FOIA Document shows Navy has been aware problems associated with DU since 14 May 1984

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> US Army regulations on DU that have not been followed.

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> See too Steven Rosenfeld's article

> <http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8995> " Deserting Our Troops " on US

> failure to complete pre and post-deployment health assessments.

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> And, see <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4895.htm>UPI

> report on 4,000 US non-combat medical evacuations from Iraq.

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> FOIA Document shows Navy has been aware problems associated with DU since

> 14 May 1984

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> This MSDS sheet (shown with 3 photos of documents) was released from the

> Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana, on

> 22 May 03 in response to a 2 April 03 Freedom of Information Act request

by

> Glen Milner. The Material Safety Data Sheet, dated 14 May 1984, shows the

> Navy has been aware of many of the problems associated with depleted

> uranium since that time.

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> Glen Milner worked with other to expose that the US Navy has been firing

> 'deplted' uranium off the coast of Washington State. Sunny Miller

> interviewed Glen Milner on October 6, 2003. HEAR AUDIO (mp3) - 28 minutes.

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> See the documents he received via a Freedom of Information Act request

> below. For example, on page 3 of 3:

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> " 8. Should DU be handled in powdered form [DU munitions create a fine

> powder when fired due to their pyrophoric nature] or should a DU

penetrator

> oxidize resulting from a penetrator's involvement in an accident such as a

> fire, then the intake of DU aerosol or ash via inhalation, ingestion or

> absorption pesents an interna. adiatin hazard.

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> 9. Depending on the solubility of the particular DU compound in body

> fluids, it may also be toxic, particular to the kidney. "

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