There are three old threads concerning the tired old "depleted uranium" controversy on the forum (maybe more), but all are old and arguments between purists, if there is any argument at all besides slamming what Fox news terms "junk science". On the other hand, the issue won't go away as long there is shock or propaganda value in people dying of cancers in areas of heavy fighting or bombardment, or where they give birth to deformed children. Meanwhile, the media focus has shifted from areas like Basra, the site of tank battles since the early 1990's, to Falluja, famous among activists for the use of white phosphorus in civilian areas.
So far, even if birth defects in Fallujah have risen since the heavy fighting is somewhat controversial - doctors say they have, but provide no documentation, or only as long as TV cameras are turned on them. Iraqui health officials say they haven't. Most activists appear to be doctors, probably because they have the strongest motivation for helping their patients.
I'm not interested in discussing "depleted uranium" lore here. What studies have been done regarding the frequency of these allegedly war-related ailments, or the causes of birth defects and cancers in Iraq, Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo? That includes mustard gas, chemical and biological weapons, water contamination, air pollution, psychological stress on the mother, malnutrition, death rays from space aliens, or whatever.
Also interesting are court documents, because they provide a condensed view of the relevant issues, or the issues one side thought relevant.
Studies:
Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective,
Rita Hindin, Doug Brugge and Bindu Panikkar (2005)
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/4/1/17
Chromosome aberration analysis in peripheral lymphocytes of Gulf War and Balkans War veterans,
Schröder H, Heimers A, Frentzel-Beyme R, Schott A, Hoffmann W.
Center of Environmental Research and Technology (UFT), University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12678382
and related citations on the same page, top right
Undiagnosed illnesses and radioactive warfare,
Duraković A., Uranium Medical Research Center, 3430 Connecticut Avenue/11854, Washington, DC 20008, USA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14515407
News:
WHO To Probe Rise In Iraq's Deformed Babies,
April 01, 2010 (april fool hoax?
)
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo...se-In-Deformed-Babies/Article/201003415590225
Lawsuit:
Gulf War Class action lawsuit against the suppliers of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons,
Gary B. Pitts and Michael J. Maloney (1994, 2003)
http://www.gulfwarvetlawsuit.com/
So far, even if birth defects in Fallujah have risen since the heavy fighting is somewhat controversial - doctors say they have, but provide no documentation, or only as long as TV cameras are turned on them. Iraqui health officials say they haven't. Most activists appear to be doctors, probably because they have the strongest motivation for helping their patients.
I'm not interested in discussing "depleted uranium" lore here. What studies have been done regarding the frequency of these allegedly war-related ailments, or the causes of birth defects and cancers in Iraq, Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo? That includes mustard gas, chemical and biological weapons, water contamination, air pollution, psychological stress on the mother, malnutrition, death rays from space aliens, or whatever.
Also interesting are court documents, because they provide a condensed view of the relevant issues, or the issues one side thought relevant.
Studies:
Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective,
Rita Hindin, Doug Brugge and Bindu Panikkar (2005)
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/4/1/17
Chromosome aberration analysis in peripheral lymphocytes of Gulf War and Balkans War veterans,
Schröder H, Heimers A, Frentzel-Beyme R, Schott A, Hoffmann W.
Center of Environmental Research and Technology (UFT), University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12678382
and related citations on the same page, top right
Undiagnosed illnesses and radioactive warfare,
Duraković A., Uranium Medical Research Center, 3430 Connecticut Avenue/11854, Washington, DC 20008, USA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14515407
News:
WHO To Probe Rise In Iraq's Deformed Babies,
April 01, 2010 (april fool hoax?
)http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo...se-In-Deformed-Babies/Article/201003415590225
Lawsuit:
Gulf War Class action lawsuit against the suppliers of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons,
Gary B. Pitts and Michael J. Maloney (1994, 2003)
http://www.gulfwarvetlawsuit.com/
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