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Originally Posted by _Richard_ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2917701.html good enough?

Read the published report.
White Phosphorous is never mentioned.
It's a study of 56 Fallujah families a very small sample I find varied estimates of Fallujah's population to be 190K to 300K people -- with an infant mortality rate 34.59/1000 live births http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...mortality_rate as a comparison 4 to 7/ 1000 in most developed countries.This compares to an infant mortality rate 48.91 for Iraq in 1980-1985

"two well-known neurotoxic metals, Pb and Hg." How much solder with lead is used in the plumbing in the Fallujah area? How much lead based paint? No shit Sherlock!

The is no control group of parents with normally born children in Fallujah for comparison.
Only Iran, Palestine, and Italy are used for comparison -- Why is that and what relevance is it -- absolutely none. Who funded the research?

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Bull Environ Contam Toxicol (2012) 89:937–944 http://link.springer.com/content/pdf...012-0817-2.pdf P. 1 PDF Our data suggested that birth defects in the Iraqi cities of Al Basrah (in the south of Iraq) and Fallujah (in central Iraq) are mainly folate dependent. This knowledge offers possible treatment options and remediation plans for at-risk Iraqi populations. **Like Folic acid in a vitamin supplement? **Of course all of the birth mothers were tested for foliate levels in their blood -- No. Why not? I doubt that the wartime diet in Iraq was that good -- their is a lot of room for inquiry here. P. 4 PDF Bull Environ Contam Toxicol (2012) 89:937–944 The case study of 56 Fallujah families and the metal analysis of hair samples from this population indicated public contamination with two well-known neurotoxic metals, Pb and Hg. Hair metal data from Fallujah showed Pb to be five times higher in the hair samples of children with birth defects (n = 44; mean ± SD 56,434 ± 217,705 l g/ kg) than in the hair of normal children (n = 11; 11,277 ± 27,781 l g/kg). Mercury was six times higher (n = 44; 8,282 ± 25,844 l g/kg Vs n = 11; 1,414 ± 3,853 l g/kg) (Fig. 3 ). Fallujah mothers who participated in this study did not take any medication and described their diet as ‘‘good’’ during pregnancy. Only one couple was first cousins. **{one of 56? Nice -- how many were second cousins ...} Mercury and Pb, two toxic metals readily used in the manufacture of present-day bullets and other ammunition, were 6 and 5 times higher in hair samples from Fallujah children with birth defects compared to Fallujah children who appeared normal (Fig. 3 ). Uranium, Hg and Pb, ( l g/kg, mean ± SD) in the hair samples of parents from Italy, Iran, and Fallujah (Iraq), are shown in Fig. 4 . Though statistically not significant, the hair of parents of children with birth defects had more uranium, Pb and Hg than the hair of parents of normal children. <= so why even mention it? P. 6 PDF Bull Environ Contam Toxicol (2012) 89:943 Present knowledge on the effects of prenatal exposure to metals, combined with our results, suggests that the bombardment of Al Basrah and Fallujah may have exacerbated

Most unscientific report I have ever seen published:

M. Al-Sabbak Á S. Sadik Ali
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Al Basrah Maternity
Hospital, Al Basrah Medical School, P.O. Box 1633,
Basrah, Iraq
Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan
University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
S. Dastgiri
National Public Health Management Center, School of
Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
M. Savabieasfahani (&)
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415
Washington Heights, EHS Room Number M6016, Ann Arbor,
MI 48109-2029, USA
e-mail: [email protected]

Now, why would Iranian Shiites want to help the Sunnis of Fallujah make the accusations against the Americans stick?

"my enemies enemy is my friend"

This should never have been given any credibility by the media.

Seems they learned this at the George Bush school of bullshit to me.