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This is not for the faint of heart and this is not a joke. Here are some of the victims of nuclear fallout from the war in Afghanistan:
http://www.rense.com/general74/afgg.htm
If you are pregnant or have recently had a child you may not want to look at this link. The images are very graphic.
"In 1991, the United States and its Persian Gulf War allies blasted the vehicles with armor-piercing shells made of depleted uranium -- the first time such weapons had been used in warfare -- as the Iraqis retreated from Kuwait. The devastating results gave the highway its name.
Today, nearly 12 years after the use of the super-tough weapons was credited with bringing the war to a swift conclusion, the battlefield remains a radioactive toxic wasteland -- and depleted uranium munitions remain a mystery."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/95178_du12.shtml
It is the responsibility of the person reading these clips to become aware of the issues and then consult a variety of sources to see how they feel about it and to filter what is real and what is not. What is posted here is just to alert people to the fact that such things exist. I certainly can't single-handedly chase down all the links and filter them on everyone else's behalf.