[CPEO-MEF] Warning of toxic aftermath from uranium munitions

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New York
THE BUFFALO NEWS
Warning of toxic aftermath from uranium munitions
By Anthony Cardinale
7/22/2003

The American use of depleted uranium munitions in both Persian Gulf wars
has unleashed a toxic disaster that will eclipse the Agent Orange
tragedy of the Vietnam War, a former top Army official said Monday
evening.

Former Maj. Douglas Rokke, who was director of the Army's depleted
uranium project, spoke to 125 people at the Buffalo & Erie County
Historical Society. The Champaign, Ill., science professor was brought
here by the Western New York Peace Center.

"I am a warrior," the 54-year-old Vietnam War veteran began. "The sole
purpose of war is to kill and destroy. There are no winners."

Dressed in sneakers, blue jeans and a red polo shirt, Rokke fit the
image of an animated science professor, hair tousled, adjusting his
glasses and eager to impart his findings to the next generation.

If what he says is true, students will soon have yet another chapter of
heartbreaking history to study in the schools. If he is wrong, it will
take years to disprove.

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