----- Original Message ----- From: Mrs. Jela Jovanovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: crashlist@lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 10:36 PM Subject: [CrashList] Fw: SN75:Relatives Call For Withdrawal Of Italian Soldiers From Balkans ----- Original Message ----- From: Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BALKAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; SIEM NEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: NATO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sorabia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 1:51 AM Subject: SN75:Relatives Call For Withdrawal Of Italian Soldiers From Balkans > Relatives Call For Withdrawal Of Italian Soldiers From Balkans > > > An association of soldiers' relatives Monday demanded the withdrawal of all > Italians serving in the Balkans following the growing number of cancer > deaths among veterans of peacekeeping missions sent to the region. > > Angesol, the association of parents of conscripts, asked Italian President > Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and leaders of the country's armed forces for the > "immediate withdrawal of Italian soldiers from the Balkans." > > Head of the group Amalia Trolio said that leaving the soldiers there would > be "criminal". > > So far, five Italian Balkan veterans have died of cancer and more than 30 > others have fallen seriously ill and there have been claims that the cases > are linked to the use of depleted uranium shells by NATO during the 1999 > Kosovo conflict. > > Angesol accused the government of hiding the dangers from soldiers and > covering up the evidence. It called for the urgent screening of all soldiers > who have served or are serving in the Balkans, saying that "any delays could > prove fatal." > > The latest Italian victim was a 31-year-old police officer, Rinaldo Colombo, > who died from a malignant tumor two months ago. He served in Bosnia and > Albania. > > An investigation has been launched into his death and other similar cancer > cases. During the Kosovo war, U.S. planes are reported to have fired about > 31,000 rounds of depleted uranium ammunition at Serbian targets. > > Copyright by People's Daily Online, all rights reserved > > Miroslav Antic, > http://www.antic.org/SNN/ > _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
