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> Has anyone come upon anything about the ecological impact of Nato
> attacks? The only brief mentioning that I have been able to spot was an
> announcement on the Roumanian radio about acid rains (BG radio says we
> miraculously don't get them).
> Another Q: Are there accessible (on-line) archives on war-coverage?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Elena
> 

Elena

There is quite considerable evidence of this now - although the 
gathering of data is obviously problematical and like anything else 
assertions are being cast round for political reasons. It is however 
possible to pick your way through this with care.

Although this is not my area and I do not pretend to understand the 
chemistry etc I have been in contact with colleagues in Canada 
and Belgrade who do! Much of this is being collated by Janet Eaton 
- we are working quite closely on this and much of this is being 
placed on our campaign website:

http://www.BalkanPeaceNetwork.freeserve.co.uk

At present most of the material relates to the effects of bombing 
the Pancevo area (for obvious reasons) and the use of Depleted 
Uranium. There is also a discussion list for DU but I'm not sure how 
to subscribe. You could try mailing Janet as well 
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I'm also forwarding to you separately, not to the lists, Janets latest 
posting on this.

As to on-line archives there are many - but tend to specialise and 
obviously have many gaps. One of the most impressive I've seen is 
a collection of all newsitems and the like relating to the Racak 
massacre. Our site carries a number of articles, as does 
http://www.zmag.org. (which highlights Chomsky's contributions 
particularly). The Federation of American Scientists website 
http://www.fas.org has a good collection of information on battle 
orders, DU links, the paramilitaries and so on. There is much 
information - most reliable from reputable sources and a 
considerable quantity of typical internet rumour!

Hope this helps

Bob Jiggins                                                  
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