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Deadly Legacy - Iraq - August 2010

Seven years after the invasion of Baghdad, the Iraqi people are experiencing a devastating legacy. Babies are being born with severe deformities and cancer at a rate, which makes the effects of Hiroshima look tame. "Here look at her. So many things are wrong with her. It's all because of the fighting", says one stricken grandmother. The baby she clutches in a little pink towel has a cleft lip, a deformed arm, six fingers on one hand, and a kidney that bulges through her abdomen. Yet the doctors in this children's hospital in Baghdad are unfazed. "We see multiple cases like this", they say. Like all of the parents whose babies lie under the gravestones in the 'Childrens Graveyard', the doctors suspect that the cause may be the depleted uranium weapons used by US forces during the war. However they don't have the resources to provide much-needed data on what they describe as an "alarming increase". The Ministry of Health may refuse to comment on the problem due to suspected "pressure from the American Forces". Yet walking through the pock-marked centre of Baghdad wearing radioactive suits, workers from the Environment Ministry let the readings speak for themselves. Their clean-up may be ongoing, but whilst the Ministry of Health keep their silence, parents living in the areas around Baghdad say they are "too scared" to have more children. SBS
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:15:06.750
Теги: Deadly Legacy Iraq Journeyman Baghdad Babies deform cancer cleft lip children hospital war health
 

Video taken by a Marine soldier during the 2003 Iraq invasion showing how grateful the Iraqis were

Please like my video and subscribe to my Youtube channel at www.youtube.com Grateful Iraqis welcome American Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Video clip showing US Marines entering Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq on March 2003. DISCLAIMER: This image is a work of a US military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the US federal government, the image is in the public domain.
Категория: Education
Время: 00:01:13.500
Теги: iraq invasion iraq war usa war usa iraq usa invastion iraq war usa usa invades iraq usa invades invade iraq iraq people invasion war
 

"No NATO, No War": US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit

DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! broadcasts from Chicago, site of the largest NATO summit in the organization's six-decade history. On Sunday, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as members of Afghans For Peace, led a peace march of thousands of people. Iraq Veterans Against the War held a ceremony where nearly 50 veterans discarded their war medals by hurling them down the street in the direction of the NATO summit. We hear the soldiers' voices as they return their medals one by one from the stage. "I am giving back my global war on terror service medal in solidarity with the people of Iraq and Afghanistan," said Jason Heard, a former combat medic who spent 10 years in the US Army. "I am deeply sorry for the destruction that we have caused in these countries and around the globe." Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for more information, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:11:48
Теги: Democracy now Amy goodman DN news 2012 politics nato protest antiwar Veterans Iraq Afghanistan Medals army Chicago
 

'On the Road' Video: US army leaves Iraq, settles in neighboring Kuwait

The last US military convoy has left Iraq's territory on Sunday, finalizing the pullout. The motorcade of 110 armored vehicles carrying 500 officers and soldiers, accompanied by a helicopter patrol, has crossed into Kuwait. The nine-year war and occupation cost 4500 American lives and 500 of the lives of their allies. The death toll for the Iraqis is estimated between 100 and 150000, while some 1.75 million people fled the country. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:01:14.250
Теги: RT iraq withdrawal kuwait iraq border Iraq Iran Kuwait US USA America Iraq war military US army Bush Obama George Bush Cheney Taliban Hussein Cia George W. Bush Barack Obama arab spring soldiers Terrorists us leave iraq
 

Fake Withdrawal? 'US won't leave Iraq oil to Iran'

Despite the US's declared withdrawal of its military personnel and contractors out of Iraq, Washington has prepared to control the country's rich oil reserves in any case, shared Ranjit Singh Kalha, former India's ambassador to Iraq in the 1990s. Having spent $3 trillion in Iraq, a country with harsh weather conditions (+50 C most of the time) and absolutely nothing valuable but oil reserves, the Americans simply cannot give up the plentiful and very high quality oil they went there for. "It takes $1.50 to take out this oil that's just below the surface. Anybody who has access to this oil can be a game changer -- as far as the politics of oil is concerned," Ranjit Singh Kalha concluded. The problem Americans encountered in Iraq is that once given "some symbols" of democracy, the Iraqi voted for a Shia-led government. The headache is that the Shia traditionally have close links with Iran, the core territory of this affiliation. "That is the present dilemma. If you withdraw from Iraq completely, you leave this vast oil wealth of Iraq in the hands of Shia (Iran-oriented) government. And therefore it upsets the political balance in the Middle East," Ranjit Singh Kalha explained. He said that to counter such adverse developments the US will have almost 20000-strong embassy in Baghdad (the largest US embassy in the world) and consulates in Basra, Kerkuk and in northern Kurd-inhabited territory, each consulate 1000-strong. "Americans cannot afford to be completely absent from ...
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:08:19.500
Теги: RT US troops Iraq security Singh Kalha Priya Sridhar terror attacks Baghdad oil Americans Iran political balance
 

Syrian Girl - Syria, Sectarianism & US Iraq Withdrawal Reasons

Iraq traded Iran for the US, and it still aspires for independence, yet it is in Syria's advantage now that the US has left, suspicion for sectarian strife is still on the US. Interesting how the resistance was not sectarian only a few years ago. There is also some discussion of the role of women in Syria. "Turkey is Syria's enemy number 1 at the moment." "The Iraqi Resistance is the reason the US left." ... More videos on Syria here: www.youtube.com . Donations to Morris: www.paypal.com .
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:12:18.750
Теги: Syria Iraq Resistance Iran
 

Battle for Babel: Iraq lays oil pipe through a World Wonder

The ancient city of Babylon in southern Iraq is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But that prestigious title doesn't seem to bother the country's booming oil industry. The country's government has built a pipeline through the archaeological site, claiming nothing historic has been put at risk. Middle East expert Deepak Tripathi warns that the pipeline may sooner or later destroy the historic site. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:03:48.750
Теги: RT Deepak Tripathi Iraq Babylon 7 wonders of the world seven wonders Hanging Gardens of Babylon ancient Al Hillah Semiramis archaeological drill World Heritage heritage oil government UNESCO семь чудес света висячие сады семирамиды
 

US invasion leaves lasting Iraq scars

The US has fully withdrawn all combats troops from Iraq, ending its occupation after nearly a decade. But the chemical effects of US bombardments continue to harm the future of the Iraqi people. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from the Iraqi city of Fallujah, where residents accuse the US of leaving behind a poisonous legacy apparent at childrens' births.
Категория: News & Politics
Время: 00:02:08.250
Теги: al jazeera english middleeastnews legacy fallujah iraq deformed children us united states toxic
 

US Soldier, Home From Iraq, Surprises His Grandparents on Christmas Day

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Категория: People & Blogs
Время: 00:01:47.250
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Grateful Iraqis welcome American Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Visit my youtube channel at www.youtube.com Grateful Iraqis welcome American Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Video clip showing US Marines entering Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq on March 2003. DISCLAIMER: This image is a work of a US military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the US federal government, the image is in the public domain.
Категория: Film & Animation
Время: 00:01:13.500
Теги: iraq invasion iraq war usa war usa iraq usa invastion iraq war usa usa invades iraq usa invades invade iraq iraq people invasion war
 
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