Federal prosecutors released the text of a handwritten letter they said was addressed to Sen. John McCain and mailed to his Centennial, Colo., campaign office:
“Senator McCain,
“If you are reading this, then you are already dead! Unless of course you can’t or don’t breathe. There are numerous substances which are deadly for humans to inhale. There are just as many time periods for signs of illness to show, by which time it’s to late. Who expects to develop cancer 40 years after Vietnam? Only those that knew the risk and side effects of Agent Orange. DoD, DOW, Diamond Shamrock, U.S. Surgeon General
“You’re out of time. Allahu Akbar
“Akeem Ramsey El”
Agent Orange was used as a defoliant in the Vietnam war. Dow Chemical Co. and Diamond Shamrock made the chemical. Manufacturers of the herbicide have generally denied it has any proven link to serious human illness.
