Depleted Uranium is Radiation Crisis in Iraq

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Depleted-Uranium-The-Emer-by-Don-Lieber-091124-39.html

Promoted to Headline (H4) on 11/24/09:
Depleted Uranium,
The Emerging Radiation Crisis in Iraq
and US Students:
Vermont Takes Lead with Divestment

For OpEdNews: Don Lieber - WriterOn Oct 24, The Board of Trustees at the University of Vermont adopted a resolution, without fanfare, to divest the University's investment funds from companies involved in the production of depleted uranium weapons (DU), citing the weapon's "indescriminate use" and "broad adverse effects to human health and the environment" 1)
This appears to be the first large University system in the United States to take this step, as reports are increasing out of Iraq suggesting an emerging radiation crisis in areas where these highly radioactive weapons have been used.

Many health professionals and scientists, including a former director of the Army's "Depleted Uranium Project" in Iraq, are documenting a dramatic rise in birth defects, cancers, genetic mutations and other conditions consistant with severe radiation exposure from Fallujah and Basra - where major battles included the use of DU weapons by US forces.

Disturbing photos show grotesque malformations including huge hydroencephaly (enlarged heads), webbed fingers and eyelids, and severe organ protrusions (photos available at cited reference) 2)