教育基本法の再改正を求める会

CNNでの劣化ウラン弾報道について（続報）　[戦争と平和] [編集]

昨日書きましたように、CNNで２日間にわたって、イラク戦争での劣化ウラン弾被害について報道されました。その件で続報を寄せていただきましたので、転載します。
以下です。

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　２月５日、６日、二日にわたって放送されたCNNの「劣化ウラ
ン問題レポート」の記録（transcript）は、CNNの下記サ
イトにアップされています。

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/05/ltm.02.html

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/06/ltm.02.html

　劣化ウラン問題のパートは、ひとまとまりになった記録の後半１／３
ぐらいのところに出てきます。ちょっと探す必要がありますが、５日放
送分は、下記の引用部分から始まります。申し訳ありませんが、とりあ
えず英語のまま貼り付けておきます。（日本では、音声切り替えで日本
語の同時通訳も聞くことができたのですが。）

　なお、今回のCNNのレポートでも言及された、１９９５年にア
メリカ陸軍によって作成された「劣化ウラン対策用トレーニングビデ
オ」は、下記サイトにアップされています。ご参考までに。
　　　　www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3581.htm

　今回の放送をきっかけに、こうした「トレーニングビデオ」が作られ
ているという事実、つまり、アメリカ軍は劣化ウランの危険性を重々承
知しているという事実がもっと広く知られるようになったら、と思いま
す。　　
　　

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The first part starts with the following:

"Here's one highly effective and also very highly controversial weapon
in the U.S. military arsenal. It's called depleted uranium or DU and
some veterans are now suing the Army over what they say are health
risks from their exposure to DU. Greg Hunter joins us this morning.
He's got a special AMERICAN MORNING investigation. Good morning, Greg.

GREG HUNTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Depleted uranium, the
issue is exactly what U.S. soldiers may or may not know about its
potential health impact.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HUNTER (voice-over): It's the U.S. military's most potent anti- tank
weapon. Depleted uranium or DU, on impact, it burns through armor like
a hot knife through butter, creating a plume of radioactive dust.
Specialist Gerard Matthew cleaned up vehicles hit by DU during his
five months in Iraq in 2003. He says breathing in depleted uranium
dust made him sick.
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[以下は、２月６日放送分の初めの部分です］

Below is the sequel on Feb.6.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/06/ltm.02.html

It starts as follows:

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February 06, 2007

Top stories are coming up next. Security crackdown in Iraq, and why
critics say it could put U.S. troops at higher risk.

Plus, part two of a special investigation you'll see only here.
Soldiers who say a weapon they used in Iraq is making them sick. What
the military is saying in response ahead on AMERICAN MORNING. The most
news in the morning right here.

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AMERICAN MORNING's Greg Hunter joining us now with part two of the
series.

Good morning, Greg.

GREG HUNTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Miles.

Depleted uranium, the controversial weapon and the radioactive dust it
creates are at the center of a debate that just won't go away.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HUNTER (voice-over): Samala (ph), Iraq, spring 2003, Iraq, site of a
fierce coalition offensive. Soldiers operating, sleeping, eating in
areas that were hit by depleted uranium, or D.U.

For some soldiers it marked the beginning of another type of battle.
These five National Guard veterans claim they got sick from serving
there.

RAYMOND RAMOS, IRAQ WAR VETERAN: I just got to the point where I could
not physically stand sometimes. The headaches were unbearable. I would
get dizzy spells.

HUNTER: They report similar ailments: painful urination, headaches and
joint pain. They say Army doctors blame their symptoms on
posttraumatic stress.

We showed them a tape the Army made in 1995, a tape the Army never
distributed. It warned of potential D.U. hazards. The Army's expert on
D.U. training concedes some information contained on the tape is true.
For instance, inhaling radioactive particles can be harmful.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Alpha is the least penetrating but is the most
hazardous if it does get into the body.

HUNTER (on camera): So you're saying in part this is correct, but too
much information?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It really doesn't provide any useful information to
the soldier.

HUNTER (voice-over): These vets say they were never warned about D.U.
They're suing the Army for what they say is knowingly exposing them to
D.U. dust and failing to properly treat them.

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