Nukes are nukes

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The Pentagon defends the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) weapons as safe, but the UN considers them WMD. There is a good write up on this issue in (of all places the Idaho Observer) Death by slow burn -- America nukes its own troops.

Even if DU was relatively safe, at the levels we use it (thousands of tons) and the way it is used (which explodes it into powder) even low levels of radiation could be deadly or have multigenerational health effects. That these effects are real is well documented -- everywhere we've gone to war. [Williams " Bush-Cheney have delivered upon 17 million Iraqis tons of depleted uranium (DU) weapons, a "liberation" gift that will keep on giving. Depleted uranium is a component of toxic nuclear waste, usually stored at secure sites. Handlers need radiation protection gear."]

Some further quotes from this well documented article

" DU remains "hot" for 4.5 billion years. Radiation expert Dr. Helen Caldicott confirms that the dust-laden winds of DU-contaminated war zones "will remain effectively radioactive for the rest of time."(20) The murderous dust storms which ensnared coalition troops during the first few days of the current invasion are sure to have significant health consequences. "

" George Bush's ongoing war in Afghanistan is also a nuclear war. Shortly after 9-11, the U.S. announced it would stockpile tactical nuclear weapons including small neutron bombs, nuclear mines and shells suited to commando warfare in Afghanistan.(29) In late September, 2001, Bush and Russian president Vladimir Putin agreed that the U.S. would use tactical nuclear weapons in Afghanistan while Putin would employ nuclear weapons against the Chechnyans.(30)"

" Drought-stricken Afghanistan's underground water supply is now contaminated by these nuclear weapons.(32) Experts with the Uranium Medical Research Center report that urine samples of Afghanis show the highest level of uranium ever recorded in a civilian population. Afghani soldiers and civilians are reported to have died after suffering intractable vomiting, severe respiratory problems, internal bleeding and other symptoms consistent with radiation poisoning. Dead birds still perched in trees are found partially melted with blood oozing from their mouths.(33) :

I would strongly encourage you to read the full article (which includes drug money laundering and other interest-protecting activites) and pass it on.

Posted by rowan at May 22, 2003 09:22 PM | Printable Version | [eMail this article!] |