[ RadSafe ] Australian Democrats want govt release defence DU report

[Maury Siskel]

Link to full article -- may need to sp;ice two lines

http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Democrats-want-uranium-report-released/2005/08/16/1123958047783.html?oneclick=true

Democrats want uranium report released 
August 16, 2005 - 1:50PM

"The Australian Democrats on Tuesday called for the government to 
release a defence report into possible exposure of Australian troops in 
Iraq to depleted uranium (DU) left over from earlier fighting. Democrats 
leader Lyn Allison said the government's assurances that no troops were 
put at risk from DU could not be taken seriously while the government 
kept the survey report secret."
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"The commander of the Australian taskforce, Lieutenant Colonel Roger 
Noble, said in June a defence survey team had looked everywhere in the 
vast province where DU had been reported or it was thought it might be 
found. He said they concluded the risk was extremely low. However, 
defence declined to release their report. "