Iraq veteran is cancer ‘timebomb’ Published by Chad.co.uk Published on Thursday 21 July 2011 14:34 AN Iraq War veteran from Skegby has spoken of his fear he may develop cancer as a result of the deadly chemicals he was exposed to while serving in Basra. Cpl Jon Caunt (35) undertook five tours of Iraq […]
July 21st, 2011 | Posted in International News | Read More »
BRITISH servicemen are suing an American engineering firm for allegedly exposing them to cancer-causing toxins while they guarded a water plant in Iraq. Despite warnings that a spate of nosebleeds among guards was caused by hexavalent chromium, engineering firm Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) allegedly covered up the “extreme danger”. The firm blamed the conditions […]
June 21st, 2010 | Posted in International News,Qarmat Ali News | Read More »
UK troops join former US Guards in ‘toxic’ exposure lawsuit against KBR By Rajini Vaidyanathan Reporter, BBC Radio 4’s PM Seven former British soldiers are suing an American defence firm, accusing it of exposing them to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in Iraq. The men were providing security at a water plant near Basra where […]
June 10th, 2010 | Posted in BBC News,International News,Qarmat Ali News | Read More »