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The terror of depleted uranium (DU)

Depleted uranium as a direct result of US-UK-Israeli neocon policy is wreaking ruin over Iraq, infecting civilians and especially children and lowering their immunity to other diseases such as the measles, infecting livestock, the air and environment, and the serving soldiers as well.

From the web-video intro:

1,000-2,000 TONS DU Spread Over Iraq’s Cities: The President of the United States, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Prime Minister of Israel must acknowledge and accept responsibility for the willful use of illegal uranium munitions—their own “dirty bombs”—resulting in adverse health and environmental effects. A shell coated with depleted uranium pierces a tank like a hot knife through butter, exploding on impact into a charring inferno. As tank armour, it repels artillery assaults. It also leaves behind a fine radioactive dust with a half-life of 4.5 billion years. More on DU: http://www.apfn.org/apfn/DU.htm

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