----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <> To: <> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 12:51 AM Subject: Nuclear Check For Portugal's Kosovo Troops > Nuclear Check for Portugal's Kosovo Troops > LISBON, Dec 29, 2000 -- (Reuters) Portugal has ordered > medical tests for its soldiers serving in Kosovo to > check for radiation from depleted uranium ammunition > used in NATO's 1999 campaign in the Yugoslav province, > a press report said on Friday. > Diario de Noticias said a total of 900 Portuguese > soldiers had served in Kosovo as part of a United > Nations peacekeeping force which has occupied the > region since dislodging Yugoslav troops who had > oppressed ethnic Albanian inhabitants. > "Defense Minister Castro Caldas has given way to > political pressure and is following steps taken by his > counterparts in Belgium and Spain," the paper said. > Defense Ministry officials were not available for > comment. > Publico newspaper meanwhile reported that the father > of a Portuguese corporal, who died after serving from > Kosovo, had ordered his son's body to be exhumed and > tested for radiation. > "It was depleted uranium that killed him," said Luis > Paulino, whose son Hugo Paulino died in March, three > weeks after returning to Lisbon. > Luis Paulino said he wanted a new autopsy because > Defense Ministry officials had yet to clearly explain > the cause of his son's death. > "The doctors should be appointed by Yugoslav > specialists, because they have better knowledge of the > sickness and the problems faced on the ground," he > said. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
