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Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Tents of Mass Destruction

Tents of mass destruction



Military Was Sold Lead-Tainted Fabric for Tents
Almost three-fourths of the camouflage-patterned tents, tarpaulins and jeep covers used by the United States military contain lead compounds that can cause a variety of illnesses. [New York Times: National]

Almost three-fourths of the camouflage-patterned tents, tarpaulins and jeep covers used by the United States military throughout the world are made from fabric manufactured with toxic lead compounds that can cause a variety of illnesses including cancer, according to undisputed evidence in a lawsuit being tried mostly behind closed doors in federal court.


While the chemicals — lead chromate, hexavalent chromium and trivalent chromium — are prohibited by the military in the fabrics it buys, a Pentagon spokesman said last week that tests by the Army have shown that they are present in the tent fabric,


Jesus, now that's taking care of the troops for ya.


Now playing: My Back Pages, from the album Masked & Anonymous by Magokoro Brothers (released 2003)

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