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DU, or depleted uranium is used to coat bullets and other ammunition used by the US Military in the first Gulf war and in this war. Depleted uranium is a dangerous and poisonous substance and this is currently being sprayed all over Iraq and the soldiers who have to handle and use this sort of ammunition. I have received several news reports of the use of DU by the US military, over the past two or so years from news servers which I know journalists working for major media companies use yet have not seen this reported widely, if at all. Perhaps this is not considered news worthy by so-called objective journalism standards. This is yet another reason why I cannot in any way support any US military action anywhere in the world today. This includes the war the US military is covertly engaged with in South America and the current threat to open up yet another front in SE Asia. The current situation risks escalating into a global war that will make World War II look like a small skirmish. Another Hiroshima is already happening today in Iraq. I am also deeply saddened by the snide disregard that veterans of these wars are treated to by their own governments. DU is suspected to be the main contributor to Gulf War Syndrome. Again, this gets very little coverage. best wishes Chris Jones. PS. I have also received unconfirmed reports from NSA and CIA sources (which are not always reliable) that Sadam Hussein is still alive and is now the world's most wanted man, with Osama Bin Laden, and has become the object of the biggest man hunt in history. (This report almost made me laugh and at least did help to clear for a short while the tears that blur my vision as I read the news server reports I receive.)