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Unnecessary Risk Part One (cont.)
------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 of 4 But blood clots are not the only area in which military reporting of adverse events is suspect. At least 15 of the 340 combat and non-combat fatalities incurred in Iraq as of mid-September were of so-called “natural causes.” These deaths include the four soldiers found dead in their sleep, and others who died from the “pneumonia” that mysteriously appeared. This amounts to almost two percent of all fatalities – including combat deaths – a figure that stretches credibility. But that’s not all. The real reason that DOD refers to the mysterious illness as “pneumonia-like” is that only three of the affected soldiers examined had bacteria that cause pneumonia in their systems. The others merely had symptoms – difficulty in breathing, high fevers and fluid in their lungs, that resembled pneumonia. But these same symptoms are also characteristic of “hypersensitivity pneumonia” the allergic reaction that DOD’s own doctors acknowledged can occur in individuals taking the anthrax vaccine! They are also the same symptoms experienced by Rachel Lacy prior to her death! The families of the two soldiers who died from the mystery disease, Army Specialist Zeferina Colunga of Bellville, Texas and Joshua Neusche of Montreal, Missouri want answers and are demanding an independent investigation of their deaths. Rachel Lacy’s father Moses, too, believes something is amiss and suspects a cover-up of the connection between the vaccinations she received and her demise. Her doctors, too, are surprised that her death was not reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. One of them, Dr. Jeffrey Sartin noted that, “If she had been a civilian the case would have almost certainly been reported as a vaccine adverse event.” What is particularly significant in the case of Rachel Lacy and others who have died from the “pneumonia-like” mystery illness is that because the Army insists in limiting adverse event reports to instances where the Army believes it was connected to a vaccine – something it is loath to do – reports of deaths like those of Lacy, Neusche, Colunga, Eaton and countless others are NEVER MADE to the VAERS system. This not only understates the Army’s record on adverse reactions (which on paper is far superior to the civilian sector) but also keeps the responsible officials in the dark about potential threats! But would the military really cover up a health problem of this potential magnitude? Would it be so callous in violating the Nuremburg Code – to which it is a signatory – concerning informed consent? Would it place American soldiers at risk in order to save face? Next month you’ll get the shocking answers to those questions – answers that catalog over half a century of deceit that has threatened the health and well being of hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members. |
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