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FOR YEARS NOW, THOUSANDS OF VETERANS OF THE GULF WAR HAVE EXPERIENCED A RANGED OF MEDICAL AILMENTS THAT SOME HAVE CALLED GULF WAR SYNDROME. WHAT DID THE U.S. GOVERNMENT KNOW ABOUT CHEMICAL WEAPONS EXPOSURE IN THE GULF WAR AND WHEN DID THEY KNOW IT. AFTER YEARS OF DENIAL, IN RECENT WEEKS, INFORMATION HAS SURFACED INDICATING THAT THE CIA KNEW THAT U.S. SOLDIERS WERE EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL AGENTS IN THE GULF.

For years now, thousands of veterans of the Gulf War have experienced a range of medical ailments that some have called Gulf War syndrome. what did the U.S. government know about chemical weapons exposure in the Gulf War and when did they know it. After years of denial, in recent weeks, information has surfaced indicating that the CIA knew that U.S. soldiers were exposed to chemical agents in the gulf.

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