Radioactive bullets and missiles to Afghanistan??

[Brenda Rosser]

Hi folks
Information I gleaned recently from the New International magazine states
that there is enough depleted uranium in Iraq (alone) to be responsible for
the deaths of approximately 800,000 people per decade for the next billion
or so years.

If, as it appears, the US is using DU in Afghanistan, then this act should
be regarded as a crime against humanity and be immediately acted upon by the
United Nations as a matter of urgency.
Brenda Rosser

Veterans' alert on uranium shells

By Macer Hall (Filed: 23/09/2001)

Sunday 23 September 2001

Telegraph Network

SHELLS with depleted uranium tips are being transported to the Middle East
for use in the war against terrorism despite concerns of health threats to
thousands of Nato service personnel, The Telegraph has learnt. Veterans of
the Gulf War and the Balkans who believe that the armour-piercing ammunition
caused them to suffer leukaemia and other illnesses, last night gave a
warning that a new generation of service personnel could be at risk. Nato
has been investigating complaints by former service personnel from several
European countries that radioactive dust spread by the weapons made them
ill. ...

*****

Bernie McPhillips, of the Gulf Families Association, another campaign group,
said: "If they go ahead with a ground invasion, it is more than likely that
depleted uranium weapons will be used and there will be consequences for our
troops. Until they develop a new weapon, depleted uranium will continue to
be used."

Full article

More on Depleted Uranium

International Action Center
39 West 14th Street, Room 206
New York, NY 10011
email: iacenter at action-mail.org
En Espanol: el_iac at yahoo.com
web: http://www.iacenter.org/
CHECK OUT SITE    http://www.mumia2000.org/
phone: 212 633-6646
fax:   212 633-2889
To make a tax-deductible donation,
go to   http://www.peoplesrightsfund.org/