that depends on whether or not you consider DU WMD
The Iraqi civilians do
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015 Two Iraqi depleted uranian babies grow up, make news
I happened upon the excruciatingly painful yet inspiring video of Emmanuel Kelly singing John Lennon's Imagine on a tv talent show. He and his brother Ahmed are both "DU" babies deformed in the aftermath of the United States bombing Iraq from 1991 to 2003 using thousands of armor-piercing munitions reinforced with depleted uranium. (A topic I've covered before here, as well as here regarding US use against Libya in 2011.)
Many such babies miscarry or die soon after birth, having deformities like hearts or brains growing outside their bodies. Many also live for years, severely deformed with missing limbs, mangled faces and even two heads. Emmanuel an Ahmed were born with malformed limbs and hips. Their parents abandoned them and they were adopted from a Christian orphanage by an Australian humanitarian Moira Kelly.
Of course, except for the Daily Mail, most sources merely mention they were victims of "chemical warfare", the implication being that Saddam Hussein was responsible. (The fact he got his weapons from the US and used them on Iran, after the US encouraged him to attack that nation also is mentioned too rarely.) Both boys have done their best to transcend their disabilities. Ahmed is a swimmer who participated in paralympic swimmers competitions. Most surviving DU babies live in underfunded orphanages or, at best, are trapped with their families waiting to see who will be crippled and killed next, given the instability and violence caused by the United States attacks on that country and region.
You may wish to email Kelly and converse with her about "Just War" theories and what Jesus meant about 'love your enemies'
Kelly is also the adopted mother of Iraqi-born brothers Emmanuel and Ahmed Kelly. [16] The brothers, born with "severely underdeveloped limbs" due to chemical warfare, were discovered by Kelly in 1998 at the Mother Teresa Orphanage in Baghdad. [16] Kelly brought them both to Australia for medical treatment and subsequently adopted them. [17] In 2009, Ahmed and Emmanuel Kelly became Australian citizens. [18] Ahmed, a quadruple amputee and swimmer, represented Australia in the 50-metre breaststroke, 50-metre backstroke, 150-metre individual medley, and the 100-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [17] |
