Pretplatnik liste, izvesni Aleks aleks@netwurx.net je preporucio odlazak na
http://www.iacenter.org/
Ja sam odmah pozvao ljude iz te organizacije, International Action Center
(zanimljivo je da je to organizacija Remzi Klarka, anti ratnog aktiviste
cija je poseta SRJ bila opisana na SRT), i zena iz te organizacije mi je
objasnila kako je u pitanju depleted uranium (DU) - znaci vec iskorisceni
uranijum, koji se zbog svog denziteta stavlja (u stanju slicnom stanju
krema) tj. maze na rakete i artiljeriju kako bi probio kroz tenk
Ili drugu vrstu teskog oruzja. Kada dodje do eksplozije, onda se deo tog
uraniuma pretvara u uranium-oksid
Koji onda u zavisnosti od vetra i drugih vremenskih prilika tumara, postaje
deo kise, prasine, zemljista i sl.
Cini se da nema nikakvih kratkotrajnih efekata na ljude koji se nalaze na
samom terenu borbe - stanovnici ili vojnici. Ali dugorocni efekti,
specijalno za majke u prva tri meseca trudnoce, kao i za sve ostale
stanovnike regiona gde ova materija moze da pomogne u stvaranju raka. U
Irackom regionu Basra gde su se vodila intenzivna borbena dejstva, navodno
je zabelezen mnogo veci broj defekata pri porodjaju i slucaja tzv. decije
leukemije.
Moja sagovornica je preporucila sledece izvore za nastavak istrazivanja:
Depleted Uranium Citizens Project, Government Documents on Depleted Uranium,
Magazine "Technical Reports" od Juna 1995 i naravno knjigu "Metal of
Dishonor" - depleted uranium.
Naravno sagovornica je preporucila dobro pranje svih namirnica, iako je
rekla da bi u regionu borbi i voda posle odredjenog vremena bila
kontaminirana. U svakom slucaju, cini se da su pod najvecim rizikom zene
koje su tek zatrudnile i koje stanuju u samom rejonu borbi - verovatno
najvise na Kosovu i u Beogradskim predgradjima.
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 03:29:48 -0800
To: kosovo@yurope.com, postmaster@gal.bits.net
From: Nik Stankovic <nik@galaxy-net.net>
Subject: this, too, is genocide
San Francisco Chronicle April 1, 1999:
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http://www.sfchronicle.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/examiner/hotnews/stories/0
1/uranium.dtl&type=printable
As the war against Yugoslavia escalates, NATO is expected to send U.S. Air
Force attack jets to blast Yugoslav tanks with depleted uranium - a
radioactive ammunition prized as a "tank killer" and deplored as a
long-term threat to human health.
[..]
Wood, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, dismissed concerns about the
health and environmental effects of depleted uranium, saying everything in
life is a trade-off.
[..]
However, radiation expert Rosalie Bertell said DEPLATED URANIUM IS HIGHLY
TOXIC TO HUMANS. Bertell, president of the International Institute of
Concern for Public Health, called its use in Yugoslavia radiation and TOXIC
CHEMICAL WARFARE that must be denounced.
[..]
Sullivan also warned of the environmental hazards posed by depleted
uranium, which has a HALF-LIFE OF 4.5 BILLION YEARS.
"In Yugoslavia, it's expected that DEPLATED URANIUM WILL BE FIRED IN
AGRICULTURAL AREAS, PLACES WHERE LIVESTOCK GRAZE AND WHERE CROPS ARE GROWN,
thereby introducing the spectre of POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE FOOD
CHAIN," he said.
Web Site http://www.nonukes.com/
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http://www.nonukes.org/metasec1.htm
BIOMEDICAL EFFECTS
The greatest threat of radioactivity to life as we know it is DAMAGE TO THE
GENE POOL, the genetic make-up of all living species. GENETIC DAMAGE FROM
RADIATION EXPOSURE IS CUMULATIVE OVER LIFETIMES AND GENERATIONS.
[..]
Even low-dose exposures are carcinogenic after extended exposure (Gofman
1990). The current generation, the one in utero, and all that follow may
suffer CANCERS, IMMUNE SYSTEM DAMAGE, LEUKEMIAS, MISCARRIAGES, STILLBIRTHS,
DEFORMITIES, AND FERTILITY PROBLEMS. While many of these health problems
are on the rise, individuals cannot prove either increase in "background"
radiation or specific exposure as the cause. Only epidemiological evidence
is scientifically acceptable to impute cause. Perhaps the most extreme
outcome over time would be SIMPLY THE WHOLESALE CESSATION OF THE ABILITY TO
REPRODUCE. RADIATION IS A KNOWN CAUSE OF STERILITY (Gofman 1981)
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What are you going to do to prevent THIS genocide?
Nikola Stankovic
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