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6,700 Tons of Radioactive Debris Shipped From Kuwait to Idaho
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Doug Rokke
Black Listed News
July 11, 2008
(Note: Dr. Doug Rokke is the former Director of the U.S. Army’s Depleted Uranium Project. It was his task to clean up the radioactive battlefields of the Gulf War. Today, this leading opponent of nuclear warfare is vitally concerned that sand contaminated by radioactive munitions exploded in the Middle East has been shipped to Idaho for burial. And more, much more. He asked me to call his warning to public attention.)
During the summer of 1991, the United States military had collected artillery, tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, conventional and unconventional munitions, trucks, etc. at Camp Doha in Kuwait.
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| The shipment across the ocean, unloading at Longview, Washington State port, transport by rail, and burial in Idaho endangers not only the residents of these areas but poses a significant agricultural threat through introduction of pests, microbes, etc. foreign to our nation. | |
As result of carelessness this weapons depot caught fire with consequent catastrophic explosion resulting in death, injury, illness and extensive environmental contamination from depleted uranium and conventional explosives.
Recently the emirate of Kuwait required the United States Department of Defense to remove the contamination. Consequently, over 6,700 tons of contaminated soil sand and other residue was collected and has been shipped back to the United States for burial by American Ecology at Boise Idaho.
When Bob Nichols, an investigative journalist, and I contacted American Ecology we found out that they had absolutely no knowledge of U.S. Army Regulation 700-48, U.S. Army PAM 700-48, U.S. Army Technical Bulletin 9-1300-278, and all of the medical orders dealing with depleted uranium contamination, environmental remediation procedures, safety, and medical care .
They had never heard of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for dealing with mixed – hazardous waste such as radioactive materials and conventional explosives byproducts. (reference "Approaches for the Remediation of Federal Facility Sites Contaminated with Explosives or Radioactive Wastes", EPA/625/R-93/013, September 1993).
The shipment across the ocean, unloading at Longview, Washington State port, transport by rail, and burial in Idaho endangers not only the residents of these areas but poses a significant agricultural threat through introduction of pests, microbes, etc. foreign to our nation.
Sadly the known adverse health and environmental hazards from uranium weapons contamination are in our own backyard. The EPA has listed the former Nuclear Metals- Starmet uranium weapons manufacturing site in Concord Ma. On EPA’s Superfund National Priority List because it poses a significant risk to public health and the environment.
Consequently the community in which our nation was born on April 18, 1775 is now the location of America’s own closed dirty bomb factory that will endanger the health and safety of the descendants of our original patriots- “the Minutemen”.
The previous delivery of at least 100 GBU 28 bunker busters bombs containing depleted uranium warheads by the United States and their use by Israel against Lebanese targets has resulted in additional radioactive and chemical toxic contamination with consequent adverse health and environmental effects throughout the middle east. Israeli tank gunners are also using depleted uranium tank rounds as photographs verify.
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).
DOD leaders are not showing the DU training tapes to military personnel. These three video tapes: (1) "Depleted Uranium Hazard Awareness", (2) "Contaminated and Damaged Equipment Management", and (3) "Operation of the AN/PDR 77 Radiac Set" are essential to understanding the hazards from the use of uranium weapons and management of uranium weapons contamination. DOD leaders must show these tapes to all military personnel involved in the use of uranium weapons and the consequent management of uranium contamination.
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 in the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan 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.
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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-Gordon Brown, 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 Brown, 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
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/15/razing_urged_for_waste_site/ http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/04/29/area_news/doc4816651072f72767559743.txt>
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July 11th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Okay okay. Let me get this straight.
Kuwait is BESIDE American-controlled Iraq.
Like, the Army couldn’t find an empty, barren desert field in Iraq to dispose the contaminated sand?
Do they think we’re stupid?
Is this a possible cover for bringing in Israeli nukes for another 911?
I may be way off base, but looks awfully suspicious… certainly foolish from an environmental standpoint.
Spaz Reply:
February 25th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Yeah. These idiots that are in world power almost have me speechless because of their F ups all the time. Now it really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you a bomb made of radio-active materials will damage the surrounding land AND atmosphere it’s self. Shit my sister in Kindergarten says it all the time.
How about this: just throw it in the ocean like all the rest of the crap we don’t want anymore.
F**k it.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
This paragraph makes absolutely no sense whatsoever…why would the president of kuwait or better yet HOW could he have that kind of PULL or Clout with our asshole`president to actually force the USA to remove the contaminated sand and WHY NOW???
Just think about it. Here is the paragaraph;
Recently the emirate of Kuwait required the United States Department of Defense to remove the contamination. Consequently, over 6,700 tons of contaminated soil sand and other residue was collected and has been shipped back to the United States for burial by American Ecology at Boise Idaho.
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It is more likely that Kwait actually could expose all of the dirty deeds our military has engaged in from the get go of thisand possibly dessert storm with these bogus terror attacks and if he exposed tis behavior to the world he would align himself with other arab countries who would support him and or military would not be able to use their bases in kuwait.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
This is how they will turn the land of ‘amber waves of grain’ into a desolate wasteland desert, like where this dirt came from.
This is premeditated murder, and it won’t stop here. This is just what we know about What you don’t know can hurt you, too.
This is crime of the highest order, and treason.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Umm I live 15 minutes from Boise Idaho. There hasnt been a single mention of this on our local media, Where exactly is this stuff going to be buried ?
Furthermore, why choose Boise Idaho ? This is a pristine wilderness / mountain retreat. Dump it somewhere thats already polluted like New Jersey instead.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
The radiation emitted from depleted uranium travels only a few centimeters in open air and can be stopped by a sheet of paper.
On average, a person accumulates 90 micrograms of natural uranium within their body from food, water and air intake.
Civilian use of depleted uranium includes counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical radiation therapy and industrial radiography equipment, and containers used to transport radioactive materials.
These spent munitions are not the threat that they are made out to be. Statements like,
“It is more likely that Kwait actually could expose all of the dirty deeds our military has engaged in ” are completely unfounded and seem rather paranoid.
July 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
#5 Connick,
Go to Youtube and catch the videos of Doug Rokke and his experience as a Major in the Army a a DU cleanup ops commander. You must not have heard his (Doug’s) talking points on AJ’s show yesterday, or listen to the podcast. Your ‘facts’ are wrong.
July 11th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Take this crap to the District of Criminals and dump it. That place is already crapped-up, so more would make no difference. Besides, we could rid ourselves of the political parasite class in the bargain. Two problems solved!!
July 11th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Condick ur stupid how can u stop toxic dust with a sheet of paper? do sum research on it ass-face
July 11th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
They’re gonna take the sand and put it around swing sets and monkey bars and sell it for cat litter.Now why the fuck did they have to ship it through our waters and through our towns when they could’ve just buried it there just as easy and a whole hell of a lot safer. What are these idiots thinking???
July 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I have a picture of a truck belonging to Halliburton with Large radioactive signs all over it driving down I-5 in the middle of Oregon.Imagine that??
July 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
What a waste. Producing unnecessariness for conducing militariness is traducing contrariness. Incalculably affording dire consequences then resolving to revolving dissolving is stultiloquences. Going back and forth around the fourth is not heading north. Do they not comprehend what happens at the end?
July 11th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
they should dump the DU waste at George Bush’s farm.
He’s got no use for it anyway since he can’t ride and is afraid of horses…
July 11th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
People should pay close attention on these stuff is being handled. The last thing this country needs is depleted uranium going off.
July 11th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Son of a bitch…
July 11th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
is there no one in Idaho with balls enough to stop this?
July 11th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
As if the hanford Nuclear power pland wasn’t bad enough. We are getting a bunch of radioactive crap in my backyard
Maybe a oil for nuclear disposal deal?
July 11th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
http://www.thereignofchrist.org
Satan has control of all Christian Churches!
The First Coming of Christ was as Man, the Second Coming of
Christ is in man. This is the Eucharistic Reign of Christ on
earth, in man.
You may ask why is there to be a Eucharistic Reign. The answer is
very simple. At the present time Satan has almost total control of
the earth. It is man, Eucharistic man, who will defeat Satan.
The Eucharistic Reign is the command of God in Himself, that is, in
Eucharistic man, to defeat Satan and all of his evil forces and lock
them up in Hell for all eternity.
The Eucharistic Reign is the Triumph of Jesus Christ the King of
All Nations, taking back the entire earth from all the forces of evil.
It is the triumph of God in man, and man in God, in unity and
oneness expelling the ungodly and unbelieving into the exterior
darkness for ever and ever, with no end.
The Eucharist is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave, to
make known to His servants the things which must shortly come to
pass, for at once they begin, all will be completed in a short time.
The Eucharistic Reign is the unity of the Divine Nature and the
human nature in the new creation, Eucharistic man. The Eucharistic
Reign is the reversal of the Fall of Adam and Eve when the serpent
deceived the first parents and took control of the earth. The
Eucharistic Reign is the victory of man over the devil, and the devil
being cast into Hell for ever and ever, with no end.
July 11th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
http://www.thereignofchrist.org
Jesus told us: “But pray that your flight be not in the winter or on
the Sabbath. For there shall be then great tribulation, such as has
not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall
be.”
Consider the likes of nine earthquakes and tsunamis and
tidal waves of even greater magnitude than the Indonesian disaster
of December 2004 happening in the world at the same time. Then
you might have some idea of what disaster the Great Tribulation
will cause.
Two thirds of the world population will perish, that is,
over four billion people will die in a period of three and a half
years. The other two billion people will suffer greatly, but will be
saved.
“There shall be in all the earth, says the Lord, two parts in it
shall be scattered, and shall perish, but the third part shall be left
therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will
refine them as silver is refined, and I will try them as gold is tried.
They shall call on My Name, and I will hear them. I will say: ‘Thou
art My people,’ and they shall say: ‘The Lord is my God’
July 11th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Too bad jesus isnt real.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Hey dude, the pagan story of Jesus to create the lie that is Catholicism is BS. If you really think that Jesus didn’t exist or say the amazing things he said, and influence such massive amounts of people that he did… then you really don’t know what you’re talking about
July 12th, 2008 at 3:26 am
God my arse!
wake up to yourself you deluded, moronic, dill!!!
The most evil, loosely spoken word in the world today, and in times since past “God”
If there was a God, there wouldn’t be children left right and centre dying from starvation all over this filthy, corrupt planet!
And how many of you so called religous types have helped to feed the starving?
They don’t want your hollow prayers, they need something solid to fill up their distended belly’s!
All you religous nutters need to be rounded up and put in a gigantic lunatic asylum. So as not to be able to “brainwash” another child again.
Religous Filth!
Piss off with your religous rant’s!
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Globalists?
Fk’m.
July 12th, 2008 at 5:59 am
I’m glad this guy spoke up. I heard the broadcast, what great harm has been done to our troops. They come home and get poor treatment. Dumping this garbage on US soil is an outrage.
The guy on the radio with Alex said he had running sores on his body since 1991.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:19 am
#21 Aussie
Could not have said it better myself.
Hats off top ya mate!!!!!!
July 12th, 2008 at 8:18 am
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VyefBXK4FeI
July 12th, 2008 at 9:07 am
http://youtube.com/watch?v=anLfoy2XsFw
July 12th, 2008 at 11:05 am
We defended Kuwait at their request. This was their way of saying, “Thanks, America.” Do you see how they love us?
Surely, a technically viable way of disposing this waste could have been devised *somewhere* in their own region: A very reasonable price to pay for a war waged at their request. I would even trust Haliburton to do it.