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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 07:12 PM Original message |
Can You Say Depleted Uranium? |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Whoever says it's white phosphorus |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sorry but depleted Uranium is LESS dangerous (radioactivity wise) than naturally occurring uranium. |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Uranium in any form is "bad shit". Just ask the Navajos!!!!! They |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It's apparently still dangerous... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Ah, but what if it's atomized? |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That's what i would say |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. And it's not just the radioactivity. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I know . In the same way we have done it here over decades |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. SO there are more 4 headed babies in Falluja than in Hiroshima and Kosovo |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Tell me why we are there and what we have gained ? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. A giant fuckup. We have NOTHING to show for our time there. |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Not all heavy metals are extremely toxic. |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. radioactivity wise you're correct. But it's still a toxic heavy metal. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Exactly right |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Ok.. as a toxic heavy metal it's still not really that much different than lead or tungsten. |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. true, but the issue is ease of ingestion after usage. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. That's not exactly a high bar you're setting for it there. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. and THAT wouldn't be dangerous EITHER (except that it would be heavy |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
40. Actually... that wouldn't BE a "dirty bomb" |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Here's an expert that disagrees... |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Nope, DU is a political target. The science is done by the WHO and |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. With "experts" like that... who needs made up facts? |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. except that, the fine du dust gets in the lungs. nt |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
41. When it's exploded in a round it is reduced to such a fine dust |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Only partially correct |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. Innocent Babies?? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Huh? Do you have no compassion for the Iraqis and what we've |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I feel for the moon kittens, we killed them by bombing the moon. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. That poster has "left the building"... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Did an advanced search on all your posts. I see pizza in your future. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Check mine. This topic is bullshit. The real science done by the WHO |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
18. Any metrics on how much DU was actually used there in what weapons? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. Bullshit. Called by the WHO and Oncology journals. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. Picture (graphic, not really).. |
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Yuugal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. K&R nt |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
29. Depleted Uranium was my thought yesterday when I saw the headline |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
34. Tell it to Obama-it's his war now. nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
36. I remember when a friend of mine who hosted a now defunct site |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
38. Kick. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
39. k i c k |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
42. OP is total bullshit. Uranium is used in sabot anti tank ammunioion because |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. "it is not any more radioactive than plain steel" - Uh, no... |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Well...no |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
46. DU is dangerous because it is a heavy metal, not because of the radioactivity. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. DU is only dangerous |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Thank you for introducing a little more reality into this fantasy land thread. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Thank you for introducing a little more reality into this fantasy land thread. |
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