Re: Radiation Experiments, etc.

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

>Evil empire?  Interesting thought.  Poor treatment of service
personnel? OK, time for someone else to weigh in on this subject.<

The basis for the "evil empire" comment is our country's apparent 
lack of concern for, or demonstrative effort, to come to the aid of 
our citizens and especially our members of the armed services, when 
they are in harms way, or, when they are affected by external 
chemicals, pollutants, and yes, even testing when not informed of the 
environment they are working, fighting or living in. As far as 
non-consensual or lack of knowledge regarding the fact that human 
beings were tested as if they were "test animals" ... I will not 
debate, for no matter what the benefit verrsus risk rationale, it is 
despicable, pure and simple. It really doesn't matter that there were 
no risks, for THEY, the "testers" didn't know what the conclusions 
would be. The only important fact that exists is ... those being 
tested were not informed of the test, the purpose or the potential 
risks. That was the crime.

Evil empire?? Yes, I stand by that comment. When a government bends 
over backwards to fight not only compensation for members of the 
armed forces, for irrefutable evidence that they have been exposed to 
highly toxic chemicals, while fighting for this country, as in Desert 
Storm. but takes years even to acknowledge that they were ,, when 
THEY had evidence to the contrary, that is inexcusable. Desert Storm 
is not the first case, nor will it be the last.

Testing for knowledge is not the issue as far as I am concerned. It's 
the methodology employed. Do we just say, the end justifies the mean?
What is good for the majority at the expense of the weak .. is OK? 
Hindsight is a nicety. We should learn from it. This country is made 
up of american citizens. The last I knew, WE were the government. The 
politicians are there to support us. They are not there as 
puppeteers, although it seems that way, most of the time.

Sandy Perle
Director, Technical Operations
ICN Dosimetry Division
Office: (800) 548-5100 Ext. 2306 
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