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This is a quote from this article: > Depleted uranium (DU) is a heavy substance, 1.7 times as dense as > lead, and used in armour-piercing munitions. Many Gulf War veterans > believe it is implicated in a range of medical problems they are > suffering from, known collectively as Gulf War Syndrome. Our Government does not want to acknowledge the possible problems with DU. In particular Iraq is facing an enormous increase in cancers and birth defects in the affected regions (and the genocidal sanctions have prevented them dealing with these effectively). There seems to be a conspiracy of silence when it comes to Iraqi civilian casualties. Our only chance of getting our Government to help these Iraqis is if you report these possible problems. If you have not heard about these problems in Iraq I can provide some references for you. Mark Parkinson Cornwall -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi