Burning issue: If US veterans poisoned by military toxins deserve compensation then so do millions of innocent foreign victims
Scott Ritter- There were renewed calls this week for the US government to pay compensation to military veterans who have been sickened by toxic exposure due to unregulated waste disposal at overseas b
There were renewed calls this week for the US government to pay compensation to military veterans who have been sickened by toxic exposure due to unregulated waste disposal at overseas bases.
“Burn pits” are giant areas adjacent to US bases where all sorts of garbage is disposed of by incineration in open air conditions. Some of these pits can cover an area of 10 acres in which all sorts of waste is burnt with jet fuel oil, including plastics, computers and tires.
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