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The analytic instrument we feel most comfortable wielding, journalistically, in exploring the cause of Gulf Syndrome is Ockham's Razor. It is named for, but apparently was not quite explicitly stated in the writings of English philosopher William of Ockham (circa ....

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.... Gulf War syndrome has been attributed to a variety of causes, including, according to the Presidential Advisory Committee, these top 10 candidates: Biological warfare agents Chemical warfare agents Depleted uranium in shells, armor Infectious diseases Oil-well fires Pesticides Petroleum products Stress Pyridostigmine bromide as an antidote to poison gas Vaccines Several of these putative causes, such as oil-well fires, can be eliminated if, as Katherine Leisure finds, some servicemen and women who suffer from the syndrome were long gone from the Gulf before combat sta ....