According to a study by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, rates of cancer, leukemia, infant mortality and sexual mutations in Fallujah are higher than those reported in the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear detonations.
The U.S. maintains that depleted uranium is safe.
This has been a tough Lent for the Roman Catholic Church.
Its seemingly endless sexual abuse scandal finally has seeped into the papal apartments, and the Vatican's response to this week's revelations suggests that far too little has been learned from this squalid affair.
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http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/27/opinion/la-oe-rutten27-2010mar27
