This link will take you to a website that contains graphic examples of the effects of Depleted Uranium munitions on civilian life. You can just read the first few page-downs worth of text, the photos, which are extremely graphic (think crack-baby times two) start a fair way down the page. Notice that the baby of a Gulf War veteran also appears in this page, a reminder that it doesn't just affect the "towel-heads" (pejorative used under advice). I dare say that if I was a veteran I would be thinking 'Now I know how McVeigh felt'. Yesterday I went to a city train station and made paper cranes with complete strangers from about 8am to 5pm. We made about a hundred in that time. It was an uplifting experience and I reccomend anyone it to wanting to do something to speak out against war in a non-violent and peaceful manner. Search for 'origami+crane' on Google or simply start at Origami.com.
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