Atomic Veterans Speak Out

GoneGaryT writes "Last night I stumbled across the site for Atomic Veterans, the guys in the forces who were present at the Pacific atmospheric nuclear tests and those who 'cleaned-up' Eniwetok 20 years later. There are scores of testimonies, many from men who have a range of cancers or who have since died from them. The absolute and callous disregard for their health and safety at the time is shocking; I suppose the same kind of thing happened to British, French, Russian and Chinese troops in similar circumstances. The Chernobyl pages discussed here a few months ago were eerie; this site is simply heartbreaking. On the one hand, I hate the idea of this site being Slashdotted, on the other hand, people, you've just got to read some of these testimonies. What happened back then is no joke and I'm not sure if we have half the fallout story even now. For the continental US, see this compilation."

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Entire healthcare system is a criminal travesty!

[cryophan]

In ANY OTHER industrialized western democracy, EVERY citizen of that country has his/her medical needs taken care of for either a FRACTION of what we charge here, or for free. THat is because their healthcare systems are funded by taxes, and mainly by income taxes on wealthy investors, upper income earners (doctors, etc), and corporations.

If any of these vets were to live in Canada legally, all they have to do is walk into any hospital, and they would be taken care of.

But the USA has a healthcare system rigged to hold the American citizen hostage to investor interests. It is rigged to make the average American citizen hostage to employment. It is rigged to increase desperation in the workers. It is rigged to increase dependence of the employee to the employer. It is rigged to make people afraid to lose their job, and therefore more malleable and more productive. It is rigged to make Americans scramble and hustle so they and their kids will not die due to lack of healthcare.

Our healthcare system is a CRIME and our top politicians, past and present, should be indicted, tried, convicted, and severely punished by rule of law for their criminal malfeasance in this travesty that is American healthcare.