Iraq Plans To Sue U.S. Over Depleted Uranium Bombs

According to Iraq’s Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, the ministry intends to  file a lawsuit against the United States and Great Britain for their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. According to Salim, the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment that during the first year of the invasion, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium — a deadly substance that doctors there say have greatly increased birth defects in babies born in Iraq.BAGHDAD, Iraq — According to Iraq’s Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, the ministry intends to  file a lawsuit against the United States and Great Britain for their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq since the 2003 invasion.

According to Salim, the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment that during the first year of the invasion, both countries had repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium — a deadly substance that doctors there say have greatly increased birth defects in babies born in Iraq.

A report generated by Iraqi military experts estimates that nearly 2,000 tons of depleted uranium bombs were exploded during the Bush years of the Iraq war, with atomic radiation vastly increasing the number of babies born with birth defects in the southern provinces of Iraq. Doctors there say they have been struggling to cope with the rise in the number of cancer cases — especially in areas where heavy U.S./British bombardment occurred.

They say that the high rate of birth defects and cancer cases will move as years go by to the central and northern provinces of Iraq since the radiation may penetrate the soil and water by air.

The ministry says it will seek compensation for the victims of these bombs, whose radiation travels in the air. A London scientist has provided evidence that radiation has already traveled from Iraq to London during “Shock and Awe.” The Iconoclast published a report on this entitled “Have DU Will Travel — Depleted Uranium Radiation From Iraq Blows Into UK” in March 2006 in which members of the science community, military insiders, and victims were interviewed. Here is that link to a pdf file (might take a few minutes to download):

http://www.iconoclastnews.com/online/2006/09iconoclast.pdf