Word: claime
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...short of outright secession, the Kurds could still open up new conflicts in Iraq, if their impatience with the fecklessness of the Baghdad government prompts them to take action on their own-especially in determining the future status of Kirkuk, the disputed oil-rich city that the Kurds lay claim to. Said Iraq's Kurdish President, Massoud Barzani, during the farewell visit of departing U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad: "Our patience is not unlimited...
...Some environmentalists claim they're also saving hunters from poisoning themselves and others when they eat their lead-filled kills, and they are hoping to make the ban nationwide, just as Canada...
...latest assault aims to protect the thousands of birds, wildlife and even some endangered species that wildlife experts and activists claim die annually from ingesting spent ammo that gets left in the mountains, prairies, and forests where the hunted species thrive. As an alternative, "get-the-lead-out" advocates want hunters to start using copper, bismuth, tungsten, steel, tin, and other alloys in their bullets...
...just endangered species that Andreano and Miller claim to be worried about. They are seeking a national ban on lead ammo because they believe - and some scientific studies suggest as well - that it also may be poisoning people, especially children, who eat hunted meats. Says Andreano, "There is such a problem with minute fragments of lead making their way onto the hunters' dinner table that we feel, ultimately, this is a human health and safety issue...
...hunters is that the alternative ammo is too expensive. "Our primary issue is cost," says Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association, which has opposed such moves in the past. Arulanandam and Novin also attempt to shoot holes in the animal advocates' case with another argument. Lead, they claim, is the best substance to use in ammunition because of it kills the prey "in a more humane way." It's claim that is sure to trigger a new round of crossfire in the battle over lead ammo...