Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I sent images can be untrue. Yes there are genetic defects in Belorus. But a recent study indicates that as a population the amount of defects is not greater than other places. You also have to keep in mind that they send all people with genetic defects to Belorus. mike - --- ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: > I went to Paul Fusco's lecture at ICP last week and > saw the most disturbing > photos I've ever encountered. Paul, as most will > know, is a former Look > photographer, now a member of Magnum. He showed > slides going as far back as > Woodstock, as well as snaps from Gaza and his recent > book, RFK Funeral Train. > But his latest work goes beyond anything I've ever > seen: the effects of > radiation fallout from Chernoblyl on Belorus. > It seems that the Soviets seeded the clouds that > brought all the Chernobyl > fallout down on Belorus in the form of black rain. > As a result, the country > has 1,500 times more birth defects and cancers than > anywhere else. The photos > showed small children with inoperable tumors the > size of basketballs, people > born without lymphatic systems, kids with their > brains in a sack outside > their heads, and all manner of mental retardation > etc. > All the kids are institutionalized, and while > they are not mistreated > their is no money to do much besides keep them > alive. Belorus, byt he way, > will remain radioactive for 25,000 years. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html