Depleted Uranium - Iraq

June 1999
The effects of fallout from depleted uranium shells used in the First Gulf War is a matter of controversy. What is the reality of DU pollution in Iraq?

In the hospitals of Basra doctors are speaking of a crime against humanity. Flicking though his casebook from the last four years, Doctor Abdul Karin shows pictures of babies born without skin, with over-sized heads and with noses where a mouth should be. Doctors here firmly point the finger of blame at the Allies' use of Depleted Uranium shells during the Gulf War. Over a million rounds of the weapon were fired during the short and decisive round of bombing. Favoured for its armour piercing qualities, a DU bomb penetrates its target with intense radioactive heat, incinerating its victims. "It's ...a flash, bang sort of toaster," describes Nuclear Consultant John Range. Once detonated DU particles remain radioactive for 4000 million years. Irradiated particles travel on the wind polluting water and soil and entering the food chain.

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[shadowofears]

sometimes its really hard not to Hate USA especially when Americans are so blinded by their own government

[dave777blaster]

The fact that the USA soldier is the bottom of the barrel makes him the target of DU as much as the Iraqis .

The numbers of dead and dying vets from DU related illnesses of IRAq war 1 is shocking.

Iraq war 2 is going make it's vets dead or very ill in even more shocking numbers.

Exactly what the US govt wants they want to knock off Americans at the bottom of the food chain.

But these fools will defend the use of these weapons because they are not very bright .

[TB2237]

It stinks that so many countries hat Americans when we have no controle over the worst people in the world THE U.S. GOVERNMENT!

[TB2237]

Liberty and justice for all VOTE FOR RON PAUL and get our evil GOV put on trial!

[smallpotatoes989]

all wars cost huge amout of money and recurses and couses only destruction. imagin that money being used to feed people? But yet it is imposible it seems. we have more than enough food to feed the world 8 times over.

[smallpotatoes989]

@Ge0rgevvBush first of all there is no god, it is just an idea and mass psychosis of 97 percent of the people and exuse for brainwashed soldiers who get fucked by their own goverment.most usa people are fucking awsome,normal, decent, realy cool, and I do mean most of them, but fuckers like you are huge problem. does that imaginary god realy love usa more than other country inspect that claim with your slow mind? take you time.... a little more and realy try to be honest? that will not happen.

[nofallyaqoo]

@nofallyaqoo

R.I.P for all child and all babies who burn deformed .

*R.I.P for all child and all babies who born deformed .

[nofallyaqoo]

this very very true someone from my family saw those child IN REALLTY not in picture and he token some pictures for them :(

and he said he's very very very sure that was because of uranium .

R.I.P for all child and all babies who burn deformed .

[shadowofears]

@Ge0rgevvBush Mandate from God??? Oil Pipe Lines Depleted Uranium Drone Attacks Torture Cells

[Ge0rgevvBush]

We operate under a mandate from God.

The world is a safer place because of American freedom fighters.

Excuse me while I scratch my nuts.

God bless America!

[maximusdecimus100]

@SoloWing808 i agreed dude but dont tell that to the republicans couse they think they doing god.s job in ivading all these countries one talk host radio man said the irakies should be thankful of us for getting rid of sadam hussein and and they meaning the irakies should be erecting monuments of george bush all over irak for being so good to em wtf