Gulf War US House hearing 2010

If the VA home page says the following:

VA and Open Government
Government should be transparent, allow for citizen participation, and encourage collaboration among organizations. And that’s what VA aims to accomplish through the new Open Government Initiative.

Then why is the next hearing on a Gulf War Veteran issue being kept under the radar, will not be publishized until 48 hours before the meeting -- too late for the average statkeholder/veteran or NSO to give input/comments.

Hearings »
Gulf War Illness: The Future for Dissatisfied Veterans
United States House of Representatives.
Committee of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20515 (202) 224-3121

My fellow Comrade please pay attention

Brain Fog and Gulf War illness

It may be eighteen years after SSG Hammack battlefield expousres. she stil suffers the chronic sympthoms like Brain Fog.
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The 1991 Persian Gulf War still affects hundreds of thousands of American Veterans from the "toxic soup" that cut some 30 years off many of their life-spans. There has been much discussion of the toxic soup's components that have taken the terrible toll on those exposed. The significant toxic exposures were aluminum and mercury in vaccines, the oil well fires, the nerve gases that hydrolyses to hydrogen fluoride, DEET, PB, high chlorine in drinking water, methanol from "Nutrasweet" soft drinks, and other insecticides.
http://www.ei-resource.org/expert-columns/dr.-jacob-teitelbaums-column/treating-cognitive-dysfunction-(brain-fog)-in-cfs-&-fibromyalgia/

New Gulf War Syndrome 2nd time Around

We were told not to worry about the bright orange dust lying in piles around the plant, swirling in the air and gathering in the folds of their uniforms. In fact, Indiana soldiers spent weeks or months in a wasteland contaminated with sodium dichromate.

This is what happen during Operation Desert Storm too. The 90-91 had areas in Saudia Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq which had little no oversite of the waste we troops walked thru. 17 years later over 135,000 of returning troups are getting care from the VA for infections, disorders and chronic sympthoms.

What does a war injury look like? In the case of Iraq, we tend to picture veterans bravely getting on with their lives with the help of steel legs or computerized limbs. Trauma injuries are certainly the most visible of health problems -- the ones that grab our attention.

Unfortunately, the dangers of modern war extend far beyond weapons. As Iraqis know only too well, areas of Iraq today are among the most polluted on the planet -- so toxic that merely to live, eat and sleep (never mind to fight) in these zones is to risk death. Thousands of soldiers coming home from the war may have been exposed to chemicals that are known to cause cancers and neurological problems. What's most tragic is that the veterans themselves do not always realize that they are in danger from chemical poisoning. Right now, there is no clear way for Iraq war veterans to find out what they've been exposed to and where to get help.

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/106497/the_new_gulf_war_syndrome/

Remember OIF troops are classified by the VA as Gulf War Veterans too.
Demand response from the VA- Advisory Committee on Gulf Veterans
www.va.gov/gulfwaradvisorycommittee

Advisory Committee On Gulf War Veterans

Well troops we got it - after years of waiting a
Adviosry Committee to address and listen to the problems
and malfuctions of the dept. of Veteran Affairs dealing with
gulf war illness - health care
gulf war illness - C&P compensations & rating
gulf war illness - care for spouses and children
gulf war illness - rehab programs
gulf war illness - loans
gulf war illness - decease veterans services
gulf war illness - persian/ gulf war regisry
gulf war illness - transportation issues

Can you call Lelia Jackson at (202) 461-5758 (committee contact person) ?
Can you come to Washington DC in September 2008?
Can you send your written letter of complaint ?
by submitting 1-2 page summaries of their comments for inclusion in the official record.
Public comments will be limited to five minutes each.
Members of the public may also submit written statements for the Committee's review to the Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420.