Secret Removal of a Shitload of Radioactive Debris in Iraq
From the Utne (Reader) Web Watch:
School kids playing near toxic waste? Secret airlifts of radioactive materials? The latest debacle in Iraq, in which the U.S. has hidden and hideously mismanaged nuclear substances, bears more resemblance to a B-movie than to a typical war film. According to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, the U.S. has secretly airlifted roughly 1000 highly radioactive sources from Iraq, leaving the International Atomic Energy Agency in the dark.
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