[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, SECURITY: Camp Lejeune (NC) infrastructure information

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Cover-Up Hinted In Navy Letter

Lynne Peeples
Huffington Post
January 13, 2012

The U.S. Navy is asking government investigators to suppress  
information concerning the toxic water scandal at the Marine Corps'  
Camp Lejeune, according to a letter obtained Thursday by The  
Huffington Post.

The letter, signed by Maj. Gen. J.A. Kessler of the Marine Corps and  
dated Jan. 5, 2012, asks the Centers for Disease Control and  
Prevention's Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry to  
withhold from a forthcoming report details about the whereabouts of  
water lines, wells, treatment plants and storage tanks on the North  
Carolina military base -- in the name of national security.

"The Marine Corps understands the need to share information with the  
scientific community," writes Kessler, the Marines' assistant deputy  
commandant for installations and logistics. "Prudence requires,  
however, that information sharing be within the rubric of responsible  
force protection."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/camp-lejeune-water- 
contamination-navy-letter_n_1203465.html?ref=green

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