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Suffer from this disgraceful process and carry with you the pain you are carrying because of these slanders. this week the vatican strongly denied a "new york times" report that alleged the case of a u.s. priest who abused deaf children in the 1950s and 60s showed evidence of a cover-up on the part of the vatican many years later. victims say they believe the pope could have done more and earlier when he was a cardinal at the vatican. >> well, the pope knew about this. he was the one who handled...

These people are very sick, very early, and dying earlier. so something is happening there. >> reporter: dr. carmen ortiz is a harvard trained physician. >> 30% higher of cancer, 95% higher of liver diseases. >> reporter: in 2003, the centers for disease control and prevention found no link between the navys contamination and the sicknesses suffered by the islanders, but now the cdc plans to restudy the issue after many scientists raised strong complaints. in response to the islanders lawsuit, t...

Th them. i hope when i wake up im going to see them again. >> cnn asked the u.s. department of justice and the u.s. navy for comment but neither wanted to discuss islanders lawsuit with cnn. they thought they might be coming home, but a group of ten american missionaries ended up in a haitian jail.

Many of those bombs continue to corrode leechi inin inin ining . the navy identified thousands of munitions and set about blowing them up. islanders fear more toxic chemicals will be released. the u.s. governments response is to claim sovereign immunity that residents have no right to sue the government. and the government also disputes that the navys activities made islanders ill. citing a 2003 government study that found no link. do you think this island made you sick? >> of course it did. i g...

Blood. >> reporter: ina was diagnosed with a bone cancer. >> you cannot walk down the street on this island without counting every house and knowing two or three people on the street that have cancer or have had cancer or died of cancer. >> reporter: john eaves jr represents the islanders in a law against the federal government. hes taken more than 1,300 hair samples from residents looking for heavy metals. >> these hair samples, i believe, are the strongest proof that the contaminants, the thin...

Worry you. >> yes, because im the type of mother that i cry so much. its too much pain. i have to hold on because of them. i have to hold on because they need me. but then i dont know if tomorrow im going to have them home. i dont know when i wake up if im going to see them. >> we asked the department of justice and the navy for comment, but neither wanted to discuss the islanders lawsuit with cnn. >> abby, it is hard to watch these young people what theyre going through. are they getting good m...

Centers for disease control and prevention found no link between the navys contamination and the sicknesses suffered by the islanders. but now the cdc plans to restudy the issue after many scientists raised strong complaints. in response to the islanders lawsuit, the u.s. government is invoking sovereign immunity, claiming the islanders do not have the right to sue the government and that there is no proof the navys activities caused illnesses. >> there is a lot of people here in the hospital dy...

Many different compounds are released, cadmium, and many were released in great intensity. >> reporter: these images recorded five years ago by university of georgia scientists show the former bombing range and surrounding waters strewn with unexploded ordinates. many of those bombs continue to corrode, leeching out carcinogens. in 2005, parts of vieques was noted as a site that needed cleaned up. outraging islanders who fear more toxic chemicals will be released. the u.s. governments response t...

Never acknowledged a link between sergeant marreros illnesses and his time at vieques. >> this is american territory. the people that live here are americans. and how do you do something in your own backyard? you hurt someone, you have to take care of that person. and the government is just not doing anything about it. >> we asked the u.s. department of justice and the navy for comments but neither wanted to talk to us about the islanders lawsuit. campbell? >> abbie, you said more than 7,000 peo...

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