Iraq and depleted Uranium

[Jim heartfield]

In message <B03898593BC0D011A5B50060973D0F5C5665D2 at rlm_exch1.rlmnet.com>
, Carl Remick <cremick at rlmnet.com> writes
>       Re Jim Heartfield's observation: "Quite real atrocities were
>suffered by Iraqi soldiers and civilians alike. Continuing health
>problems arising from depleted Uranium shells and other chemical weapons
>used by the allies continue to be a real health hazard in the Gulf."
>
>       I have seen coverage, on the London-based ITN World News, of
>Iraqi civilian health problems caused by allies' use of depleted-uranium
>shells in the Gulf War,  but I haven't seen ONE WORD of coverage on this
>topic in U.S. media.  Have I just been inattentive?

Whilst agreeing with Carl's drift, I'm peeved that ITN should get the
glory for covering the problem of depleted Uranium in Iraq, This was
covered two years earlier by my own magazine LM, at a time when ITN was
still pedalling the lie of Saddam's almighty war machine.

Hugh Livingstone and Kayode Olafamihan's reports from Iraq can be read
at:

http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM76/LM76_Iraq.html
http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM81/LM81_Iraq.html

More specifically when LM exposed ITN's pictures of the Trnpolje Camp as
less than they appeared to be, they started a writ of libel against LM,
under Britain's onerous libel laws. 

This 'censorship for hire' procedure, under which the wealthy can
silence opponents has been rumbling on for more than a year as ITN try
to price us out of the case by dragging out the pre-trial conference,
saddling us with spectacular fees.

The story of ITN' libel case against LM is at:

http://www.informinc.co.uk/ITN-vs-LM/index.html

-- 
Jim heartfield