RE: DU talk

["Mark W. Bower" <mbower@sprintmail.com>]

Mr. Rokke is not a trained HP and is certainly not "the former director of

the Army's depleted uranium cleanup program".  I believe his degree is in

education.  He did serve in the Gulf War - he was a reservist called to

active duty.  He appears to have taken on DU as his personal agenda and is

convinced that it is an extremely hazardous substance causing an array of

diseases and death.  Each of his claims have been carefully investigated and

in each case he has turned out to be incorrect.  His statements are not

supported by facts nor are they supported by science or common sense.

However, he does provide an opposing view to the military, the HP community

and the medical community so he has become somewhat of a media darling

popping up every now and then with his opinions.



I personally think it would be very useful for anyone in the local chapter

of the HPS to be present especially if they are well verse in DU.



Mark W. Bower

Lieutenant Colonel, US Army

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

mbower@usuhs.mil

(301) 295-3305



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Subject: DU talk





To this end, should the local chapter of the HPS ensure that the HPS is

represented at the "talk" to refute any mis-information, and provide

feedback to this list?

MMiller

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Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 16:33:47 -0700

From: "Phil Hypes" <laradcon@HOTMAIL.COM>

Subject: Re: Former Army Health Physicist Speaks Out!



I have to point out that despite his claims, I've never seen evidence or

talked with anyone who can confirm that Dr. Rokke ever held any position

akin to "director of the Army's depleted uranium cleanup program."  I've

talked with him, and the things he's saying about DU these days are

completely at odds with mankind's decades of experience working with natural



and enriched uranium, much less depleted uranium.



Purely (some of) my own opinions...



Phil Hypes

Los Alamos Radiation Consultants

laradcon@hotmail.com

505.920.9712

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