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No WMD in Iraq? No problem, the US will use its own...
Babies born in Fallujah (Iraq) are showing illnesses and deformities on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say. The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special weaponry" was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.
After denying at first, the Pentagon admitted in November 2005 that white phosphorous, a restricted incendiary weapon, was used a year earlier in Fallujah. In addition, depleted uranium (DU) munitions, which contain low-level radioactive waste, were used heavily in Fallujah.
The Pentagon admits to having used 1,200 tonnes of DU in Iraq thus far. Many doctors believe "DU" to be the cause of a severe increase in the incidence of cancer in Iraq, as well as among U.S. veterans who served in the 1991 Gulf War and through the current occupation.


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at 11:42 on June 15th, 2008
tjanssen, I'm all too willing to believe that the U.S. is using white phosphorous in Iraq, but can you provide your source for that claim? Try using the NowPublic highlight tool (http://www.nowpublic.com/newsroom/tools/highlight/highlight) to back your story up with some evidence.