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To: terry richardson who wrote (29750)	3/23/2003 11:54:49 PM
From: terry richardson	Respond to of 36161

An interesting piece based on recently declassified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) doc's dated January 1991. Basically It spells out how sanctions will prevent Iraq from supplying clean water to its citizens.The original is quite a chilling document considering the number of children said to have died due to the insanitary conditions. I think we'll be hearing more on this one. mabonline.net 16.03.03 \| The Secret Behind the Sanctions, How the U.S. Intentionally Destroyed Iraq's Water Supply By Thomas J. Nagy December 18, 2002 Over the last two years, I've discovered documents of the Defense Intelligence Agency proving beyond a doubt that, contrary to the Geneva Convention, the U.S. government intentionally used sanctions against Iraq to degrade the country's water supply after the Gulf War. The United States knew the cost that civilian Iraqis, mostly children, would pay, and it went ahead anyway. Prior Knowledge The primary document, "Iraq Water Treatment Vulnerabilities," is dated January 22, 1991. It spells out how sanctions will prevent Iraq from supplying clean water to its citizens. "Iraq depends on importing specialized equipment and some chemicals to purify its water supply, most of which is heavily mineralized and frequently brackish to saline," the document states. "With no domestic sources of both water treatment replacement parts and some essential chemicals, Iraq will continue attempts to circumvent United Nations Sanctions to import these vital commodities. Failing to secure supplies will result in a shortage of pure drinking water for much of the population. This could lead to increased incidences, if not epidemics, of disease." The article continues and gives instructions at the bottom on how to get to the original declassified documents. I couldn't find it following the instructions but google turned it up here: gulflink.osd.mil