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Birth defects spike with U.S. use of 'special weaponry'

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:45 -0000

Babies born in Fallujah are showing deformities and falling ill on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say.

The spike in deformities and deaths among children resulted after “special weaponry” was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.

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UN Observer: DU crisis needs immediate action by world leaders

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:36:51 -0000

During the summer of 1991, the United States military had collected artillery, tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, conventional and unconventional munitions, trucks, etc. at Camp Doha in Kuwait. As result of carelessness this weapons depot caught fire with consequent catastrophic explosion resulting in death, injury, illness and extensive environmental contamination from depleted uranium and conventional explosives. Recently the emirate of Kuwait required the United States Department of Defense to remove the contamination.

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IRAQ: 'Special Weapons' Have a Fallout on Babies

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:16:58 -0000

The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special weaponry" was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.

After denying it at first, the Pentagon admitted in November 2005 that white phosphorous, a restricted incendiary weapon, was used a year earlier in Fallujah.

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Exposure to depleted uranium weapons causes disability - NEW EUROPE - The European News Source

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:03:15 -0000

The European Parliament said there should be a moratorium on the use of uranium weapons, including by the European Union and NATO, because “their use in warfare contradicts the rules and principles of international, humanitarian and environmental law.”

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European Parliament - Parliament calls for a global ban on depleted uranium weapons

Sat, 24 May 2008 20:57:10 -0000

In a resolution adopted on depleted uranium (DU) weapons, the House calls for a moratorium on their use, increased pressure for an international treaty to ban them, and more research on these weapons. The resolution "strongly reiterates its call on all EU Member States and NATO countries to impose a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium weapons and to redouble efforts towards a global ban." The resolution was adopted with 491 votes in favour, 18 against and 12 abstentions.

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Army says no risk to Big Isle from uranium | starbulletin.com | News | /2008/05/21/

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:18:31 -0000

HILO » Forty-year-old depleted uranium devices at the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island are a hazard on base, but not a hazard to the public, Army Col. Howard Killian told the Hawaii County Council yesterday.

Measurements show no radiation from depleted uranium is extending outside the nearly 109,000-acre base, and radiation inside is so low that devices made with uranium are hard to find, Killian said.

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Depleted Uranium Shells Used by U.S. Military Worse Than Nuclear Weapons

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:04:40 -0000

(NaturalNews) The use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions by the U.S. military may lead to a death toll far higher than that from the nuclear bombs dropped at the end of World War II.

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Afghan ministry denies evidence of depleted uranium | Reuters

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:08:36 -0000

KABUL, April 20 (Reuters) - The Afghan Public Health Ministry denied on Sunday a media report that there was evidence of nuclear contamination in the Tora Bora mountains of eastern Afghanistan.

The radio report said the ministry was investigating claims the Tora Bora mountains had been contaminated with radioactive material, the ministry said in a statement.

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