DU Conference at the United Nations Church Center in October 2012.
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“Birth defects soar in Fallujah, key battleground in Iraq War,” Asahi Newspaper Digital, April 3
This is only the introductory part, but I hope you can get a glimpse of this report, which was about a half-page in length. www.asahi.com/english/articles/TKY201304020136.html
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“The Iraq War and depleted uranium shells: A need to examine Japan’s participation and establish “peace diplomacy” (March 23, 2013)
March 29, 2013 The Iraq War and depleted uranium shells: A need to examine Japan’s participation and establish “peace diplomacy”
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Iraq: War’s legacy of cancer, Aljazeera, March 15, 2013
aje.me/ZNJBgc 2) Depleted Uranium Contamination is Still Spreading in Iraq 19 March 2013 By Mike Ludwig, Truthout bit.ly/10iCj6z Depleted Uranium Contamination is Still Spreading in Iraq19 March 2013By Mike Ludwig, bit.ly/10iCj6z
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Iraq War Anniversary: Birth Defects And Cancer Rates At Devastating High In Basra And Fallujah (VIDEO) The Huffington Post, March 20, 2013
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Dangers of depleted uranium weapons raised at international symposium in Hiroshima
www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/article.php?story=20130318131000429_en
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Iraq War’s 10th Anniversary: Actions in Japan
March 20, 2013, is to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.
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Mystery in Iraq: Are US Munitions to Blame for Basra Birth Defects? – SPIEGEL ONLINE (12.18.2012)
Mystery in Iraq: Are US Munitions to Blame for Basra Birth Defects? – SPIEGEL ONLINE (12.18.2012) bit.ly/Uag5S6
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UN General Assembly supports precautionary approach to depleted uranium weapons
[From ICBUW] 155 states have supported a resolution calling for a precautionary approach to depleted uranium weapons during voting at the UN General Assembly. 3 December 2012 – ICBUW
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Severe Birth Defects Soar in Post-War Iraq Sunday, Truthout, 28 Oct. 2012
By Julia Kallas, Inter Press Service | Interview A new study confirms what many Iraqi doctors have been saying for years – that there is a virtual epidemic of rare congenital birth defects in cities that suffered bombing and artillery…
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12/10/14, Independent Iraq records huge rise in birth defects New study links increase with military action by Western forces
Sarah Morrison Sunday, 14 October 2012 “The new findings, published in the Environmental Contamination and Toxicology bulletin, will bolster claims that US and Nato munitions used in the conflict led to a widespread health crisis in Iraq.
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“The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah”（Foreign Policy in Focus, 11. 23, 2011)
The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah, by Hannah Gurman, （Foreign Policy in Focus, November 23, 2011) “So far, the mainstream press in the United States has been completely silent. As far as I can tell, no major U.S. news outlet has…
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Paralympics and “Imagine”: Stories of the Iraqi-born brothers without arms and legs: two decades after the Gulf War in which DU was used.
Ho w baby with no limbs abandoned outside Baghdad orphanage grew up into an heroic Paralympic swimmer (Mail Online, September 4)
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German documentary, “Sardina’s Deadly Secret,” aired on August 26
German documentary, “Sardina’s Deadly Secret,” to be aired on August, 26, by ZDF in Germany This is about the damage probably caused by the various weapons, including DU rounds, tested at the largest NATO’s largest exercise range at Sardinia, Italy.
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AFP reports on Fallujah (August 8, 2012)
Still raw wounds greet US medics in Iraq’s Fallujah - bit.ly/Qe3rul
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Aljazeera, Inside Story Americas – Did the US cause Fallujah’s birth defects? (August 1, 2012)
Aljazeera, August 1, Inside Story Americas – Did the US cause Fallujah’s birth defects? www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9YQ1GimBDc&feature=youtube_gdata_player Aljazeera, Augsut 1, Fault Lines, Iraq: After the Americans （DU is mentioned at the beginning of the Part II） www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2012/07/2012724124452974165.html
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“Viewing the World by Uncovering ‘Hidden Realities': No Peace without Justice” (July, 2012)
This is an English translation of my essay for the latest issue of the Research News Letter by Hiroshima Peace Institute. www.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp/modules/peace_e/content0166.html
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9 years since the start of Iraq War: What’s happening now in Iraq? Training workshop for central and local supervisors on congenital birth defects survey, Iraq
Erbil, 29 February 2012 “H.E. Dr Taher Hawrami, Minister of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government, addresses participants at the workshop on the congenital birth defects survey Under the patronage of H.E Dr Taher Hawrami, the Minister of Health of…
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DU (nuclear waste) danger pointed out at a symposium held at AFRRI ( (Armed Forces Radiology Research Institute)
“A Review of Depleted Uranium Biological Effects: In Vivo Studies Presentation by Dr Alexandra Miller of the US Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) compiling the in vivo research by AFRRI and others into the biological effects of depleted uranium…
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Reports from Fallujah: Hiroshima, Feb. 25, 2012
On Feb. 25 we held a gathering at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum under the title, “’The One Year in Fukushima’ as Seen by Photo-Journalist, Naomi Toyoda: Linking Hiroshima, Chernobyl and Iraq; Together with Urgent Reports: What’s Happening Now in…
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Aljazeera’s report on Fallujah: US invasion leaves Iraq lasting scars, Dec. 24
Aljazeera reports on what’s happening at the Fallujah hospital now. Dr. Samira, who came to Japan for medical training last March, is making an appeal about the alarming rise of congenital deformities in Fallujah. (This 3 minute news clip contains…
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Showing of Uranio 238, American University in Washington DC, on Nov. 16.
Uranio 238, award-winning documentary on the DU problem to be shown at the American University on Nov. 16, 2011
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The International Action Day in Japan, 2011
1) October 15, Fukuoka The International Action Day-related Gathering Speaker: Katsumi Furitsu Title: The Future of the Earth and Radiatiaon: Hiroshima-Nagasaki, Chernobyle, Iraq, Fukushima Organizer: Fukuoka Campaign to Abolish Nuclear and Uranium Weapons 2) November 13, Tokyo The International Action…
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Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet (UCLA News Room)
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2011.8.6 Forum: Calling into Question the Nuclear System: Hiroshima, Iraq, Fukushima
This is a brief report about the DU-related gatherings we had in Hiroshima on August 6: (1) Every year we held a gathering for DU-campaigners early afternoon on August 6, but this year we decided to have a joint gathering,…
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“Wake UP”: A New Short Documentary on the Contamination by Uranium Minings in Australia This is from David Bradbury, Australian documentary director. Wake Up (12minutes) www.roxstop-action.org www.petitiononline.com/roxstop/petition.html —– It will explain how a decision about opening up Olympic…
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“Mr. New York Times, June 18, 2011: Karzai also complained of the environmental damage from coalition weapons.
“Mr. Karzai also complained of the environmental damage from coalition weapons. “Every time when their planes fly it makes smoke,” he said. “When they drop bombs, they have chemical materials in them. Our people get killed, but also our environment…
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Uranium 238: Pentagon’s Dirty Pool wins the Best Short Film Award at the Uranium Film Festival in Rio
Costa Rican production: URANIUM 238 – The Pentagon´s Dirty Pool wins best short film category of the First International Uranium Film Festival which ended Saturday night (28th of May 2011) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More here: www.bandepleteduranium.org/en/a/409.html PRESS RELEASE URANIUM…
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Costa Rica Passes Landmark Depleted Uranium Legislation
Subject: PRESS RELEASE English… Costa Rica Passes Landmark Depleted Uranium Legislation PRESS RELEASE San Jose, Costa Rica April 28th 2011 Costa Rica Passes Landmark Depleted Uranium Legislation Yesterday, April 27, 2011, the Congress of Costa Rica passed a law prohibiting…