Radiation From Iraq Detected In UK Atmosphere

[bridgit]

'High levels of depleted uranium (DU) have been measured in the atmosphere in Britain, transported on air currents from the Middle East and Central Asia. Scientists cited the U.S. bombing of Tora Bora, Afghanistan in 2001 and the “Shock and Awe” bombing during Gulf War II in Iraq in 2003 as one of the main reasons.

The role that such diverse groups and individuals as the Carlyle Group, George H.W. Bush, former Carlyle CEO Frank Carlucci, Los Alamos and Livermore labs, and U.S. and international pension fund investments have played in proliferating depleted uranium weapons is not well known. God save the queen from her complicity in turning planet Earth into a death star.'

http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/weapons_poison_europe.html

[Greeby]

1. ......

:scared:

[bridgit]

3. yup...

:scared:

[Joanne98]

2. The Bush family is trying to kill everybody on earth!

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

4. "American Free Press" is Willis Carto (arch fascist & leading

Holocaust denier) newspaper. It's not a good source.

[The Blue Flower]

5. If that's who they are...

then it's telling that they are reporting this. It is clearly not supportive of the war to do so.

[bananas]

6. here's a link to the The Sunday Times article reporting it

It was posted at DU when first reported.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2047373,00.html

The Sunday Times - Britain

The Sunday Times February 19, 2006

UK radiation jump blamed on Iraq shells
Mark Gould and Jon Ungoed-Thomas

RADIATION detectors in Britain recorded a fourfold increase in uranium levels in the atmosphere after the “shock and awe” bombing campaign against Iraq, according to a report.

Environmental scientists who uncovered the figures through freedom of information laws say it is evidence that depleted uranium from the shells was carried by wind currents to Britain.

Government officials, however, say the sharp rise in uranium detected by radiation monitors in Berkshire was a coincidence and probably came from local sources.

The results from testing stations at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston and four other stations within a 10-mile radius were obtained by Chris Busby, of Liverpool University’s department of human anatomy and cell biology.

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[Warren Stupidity]

8. Oh no DU is perfectly harmless

Our leaders have assured us this is so. All reports of unexplained increases in mortality among this who come in contact with DU are therefore false. Tumors be damned, full speed ahead!

[DBoon]

16. Are there reports from other parts of Europe?

This would confirm or deny that the increase is from local sources

[IndyOp]

7. It's okay - it won't get to us, air doesn't circulate from all the way

over there to America. We have our own separate supply which is perfectly pure!

Sign me, Proud Graduate of the Bush Science Academy

:dunce:

[bvar22]

9. Halliburton rears its ugly head AGAIN!!!

Is there NO evil on Earth that Halliburton is not profiting from?

"Ironically, AWE was taken over three years ago by Halliburton, which at first refused to release key data as required by law to Busby."

It is past time to bust up this monster which now appears to be the Corporate face of US International plundering.

Calling Teddy Roosevelt!

[lanah]

13. They are everywhere

I wonder what other important data Halliburton is keeping hidden?

Perhaps we should lock Cheney up and start going through their files...

How can we continue to use Depleted Uranium? IT is SICK!!! GENOCIDE!! SOMEBODY STOP THEM!

[dogindia]

10. some links

http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/4/5878

and

http://www.sfbayview.com/081804/Depleteduranium081804.shtml

[sasha031]

11. these war criminals have finished off the planet

thanks for posting this...

[Ufomammut]

12. Yet further proof of the right's "apocalyptic" worldview

[cassiepriam]

14. Karma is an interesting thing isn't it?

Sometimes we don't have to wait until the next life to see it in action.

[Ufomammut]

15. Sadly, their bad karma is the world's bad karma

[cassiepriam]

17. It is beginning to look like Bush's bad karma may kill us all.

Some past life (reincarnation) experts say that Bush and his family were the ones who blew up Atlantis and caused it to sink, many eons ago. I used to laugh, but I am not laughing any more.

[FreedomRain]

18. No need to "wait for the mushroom cloud"

No need to "wait for the mushroom cloud," we'll take our radiation poisoning now, thank you.

[bridgit]

23. welcome to du, FreedomRain...

:hi: :kick:

[newyawker99]

26. Hi FreedomRain!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[file83]

19. Bush & Depleated Uranium: Poisoning the World, So You Don't Have to!!

[Pavulon]

20. Unlikely

not from heavy metal. Blast would have to propel radiation high enough to be moved by wind. Even so the results would be minimal.

Here is a graph showing the number of nuclear weapons detonated per year:
End of world? nope.



This article smells like crap.

[SidDithers]

21. I agree...

unless there are testing stations all over Europe with similar readings. It's kind of unbelievable that radiaton from Iraq would travel halfway around the world and be measured only by 5 stations, all in a 10 mile radius.

Sid

[bridgit]

22. ppfftt, that's a cure little chart, where'ja get it...

:rofl:

[Southsideirish]

24. They had their chance to throw out Blair and didn't do it.

[bridgit]

25. i feel similarly about Bush...

x(

[magellan]

28. The UK elects a party, not a PM.

To throw out Tony Blair the Brits would have had to throw out Labour, and ousting Labour would have meant a Tory takeover. (The Lib Dems aren't a viable third option...yet.) As it turned out, the Brits voted just enough opposition to weaken Labour's majority in parliament. Labour would do well to heed the warning.

Sorry if you already know this, but if you do then you should know that your blanket statement "they had their chance to throw out Blair" is misleading. It's not like US presidential elections at all.

[sable302]

27. Probably in ours as well

Just nobody's bothered to check yet.

[DrGonzoLives]

29. Proof?

What proof is there that these increased radiation levels are from DU weapons used in Iraq?

Sorry, but I find this more than a little hard to believe.

[Canuckistanian]

30. What's the reasoning behind Depleted Uranium?

Is it because it's such dense metal and can do the most harm?

Because it's radioactive?

It's being used to avoid disposing spent fuel rods?

Why is there so much of it?

I know the story about the uranium cartel, but it has to have SOME ultimate purpose.

[bridgit]

31. i believe it is the density yes...