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October 15, 2012

Study: U.S. Bombings Caused "Staggering Increases" in Iraqi Birth Defects, Miscarriages 
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A new study has provided further evidence of the damage to Iraqi public
health caused by the 2003 U.S. invasion and occupation. The Bulletin of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology found "staggering increases"
in Iraqi birth defects and miscarriages in the Iraqi cities of Basra and
Fallujah, which both endured heavy U.S. bombing. Iraqi children were
found to have elevated levels of mercury and lead, key elements in the
manufacture of bullets and bombs. Overall, the study says U.S. bombings
have left a "footprint of metal in the population," causing a "public
health crisis." Next March will mark the Iraq War's tenth anniversary.

 

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