Several other families have lodged claims with the US military, but without a scientific case are unlikely to get far. Allah believes science has to start playing a role in explaining what has happened to the city and its young.
“The numbers of abnormalities we are seeing is horrific and no one has yet concluded why,” said Allah. “There is not yet any science to tell us why. No one has come here to take soil samples, or make examinations. I think the Iraqi government does not want it proven that the Americans used forbidden weapons here. If there is scientific proof that the war was responsible for so many deformities, there will likely be problems for officials here.”
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