God blessed thy depleted uranium
Here is another topic dear to my heart, depleted uranium. Since the US “intervention” in the Gulf region, cancer has jumped conciderably. For example, see here:
Iraqi doctors are making renewed efforts to bring to the world’s attention the growth in birth deformities and cancer rates among the country’s children. The medical crisis is being directly blamed on the widespread use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions by the US and British forces in southern Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War, and the even greater use of DU during the 2003 invasion.
However, the Iraqis are not the only targets. DU is not selective, and Coalition forces are under its spell as well. Veterans have been reporting various illnesses, which Pentagon and the govt try to supress.
From the first link:
In August 2004, the VA reported that over 518,739 Persian Gulf veterans were on medical disability since 1991.
If my memory serves me right, since the first Gulf war, about 10k young Gulf veterans died.
Jesus Christ that’s a hard picture.
I’ve kept up over the years on the US side (Gulf War Syndrome.) It’s another one of those situations that makes me sick because the deal is, they risk for us, we take care of them.
(I hope this comment gets through.)
Mike
Comment by mikevotes — 16 October, 2006 @ 19:29
I don’t have the article handy right now, but a lot of veterans end up on the street.
Comment by romunov — 16 October, 2006 @ 19:40
These filthy radioactive elements that we THREW around in a war caused by Republicans believing rumors of WMD. No wonder why I always vote Democrat.
Comment by Paul R Wilson — 4 February, 2009 @ 14:43