Army Recruitment Centre Demonstration
G | 15.07.2008 12:11 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | London
Policemen waiting for us at the meeting point in Waterloo station
There was particular focus on the use of nuclear weapons such as depleted uranium munitions which has left Iraq and Afghanistan littered with around a millions pounds of radioactive dust causing monstrous birth deformities and soaring rates of cancer throughout. It was a wake up call to all taxpayers to account for their complicity by funding such atrocities.
Some sported banners asking questions such as “would you die for a lie” referring to the infamous “dodgy dossier” where it was claimed the facts were fixed around the policy to enable Britain to go to war. Many of the group were dressed in orange jump suits as worn by Guantanamo Bay detainees and peace songs were played into the street via a loud hailer.
In the stir, the group stood to represent all of those affected by war while ultimately evoking a message of peace to which hundreds of passers by expressed their support, including many school trippers and some “civvie street” soldiers who wished them well in their campaign with opposition from a few seemingly patriotic passers by. The group maintained their non-violent approach and willingness to engage in discussion on all sides of this on-going controversy.
Please visit:
http://www.makewarshistory.org.uk and find out what you can do to stop the killing Video of the demonstration from We Are Change UK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQl_Cyx7-IY Video of the demonstration from Friction.tv:
http://www.friction.tv/ftv_debate.php?debate_id=3384 The next Peace Action takes place Thursday 17th July.
Meeting place: Outside Charing Cross Station @ 1.PM
Time: 1PM – 8PM
If you cant meet us at 1PM, feel free to join us later- we’ll be going on til 8PM (contact 07515166011 on the day for details of our location)
Wear a costume, bring and instrument, a banner, a bullhorn, anything you like. Most importantly bring yourself.
All attendees are encouraged to show respect to everyone and maintain a peaceful and non violent attitude at all times.
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Meanwhile at Dublin's GPO - protest at U.S. Cannon Fodder Being Through Shannon
16.07.2008 12:07
GPO
False Information about Depleted Uranium
28.07.2008 08:54
"There was particular focus on the use of nuclear weapons such as depleted uranium munitions which has left Iraq and Afghanistan littered with around a millions pounds of radioactive dust causing monstrous birth deformities and soaring rates of cancer throughout. It was a wake up call to all taxpayers to account for their complicity by funding such atrocities."
Depleted Uranium dust is a figment of the propagandist's imagination that the anti-war activists believe because they do not know that DU is naturally occuring Uranium 238, that they breathe in, ingest and drink a very small amount of natural uranium, including U238, every day of their lives and that this is the same everywhere on the planet.
DU was probably not even used in Afghanistan. DU kinetic energy penetrators were used in the Gulf War and in the drive on Baghdad in 2003 to kill tanks and armored vehicles. They are not used on any other targets than tanks. There were no tank-to-tank battles in Afghanistan. DU was not used to bomb Tora Bora because there are no bombs that contain DU. Mohammed Daud Miraki, whose photos were used by Brian Haw and appeared in your Tate Museum reproduction of Haw's peace encampment, is a con artist. The State of Illinois shut down his non-profit charity in 2005 but he continues to solicit donations. Some of the photos that Miraki claims to have taken in Afghanistan of those monstrous birth defects first appeared in a German Doctor's book after he came back from being indoctrinated by Saddam's government in 1993. At least one of his photos was immediately challenged when it appeared in the British Medical Journal. Unfortunately, all of his photos of Miraki's claimed photos, have not appeared in a comparable medical journal. I am quite sure that if they did that every single one would be challenged by a number of the physicians who view it as being due to rare genetic diseases and not due to depleted uranium as claimed by Saddam's propaganda.
Dr Tillman Keller of the German publisher advised as follows: the first two of your photos show - in my mind - babys with the Harlequin Fetus Syndrome, see
The British Medical Journal published this correction (the misattributed photo in question was the only photo that they had previously published with the article)
BMJ. 1999 August 28; 319(7209): 535. PMCID: PMC56826
Copyright © 1999, British Medical Journal
Gulf war leaves legacy of cancer
This corrects the article "Gulf war leaves legacy of cancer" on page 401b.
In this news story (14 August, p 401) we published a picture of a “boy with unknown skin disease thought to be linked with use of depleted uranium.” This caption was incorrect. We received several electronic responses (www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/319/7207/401/a) pointing out that this disease is dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
The following are more recent and comprehensive references about depleted uranium
Depleted Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Postconflict Assessment
Tab - F - Use of DU in the Gulf War
The effectiveness of DU as an anti-tank munition and as armor is vividly demonstrated at the top of this page
Radiological Conditions in Areas of Kuwait With Residues of Depleted Uranium
Includes Appendix III - Experiments to Examine Resuspension
Urine Testing for DU
Detailed 2 Page Discussion of DU Screening
These and many more links are provided at
Roger Helbig
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DUStory-owner@yahoogroups.com
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http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DUStory/message/76