Pat Hynes speaks about burn pits on US military bases in the Middle East and Afghanistan. Open incineration of various toxic materials on US military bases has led to serious health and environmental problems. Hear this Nov. 18 interview with Pat on WBAI New York Community Radio (starts at 15:30 minutes in the recorded broadcast).
Veteran Joseph Hickman has authored the book Burn Pits, which Pat reviewed in Truthdig: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-burn-pits/ Active federal legislation on this problem is also discussed in the interview.
UPDATES: December 1 — Pat Hynes gave this interview on public radio in Madison, Wisconsin on the Burn Pits in US Middle East and Southwest Asia military bases, which, like Agent Orange, have had serious health effects on soldiers exposed.
December 5: another interview, from the Scott Horton Show, Los Angeles