Making a Mark

Depleted Uranium Risk "Ignored"

 

Depleted Uranium  is a real problem folks, and we are using tons of it!  The dangers of it are well known, and the use of it clearly qualifies it as a WMD.  Not only are we leaving behind a poison legacy, but our own soldiers are bringing it home in their lungs and bodies.

 

UK and US forces have continued to use depleted uranium weapons despite warnings they pose a cancer risk ... and now senior scientists have pointed to worrying health statistics in Iraq, which show a rise in cancer and birth defects.

Source: Depleted Uranium Risk "Ignored"
Originally published on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:10:19 GMT

 

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Labor Day Are you thankful?

This is perhaps a bit off the track, but today is Labor day, and I wanted to briefly acknowledge my gratitude for those who sacrificed so much.  The eight hour day, reasonable safety in the workplace, the end of child labor...and much more.

These were not given to us by some invisible hand of the market, nor by some benevolent government.  They were hard fought battles, with fatal ramifications that finally paid dividends that we reap.

If you are at all interested, I hope you'll have a look at a couple of chapters of labor history in our country.

The Ludlow Coal Strike

 

  The Haymarket Affair

 

I'm thankful for their efforts.