Gulf Veterans Present Evidence to Defence Committee

At the end of last year, the parliamentary Defence Committee considered the role of depleted uranium and Gulf War Syndrome. The National Association of Gulf War Veterans presented oral evidence to the committee, flying in Dr Hari Sharma of Waterloo University in Canada, and Doug Rokke from Pentonville University, to present expert opinion. Professor Malcolm Hooper from the UK was also present to give evidence. All three experts were adamant and unequivocal that British vets had tested positive for depleted uranium.

Doug Rokke told the Committee that in his previous position, giving advice to the Pentagon, he was the officer tasked to clean up vehicles hit with DU in the Gulf War, and to provide a future protocol for this task.