Thursday, May 29, 2008

The U.S. Uses Cluster Bombs, and intends to continue their use

Mothers seem to intuitively know things that some of us just can't get. And even in the face of tragedy, they continue to sound their warnings. Who will thank them for their contributions... and console them for their loss? How can they be consoled? They lost.

But with each person that dies due to the reckless actions of Imperialism, we all lose. If we do nothing to prevent these dastardly deeds, we lose our dignity, self-respect, and souls to the darkness that is coming.


Lynn Bradach tells the story of her son, Travis Bradach -Nall, who was killed
by a U.S. cluster submunition while serving in Iraq.


Tell your friends about the video.


Ban Cluster Bombs | FCNL
The U.S. Uses Cluster Bombs

In the last 10 years, the United States has used them in civilian-populated areas of the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

U.S. Cluster Bombs Kill Civilians and U.S. Soldiers

Cluster munitions pose a danger to civilians during and after conflict, as malfunctioning bomblets scattered over a wide swath of land become de facto landmines. And during the 1991 war against Iraq, U.S.-dropped cluster submunitions were the single most deadly weapon facing U.S. troops.