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Urgent Appeal from ICBUW: Free the Hostages 12 December 2005
Four members of Christian Peacemakers Teams, a German archaeologist and her taxi driver are missing in Iraq.
By Henk van der Keur29 September 2006 - ICBUWEuropean Parliament Makes Third Call For Moratorium On Uranium Weapons February 2005
On the 17th November 2005, the European Parliament issued, for the third time, a call for a moratorium on the use of so-called ‘depleted’ uranium munitions.29 September 2006 - ICBUW41 arrested at offices of Edina, MN weapons merchant
EDINA, Minnesota - Forty-one anti-uranium weapons activists were arrested at the offices of Alliant Techsystems on October 24, in a nonviolent protest against the company's production of indiscriminate weapons.29 September 2006 - ICBUWLethal Injustice: French Gulf veterans fight for justice
On 29 June 2005, on the 48th day of his hunger-strike, Christian Prud'homme, a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War, was received at the French Ministry of Defence - accompanied by his care-giver and the presidents of Avigolfe and ACDN - by eight Ministry officials, most of whom remained anonymous. Here they will be called "the Ministry". The interview, scheduled to last one hour, lasted three times that long, but produced no tangible result.29 September 2006 - ICBUWBelgian Bank KBC ceases investments in uranium weapons
The Belgian bank KBC is the first large Bank Company in Belgium, which has decided to stop investing in manufacturers of uranium weapons.29 September 2006 - ICBUWProtesters 'Not Guilty' after actions against 'Gene Busting' weapons giant
Minneapolis, Minn. (USA). Eight anti-nuclear activists were found 'not guilty' of trespassing at Alliant Techsystems (ATK), the largest military contractor in the state of Minnesota, and the largest supplier of uranium munitions in the US.
From: Nukewatch (Press Release)28 September 2006 - ICBUWThe Environmental Costs of DU Use
The release of DU into the environment can pollute land and water for decades to come. Its danger is not limited to battlefield releases but will expose present and future generations of civilians to contaminated food and water supplies. Environmental releases of this sort can also be expected to have negative effects on plant and animal life although little is known about this.27 September 2006 - ICBUW