Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion
Posted on 03/30/2011 by Juan Cole
My debate over intervention in Libya with my esteemed colleague Professor Vijay Prashad is available as a transcript and podcast at Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now!.
Here is the embedded video:
And here is part 1 via YouTube for the Adobe Flash challenged:
And Part 2:
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Dear Prof. Cole,
I have read that the Tomahawk missiles that are destroying Libyan tanks are tipped with mildly radioactive Depleted Uranium (DU). As in Iraq, then, it looks like the US intervention is creating a potentially serious, even catastrophic health hazard for Libyans that will extend into the distant future. Would you please comment on this issue in your blog? I personally believe that even a worthwhile mission intended to avert massive casualties will be vitiated by the effects of radioactive pollution on subsequent generations (DU has a half-life of millions of years, I believe).