The PACT Act does not "presume the disabling impact of ALL such toxic exposures as being service related." It covers nuclear radiation exposures related to nuclear accidents such as the clean-up of nuclear testing contamination at Enewetak Atoll, 1977-1980; the clean-up at Polmares, Spain after a nuclear-armed B-52 crash in 1966; and the clean-up near Thule Airbase, Greenland after a fire onboard a B-52 carrying nuclear weapons in 1968. It does not cover veterans suffering from cancers associated with radiation exposure for what the VA calls "routine service" at nuclear weapons storage facilities even when such exposure is verified by a VA physician. I know three who have struggled with the VA bureaucracy after filing claims.
Well reasoned, balanced, and thorough. Essential questions. You are right to continue in this enquiry, and brave to do so. Of course the gvt. folks with the means and power to act are under their own set of directives. But again you are right. Fact-based evidence and coordinated response, with common ground, will move the issue, Don't give up.
But again, he addresses one elephant while ignoring larger ones.
What can be trusted in a government entity, as a matter of both practice and policy intentionally lies, denies, destroys oversight or accountability?
Under the current regime, inspectors generals have been fired, records destroyed, nda's required to control the people's information. And as noted in columns regarding this issue, where both the data and messenger are attacked, viciously, but with little factual substance. And even less good will or good faith evident.
Not only of the veterans mentioned here by the good Colonel, but also us poor, lowly, non-demigodic people who happen to be PAYING for all of this. Everyday citizens have no business knowing whether they are receiving value for their money, they just should trust a government led by a known, continual, and multiply convicted liar?
In God's name, why, pray tell?
While those checks and balances found in our Constitution are not utilized by the Congressional members of this cult, due to the demands of thier cult leader, and we all suffer as a result.
Abuses which Mr Cortez and apparently, Mr. Wittman so casually ignore that are an offense to all people who do believe a President is not a king. No matter how much he and they wish otherwise.
If the best you can come up with is "trust us", "how dare you" and "we're entitled" - even if it were from someone with even a hint of honor, your best ain't good enough. That they would demand it for whatever this is, just shows how far we have fallen.
The inmates are truly running the asylum. But hey, at least we're investigating chemtrails, and donkeys in love with their owners can now be FBI agents, but sure folks. Nothing to see here,.....
Believe it or not, there was a time in this world when accountability, verifiability, and open, documented expenditure of public funds provided was considered a conservative virtue.
So as valid as these points by the good Colonel are, the bigger questions remains.
What course do we take when the people we must engage with do not act in honestly, openly, or in good faith? Or, if taken at their cult leader's word - to our mutual benefit as they promise to rain shit on us from on high, or withhold our otherwise entitled benefits if we do not bow the knee to them?
The veterans organizations to be consulted on VA health care should include Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), which led the advocacy efforts that resulted finally in official recognition and disability compensation for Agent Orange exposure when Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The government should provide the same recognition and compensation to veterans of nuclear weapons storage installations for exposure to radiation and to veterans exposed to depleted uranium contained in ammunition.
The PACT Act does not "presume the disabling impact of ALL such toxic exposures as being service related." It covers nuclear radiation exposures related to nuclear accidents such as the clean-up of nuclear testing contamination at Enewetak Atoll, 1977-1980; the clean-up at Polmares, Spain after a nuclear-armed B-52 crash in 1966; and the clean-up near Thule Airbase, Greenland after a fire onboard a B-52 carrying nuclear weapons in 1968. It does not cover veterans suffering from cancers associated with radiation exposure for what the VA calls "routine service" at nuclear weapons storage facilities even when such exposure is verified by a VA physician. I know three who have struggled with the VA bureaucracy after filing claims.
Well reasoned, balanced, and thorough. Essential questions. You are right to continue in this enquiry, and brave to do so. Of course the gvt. folks with the means and power to act are under their own set of directives. But again you are right. Fact-based evidence and coordinated response, with common ground, will move the issue, Don't give up.
All true and valid, as per usual with Col Huber.
But again, he addresses one elephant while ignoring larger ones.
What can be trusted in a government entity, as a matter of both practice and policy intentionally lies, denies, destroys oversight or accountability?
Under the current regime, inspectors generals have been fired, records destroyed, nda's required to control the people's information. And as noted in columns regarding this issue, where both the data and messenger are attacked, viciously, but with little factual substance. And even less good will or good faith evident.
Not only of the veterans mentioned here by the good Colonel, but also us poor, lowly, non-demigodic people who happen to be PAYING for all of this. Everyday citizens have no business knowing whether they are receiving value for their money, they just should trust a government led by a known, continual, and multiply convicted liar?
In God's name, why, pray tell?
While those checks and balances found in our Constitution are not utilized by the Congressional members of this cult, due to the demands of thier cult leader, and we all suffer as a result.
Abuses which Mr Cortez and apparently, Mr. Wittman so casually ignore that are an offense to all people who do believe a President is not a king. No matter how much he and they wish otherwise.
If the best you can come up with is "trust us", "how dare you" and "we're entitled" - even if it were from someone with even a hint of honor, your best ain't good enough. That they would demand it for whatever this is, just shows how far we have fallen.
The inmates are truly running the asylum. But hey, at least we're investigating chemtrails, and donkeys in love with their owners can now be FBI agents, but sure folks. Nothing to see here,.....
Believe it or not, there was a time in this world when accountability, verifiability, and open, documented expenditure of public funds provided was considered a conservative virtue.
So as valid as these points by the good Colonel are, the bigger questions remains.
What course do we take when the people we must engage with do not act in honestly, openly, or in good faith? Or, if taken at their cult leader's word - to our mutual benefit as they promise to rain shit on us from on high, or withhold our otherwise entitled benefits if we do not bow the knee to them?
What then?
The veterans organizations to be consulted on VA health care should include Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), which led the advocacy efforts that resulted finally in official recognition and disability compensation for Agent Orange exposure when Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The government should provide the same recognition and compensation to veterans of nuclear weapons storage installations for exposure to radiation and to veterans exposed to depleted uranium contained in ammunition.
Didn't the PACT Act presume the disabling impact of ALL such toxic exposure as being service related?