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From the Corriere Della Sere

January 10, 2001

60,000 Italian soldiers in the Balkans
15,000 civilians in NGOs in the Balkans
10,800 depleted uranium projectiles used in Bosnia
31,500 DU projectiles used in Kosovo
14,000 DU projectiles used in the area where Italian soldiers were stationed
10,000 probable future victims in Kosovo
Incidents of Leukemia among soldiers of NATO who served in the Balkans
Belgium - 7, 4 dead
France - 4
Germany - 1
Great Britain - 1
Greece - 1
Italy - 18, 8 dead
Holland - 2 dead
Portugal - 4, 1 dead
Czech republic - 1 dead
Spain - 4, 3 dead
Switzerland - 1 dead
Hungary - 1 dead

"According to the University of Bosnia the levels of contamination are worse than those after the fallout of Chernobyl."

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NATO Soldiers Dying

Europe's Uranium Scare ( BBC )

NATO, EU debate risks of depleted uranium in munitions used in Balkans (Nando)

Depleted uranium respnsible for cancer among Europe's Balkan troops ( World Socialist Web Site )

Scotland

Ministry of Defence plans for depleted uranium trials provoke new health fears in Scotland (The Independent of Great Britain)

Serbia

Committee to monitor depleted uranium emissions is to be set up (Serbian Info)

Portugal

Balkan Syndrome Probe Initiated (BBC)

Portugal ups stakes ( BBC )

Portugal more radioactive than Kosovo ( The News, Portugal )

Germany

Nato in Crisis Click on website, scroll to headline (Frankfurter Rundschau)

Soldiers Not Affected Says German Ministry of Defense ( BBC )

Bosnia

Bosnia starts uranium commission (BBC)

Iraq

Sanctions challenge Off to Baghdad, to Investigate Depleted Uranium Poisoning (Iraq Action Center)

Iraq Seeks Uranium Probe (BBC)

United States

A Soldier's Story (BBC)

(US) Government Documents on Depleted Uranium (Iraq Action Center)

Italy

Italy demands answers (BBC)

USA

The Last Farm Crisis ( The Nation of the USA )

Malaysia

Terminator Alert (Third World Network)

Thailand

Long March Against GMOs (Third World Network)

India

Indian Governments gets flak from farmers for nod to genetic cotton trial (Third World Network)

Ireland

Irish to slaughter cows (BBC)

France

France begins BSE testing (BBC)

Germany

Germany to slaughter BSE cattle (BBC)

States Urge National Standards for Handling BSE (Frankfurter Allgemeine)

Malaysia

Malaysia bans European beef (BBC)

The Sands of the Sahara

Sahara jumps Mediterranean into Europe (????)

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