-Caveat Lector- ----- 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/ > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
