%20to%20Enviromental%

20Uranium.htm

CROCODILE TEARS: BUSH ARMY/VA LEADERS REGRET:
Pace offers regret for Iraq War mistakes
By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 14, 2009 18:45:36 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_pace_regrets_iraq_011309/

Former VA chief says Bush did right by vets
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Jan 17, 2009 16:00:46 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_va_nicholsonbush_011609w/

GUANTANOMO TO CLOSE, IRAQ WAR TO END:

Obama preparing order to close Gitmo
By Lara Jakes - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 14, 2009 11:56:42 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_guantanamo_obama_011209/

Obama seeks halt to Guantanamo trials
By Jane Sutton
Reuters 9:40 PM, January 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090121/ts_nm/us_guantanamo_trials

Obama draft order calls for closing Guantanamo Bay
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
January 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_guantanamo

Diplomats, generals join Obama in war meeting
By ANNE GEARAN, AP Military Writer, January 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama_wars

…AFGHANISTAN WAR TO ESCALATE

Military projects are popular part of stimulus
By Rick Maze – Army Times
January 16, 2009
http://armytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_defense_projects_stimulus_011609w/

Afghanistan seeks control over NATO troops
By Jason Straziuso and Amir Shah - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 9:34:08 EST
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_afghancontrol_natotroops_012009/

Obama team rejects Afghan peace plan, German expert reports
Interview with Christoph Hörstel, published January 9, 2009