Examination of Witnesses (Questions 117
- 119)
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 1999
MR SHAUN
RUSLING, DR
DOUG ROKKE,
MR TONY
DUFF, PROFESSOR
MALCOLM HOOPER,
MR JOHN
DENNIS AND
DR HARI
SHARMA
Chairman
117. Gentlemen, ladies, it seems to be déja"
vu all over again. I seem to have spent most of my life in
Parliament looking into the Gulf War Syndrome and I suspect we
will be holding hearings for a little while longer. Before I make
a brief opening statement would you care to introduce yourselves,
starting with Dr Sharma, who has undoubtedly travelled the farthest.
Thank you very much to all of you for coming. Dr Sharma?
(Dr Sharma) I did some determination
of depleted uranium in urine samples from the veterans and did
find depleted uranium in the samples so I can speak about that.
(Mr Dennis) My name is John Dennis, good morning.
I am a Health Service employee of 25 years' standing with a background
of management in public health. I am related to a Gulf War veteran
and I am speaking on behalf of civilians who served in the Gulf.
(Mr Duff) My name is Tony Duff. I am Secretary of
the Gulf Veterans Association speaking on behalf of my members
and veterans in general.
118. Professor Hooper, we have met before.
(Professor Hooper) I am the Emeritus Professor of
Medical Chemistry at the University of Sunderland. I have been
acting as the chief scientific adviser to the Gulf Veterans Association
and other veterans as well.
(Mr Rusling) My name is Shaun Rusling and I am the
current Chairman of the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association.
I will be speaking on behalf of my members and other veterans.
(Dr Rokke) I am Dr Doug Rokke and I am from Jacksonville
State University in the United States.
119. We do not understand American here! Would
you speak more slowly for our stenographer.
(Dr Rokke) My name is Dr Doug Rokke and I am from
Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. During
the Gulf War I was a health physicist responsible for the clean-up
of all depleted uranium contamination. During 1990, 1994 and 1995
I was Director of the depleted uranium project for the US Department
of Defense.
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