VETERANS' RARE CANCERS RAISE FEARS OF TOXIC [AND RADIOACTIVE] BATTLEFIELD
The following article appeared in the NY SUN and was forwarded by those deeply concerned by the use of depleted uranium munitions:
| Veterans' Rare Cancers Raise Fears of Toxic Battlefields BY R. B. STUART - Special to the Sun August 6, 2007 URL: www.nysun.com/article/59915 In the wake of an Iraqi official last month blaming America's use of depleted uranium munitions in its 2003 "Shock and Awe" campaign for a surge in cancer there, the Defense Department is facing an October deadline for providing a comprehensive report to Congress on the health effects of such weapons. The report is required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, which President Bush signed into law last year. The request for the study is an outgrowth of claims by Iraq war veterans that exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic substances there has negatively affected their health and that, therefore, their illnesses should be recognized as war-related and the treatment covered by the Veterans Administration. ... ... To read the entire story, click on this link (pdf file) ... |
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