[woofie]

America has bombed Iraq with weaponry that will pollute the soil and underground water with radiation for thousands of years. It also enhances its bombs with spent uranium to cause even greater harm to the people and the environment.

Some leftist out here(In NM) was satating this as fact...I assume he was quoting from sources such as this or is there any basis in fact for this accusation?

[jimtorr]

America has bombed Iraq with weaponry that will pollute the soil and underground water with radiation for thousands of years. It also enhances its bombs with spent uranium to cause even greater harm to the people and the environment.

I supose that what is referred to here is the "spent uranium" used in some types of anti-tank shells. Note that, as far as I know, only tanks fire shells with "spent-uranium" (to make them more dense, to more easily penetrate armor). It is not used in bombs, there's no point.

The radiation level is very low. Naturally occuring radon gas in the ground is more dangerous.

[theFIRMbss]

>Some leftist out here(In NM) was satating this as fact...I assume he was quoting from sources...

British activists
have been very passionate
about depleted

uranium. They've
been on CNN, and have
lots of big web sites.

(FYI, again
Ramsey Clark has been working
on this issue, too.)