Extract from We Interrupt this Empire featuring Dennis Kyne

Dennis Kyne is a Gulf War I veteran and campaigner on Gulf War Syndrome and Depleted Uranium. Visit his website at www.denniskyne.com

You can see the rest of the film and hear Dennis' presentation and interview at the World Uranium Weapons Conference in the Media Library under Depleted Uranium and the War in Iraq.

Depleted Uranium - Dennis Kyne - 1
The Pentagon's struggle to suppress mounting evidence about DU
15th June 2004

Depleted Uranium - Dennis Kyne - 2
What happened to the test tube paradigm?
22nd February 2005

Dennis Kyne - Video Presentation
Depleted Uranium
12th February 2005

Weapons of Depleted Uranium - Neil McKay
Unlawful use of weapons banned by the United Nations
30th March 2003

Depleted Uranium

Depleted Uranium is extremely hard
and is used in armour piercing shells

It is highly radioactive and
has a half life of 4.5 billion years

How much has been used?
Iraq (1991): 320 tonnes
former Yugoslavia: 10 tonnes
Afghanistan: up to 500 tonnes
Iraq (2003): unknown quantities

Since 1991 birth deformities in
Iraq have risen by 400-600%
cancer has risen by 700-1000%

67% of US Gulf War Veterans' children
have severe illnesses, missing eyes,
blood infections, respiratory problems
and fused fingers

In Kosovo cancer rates
have increased 166%

Baghdad radiation levels are
between 1,000 and 1,900
times higher than normal