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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

DEPLETED URANIUM - FAR WORSE THAN 9/11


"In 1979, depleted uranium (DU) particles escaped from the National Lead Industries factory near Albany, N.Y.,which was manufacturing DU weapons for the U.S military. The particles traveled 26 miles and were discovered in a laboratory filter by Dr. Leonard Dietz, a nuclear physicist. This discovery led to a shut down of the factory in 1980, for releasing morethan 0.85 pounds of DU dust into the atmosphere every month, and involved a cleanup of contaminated properties costing over 100 million dollars."

"Imagine a far worse scenario. Terrorists acquire a million pounds of the deadly dust and scatter it in populated areas throughout the U.S. Hundreds of children report symptoms. Many acquire cancer and leukemia, suffering an early and painful death. Huge increases in severe birth defects are reported. Oncologists are overwhelmed. Soccer fields, sand lots and parks, traditional play areas for kids, are no longer safe. People lose their most basic freedom, the ability to go outside and safely breathe. Sounds worse than 9/11? Welcome to Iraq and Afghanistan."

These are the weapons being used by the U.S. military every day. They know full well the dangers posed to anyone in the area where these weapons are used, yet they still use them. In my book, this is a crime against humanity. Read on, and decide for yourself.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Could it be that this DU could have already been in Iraq from the saddam era? I think it would take a few years for this dust to cause the types of symptoms and cancers they are seeing now.

8:34 PM EDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

superb write up

1:51 AM EDT  

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