08.06.10 - 10:25 AM
by Abby Zimet
Even as over 200 veterans sue KBR - and, surprise, Halliburton again - for developing cancer, lung problems and other illnesses from trash fires in Iraq and Afghanistan, a civilian doctor says the Army is trying to hide the issue from public view by taking over care of his military patients. Dr. Robert Miller of Vanderbilt University has diagnosed over 50 veterans exposed to burn pits with constrictive bronchiolitis, reports Veterans Today; many others have leukemia, other cancers and severe breathing problems from inhaling thick black smoke, commonly called "Iraqi crud," from burning piles of plastic, Styrofoam, paint, solvent and medical waste. "I think this is a way to get control of an issue," Dr. Miller said. "They can control the discussion by keeping it internal." Miller said he already had a bad taste in his mouth after a 32-page training letter came out from the Veterans Affairs Department detailing environmental concerns - with his findings of constrictive bronchiolitis removed from the original draft after it was reviewed by military officials.
"I want to know the truth about what I was exposed to. I want to know the truth of the risks people took with my life and my health." - Air Force Lieut. Col. Michele Pearce, a 40-year-old mother of two, who has developed two rare cancers. 
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