Robert Fisk: The Children of Fallujah - Sayef's story

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1. Here are two of the earliest articles I encountered on the subject.

http://du101.org/09/112995life/1195life1.html

TITLE: THE TINY VICTIMS OF DESERT STORM - Has Our Country Abandoned Them?

PUBLICATION: LIFE Magazine
PRINT DATE: November 1995

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2004-09-29/news/18277829_1_urine-birth-defects-natural-uranium

The War's Littlest Victim Daily News Exclusive: He Was Exposed To Depleted Uranium. His Daughter May Be Paying The Price.

BY JUAN GONZALEZ
Wednesday, September 29, 2004


IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2003, Army National Guard Spec. Gerard Darren Matthew was sent home from Iraq, stricken by a sudden illness.

One side of Matthew's face would swell up each morning. He had constant migraine headaches, blurred vision, blackouts and a burning sensation whenever he urinated.

The Army transferred him to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for further tests, but doctors there could not explain what was wrong.

Shortly after his return, his wife, Janice, became pregnant. On June 29, she gave birth to a baby girl, Victoria Claudette.

More at link.