] Ali Ghanem, a driver, said three people died last week in
] the town, just southeast of Baghdad, after being
] contaminated by something stolen from the Al-Tuwaitha
] site.
]
] "They were buried with the material in the village of
] Wardieh," he said.

I'm suspicious of this report because for there to be deaths, there would also have to be other signs of radioactive poisoning. For example, someone exposed to high levels of radiation would probably begin vomiting within about an hour. But I'm extremely concerned that there are going to be other serious health consequences (increased cancer rates and birth defects) from the contamination -- we just don't know the extent of it yet.