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Greetings, >A week or so ago, I wrote to this list that a new organization was forming. >This is their first statement. Their website is still under construction. You >will recognize the names involved. Below is their first statement, with >contact names and info on how to donate, etc. It essentially says, we KNOW DU >is illegal and a crime against humanity, and genetic integrity, so the next >step is remediation...apologies if you receive the text not aligned properly, >Philippa Winkler > > CHILD RADIATION VICTIMS OF WAR<BR> > > >Aims to give grassroots support to communities<BR> >suffering from the radiological and toxicological<BR> >effects of war. >Constitution: > >Working group: > >Joanne Baker >Mabel Sumner >Sanaa Al-Khayyat >Abdul-Haq Al-Ani >Beatrice Boctor >Felicity Arbuthnot > >Overview: > >The Environment and War. > >Modern warfare leaves a serious radiological and toxic<BR> >legacy. This is due mainly to the deliberate targeting<BR> >of nuclear and chemical sites and the use of uranium<BR> >or depleted uranium metal in conventional weaponry. No<BR> >clean up of target areas is offered and vital<BR> >information regarding the location of sites and the<BR> >nature of the weapons used in generally withheld. This<BR> >has resulted in health crises in Iraq and surrounding<BR> >countries, the Balkans and Afghanistan. <BR> ><BR> > Why Children?<BR> ><BR> >Children are most susceptible to radiological and<BR> >toxic assault at a cellular level because of their<BR> >fast cell growth. Many are also affected within the<BR> >womb. Pre and post natal screening and support would<BR> >be offered to women in exposed areas.<BR> ><BR> ><BR> >Project Iraq<BR> ><BR> >During the 1991 Gulf War around 350 tons of depleted<BR> >uranium was used in southern Iraq and many chemical<BR> >facilities were bombed. Shortly after the war a German<BR> >professor noted disturbing health trends amongst the<BR> >Iraqi population. These included :<BR> ><BR> >1. A considerable increase in infectious diseases<BR> >caused by most severe immunodeficiences in a great<BR> >part of the population.<BR> ><BR> >2. Frequent occurrence of massive herpes and zoster<BR> >afflictions, also in children;<BR> > AIDS-like syndromes.<BR> ><BR> >3. A hitherto unknown syndrome caused by renal and<BR> >hepatic dysfunctions.<BR> ><BR> >4. Leukaemia, aplastic anaemia and malignant<BR> >neoplasms.<BR> ><BR> >5. Congenital deformities caused by genetic defects,<BR> >which are also found in animals and plants.<BR> ><BR> >6. Cancer rates in Iraq have now increased 10 fold,<BR> >with the incidence of cancers and leukaemia among<BR> >children in Basra rising 384.2% and 300%. respectively<BR> >There has also been a substantial increase in genetic<BR> >disorders including neural tube defects which have had<BR> >a notable 55% rise between 1998 and 2000; a<BR> >staggering<BR> >250 000 increase in eye deformity and a 4.5 increase<BR> >in Down’s Syndrome births.<BR> ><BR> ><BR> >The ammount of uranium or depleted uranium used by<BR> >U.S.-led coalition forces during their attack on Iraq<BR> >in March and April is unknown but may have been<BR> >between 1000 and 2000 tons. The looting of nuclear<BR> >sites and chemical sites is also posing a longterm<BR> >health crisis.<BR> ><BR> >Aims of the Project:<BR> ><BR> >1. Aim to support doctors and health workers on the<BR> >ground in Iraq.<BR> ><BR> > Learning from the Chernobyl experience!<BR> ><BR> >Scientists at the Research Institute of Radiation<BR> >Medicine and Endocrinology in Minsk, Belarus, have<BR> >looked at many ways of treating children exposed to<BR> >radionucleides.<BR> ><BR> >One such study has been on the use of Spirulina.<BR> ><BR> >Spirulina is a blue-green algae. It is a 60%<BR> >all-vegetable protein, rich in beta carotene,<BR> >iron,vitamin B-12 and the rare essential fatty<BR> >acid,GLA. It offers a striking profile of vitamins,<BR> >minerals and phytonutrients. It is potentially a<BR> >valuable means of<BR> >self-help for Iraqi people.<BR> ><BR> >The following studies have been made:<BR> >a. Spirulina- natural sorbent of radionucleides. By<BR> >L.P. Loseva and I.V. Dardynskaya. Sep 1993. Research<BR> >Institute of Radiation Medicine, Minsk,Belarus. 6th<BR> >Int'l Congress of Applied Algology, Czech Republic.<BR> >Belarus<BR> >. <BR> >Spirulina, a natural food supplement, reduced urine<BR> >radioactivity levels by 50% in only 20 days. This<BR> >result was achieved after giving 5 grams a day to<BR> >children at the Institute of Radiation Medicine in<BR> >Minsk, Belarus. The Institute has developed a program<BR> >to treat 100 children every 20 days. This 1993 report<BR> >confirms 1990-91 research on the beneficial health<BR> >effects of spirulina on children with radiation<BR> >sickness. It concludes: "Use of spirulina decreases<BR> >radioaction dose load received from food contaminated<BR> >with radionuclides, Cesium-137 and Strontium-90.<BR> >Spirulina is favorable for normalizing the adaptative<BR> >potential of children's bodies in conditions of<BR> >long-lived low dose radiation." <BR> > <BR> >b. Means to normalize the levels of immunoglobulin E,<BR> >using the food supplement Spirulina. by L. Evets, et<BR> >al. 1994. Grodenski State Medical Univ. Russian<BR> >Federation Committee of Patents and Trade. Patent<BR> >(19)RU (11)2005486. Jan. 15, 1994. Russia. <BR> ><BR> >Immunoglobulin E (IgE) of children living in highly<BR> >radioactive areas is greatly above normal. Studies<BR> >with 270 children show that consuming about 5 grams<BR> >per day of spirulina tablets normalized IgE within 6<BR> >weeks. Children not consuming spirulina did not change<BR> >IgE levels. No side effects were observed. Spirulina<BR> >lowers the amount of IgE in the blood, which in turn<BR> >normalizes and reduces allergies in the body. <BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> >c. Spirulina platensis and specialties to support<BR> >detoxifying pollutants and to strengthen the immune<BR> >system. by L.P. Loseva. Sep 1999. Research Institute<BR> >of Radiation Medicine, Minsk, Belarus. 8th Int'l<BR> >Congress of Applied Algology, Italy. Belarus. <BR> ><BR> >Main purpose of the study is researching the influence<BR> >of spirulina platensis on the immune system on<BR> >normalization of peroxide lipid oxidation and<BR> >anti-oxidant activity, also on the content of<BR> >long-life radionucleides. In the studies were involved<BR> >children and teenagers residing in the areas with<BR> >radiant pollution and people injured by the Chernobyl<BR> >catastrophe. To achieve desirable results with<BR> >spirulina it is recommended to take it during 3 months<BR> >and if not continued, this course should be repeated<BR> >in half a year again.<BR> ><BR> > Possible therapeutic mechanisms:<BR> >(i) The natural combination of nutrients supports the<BR> >formation of non-absorbable complexes of<BR> >radionucleides through analogues such as calcium,<BR> >potassium, etc., and promotes their excretion. <BR> >(ii) the general intake of easily digestible micro and<BR> >macro elements of spirulina has a positive influence<BR> >on many functions of the immune system.<BR> ><BR> >2. Spirulina Farming<BR> >Aim to establish sustainable production and<BR> >distribution routes within Iraq.<BR> ><BR> >3. Try to send self-help structures for small<BR> >communities to co-operate to produce clean water.<BR> ><BR> >4. Educational support at a grassroots level. People<BR> >are seriously at risk because they are not aware of<BR> >the dangers of internal radiation. Children play on<BR> >the burnt out tanks and bomb craters. They play with<BR> >DU penetrators and other scraps of metal.<BR> >These they may collect and take back to their homes.<BR> >During the recent looting of nuclear sites, containers<BR> >of uranium hexafloride were emptied and used by<BR> >families to collect and store water in. This water is<BR> >being used to drink and bathe in. <BR> ><BR> >4. Testing for anthropogenic uranium within the body.<BR> ><BR> >5. Support to pay for both emergency treatment and<BR> >long term medication.<BR> ><BR> >6. Study and research new ways to combat ecological<BR> >pollution, especially radioactive pollution.<BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> >If the Iraq project is successful, it could be<BR> >extended to countries such as Afghanistan and the<BR> >Balkans.<BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> >For more details contact: Beatrice Boctor at:<BR> >baraka379@yahoo.co.uk<BR> >Web address: www.desertconcerns.org<BR> ><BR> >For those who want to send donations:<BR> >BANK DETAILS: Child Radiation Victims of War<BR> > Sort Code: 40-16-07<BR> > Account No: 61164643<BR> > HSBC<BR> > 58 Chesterton Road<BR> > Cambridge CB4 1EW<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> ><BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> >________________________________________________________________________<BR> >Want to chat instantly with your online friends? 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