Report on Marines' water omitted cancer chemical

[cory777]

Source: AP

By KEVIN MAURER, Associated Press Writer Kevin Maurer, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 53 mins ago

WILMINGTON, N.C. – An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review, an Associated Press review has found.

The Marine Corps had been warned nearly a decade earlier about the dangerously high levels of benzene, which was traced to massive leaks from fuel tanks at the base on the North Carolina coast, according to recently disclosed studies.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_re_us/us_toxic_tap_water

[Yurovsky]

1. Why should the brass care about the cannon fodder?

The Generals & Admirals just treat the grunts like shit, expendable "assets" utilized to earn them another star or maybe a gig with the JCS.

Disgusting.

Bring 'em all home, scale back to the numbers we need for actual DEFENSE of the USA, and take care of those on active duty and all veterans. And the best way to take care of them is to not put them in harm's way for the demented visions of a neo-con religious nut.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. "actual DEFENSE of the USA" - that's a joke ain't it?

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hundreds of bases across the globe, and 19 guys wipe out 3,000+ USAmericans

then lure the USAmericans into a global dispute that wipes out another 6,000+ USAmericans;

without even catching the people that did the Twin Towers.

And cripples their economy too boot.

Superpower my ass.

[Yurovsky]

7. Actually no...

just because the mainland US hasn't been attacked in what, 2 centuries, doesn't mean it can't happen.

We're watching you, Canada...

[winyanstaz]

3. This is yet another outrage over the care our troops recieve....

This is not acceptable..this is failure. Heads should roll and someones ass should be grass.

[EFerrari]

4. Time to check out who the Michael Baker Corp is.

This is so disgusting. :grr:

[Crowman1979]

5. Gee, I really want to re-enlist and get stationed at this base!

:sarcasm:

[defendandprotect]

6. Repeated betrayals . . . .