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hedgehog

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3. There needs to be a careful study of this - {perhaps alongside

Reply to polly7 (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:44 AM

Apr 2012

studies of births in Vietnam - Agent orange) - and there need to be comparison studies as well. The article itself hints that centuries of inbreeding may be involved. If so, then other cities will have the same problem. I am not denying that there may be a problem here - I am saying that until it is documented people will ascribe stories such as these to propaganda.

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Fisk: The Children of Fallujah - The Hospital Of Horrors [View all] polly7 Apr 2012 OP

Please tell me that there are no pictures at the link. I want to read more, but I can't look Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #1

Oh, sorry about that. No, there are no pictures. I've edited the OP to add that. polly7 Apr 2012 #2

There needs to be a careful study of this - {perhaps alongside hedgehog Apr 2012 #3

Depleted Uranium is what it is! I saw Helen Caldicott.... bettydavis Apr 2012 #4

Democracy Now! airs an exclusive excerpt of "Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre," polly7 Apr 2012 #5

Robert Fisk: The Children of Fallujah - Sayef's story polly7 Apr 2012 #6

Just remember, 'they hate us for our freedoms.' Fallujah, this is what democracy looks like. Citizen Worker Apr 2012 #7

Does anyone remember the Fallujah invasion? just1voice Apr 2012 #8

Oh yes, I remember. polly7 Apr 2012 #9

what would it take to get most Americans to care about crimes like this? yurbud Apr 2012 #10

I really don't know. Seeing the pictures on the nightly news, maybe. polly7 Apr 2012 #11

I can remember seeing photos like this of Agent Orange birth defects in Vietnam yurbud Apr 2012 #12