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Please distribute world wide and help ensure compliance action.
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dr. doug rokke
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Dr. Doug Rokke, PhD.
former Director, U.S. Army Depleted Uranium project
July 24, 2006
The delivery of at least 100 GBU 28 bunker busters bombs containing
depleted uranium warheads by the United States to Israel for use against
targets in Lebanon will result in additional radioactive and chemical toxic
contamination with consequent adverse health and environmental effects
throughout the middle east.
Today, U.S., British, and now Israeli military personnel are using
illegal uranium munitions- America's and England's own "dirty bombs" while U.S.
Army, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, and British
Ministry of Defence officials deny that there are any adverse health and
environmental effects as a consequence of the manufacture, testing, and/or use
of uranium munitions to avoid liability for the willful and illegal dispersal
of a radioactive toxic material - depleted uranium.
The use of uranium weapons is absolutely unacceptable, and a crime
against humanity. Consequently the citizens of the world and all governments
must force cessation of uranium weapons use. I must demand that Israel now
provide medical care to all DU casualties in Lebanon and clean up all DU
contamination.
U.S. and British officials have arrogantly refused to comply with their
own regulations, orders, and directives that require United States Department
of Defense officials to provide prompt and effective medical care to "all"
exposed individuals. Reference: Medical Management of Unusual Depleted Uranium
Casualties, DOD, Pentagon, 10/14/93, Medical Management of Army personnel
Exposed to Depleted Uranium (DU) Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Command 29
April 2004, and section 2-5 of U.S. Army Regulation 700-48. Israeli officials
must not do so now.
They also refuse to clean up dispersed radioactive Contamination as
required by Army Regulation- AR 700-48: "Management of Equipment Contaminated
With Depleted Uranium or Radioactive Commodities" (Headquarters, Department Of
The Army, Washington, D.C., September 2002) and U.S. Army Technical Bulletin-
TB 9-1300-278: "Guidelines For Safe Response To Handling, Storage, And
Transportation Accidents Involving Army Tank Munitions Or Armor Which Contain
Depleted Uranium" (Headquarters, Department Of The Army, Washington, D.C., JULY
1996). Specifically section 2-4 of United States Army Regulation-AR 700-48
dated September 16, 2002 requires that:
(1) "Military personnel "identify, segregate, isolate, secure, and
label all RCE" (radiologically contaminated equipment).
(2) "Procedures to minimize the spread of radioactivity will be
implemented as soon as possible."
(3) "Radioactive material and waste will not be locally disposed of
through burial, submersion, incineration, destruction in place, or abandonment"
and
(4) "All equipment, to include captured or combat RCE, will be
surveyed, packaged, retrograded, decontaminated and released IAW Technical
Bulletin 9-1300-278, DA PAM 700-48" (Note: Maximum exposure limits are
specified in Appendix F).
The previous and current use of uranium weapons, the release of
radioactive components in destroyed U.S. and foreign military equipment, and
releases of industrial, medical, research facility radioactive materials have
resulted in unacceptable exposures. Therefore, decontamination must be
completed as required by U.S. Army Regulation 700-48 and should include
releases of all radioactive materials resulting from military operations.
The extent of adverse health and environmental effects of uranium
weapons contamination is not limited to combat zones but includes facilities
and sites where uranium weapons were manufactured or tested including Vieques;
Puerto Rico; Colonie, New York; Concord, MA; Jefferson Proving Grounds,
Indiana; and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Therefore medical care must be
provided by the United States Department of Defense officials to all
individuals affected by the manufacturing, testing, and/or use of uranium
munitions. Thorough environmental remediation also must be completed without
further delay.
I am amazed that fifteen years after was I asked to clean up the
initial DU mess from Gulf War 1 and over ten years since I finished the
depleted uranium project that United States Department of Defense officials and
others still attempt to justify uranium munitions use while ignoring mandatory
requirements. I am dismayed that Department of Defense and Department of Energy
officials and representatives continue personal attacks aimed to silence or
discredit those of us who are demanding that medical care be provided to all DU
casualties and that environmental remediation is completed in compliance with
U.S. Army Regulation 700-48. But beyond the ignored mandatory actions the
willful dispersal of tons of solid radioactive and chemically toxic waste in
the form of uranium munitions is illegal
(http://www.traprockpeace.org/karen_parker_du_illegality.pdf) and just does not
even pass the common sense test and according to the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, DHS, is a dirty bomb. DHS issued "dirty bomb" response
guidelines, http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html
, on January 3, 2006 for incidents within the United States but ignore
DOD use of uranium weapons and existing DOD regulations. These guidelines
specifically state that: "Characteristics of RDD and IND Incidents: A
radiological incident is defined as an event or series of events, deliberate or
accidental, leading to the release, or potential release, into the environment
of radioactive material in sufficient quantity to warrant consideration of
protective actions. Use of an RDD or IND is an act of terror that produces a
radiological incident." Thus the use of uranium munitions is "an act or terror"
as defined by DHS. Finally continued compliance with the infamous March 1991
Los Alamos Memorandum that was issued to ensure continued use of uranium
munitions can not be justified.
In conclusion: the President of the United States- George W. Bush, the
Prime Minister of Great Britain-Tony Blair, and the Prime Minister of Israel
Olmert must acknowledge and accept responsibility for willful use of illegal
uranium munitions- their own "dirty bombs"- resulting in adverse health and
environmental effects.
President Bush, Prime Minister Blair, and Prime Minister Olmert should
order:
1. medical care for all casualties,
2. thorough environmental remediation,
3. immediate cessation of retaliation against all of us who demand
compliance with medical care and environmental remediation requirements,
4. and stop the already illegal the use (UN finding) of depleted
uranium munitions.
References- these references are copies the actual regulations and
orders and other pertinent official documents:
http://www.traprockpeace.org/twomemos.html
http://www.traprockpeace.org/rokke_du_3_ques.html
http://www.traprockpeace.org/du_dtic_wakayama_Aug2002.html
http://www.traprockpeace.org/karen_parker_du_illegality.pdf
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html
http://cryptome.org/dhs010306.txt
******supporting information***
more references:
FOCUS | Bush Admin. Rushing More Bombs to Israel
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072206Z.shtml
The Bush administration is rushing precision-guided bombs to Israel.
The request for expedited delivery of the satellite and laser-guided bombs was
described as an indication that Israel still had a long list of targets in
Lebanon to strike. An arms-sale package approved last year allows Israel to
purchase from the United States as many as 100 "bunker buster" weapons, GBU-28s
developed for penetrating hardened command centers located deep underground.
US Colonel Admits 500 Tons of DU Were Used In Iraq
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 10:53 am
Article: Jay Shaft
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U.S. Colonel Admits 500 Tons of D.U. Were Used in Iraq
By Jay Shaft
Coalition For Free Thought In Media
5 May 2003
In three separate interviews a U.S. Special Operations Command Colonel
admitted that the U.S. and Great Britain fired 500 tons of D.U. munitions into
Iraq.He has also informed me that the G.B.U.-28 BLU 113 Penetrator Bunker
Buster 5000 pound bomb contains D.U. in the warhead. Until now, as far as I
know, the materials used to make the warhead of the G.B.U-28 have remained
shrouded in mystery.He also admitted that privately the Pentagon has
acknowledged the health hazards of D.U. for years.He asked to remain unnamed
for obviously apparent safety reasons, and so that he may remain a valuable
source of information. (I will admit that I will jealously guard his identity
to keep him as a source.)I have verified his identity and that his information
is mostly accurate.Some things I could not verify due to top secret
classifications of certain weapons. The following is a transcript of questions
I asked him. I will refer to him as U.S.C. from here on.J.S.: I understand you
are a Colonel in the U.S. military, is that right?U.S.C.: You are correct; I
work for the U.S. Special Operations Command attached to Central Command. My
job is to plot coordinates for targets and decide what is the best way to
destroy the target.I have a large network of analysts at my disposal to analyze
each target and figure out what weapons would best destroy it. J.S.: Do you
know how much D.U. was just used in Iraq, and what types of munitions were
used?U.S.C.: Yes I am aware of at least 500 tons of D.U. munitions that were
used by combined coalition forces. I also know that many cities were heavily
bombarded with D.U. munitions.J.S.: 500 tons? Are you absolutely sure?U.S.C.:
Oh, most sure on that matter. I know it was a little over 500 tons, but you can
round off your figures to the nearest hundred tons (chuckles).J.S.: What about
the cities? Did you deliberately use D.U. on them?U.S.C.: Let's just say that
we didn't do anything to avoid using D.U. in cities or heavily populated areas.
I know that I selected some D.U. bunker busters because of the fact that they
have a high penetration factor. I used D.U. weapons exclusively on some targets
so as to ensure maximum damage on those targets. You don't want to just halfway
destroy some targets, you want maximum damage.J.S.: Hold on here, I didn't know
that the Bunker Busters were D.U. How do you know that? I have to make sure
this is for real.U.S.C.: Well the specs on the B.B.s are top secret, so good
luck on verifying it. To answer your question I will ask you one. How do you
think they can penetrate a steel hardened bunker with a bomb unit? There has to
be D.U. in the warhead or else you wouldn't get the penetration of the target
that is buried underground.J.S.: Oh I see your point. Well can you tell me
which of the B.B.s have D.U. warheads?U.S.C.: Well.......... (long pause) I
think I will tell you about one and leave it at that. The G.B.U.-28(guided bomb
unit) BLU 113B 5000 pounder is capable of being fitted with a D.U. warhead and
dropped. It is not solely a D.U. warhead; they still use them with conventional
non-D.U. warheads.If you were watching T.V. and you saw any bombs hit there was
an easy way to tell if it was D.U.If you saw all those little secondary white
fires burning in the air in the blast: that was D.U. burning off. D.U. burns
with a whitish orange flame, almost looks like a firework shell burning.J.S.:
Any other B.B.'s using D.U. warheads?U.S.C.: I don't think I'll answer that,
I've already said too much. Next question!J.S.: Back to the 500 tons of D.U.,
did the D.O.D. / Pentagon deliberately target civilian areas? And if they did,
why?U.S.C.: I answered that already, but I will tell you that there were a lot
of Iraqi armored vehicles in and around most major cities. Our own tanks and
vehicles use D.U. penetrator rounds to destroy those enemy vehicles. We are
aware that over 100 tons of D.U. munitions were used in and around Baghdad, but
a lot more fighting went on around the Northern cities and Basra. We knocked
out over 20,000 different types of vehicles in Iraq, and even shelled buildings
in downtown Baghdad with D.U.J.S.: The Pentagon knew this was happening? Did
they try to stop it? You know, because of the health risks of D.U. and the fact
that we were supposed to be liberating Iraq?U.S.C.: They wanted complete
destruction of any military vehicle in Iraq. That was why you saw our vehicles
shooting even the disabled and already shelled vehicles. I have seen pictures
of many vehicles with over 20 holes in them. The objective was to make sure
that there is no way that any fighting force could ever use those vehicles in
any way. We wanted to decimate the Iraqi army and make sure they were never
able to fight again. I think we achieved that objective quite well, more so
than we had hoped in such a short amount of time. This took an enormous amount
of ammunition, mostly D.U. tipped 25mm, 30mm, and 125mm penetrator rounds.J.S.:
What about the health risks that are associated with D.U.? Or do you deny there
are any?U.S.C.: You are determined to get me to make a statement about the
health risks aren't you?J.S.: If you will, I want to see what the behind the
scenes view of D.U. is in the Pentagon.U.S.C.: Well…………… (long pause, followed
by heavy profanity)…. Okay, I'll give you some dirt if that's what you're
looking for. The Pentagon knows there are huge health risks associated with
D.U. They know from years of monitoring our own test ranges and manufacturing
facilities.There were parts of Iraq designated as high contamination areas
before we ever placed any troops on the ground. The areas around Basra,
Jalibah, Talil, most of the southern desert, and various other hot spots were
all identified as contaminated before the war. Some of the areas in the
southern desert region along the Kuwaiti border are especially radioactive on
scans and tests.One of our test ranges in Saudi Arabia shows over 1000 times
the normal background level for radiation. We have test ranges in the U.S. that
are extremely contaminated, hell they have been since the 80's and nothing is
ever said publicly. Don't ask don't tell is not only applied to gays, it is
applied to this matter very heavily.I know at one time the theory was developed
that any soldier exposed to D.U. shells should have to wear full MOP gear (the
chemical protective suit). But they realized that just wouldn't be practical
and it was never openly discussed again.J.S.: So the stories that they know
D.U. is harmful are true?U.S.C.: Yes, there is no doubt that most high level
commanders who were around during the 80's know about it.J.S.: So how do you
feel about the fact that you exposed your own men to D.U.?U.S.C.: F…k you!!
What do you know about my job? I did what I had to do to take out the targets I
was given. If it was necessary to use D.U., than I put it in my target analysis
reports. I didn't actually fire the rounds myself; I work in a remote
office.J.S.: So you'll never have to worry about being exposed to D.U. huh?
Very brave.U.S.C.: (lot's of profanity) this interview is over with (more
profanity, followed by the phone slamming down)I never did get to finish the
third interview, but I think what I got out of the colonel is very telling.By
his own admission, even knowing the dangers of D.U., it was used on major Iraqi
cities. Our own troops are being exposed to the areas that have been highly
contaminated, with no warning or attempt to protect them.There were hundreds of
tons of D.U. used in major population centers, by troops following orders to
completely destroy all Iraqi military vehicles and buildings. This is the first
time that D.U. has been used in heavily populated areas.A whole country was
just contaminated again with no regards to the future generations that will
live there. The Tigris River irrigates all the crops grown in that area of the
world, and most livestock is raised with water and crops irrigated from that
river.How many more babies will be born with birth defects? How many more
children will get cancer and die before they can ever live a productive life?
Thousands have been affected by D.U. used in the first Gulf War. Some figures
on the rate of cancer in Iraq showed a 300-500% increase in cancer and related
illnesses since then. Now the major population areas have been highly
contaminated, with no regard to any Iraqi's future health.We will have to wait
and see what the cost of this action will be. It is sure to be extremely high,
and result in a huge amount of further suffering and death.
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- Jay Shaft, Editor: Coalition For Free Thought In
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