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Expert's statement on Vieques: By Dr. Doug Rokke (posted 5-3-00) Dr. Doug Rokke is former head of the Pentagon's Depleted Uranium Project and one of the authors of the Pentagon's Program for Environmental Remediation of Formerly Used Defense Sites.
[ Note from Emperors-clothes. Agents of the Justice (?) Department now await orders to evict people protesting the Navy's destruction of Vieques. Emperors-Clothes has received several emails urging support for the protestors. See the end of this article for links to other Websites and articles concerning
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"NOT ONE MORE BOMB" DOD officials are ready to use force against the residents of Vieques. The citizens of the world must band together to help the residents of Vieques. This protest started because U.S. Marine Corps pilots willfully fired depleted uranium in violation of laws and regulations, as admitted by U.S. Navy officials, into Vieques and then a Navy pilot dropped a bomb that killed one and injured others. The claim has been that the bomb went off course. Funny thing about physics and Newtonian mechanics, bombs only go where you place them. Therefore the claim that the bomb was errant is pure rubbish. The pilot killed that guard and injured the others because he was wrong and was not careful with the bomb release. That is pure negligence! This is also an issue of environmental justice where U.S. Department of Defense representatives refuse to provide medical care for all exposed individuals and also complete environmental remediation. U.S. Forces have contaminated the island of Vieques for too long, causing health and environmental damage. It must stop now.
Seems that Navy officials know that the use of DU causes willful harm because [this information] is in the required DU training that all DOD personnel must complete by order and law. Thus disregard of this information probably violates RCRA (42 CFR 901) and is a crime against humanity. The U.S. Navy cites that Vieques is needed for training our forces, yet, the Navy has advertised that for a fee Vieques can be used by any nation. Here's a quote from the Navy advertisement:
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In case anyone has missed the most important part of this advertisement it
is that "non-conventional" as cited has historically refers to
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. If that has occurred over the
years, that [explains] why the residents of Vieques are sick. Conventional
weapon residues will also cause health and environmental problems.
It is time for everyone to support the residents of Vieques and demand that the U.S. Navy withdraw and cease all actions on that island. Just remember if the Navy willingly fired DU to prepare for battle in Kosovo then the next preparation with "non-conventional weapons" as advertised may be for use against you! For additional information see: http://www.viequeslibre.org/ For Dr. Rokke's statement, see http://www.micronetix.net/virus/rokke.htm If you find emperors-clothes.com useful, we can use your help... All our expenses are covered by individual donations. Right now we are behind on phone bills (we use the phone for interviews and editorial meetings) and for Lexis, the wonderful Internet tool that we use to research articles. Any donation will help with these expenses and for special projects like 'JUDGMENT', the new film we just produced. You can Order Judgment now! This movie shows precisely how images were created to demonize the Bosnian Serbs. Remember the 'emaciated man behind barbed wire'? Would you like to know the real story? We suggest a $25 donation for this video inside the US or $26 outside the US, including shipping - but if you send a donation of any amount and request the video we'll send it. We want everyone to see the truth. To order JUDGMENT send your donation to:
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