Of course all of your expressed "concerns" regarding the
disposition of "nuke waste", etc., have to turn out to be
reality. For now I see it as more wild speculation lacking
clear evidence to support it. Many Iraqi citizens know what
warning labels for nuclear & bio-hazzard mean. Surely
someone, somewhere at some point would have
alerted 'Mohamad' to the dangers of what he had stolen.
Next, your other concerns about "nuke waste" being used in
a dirty bomb, etc., have to become reality before it became
a "real" problem. This is a legitimate concern "if" enough
material was stolen & "if" the looters knew what they stole
& how to use it. Perhaps your concerns are right. We will
know only "if" it is ever used.
As much as I believe that this (& much of the looting) is a
problem, I'm not inclined to buy completely into your
speculation. Besides, if it were true, then there would be
undeniable evidence of many illnesses & deaths from
exposure by now...... the symptoms are quite obvious &
unique..... they occur quickly & health deteriorates
rapidly..... and it's highly unlikely to be misdiagnosed
when radioactive exposure is the cause.
I see no evidence of even minor cases of exposure, let
alone the speculated & feared widespread death &
destruction that would already be witnessed by now if your
speculation were credible.
As for civilian casualties, I doubt the numbers are even
marginally significant or the liberal press would be
exaggerating these numbers daily in "Headlines" globally.
Since this is not receiving much mainstream media attention
whatsoever, I doubt it is actually a real or serious
problem.
However, since Saddam emptied his prisons (except for those
he had murdered) as the war became reality, there are a
huge number of criminals on the streets. Iran has sent
in "civilains" to stir up as much trouble as possible.
There are also a large number of Saddam loyalists still
around, much like the Nazi's, the Japanese military of WWII
& most other significant wars. They are not only working
toward instability, they are trying to protect themselves
from being captured.
No doubt casualties among these troublemakers are being
counted among the alleged "civilian" casualties, albeit
quite unfairly & inappropriately.
JMO |
