David Rose, writing in Vanity Fair, provides a number details about the effects of exposure to Depleted Uranium, which almost everyone--except the government--considers a likely culprit of the various ailments known as Gulf War Syndrome. The article is a bit long, but worth reading.
Short version: Veterans report symptoms ranging from loss of motor control to complete mental breakdown. Other symptoms include skin rashes, sexual disfunction--both impotence and physiological problems, children born with birth defects--you name it (on that note, Atrios linked to a multimedia presentation featuring sickening pictures of deformed Iraqi children born since the first Gulf War. If you can stand viewing it, you should take a look at what our tax dollars are doing).
Depleted Uranium is being used in the present Iraq war, with predictable results--the Iraqis bear the initial terrible brunt of a shell twice as dense as lead--but, as the exploding round turns to dust, all people in range of the battlefield eventually inhale toxic particles. So much for taking care not to target civilians...not that that's happening anyway.
By the way--Your Right Hand Thief has a picture up that presumably has our Commander-in-Chief's response to all this. I'm sure Dubya appreciates the sacrifice...
Update: Since Oyster seems to be having a little difficulty with the pic, I'll post it here as well. Lookie--our pResident can count to one...
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