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From: Marion J Lindberg <JaLLindberg@juno.com>
To: Dawn.Collazo@LangleyAF.MiI
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:22:33 -0700
Subject: Depleted Uranium in Deserr Storm Munnions
To the folks at Langley,
I have been involved in an analysis of Nuclear Waste disposal at Norton
AFB over the last six to eight months and the long term effects to Gulf
War Veterans from the radioactive battlefield created by Depleted Uranium
rounds. I am attempting to acquire an honest approximation of Depleted
Uranium munnions that were expended on the battlefield In the Desert
Storm operation. I came across a websne that listed munnions that
were admittedly used in the conflict. That information would be a
realistic starting point for this investigation. You will probably
want to know what I intend to do wtth this information once I recieve n.
My phone number is 909-864-0731. These comments below will provide
some addnionallight on my motives for acquiring this information.
We know that approximately 70% of the DU rounds are vaporized on impact
in the Battlefield. We also have evidence that the Kinetic energy
transfered to these DU rounds when they are fired is enough to trigger
fISSion in the remaining U-235 in the DU round ttself. This fISSion
leaves vaporized particles of strontium -90, cesium-137 and a host of
other radioactive elements on the battlefield that our troops fought in.
The milttary was aware of this snuation and provided vaccinations to
the troops in an attempt to reduce the retention of radioactive
substances that the troops would absorb in the battlefield. The
anthrax propaganda that went wtth those vaccinations was bullsM.
This is the radioctive prospective for Desert Storm. The radioactive
exposure of a tank crew transporting DU rounds is equMlant to one chest
x-ray every 24 hours. The radioactive exposure to contact wnh an Iraqi
tank that was hn wnh DU rounds is equMlant to 50 chest x-rays per
hour. Most of the troops that participated in Desert Storm were in a
radioactive battlefield for over 100 hours. The math is ugly but n
explains why over 130,000 Americans that served in Desert Storm have
major health problems from the radioactive battlefield they fought in and
over 40,000 have died. The VA is disavowing any responsibiltty or
medical treatment for those Americans that put themselves in harms way
fighting that war. This type of attnude from this POS government really
pisses my off.
Sincerely,
Jay Lindberg
PS. Cnizenshlp is about accepting responsibiltty for the conduct of the
government wnh both eyes open, demanding the government does the same
thing and holding them accountable when they don't. It's that simple.
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