January 8, 2008

This just in from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, IAVA:

This week reports surfaced that KBR, a military-contracting firm, may have knowingly exposed troops to dangerous toxins in Iraq. Today, I am asking you to take a stand with IAVA, and call for accountability.

In April of 2003, members of the Indiana National Guard were protecting KBR employees at a power plant in Southern Iraq. After their service, some of these troops exhibited signs of cancer, tumors and rashes, and new reports indicate that these injuries may be the result of exposure to toxins present at the site.

Incredibly, CBS News has uncovered evidence that KBR may have known about the risks months before it took any action to inform those soldiers.

So far KBR has denied any wrongdoing, despite the evidence. Sign our petition and tell KBR to come clean.

At least one Indiana Guardsman has died from lung cancer already. Others are sick. In fact, records from the CBS investigation show that 60 percent of the soldiers exposed "exhibit symptoms of exposure."

So please add your name to the petition.

We need your support to ensure that KBR works hand-in-hand with both Congress and the military to find out exactly what needs to be done to protect our veterans.

We'll be working in Washington, D.C. to ensure that Congress addresses this issue head-on with a full investigation, and outreach to the veterans who may have been affected by this and similar cases.

Help us win this fight by signing the petition today.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Paul

Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq Veteran
Executive Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America