By Patrick G. Eddington, Former CIA Analyst and Author of
Gassed in the Gulf -- An Insider's View of the DoD-CIA Cover-up of Gulf War Syndrome
Reprinted with Permission
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Pat Eddington
Former CIA analyst and author of Gassed in the Gulf -- An Insider's View of the DoD-CIA Cover-up of Gulf War Syndrome. (ISBN# 0-9652400-3-7)
