Children of the Gulf War

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The Children of the Gulf War, an exhibition of photographs depicting the effects of depleted uranium on the children of the Iraq, is showing at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) until April 24.

The exhibition consists of 58 photographs taken by acclaimed Japanese photojournalist Takashi Morizumi. The powerful collection includes images of children suffering the legacy of radioactive pollution from the 1991 Gulf War. It shows babies born with hideous birth defects and children suffering from leukaemia and other cancers.

More than 300 tonnes of depleted uranium machine gun bullets and artillery shells were fired on Iraq by the multilateral forces in the 1991 Gulf War. The US-led forces have delivered up to five times that amount in the latest war upon the Iraqi people.

The exhibition is sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and is being hosted in Perth by the Fremantle Anti-Nuclear Group. FANG spokesperson Jane Hammond said the exhibition would leave no doubt in the minds of those who view it that the use of depleted uranium munitions is a crime against humanity.

PICA is at 51 James Street, Perth. The exhibition is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-7pm, until April 24. Entry is free.

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From Green Left Weekly, April 16, 2003.
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