The below is Quoted from the Indictment set forth by the

International Criminal Tribunal For Afghanistan at Tokyo

Please note the concept of species annihilation in the 6th Subset

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13. Use of genocidal and omnicidal radioactive Depleted Uranium weapons in Afghanistan , a war crime ,genocide, and omnicide

The evidence presented before the Tribunal , which has shocked the conscience of the judges of this Tribunal, is the thoroughly researched evidence on the genocidal and omnicidal nature of Depleted Uranium weapons used in Afghanistan by United States military forces , with the Defendant as their Commander-in-Chief by Leuren Moret , President , Scientists For Indigenous People, City of Berkeley Environmental Commissioner ; Professor Katsuma Yagasaki of the Faculty of Science of the Ryukyus University, Okinawa ; and of Major Doug Rokke , Professor of Physics and Geosciences of Jacksonville State University , former Director of DU weapons project of the US army from 1994- 1995 in charge of the cleaning up of DU in Iraq , himself affected by DU .

These three witnesses made available to this Tribunal , details of their investigations , scientific documents, memorandum from the US army sources and the Manhattan project ; statistical studies of people of Iraq , children and others exposed to DU ordnance after the first Gulf War, including from the Gulf War Veterans Association , on the nature of this weapon ; which prove beyond doubt that the Defendant as Commander-in-Chief of US forces used DU weapons in Afghanistan ,in the manner that Zyklon-B was used across Europe ; as a weapon of mass murder in Afghanistan calculated to destroy of all living species exposed .

Professor Albrecht Schott , Scientist , World Depleted Uranium Centre, Berlin in an address titled "Consequences of the Military and Civil Use of Depleted Uranium (DU)", at the public symposium on 'American Policy and its Consequences', has described Depleted Uranium as " A Weapon Against This Planet ." Prosecution Document E-130 ; this leads logically to the word "Omnicide" used by witness Leuren Moret, among other scientists while describing the effect of this weapon system ; as going beyond the "silent genocide" it has inflicted on the Afghan and Iraqi people .

Rosalie Bartell author of the classic book "No Immediate Danger" has given the following comprehensive meaning of the term Omnicide as :

"The concept of species annihilation means a relatively swift , deliberately induced end to history , culture , science , biological reproduction and memory. It is the ultimate human rejection of the gift of life , an act which requires a new word to describe it as omnicide ."

The use of DU ordnance in Afghanistan by the United States military forces has not been denied . The US military forces with the Defendant as Commander-in-Chief ,with full knowledge of the nature and impact of the weapons system, known to the Manhattan project as early as 1943 ; used DU ordnance by way of attack aircraft, AH-64 helicopter gun ships , advanced cruise missiles ,CALCM among others . PGU -14 API uranium piercing munitions fired by Vulcan Canon installed on A10 Gun ships, and AH-64 Apache gun ships apart from the Bunker buster bombs( DU weapons ) which were dropped from F-16 attack planes .

It is authoritatively estimated by independent scientific investigations and reports on record before this Tribunal , and the prosecution conservatively estimates , that at the very minimum 500-600 tonnes of DU ordnance were used throughout Afghanistan including at Tora Bora, Shaikoot , Paktia , Mazare-e-Sharif , Jalalabad , Nangarhar ,Khost , Kundoz and Kabul around Bagram from October 2001 after the bombings commenced on 7th October 2001, whereas Dr Mohammed Daud Miraki of the Afghanistan Recovery Fund refers to not less than 1000 tonnes of Depleted and undepleted Uranium being used .

On 16th January 2002 , the Secretary for Defense, Mr.Rumsfield in a briefing confirmed that "high levels of radioactive count" had been confirmed due to the result of "Depleted Uranium shells on some warheads"-Prosecution Document Ex . E-122. Mr Philip Coyle Senior Adviser of the Centre for Defense Information in Washington DC , admitted that DU weapons had been used in Afghanistan.

The documented reports of Marc Herold and Dai Williams , Prosecution documents at Ex . E-118 and E-119; the Survey of the Uranium Medical Research Centre, Washington DC ; Prosecution Document - E 120; the reports of Dr Mohammed Daud Miraki , Afghan Recovery Fund, referred to above , Prosecution Documents Ex. E-137 and E -138, among other documents; refer in detail to the widespread use and effects of DU weapons on the people in Afghanistan inflicting slow and painful death , termed the "silent genocide "; affecting the unborn , altering irreversibly the genetic code of all those exposed .

Testimonies of fathers and mother , made to the field teams of the Uranium Medical Research Centre (UMRC ) are horrifying : " What else do the Americans want ?They killed us , they turned our new borns into horrific deformations , and they turned our farm lands into grave yards and destroyed our homes. On top of all this their planes fly over and spray us with bullets……we have nothing to lose …….we will fight them the same way we fought the previous invaders …….( Sayed Gharib at Tora Bora ).

Ms Leuren Moret gave vital evidence of United States military policy , on the use of DU weapons, tracing the history of its creation and the politics of its use - Prosecution document Ex .E 156 .Ms Leuren Moret deposed that - after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , an international outcry and taboo against nuclear weapons, prevented the further use of nuclear and radioactive weapons ;this policy was abandoned in 1991;a decision was made by the Strategic Command in the USA to blur the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons by introducing DU into the battlefield ; this witness has aptly described DU as the "trojan horse " of nuclear weapons ; with similar effects .

The witness maintained that it was the cost factor which made DU weaponry an attractive weapon for the arms industry ; though on the other hand the cost to humanity ,was an unacceptable cost ; deposing further, that DU being a byproduct from nuclear weapons and nuclear power industries; a "radioactive" hazard , a liability to the Department of Energy ; millions of tons were passed on to the "military -industrial " complex for the manufacture of weapons . By selling depleted uranium weapons to more than 20 countries , the DOE has made a profitable business for the arms industry.

The documents produced by this witness, handed over to her by Major Doug Rokke ; prove conclusively that the United States government and military were aware from 1943 , of the genocidal and omnicidal nature of DU weapons .A memorandum dated 30th October 1943 , received by General Groves in charge of the Manhattan Project ( nuclear weapons project ) from three physicians working under him , Prosecution document Ex -E 126, recommends that radiological materials be developed for use as a military weapon on the battlefield .It was a blueprint for depleted uranium weaponry.

The aforesaid memorandum describing the property of DU weapons describes that "……. The material ….. ground into particles of microscopic size …..would be distributed in the form of dust and smoke by ground fired projectiles , land vehicles and bombs……. inhaled by personnel …….it is estimated that one millionth of a gram accumulating in a persons body would be fatal .There are no known methods of treatment for such casualty……areas so contaminated by radioactive dusts and smokes would be dangerous as long as high concentration of metal was maintained .……reservoirs or wells would be contaminated….. food poisoned ….particles larger than I micron would be deposited in the nose ,trachea and bronchi……..particles smaller than 1 micron are more likely to be deposited in alveoli where they will remain ….or be absorbed into the lymphatics or blood…….Beta and gamma emitting fission products ……may be absorbed by the blood and distributed to the whole body."

In the second document produced , memorandum dated 1ST March 1991 addressed by Lt.Col.M.V.Zeiman (after the first Gulf War of 1991 ) to Major Larsson of the Studies and Analysis Branch on the subject of " The Effectiveness of Depleted Uranium Penetrators , Prosecution Document Ex. E-127 ,emphasizes that ……" the impact of DU penetrators were very effective against Iraqi armour ………..there has been and continues to be concern regarding the impact of DU on the environment……DU rounds may become politically unacceptable……and thus be deleted from the arsenal …………we should ensure their future existence ………I believe we should keep this in mind when after action reports are written" .

The interpretation of this memorandum ,by the witness Leuren Moret , that this memorandum in fact directed ,that after action reports should be falsified , to conceal the real effects of DU weaponry , is correct.

The third significant document produced by this witness , is the communication dated 19th August 1993, Prosecution Document Ex . E -128, by Brigadier Eric .K.Shinskei ,at the relevant time Brigadier General ,GS , Director of Training forwarded to the Assistant Secretary of the Army ( Installation , logistics and Environment ) on the subject : Review of Draft Report to Congress -Health and Environmental Consequences of Depleted Uranium in the US army .This communication states that after Operation Desert Storm ( the first Gulf War ) the GAO examined the Army's ability to contend with Depleted Uranium contamination .The GAO published a draft memorandum which was accepted by the Department of Defence on 15th January 1993 which was a tasking memorandum directing the Secretary of Army to -

Provide adequate training for personnel who may come in contact with DU contaminated equipment ;
Complete medical testing of all personnel exposed to DU contamination.
Develop a plan for DU contaminated equipment recovery during future operation .

Leuren Moret , concluding her testimony deposed ,that from the properties of DU weapons ; its radioactive particles travelling through air ,water and food sources ; it is not only countries where these weapons are used which are in the affected zone ,but all countries within a radius of approximately 1000 miles of the use of DU weapons ;due to the wind factor and atmospheric dusts ; a map was displayed indicating the countries in the DU affected zone from the use of the weaponry in Afghanistan and Iraq , placed on record of this Tribunal which indicates that Iran, Pakistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , Russia , Georgia , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan, China and India, are among the countries affected by the use of DU weaponry in Afghanistan ; and Saudi Arabia , Syria , Lebanon , Palestine , Israel , Turkey , Iran are among the countries affected by the use DU weapons in Iraq during both the military attacks against Iraq.

Major Doug Rokke Director of the DU project from 1994