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hmm, i dont recall saying how many have died of exposure to DU.. i can tell you that the US military says its harmless and that it wanted to prove it .. they SAID they were going to take blood samples of all military in theater with DU munitions but then decided on a questionaire instead.. then they didnt even do that(gee i wonder why).. and i can tell you that the british forces HAVE sampled blood before and after working in theater with DU rounds so we should learn something from that. The only numbers i cited recently are how many tons we have used. how many dead?? i don't claim to know but i believe a few sources and feel very strongly that they will be vindicated in the long run.. hopefully it wont be as long as vietnam protesters had to wait. I also believe that the numbers will be strongly attacked.. could you imagine the reparations that would have to be paid if DU were considered a wmd? and finally i do believe that DU is the number one cause of Gulf War Syndrome.. and expect to see soldiers coming forward with symptoms similar to gwI syndrome.. if its true, this won't go away.. if not.. ill admit i was barking up the wrong tree..

don't forget that scientists readily admit they mostly don't operate on a moral basis, they operate on a financial basis.. why would anybody that is pro-american fund a real study on DU? i'm betting (and would love to be proven wrong) that any studies on the effect of du are bought out by right wing or corporate criminal institions to protect the wmd industry.