Straight to The Point With Catherine Herridge

Iran’s Toxic Tactics

Episode Summary

From LA Times Media Group | BREAKING: Exclusively obtained military records suggest Iran’s January 2020 ballistic missile attack on al-Asad Air Base targeted US troops with numerous toxic agents, including radiation. Six years after the attack, US service members that were involved are now battling traumatic brain injuries and emerging cancers they blame on the toxic fallout. This week on "Straight to the Point", Catherine Herridge sat down with Retired Lieutenant Colonel Al Johnson and Retired Army JAG Al Broadbent who said a new “Agent Orange” crisis may be on our hands. 01:53 After Iran’s attack, six years of struggle for US service members 02:42 Traumatic Brain Injuries, Mental Health Challenges, Homelessness 04:10 After Iran’s ballistic missile attack, military testing identified toxic agents, including radiation 04:40 Thyroid cancers emerging 05:20 Did Iran use a “dirty” warhead against US service members? 06:21 Another “Agent Orange” 07:00 Johnson: No organized surveillance, preventative screening program for al-Asad cohort established under Biden DoD 07:40 Trump Administration can take action right now to limit negative effects of blast injuries from Iran’s attack 09:26 US soldier’s suicide linked to his traumatic brain injury from Iran’s attack 11:10 Iran’s attack was designed to kill every American on the base after the US assassinated a top Iranian General 12:10 Courts dismissed lawsuit against Iran because no US service member was killed in January 2020, only severely injured 13:19 Biden Justice Department broke with long standing legal precedent: US service members took back seat to Iran 14:32 No accountability for Iran: +80 US service members and contractors with Traumatic Brain Injuries 15:10 @SecVetAffairs, @SecWar can make comprehensive medical surveillance and screening program possible for injured soldiers 15:48 Ongoing radiation risk? Dosimeters issued at al-Asad base 16:33 Is Iran using a new tactic, contaminated warheads against adversaries? 18:00 What’s next: In the courts and for the al-Asad soldiers 19:24 Department of War responds to the investigation

Episode Notes

From LA Times Media Group | BREAKING: Exclusively obtained military records suggest Iran’s January 2020 ballistic missile attack on al-Asad Air Base targeted US troops with numerous toxic agents, including radiation. Six years after the attack, US service members that were involved are now battling traumatic brain injuries and emerging cancers they blame on the toxic fallout. This week on "Straight to the Point", Catherine Herridge sat down with Retired Lieutenant Colonel Al Johnson and Retired Army JAG Al Broadbent who said a new “Agent Orange” crisis may be on our hands. 

01:53 After Iran’s attack, six years of struggle for US service members 

02:42 Traumatic Brain Injuries, Mental Health Challenges, Homelessness

04:10 After Iran’s ballistic missile attack, military testing identified toxic agents, including radiation 

04:40 Thyroid cancers emerging 

05:20 Did Iran use a “dirty” warhead against US service members? 

06:21 Another “Agent Orange” 

07:00 Johnson: No organized surveillance, preventative screening program for al-Asad cohort established under Biden DoD 

07:40 Trump Administration can take action right now to limit negative effects of blast injuries from Iran’s attack 

09:26 US soldier’s suicide linked to his traumatic brain injury from Iran’s attack 

11:10 Iran’s attack was designed to kill every American on the base after the US assassinated a top Iranian General 

12:10 Courts dismissed lawsuit against Iran because no US service member was killed in January 2020, only severely injured 

13:19 Biden Justice Department broke with long standing legal precedent: US service members took back seat to Iran 

14:32 No accountability for Iran: +80 US service members and contractors with Traumatic Brain Injuries 

15:10 @SecVetAffairs, @SecWar can make comprehensive medical surveillance and screening program possible for injured soldiers 

15:48 Ongoing radiation risk? Dosimeters issued at al-Asad base 

16:33 Is Iran using a new tactic, contaminated warheads against adversaries? 

18:00 What’s next: In the courts and for the al-Asad soldiers 

19:24 Department of War responds to the investigation