Did Killer Kola Konquer Vets?

Tests on 26 Navy veterans with Gulf War Syndrome reveal brain damage
symptomatic of chemical poisoning reported Dr. Jim Horn of the
University of Texas Medical Center (Reuters 8/1/97). The victims showed
fatigue, imbalance, confusion, pain, sleep problems and a "global"
pattern of brain damage including depreciated memory, intelligence,
attention span, language use, coordination and the entire function of
the brain.

Identical symptoms are on a list of 10,000 consumer complaints of
aspartame disease compiled by the FDA. 92 reactions on the list
including seizures, tremors, comas, loss of vision, disequilibrium,
memory loss, fatigue neurological, headaches, speech impairment, sleep
problems, unsteady gait and DEATH. Aspartame is the technical name of
the chemical drug sold as NutraSweet and Equal by Monsanto Chemical Co.,
the largest manufacturer of poisons on the planet. In 1986, a petition
to ban aspartame because consumers were going blind was ignored by the
FDA.

In a game of musical desks, many Monsanto/Searle NutraSweet executives
and government officials including federal attorneys assigned to
prosecute Searle for fraudulent test reports have swapped jobs. 83
independent studies found serious problems with aspartame (60 Minutes
12/29/96). Studies funded by the manufacturer say aspartame is healthy
as rain, yet even a pivotal study on 7 infant monkeys caused 6 out 7
(one died) to have grand-mal seizures which stopped when the drug was
withdrawn.

FDA has received more complaints on aspartame than all other food
additives but stopped counting reports two years ago and approved it as
a general sweetener in June 1996. It is now estimated to be in 10,000
products. The number one source of consumer complaints was "diet"
drinks.

Gulf War Vets report that pallets of diet colas sat in the Arabian sun
for weeks. For some reason, they weren't supposed to have products with
sugar. At 86 degrees F, aspartame decomposes into methanol,
formaldehyde, formic acid and diketopiperazine (causes brain tumors) and
other poisons. The best way to understand NutraSweet is to think of it
as a minute dose of nerve gas that eradicates brain and nerve functions.

The National Soft Drink Association opposed aspartame early on. Their 30
page protest is listed in the Congressional Record- Senate, May 7, 1985,
S 5507 to S 5511. They state that "Aspartame is inherently and uniquely
unstable." In summer a can of soda may reach over 120 degrees!  Dr.
Louis Elsas, Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University testified to
Congress that aspartame is a neurotoxin and teratogen (triggers birth
defects). In May of 1992, FLYING SAFETY, the US Air Force Magazine, said
that aspartame in a single stick of sugarless gum has caused aspartame-
related disorders. "This could mean a pilot who drinks diet sodas is
more susceptible to flicker vertigo or to flicker-induced epileptic
activity. It also means that all pilots consuming aspartame are
potential victims of sudden memory loss, dizziness during instrument
flight and gradual loss of vision."

Betty Martini, founder of the anti-aspartame movement Mission Possible
International states: Formaldehyde Cocktails by "Killer Kola Kompanies"
were the friendly fire that killed more troops than the enemy. Thousands
have perished. " Martini puts it in rhyme:

                American soldiers clear of eye,
                  Go to Gulf and gulp and die.
              And fight to keep our profits high,
           After we've claimed your fine young life,
           We'll kill your baby and blind your wife.

     Aspartame was never and cannot be proven to be safe.  It is not and
cannot be a diet aid because of the formaldehyde (from the breakdown of
the 10% methanol) that gets stored in the fat along with some water.
Aspartame also reduces the level of serotonin (a substance that gives
one that "full" feeling) which often induces a craving for
carbohydrates. Diminished serotonin is also linked to behavioral
problems.

     Perhaps the phrase that best applies is that "ASPARTAME is a
Pandora's box of chameleon-like toxins and tumor agents that have 92 FDA
acknowledged ways to ruin your life, death being one of them".

More Information can be obtained on the following Internet websites:

http://www.dorway.com                   Huge site with smoking guns!
http://www.dorway.com/possible.html     Mission Possible files (48+)
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame    Peer papers/research/testimony
http://www.aspartame.com                Mission Possible Radio (DC)

Or from:  Mission Possible International
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          Duluth, GA  30097