Fouryearold abdul jaleel mohammed has birth defects and health. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. This is an astonishing toll from such a short conflict in which fewer than 400 u. Birth control, birth defects, and a brave new world, page 1. Which is worse, the bombings on hiroshima and nagasaki, or. Scientists blame the weapons used by the us military. A high number of children are being born with birth defects in an iraqi city where u. In a 2010 alert, beyond hiroshima the nonreporting of fallujahs cancer catastrophe, we noted the almost nonexistent media response to the publication of a new study that had found high rates of infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the iraqi city. In the opening chapter of this new book, joseph hickman, a former u. Iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima dogma and geopolitics. The dramatic increases in these rates exceeded even those found in survivors of the atomic bombs dropped by the. Cancer rate in fallujah worse than hiroshima world.
Cancer rate in fallujah worse than hiroshima opednews. Huge rise in birth defects in falluja world news the. They said they were also seeing far more cancers than they did before. Birth defects plague iraq, but cause unknown abc news. If fallujah is the iraqi hiroshima, then basra is its nagasaki.
The indefinite postponement of the world health organisations report is alarming scientists and activists. Cancer rate in fallujah worse than hiroshima by tom eley. The extraordinary rise in birth defects has crystallised over recent months as specialists working in fallujas overstretched health system have started compiling detailed clinical records of all. In 2009, a group of british and iraqi doctors wrote to the united nations asking for an inquiry.
The bombings on hiroshima and nagasaki were by far one of the most important events in human history, for better or worse. Today more than half of all cancers in iraq are occurring among children under. An extraordinary epidemic of congenital birth defects has affected iraqi cities over the past decade, particularly in fallujah and basra. Iraq records huge rise in birth defects the independent. The consequences of a us war crime cancer rate in fallujah worse than hiroshima by tom eley 23 july 2010 the iraqi city of fallujah continues to suffer the ghastly consequences of.
Fukushima nuclear disaster causes cancer and birth defects in us newborns epidemiologist fukushima radiation is causing massive devastation in japan, in the pacific, and we now have high levels of radioactivity in the states. Birth defects iraq worse than hiroshima by du from us. In a 2010 alert, beyond hiroshima the nonreporting of fallujahs cancer catastrophe, we. Aug 21, 2014 human deformities pictures iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima stay safe and healthy. Toxic legacy of us assault on fallujah worse than hiroshima the. This gulf war resulted in operation desert storm in which saddam hussein was defeated. Tweet rania khalek the united states may be finished dropping bombs on iraq, but iraqi bodies will be dealing with the consequences for generations to come in the form of birth defects, mysterious illnesses and skyrocketing cancer rates. In march 20, dr alani informed al jazeera that the incident rates of congenital malformations remained around 14 per cent. While they killed scores of innocent civilians, they also effectively stopped a war, saving who knows how many more lives.
Iraq babies with birth defects outnumber hiroshima. The iraniraq war from september 1980 to august 1988 killed hundreds of thousands in 1990 iraq invaded kuwait claiming that kuwait was a part of iraq and that kuwait stole oil from it. More than a decade after us led forces invaded iraq there is a legacy of horrific birth defects. The who must release report on iraqi birth defects now. Cancer rate in fallujah worse than hiroshima world socialist web. The birds have taken the worst beating of all, she wrote. Toxic legacy of us assault on fallujah worse than hiroshima iraqi city. An apparent rise in iraqi birth defects has left parents, doctors and researchers scrambling for answers and wondering whether theres a. See more ideas about human oddities, birth and pediatric nursing. Alanis log of cases of birth defects amounts to a rate of 14. Fifteen years later, fallujah has the highest rate of birth defects in the.
Toxic legacy of us assault on fallujah worse than hiroshima dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the iraqi city of fallujah, which was bombarded by us marines in 2004, exceed those reported by survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in 1945, according to a new study. In all, this means that the event was more important than 911. According to the authors of a new study, cancer, infant mortality and birth sexratio in fallujah, iraq 20052009, the people of fallujah are experiencing higher rates of cancer, leukemia, infant mortality, and sexual mutations than those recorded among survivors in. Genetic damage and health in fallujah iraq worse than hiroshima. No statistically significant increase in major birth defects or other untoward pregnancy outcomes was seen among children of survivors. Iraqi doctors in fallujah have complained since 2005 of being overwhelmed by the number of babies with serious birth defects, ranging from a girl born with two heads to paralysis of the lower limbs. They said they were also seeing far more cancers than they. Toxic legacy of us assault on fallujah worse than hiroshima. T he iraqi city of fallujah continues to suffer the ghastly consequences of a us military onslaught in late 2004. Iraq du invading hiroshima depleted uranium kills noumerous us. Du ammo fired in mideast worse than hiroshimanagasaki. The group of researchers examined the level of lead in iraqi childrens baby teeth and discovered that it was much higher than normal. Dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the iraqi city of fallujah, which was bombarded by us marines in 2004, exceed those reported by survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in 1945, according to a new study.
If there were one confirmed birth defect due to radiation in iraq it would be worse than hiroshima. According to who, 10,800 households were selected as a sample size for the study, which was scheduled to be released early this year but has not yet been made public. Toxic us weapons blamed for iraqs birthdefect hiroshima. The iraqi city of fallujah continues to suffer the ghastly consequences of a us military onslaught in late 2004. Iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima by rania khalek on march 20, 20 warning. Cancer rate in fallujah worse than hiroshima the people of fallujah are experiencing higher rates of cancer, leukemia, infant mortality, and. Iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima by rania khalek on march 20, 20. Iraqi doctors in fallujah have complained since 2005 of being overwhelmed by the number of babies with serious birth defects. In hiroshima there are a surprising number of chance encountersin fact, wed probably find the sheer number of these events to be too convenient to be true if we read them in a fictional work in any case, the six subjects of hiroshima seemed to have serendipitous encounters or moments of pure chanceluckif anything is really lucky when you. They said they were also seeing far more cancers than they did before the battle for fallujah between us troops and insurgents. In march 2003, the us, uk and australia invaded iraq. The dramatic increases in these rates exceeded even those found in survivors of the atomic bombs dropped by the united states on.
United nations, jul 17 20 ips a longawaited study on congenital birth defects by the world health organization who and the ministry of health moh in iraq is expected to be very extensive in nature. Hakim then spoke with two iraqi ministry of health doctors working. In part two of our interview, al jazeera reporter dahr jamail discusses how the u. In a misguided and morally and intellectually lazy my opinion. One individual, for example, had 50 times more lead when compared to healthy children in iran or in lebanon. Iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima the united states may be finished dropping bombs on iraq, but iraqi bodies will be dealing with the consequences for.
What it tells you is that these children are living in an environment that is very high in lead, specifically, and other toxic metals. Now, one month before the world health organisation reveals its view on the legacy of the two battles for the town, a new study reports a staggering rise in birth defects among iraqi children. This was a much smaller war and had an environmental impact. This is a catastrophe of enormous proportions, and only getting worse. Sharp rise in birth defects in iraqi city destroyed by us military. Anas hamed r and his sister inas who suffer from birth defects are. Iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima the united states may be finished dropping bombs on iraq, but iraqi bodies will be dealing with the consequences for generations to come in the form of birth defects, mysterious illnesses and skyrocketing cancer rates. In this significant book, william rivers pitt and former u. Whos iraq birth defect study omits causation inter. Iraqi doctors in fallujah have complained since 2005 of being overwhelmed by the number of babies with serious birth defects, ranging from a girl. Sterility, repeated miscarriages, stillbirths and severe birth defects. Iraqi birth defects worse than hiroshima federal jack.
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