Iraqi cancer figures soar depleted uranium from US military equipment blamed


	Iraqi cancer figures soar depleted uranium from US military equipment blamed

tabsey

10-14-2009 7:53 AM

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10-14-2009 11:38 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

D.U. has a half-life of 4.5 billion years which, for all intents and purposes, means that Iraq will be contaminated forever.

10-15-2009 6:34 AM

JackieDel

Shocking. The Bush administration + his bully allies who went along with his lies should be tried for war crimes.

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Doctors in Iraq are recording a sharp rise in the number of cancer victims south of Baghdad. Sufferers in the province of Babil have risen almost tenfold in just three years.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.politicalforum.com/latest-world-news/97141-iraqi-cancer-figures-soar-depleted-uranium-us-military-equipment-blamed.html#post1780640"><DIV>
Locals blame depleted uranium from US military equipment used in the 2003 invasion. Some 500 cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2004 alone. That figure rose to almost 1,000 two years later.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.politicalforum.com/latest-world-news/97141-iraqi-cancer-figures-soar-depleted-uranium-us-military-equipment-blamed.html#post1780640"><DIV>
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