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 America’s Bombs Are Still Exploding in LaosPosted on Jun 10, 2009
When the United States finished bombing Laos back in the early 1970s, it left behind an estimated 80 million unexploded bombs. They are still exploding, maiming an average of 300 people a year in the sparsely populated country. What horrors will our current adventures bring decades from now?
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By BlueBerry Pick'n, June 11 at 6:42 am #
they’re still exploding in *France* from WWI & II.
Report thisBy mike, June 10 at 5:55 pm #
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blackspeare 260 million cluster bombs wich can contain anywhere from 50 to 2,000 bomblets. so lets take 500 per bomb that makes 130 billion bomblets. divide by 80 mill that a failure rate of only 1.62 % I have seen reports that the failure rate is more like 5 to 10 %
Report thisBy BlueBerry Pick'n, June 10 at 4:39 pm #
Gee
YOU THINK MUSLIMS DON’T KNOW THIS?
just imagine how much fun they’re having in Iraq & Afghanistan.
Yeah, spread the love with some aerially administered “American Freedoms”
now, imagine how much Latin America & Canada love you…
I mean, its only a matter of time.
Just keep assassinating people, torturing & flying those Predator drones…
Report thisBy thebeerdoctor, June 10 at 11:51 am #
It would indeed be a brighter day for this world if the United States launched an initiative to stop all production of cluster bombs, and would work to deactivate all those planted and still waiting to explode. It would be good if someone would denounce the blabber of retired General Wesley Clarke, who once told Amy Goodman that he considered cluster bombs and land mines to be humanitarian weapons, an oxymoron to say the least.
Report thisBy Blackspeare, June 10 at 11:28 am #
80 million unexploded bombs——a trifle exaggeration, but who’s counting!
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