mostly nuggets

blessed britons

Depleted uranium was used in Bosnia in 1995 and cancers had risen threefold by 1997. DU weapons were extensively used in the recent war in the Balkans. Radiation readings in Hungary, Bulgaria and Greece have recorded air samples exceeding by 40 times the recommended safety limit of radiation associated with DU. The British Ministry of Defence points out that Armed Forces Minister Douglas Henderson had given strict instructions that no troops were to approach any target which might have been hit by DU unless they were wearing protective clothing against radiation. Asked about the problem of the people living in and returning to the region, the Ministry of Defence said that was for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to resolve. DU weapons have now been sold to 17 countries.

mad world

Recently, I heard a rather sinister story, which sadly tends to be illustrative, about a project for health education for Romani children. This project, probably funded by European money, wanted to educate Romani children how to properly wash their hands and use soap. The only problem encountered in that project was the total absence of water supply in those settlements, the first pre-condition for Roma to be able to wash their hands.

— Joaquin Cortes

Speech to the European Parliament

laying the foundations for war

Submitted by antarchi on June 28, 2007 - 02:35.

Rumsfeld... had ordered the increased attacks on Iraqi military installations in May 2002, five months before Congress authorized military action and six months before the UN passed Resolution 1441... Lieutenant General T. Michael Moseley ... told a coalition briefing ... that allied aircraft flew 21,736 sorties dropping more than 600 bombs on 391 carefully selected targets before the war officially started in March 2003.