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MiddleEarthling
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium |
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Atlantis75
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Mon 02/01/10 05:47 PM
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Well, the death toll they don't talk about in the US media is the death toll of Iraqis of the war.
It's over a million and they get the media-blackout treatment like that doesn't really matter, like they weren't humans or doesn't matter whatsoever. 
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq |
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. |
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Edited by
MiddleEarthling
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Mon 02/01/10 06:03 PM
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89434,00.html |
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man, Google it for yourself. I wouldn't have asked you to do it, unless I had already done it myself. I just went to MSNBC's site and there is no mention of it. I would think that it would be their lead story.. |
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Edited by
MiddleEarthling
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Mon 02/01/10 06:07 PM
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man, Google it for yourself. I wouldn't have asked you to do it, unless I had already done it myself. I just went to MSNBC's site and there is no mention of it. I would think that it would be their lead story.. How about FOX, maybe they aren't lying this time...OOPS! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89434,00.html |
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man, Google it for yourself. I wouldn't have asked you to do it, unless I had already done it myself. I just went to MSNBC's site and there is no mention of it. I would think that it would be their lead story.. How about FOX, maybe they aren't lying this times...OOPS! [ulr]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89434,00.html That article is from june of 2003.. It says nothing about Iraq suing. How about something that corroborates the Iranian claim that Iraq is suing. |
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Looking at the google hits I find it interesting that the sites pushing the article are either Marxists, Islamists, or Neo Nazis.. Yes Stormfront is listed.. Very interesting..
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man, Google it for yourself. I wouldn't have asked you to do it, unless I had already done it myself. I just went to MSNBC's site and there is no mention of it. I would think that it would be their lead story.. How about FOX, maybe they aren't lying this times...OOPS! [ulr]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89434,00.html That article is from june of 2003.. It says nothing about Iraq suing. How about something that corroborates the Iranian claim that Iraq is suing. It's an early warning sign which supports the news today. Simple debate skills would enable one to notice that. I've been reading about this for years...it's another mess we own. We'll never stop paying for this disaster. NOT playing politics (this time) tho~... I am so greatly saddened for these people. People are welcome to Google and find related articles and make their own judgements..I know it's happening. By the way, OUR troops are worried about it too... http://www.ivaw.org/dufactsheet |
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Edited by
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Mon 02/01/10 06:36 PM
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Looking at the google hits I find it interesting that the sites pushing the article are either Marxists, Islamists, or Neo Nazis.. Yes Stormfront is listed.. Very interesting.. Dude, try depleated uranium Iraq |
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man, Google it for yourself. I wouldn't have asked you to do it, unless I had already done it myself. I just went to MSNBC's site and there is no mention of it. I would think that it would be their lead story.. How about FOX, maybe they aren't lying this times...OOPS! [ulr]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89434,00.html That article is from june of 2003.. It says nothing about Iraq suing. How about something that corroborates the Iranian claim that Iraq is suing. It's an early warning sign which supports the news today. Simple debate skills would enable one to notice that. I've been reading about this for years...it's another mess we own. We'll never stop paying for this disaster. NOT playing politics (this time) tho~... I am so greatly saddened for these people. People are welcome to Google and find related articles and make their own judgements..I know it's happening. By the way, OUR troops are worried about it too... http://www.ivaw.org/dufactsheet Although I understand the need for these types of munitions, I don't think this was the right theater to use them in. I was in the military during Operation Noble Anvil and I remember the issues of using DU munitions and its aftermath. If it is proven that we used them again, and it's caused health problems, we are responsible. My issue with your OP is that I'm not going to start writing checks because the Iranians are pushing this story. |
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A child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo) "Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. According to the reports, during the first year of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. According to Iraqi military experts, the US and Britain bombed the country with nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the early years of the Iraq war. Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Iraqi doctors say they' have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases —especially in cities subjected to heavy U-S and British bombardment. The high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move in the coming years to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air. The ministry will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117557§ionid=351020201]/url] More on the un-reported depleted uranium issue... " In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq, had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed. This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were 530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only one birth defect was reported. Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but what is more alarming is: "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to develop severe disabilities at a later stage." http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m58926&hd=&size=1&l=e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium Can you find a more reliable source than the mouth piece of a tyrannical theocracy that has occupied Persia for the last 1400 years? In case you didn't know.. Press TV is part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company.. JTC man, Google it for yourself. I wouldn't have asked you to do it, unless I had already done it myself. I just went to MSNBC's site and there is no mention of it. I would think that it would be their lead story.. How about FOX, maybe they aren't lying this times...OOPS! [ulr]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89434,00.html That article is from june of 2003.. It says nothing about Iraq suing. How about something that corroborates the Iranian claim that Iraq is suing. It's an early warning sign which supports the news today. Simple debate skills would enable one to notice that. I've been reading about this for years...it's another mess we own. We'll never stop paying for this disaster. NOT playing politics (this time) tho~... I am so greatly saddened for these people. People are welcome to Google and find related articles and make their own judgements..I know it's happening. By the way, OUR troops are worried about it too... http://www.ivaw.org/dufactsheet Although I understand the need for these types of munitions, I don't think this was the right theater to use them in. I was in the military during Operation Noble Anvil and I remember the issues of using DU munitions and its aftermath. If it is proven that we used them again, and it's caused health problems, we are responsible. My issue with your OP is that I'm not going to start writing checks because the Iranians are pushing this story. Who's about the money?...we're going to pay for it anyway...eventually. It's just sad for now...ther's no excuse to keep using these munitions, they pollute for thousands of years. "Abstract Depleted Uranium (DU) weaponry has been used against Iraq for the first time in the history of recent wars. The magnitude of the complications and damage related to the use of such radioactive and toxic weapons on the environment and the human population mostly results from the intended concealment, denial and misleading information released by the Pentagon about the quantities, characteristics and the area’s in Iraq, in which these weapons have been used. Revelation of information regarding what is called the Gulf War Syndrome among exposed American veterans helped Iraqi researchers and Medical Doctors to understand the nature of the effect of these weapons, and the means required to investigate further into this issue. The synergetic impact on health due to the post Gulf War I economical sanctions and DU related radioactive contamination raised the number of casualties in contaminated areas as in southern Iraq. Continual usage of DU after Gulf War I on other Iraqi territories through the illegal No-Fly Zones and the major DU loaded Cruise Missiles attack of year 1998, all contributed in making the problem increasingly complex. During 2003, military operations conducted in Iraq by the invading forces used additional rounds of DU in heavily populated areas such as Baghdad, Samawa and other provinces. It is only fair to conclude that the environment in Iraq and its population have been exposed continuously to DU weaponry or its contaminating remains, since 1991. Accordingly millions of Iraqi’s have received higher doses of radioactivity than ordinary background levels. As a result a multi-fold increase of low level radiation exposure related diseases have been registered since 1995. An increase of children’s leukemia, congenital malformations, breast cancer etc… The shift of leukemia incidence rates towards younger children during the recent years, and its association with geographically distributed contaminated areas, offers strong evidence of the correlation between LLR exposure and resulted health damages. Through this paper, an overview of major scientific DU conclusions will be presented, drawn from investigations and research conducted since the year 1991 by Iraqi researchers and MDs. Schemes of these researches can be classified into three categories:" http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=3116 |
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from the WHO website:
Exposure to uranium and depleted uranium * Under most circumstances, use of DU will make a negligible contribution to the overall natural background levels of uranium in the environment. Probably the greatest potential for DU exposure will follow conflict where DU munitions are used. * A recent United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report giving field measurements taken around selected impact sites in Kosovo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) indicates that contamination by DU in the environment was localized to a few tens of metres around impact sites. Contamination by DU dusts of local vegetation and water supplies was found to be extremely low. Thus, the probability of significant exposure to local populations was considered to be very low. * A UN expert team reported in November 2002 that they found traces of DU in three locations among 14 sites investigated in Bosnia following NATO airstrikes in 1995. A full report is expected to be published by UNEP in March 2003. * Levels of DU may exceed background levels of uranium close to DU contaminating events. Over the days and years following such an event, the contamination normally becomes dispersed into the wider natural environment by wind and rain. People living or working in affected areas may inhale contaminated dusts or consume contaminated food and drinking water. * People near an aircraft crash may be exposed to DU dusts if counterweights are exposed to prolonged intense heat. Significant exposure would be rare, as large masses of DU counterweights are unlikely to ignite and would oxidize only slowly. Exposures of clean-up and emergency workers to DU following aircraft accidents are possible, but normal occupational protection measures would prevent any significant exposure." http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/ |
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from the WHO website: Exposure to uranium and depleted uranium * Under most circumstances, use of DU will make a negligible contribution to the overall natural background levels of uranium in the environment. Probably the greatest potential for DU exposure will follow conflict where DU munitions are used. * A recent United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report giving field measurements taken around selected impact sites in Kosovo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) indicates that contamination by DU in the environment was localized to a few tens of metres around impact sites. Contamination by DU dusts of local vegetation and water supplies was found to be extremely low. Thus, the probability of significant exposure to local populations was considered to be very low. * A UN expert team reported in November 2002 that they found traces of DU in three locations among 14 sites investigated in Bosnia following NATO airstrikes in 1995. A full report is expected to be published by UNEP in March 2003. * Levels of DU may exceed background levels of uranium close to DU contaminating events. Over the days and years following such an event, the contamination normally becomes dispersed into the wider natural environment by wind and rain. People living or working in affected areas may inhale contaminated dusts or consume contaminated food and drinking water. * People near an aircraft crash may be exposed to DU dusts if counterweights are exposed to prolonged intense heat. Significant exposure would be rare, as large masses of DU counterweights are unlikely to ignite and would oxidize only slowly. Exposures of clean-up and emergency workers to DU following aircraft accidents are possible, but normal occupational protection measures would prevent any significant exposure." http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/ The last paragraph reminded me of the El Al crash in Amsetrdam. Bolt fatigue caused the #3 engine pylon to separate and the engine tore off taking the pylon and #4 engine with it. Damaged the leading edge of the right wing and control surfaces. The plane crashed into 2 large housing complexes. The aftermath of the accident led to an investigation of whether the burning of DU counterbalances were the cause of so many people becoming sick. The dutch concluded that it wasn't the cause.. |
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