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"clintonG" <csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com> wrote in message
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> So basically you're saying Dr. Doug Rokke Phd. the former US Army
> Major and head of the Pentagon's Depleted Uranium Project (DU)
> following the 1991 Gulf War is a liar and I am full of sh!t for citing
> his testimony?

    I am saying that there has been extensive research on DU. That the
claims of 34.8 millions deqad and disfigured is so much bullshit. The
*facts* are available. There are not millions of US trrops writhing in pain
in veterans hospitals all over the world. There are not Iraqi's roanminbg
the desert in a radiation induced haze. Clinton......... I know you rearely
*think* but try to get this. The Iraqis who were in those tanks hit by DU
shells are "Dead" they are not disfigured or injured by the radiation. They
were "blown up" and I doubt there were pieces of them large enough to bury
after their tanks exploded. I don't know what all this "Major" had to say. I
have not seen his complete testimony, but if he said the things *you* are
claiming, then, yes, I'd say he is just one more Pentagon weasel who is full
of shit.  Like the Colonel who said that it was "impossible" for the B-2 to
fly! And he also had a Ph.D. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has them.

    I viewed the website you offered as support for your claims. I followed
several links on it. What I found was an incredible collection of
"bullshit." Such as blaming the U.S. for the lack of food and medicine in
Iraq. Iraq is allowed to see more than enough oil to purchase all the food
and medicvine they need. That the Iraqi dictator shooses to but weapons of
war instead is not America's fault. Although morons like you would have it
be so. How many of those millions of Iraqi kids that died could have been
fed by the money spent on just *one* of those shiney new tanks Saddam has?
How much food could be purchased for what Saddam spent on just *one* of
those shiney new MiG fighters he bought?

    You see Clinton, I looked at the site and all the claims it made to
judge them all *in* their entire context. You seem to want me and others to
ignore (as you seem to do) the rest of the crap floating in that pond. I am
asked to believe the massive radioactivity in DU ammunition from that source
as well as believe that America is starving the poor little Iraqi kids and
the rest that isn't true.   Again, here is the *facts* on DU.... You put
your single source against the *research* of the collective agencies that
work with nuclear materials.... I'll take the multiple sources that disagree
with your hysterical claims.

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Q. What makes depleted uranium a potential hazard?
A. Depleted uranium is a heavy metal that is also slightly radioactive.
Heavy metals (uranium, lead, tungsten, etc.) have chemical toxicity
properties that, in high doses, can cause adverse health effects. Depleted
uranium that remains outside the body can not harm you.
A common misconception is that radiation is depleted uranium's primary
hazard. This is not the case under most battlefield exposure scenarios.
Depleted uranium is approximately 40 percent less radioactive than natural
uranium. Depleted uranium emits alpha and beta particles, and gamma rays.
Alpha particles, the primary radiation type produced by depleted uranium,
are blocked by skin, while beta particles are blocked by the boots and
battle dress utility uniform (BDUs) typically worn by service members. While
gamma rays are a form of highly-penetrating energy , the amount of gamma
radiation emitted by depleted uranium is very low. Thus, depleted uranium
does not significantly add to the background radiation that we encounter
every day.
When fired, or after "cooking off" in fires or explosions, the exposed
depleted uranium rod poses an extremely low radiological threat as long as
it remains outside the body. Taken into the body via metal fragments or
dust-like particles, depleted uranium may pose a long-term health hazard to
personnel if the amount is large. However, the amount which remains in the
body depends on a number of factors, including the amount inhaled or
ingested, the particle size and the ability of the particles to dissolve in
body fluids.
Q. Were any studies on the health effects of depleted uranium ever conducted
prior to the onset of the Gulf War? What were the findings of those studies?
A. The health effects of uranium have been studied extensively for over 50
years. In September 1999 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry published a Toxicological Profile for Uranium, an update to the
original profile published in May 1989. While natural and depleted uranium
are considered chemically toxic, they are not considered a radiation hazard.
The environmental effects of depleted uranium have been studied
comprehensively by a wide range of governmental and non-governmental bodies
both before and after the Gulf War. Burn tests and other evaluations
performed under simulated battlefield conditions indicated that the health
risks associated with the battlefield use of depleted uranium were minimal
and even those could be reduced even more by simple, field-expedient
measures, especially, avoidance of depleted uranium-contaminated vehicles
and sites. During and after the Gulf War, personnel awareness of the hazards
posed by battlefield depleted uranium contamination was generally low. As a
result, many personnel did not practice field-expedient measures that would
have prevented or mitigated possible exposures.
Q. What are the health effects of contact with unfired depleted uranium
munitions or unperforated (intact) armor on the various weapons systems,
such as the Abrams Heavy Tank?
A. Unfired depleted uranium munitions are encased in thin metal jackets that
seal in alpha and beta particles, and allow only extremely slight gamma
emissions which fall well below regulatory health and safety limits.
Similarly, depleted uranium panels used in tank armor pose no health risk
because the depleted uranium is sealed inside several inches of regular
steel armor. Alpha radiation, which is the major concern for internalized
depleted uranium, is not an external concern because alpha radiation does
not penetrate the outer layers of skin. The second source of radiation is
from the depleted uranium rounds stored on board the tank. While soldiers
are exposed to an increased level of radiation from the stored munitions,
the cumulative exposure levels for tank crewmembers are within applicable
guidelines. Since depleted uranium munitions are only used in combat, only
forward-deployed vehicles are routinely uploaded with depleted uranium
munitions.