U.S. military turns Iraq into a toxic dump of oil drums and acid cans!
NEW YORK - June 14, 2010 - When U.S. forces depart Iraq this summer; seven years of war won't be all they leave behind.
Large amounts of toxic waste from U.S. bases have been dumped throughout the country, according to an investigation by the Times of London.
The probe spans five provinces and reveals a grim landscape of hazardous trash and sickened Iraqis.
The junk includes leaky oil drums seeping into the soil and half-empty cans of sulfuric acid.
Pentagon rules state toxic waste cannot be dumped locally, even if the containers are empty, the Times reports.
One private contractor reports 11 million pounds of hazardous waste has been left behind by U.S. troops.
The materials allegedly end up mixed with recyclable materials and sent from U.S. bases to Iraqi scrap yards.
The workers now complain the poisonous chemicals are wreaking havoc with their health.
"Some got rashes and many quit work. So when I get this kind of material now I bury it somewhere far away," one scrap yard owner told the Times.
