The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 3, 2014 Report: Iraq Vets Sickened by Breathing in Titanium at Base ------------------------------------------------------------ New research finds U.S. soldiers may have been sickened by breathing in heavy metals at a base in Baghdad. A researcher told USA Today six U.S. veterans who complained of shortness of breath were found to have titanium in their lungs, which matched dust samples from Camp Victory. .