IRAQ: 'Special Weapons' Have a Fallout on Babies

The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special weaponry" was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004. After denying it at first, the Pentagon admitted in November 2005 that white phosphorous, a restricted incendiary weapon, was used a year earlier in Fallujah. In addition, depleted uranium (DU) munitions, which contain low-level radioactive waste, were used heavily in Fallujah. The Pentagon admits to having used 1,200 tonnes of DU in Iraq thus far. Many doctors believe DU to be the cause of a severe increase in the incidence of cancer in Iraq, as well as among U.. » read more

Come On Down To The Farm (video)

May 13, 2008  A hard look at where we are headed today! What is this world coming to? TO VIEW THIS VIDEO CLICK ON: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzp0S3yO1QA. » read more

Second Chance to Live

Original Message ----- From: Craig To: bellringer@fourwinds10.com Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:48 PM Subject: I am a traumatic brain injury survivor / master's level rehabilitation counselor   Hello Bellringer, My name is Craig J. Phillips and I am a traumatic brain injury survivor as well as a Master’s level Rehabilitation counselor. In 1967 I sustained an open skull fracture with right frontal lobe damage and remained in a coma for 3 weeks at the age of 10. I underwent brain and skull surgery after waking from the coma.. » read more

The Amazing Patrick Hughes (Video)

www.patrickhenryhughes.com Patrick Hughes is a young man at Univ. of Louisville who was born blind and crippled and yet now plays the piano beautifully as well as "marches" in the Louisville marching band. This was a piece done during ESPN College Game-day on 12/2/2006.. » read more

The War Inside

Troops are returning from the battlefield with psychological wounds, but the mental-health system that serves them makes healing difficult. Army Spec. Jeans Cruz helped capture Saddam Hussein. When he came home to the Bronx, important people called him a war hero and promised to help him start a new life. The mayor of New York, officials of his parents' home town in Puerto Rico, the borough president and other local dignitaries honored him with plaques and silk parade sashes.. » read more

Quarter of US War Vets Diagnosed With Mental Disorder: Study

Imagine waking up and realizing you are the BAD GUY, that you are the INVADER, and that you have been killing people over a lie. Could you hold onto your sanity? And if that doesn't freak you out, consider that most of these soldiers will come home to careers in law enforcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A quarter of US war vets diagnosed with mental disorder: study A quarter of the Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans treated with US government-funded health care have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, according to a study published Monday.And when psychosocial disorders such as domestic violence were included, the number of war veterans suffering from mental illnesses rose to 31 percent. The instances of mental illness among recently discharged troops and members of the National Guard are significantly higher than those of a study published last year which examined active duty troops, the lead researcher told AFP.. » read more

My Retirement Plan

About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room. I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc., all seemed very familiar with this lady. I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told she owned the line, but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises, back to back.. » read more

Dick Hoyt, the Good Father (Video)

I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay For their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots.But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.. » read more

Blind Teenager Listens to Echos to Navigate (Video)

A teenager who lost his eyes to cancer as a young child, and now uses echolocation with incredible success.To see this video go to the above URL. » read more

Sure-Fire Cure for ADD (Video)

From: http://thelastoutpost.com/Portals/_TheLastOutpost/Video/mediaplayer/Cure-for-ADD.wmv* * * * * * *To view this video clip go to the above URL. » read more

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