[statecom-discuss] FW: Depleted Uranium in Lebanon

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From: "Amy Hendrickson" <amyh at texnology.com>
To: <STWCplan at googlegroups.com>, "peaceworks" <brooklinepeaceworks at lists.riseup.net>, <rule19 at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [STWCplan] Depleted Uranium in Lebanon
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:39:10 +0000
> 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.
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> Depleted Uranium Situation Worsens Requiring Immediate Action By President Bush, 
> Prime Minister Blair, and Prime Minister Olmert
> Dr. Doug Rokke, PhD., former Director, U.S. Army Depleted Uranium project
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>       July 24, 2006
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>       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
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