First AMERICAN DU casualty

[antiaristo]

Radioactive Wounds of War<br>Tests on returning troops suggest serious health consequences of depleted uranium use in Iraq<br>By Dave Lindorff<br> <br><br>Gerard Matthew thought he was lucky. He returned from his Iraq tour a year and a half ago alive and in one piece. But after the New York State National Guardsman got home, he learned that a bunkmate, Sgt. Ray Ramos, and a group of N.Y. Guard members from another unit had accepted an offer by the New York Daily News and reporter Juan Gonzalez to be tested for depleted uranium (DU) contamination, and had tested positive.<br><br>Matthew, 31, decided that since he’d spent much of his time in Iraq lugging around DU-damaged equipment, he’d better get tested too. It turned out he was the most contaminated of them all.<br><br>Matthew immediately urged his wife to get an ultrasound check of their unborn baby. They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly. The right hand had only two digits. <br><br>So far Victoria Claudette, now 13 months old, shows no other genetic disorders and is healthy, but Matthew feels guilty for causing her deformity and angry at a government that never warned him about DU’s dangers.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2298/">www.inthesetimes.com/site...icle/2298/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[slimmouse]

<br> This is one issue in my opinion that REALLY needs pushing.<br><br> DU - Depleted Uranium. Culling by stealth of the "useless eaters" - except of course that US and coalition troops are returning to their shores ( eventually ) and dying (slowly) in their droves. At which point the "country" that they thought they served drops them like a piece of particularly pungent faeces.<br><br> If that wasnt bad enough, I almost weep when I consider the impact upon the ordinary Iraqui who will be exposed to these illnesses forever amen.<br><br> And their crime ? Lied about vis a vi WMDs, and then offered the supplementary excuse regarding "liberation" from a dictator - a dictator imposed upon them by the fucking liberators. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=slimmouse@rigorousintuition>slimmouse</A> at: 8/26/05 5:58 pm<br></i>

[ZeroHaven]

There's not enough money for veterans as it is.. they just shut down Walter Reed.. <br>irradiated people are highly likely to contract and spread contagious diseases..<br>some of which may have mutated too..<br>the vet's kids will need extra medical attention.. <br>survivors will pass down genetic mutations..<br>and that's only in the US..<br><br>Tell me this isn't the evil work of hell itself.<br><br>crap, maybe that's why my mom just found a patch of soccer-ball sized mushrooms. how far do those particles spread? <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/ZeroHaven/tinhat.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></p><i></i>

[antiaristo]

Can somebody suggest to sergeant Mathew that he take himself, his wife and baby Victoria down to Crawford, Texas? <p></p><i></i>

[slimmouse]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>There's not enough money for veterans as it is<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br> And why would that be ?<br><br> Nothing to do with the fact that all 'they' can spend of YOUR money, is going into firstly creating, and then conducting this 'never ending' war, which enriches the Halliburtons, Bechtels, and Carlyles of this world ( courtesy of "no bid" contracts) paid for by YOUR taxes?<br><br> I have recently come to believe that Blair is being set up for a position within the Carlyle war machine - Talk about a golden handshake - or selling his soul !<br><br> Meanwhile, No money for veterans ;<br><br> Nothing to do with the fact that "they" couldnt give a flying fork about the misery it creates for the ordinary American as he greets his "hero" - with a leg missing on average - if hes lucky to get back alive - or with the obvious internal damage caused by DU.<br> <br> And people will STILL try and tell us that the PTB "would never have done 9/11 to their own people" <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> What planet are these people from ? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> It always amazes me, that at the same time as Congress/ Parliament can approve billions of dollars/ pounds of OUR money for blowing innocent people up , these people have the tumerity to expect us to donate to the images of the starving in Africa, or the Tsunami victims.<br><br> Not that I would ever ignore those truly in need.<br><br> But my question is :<br><br> Why not the other way round - namely OUR taxes are collected for the starving and the Tsunami victims , and charitable donations are the source of financing for the merchants of death ?<br><br> One way to sort this mess out for sure <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=slimmouse@rigorousintuition>slimmouse</A> at: 8/26/05 6:42 pm<br></i>

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the link, Antiaristo, although I'd like to suggest that your title is slightly misleading. We were using depleted uranium shells and bombs during Gulf War I. Ever since Gulf War I veterans, my son included, began returning home and complaining of strange symptoms, the Pentagon has denied that any proof exists that there is a correlation between their maladies and DU effects. The veteran mentioned in your linked article is perhaps the "first" casualty to gain any widespread publicity and recognition.<br><br>In spite of the the Pentagon's denials, there is some hope that this horrifying result of modern warfare is being recognized:<br><br>"A Scots ex-soldier has become the first veteran to win a pension appeal after being diagnosed with depleted uranium (DU) poisoning during the 1991 Gulf war.A Pension Appeal Tribunal Service hearing in Edinburgh accepted medical evidence provided by Kenny Duncan, of Clackmannan, previously dismissed by the MoD, which revealed he had become ill after service in the Middle East.<br>"Mr Duncan, 35, a driver with 7 Tank Transporter Regiment, helped move tanks destroyed by shells containing the poisonous dust.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://denniskyne.com/media/articles/kennyduncan/">denniskyne.com/media/arti...nnyduncan/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Readers might note with some irony that the above appeal and resolution took place in Scotland. <br><br>Those interested in researching "depleted uranium poisoning" (19,900 hits): <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://tinyurl.com/8d6cj">tinyurl.com/8d6cj</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Those interested in researching "depleted uranium" (712,000 hits): <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cuo4k">tinyurl.com/cuo4k</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>