By How to Win a War #15: Use ammunition that never runs out…
The Korean media and society can work up a firestorm over pollution anywhere in Korea around US bases any time they want. They used to about once a year, but not against Korean conglomerates or factory areas or Korean military bases…
Friday 17 June 2011
Another Carcinogen Found in Groundwater Near Camp Carroll (Chosun Daily)
Tiny traces of dioxins found at Camp Carroll (Joongang Daily)
Traces of dioxin found in stream water near US base (Donga Daily)
Thursday 16 June 2011
Dioxin Detected in Underground Streams Near U.S. Bases (Chosun Daily)
Dioxin traces found in streams near U.S. base (Korea Herald)
Tuesday 14 June 2011
‘Defoliants sprayed on DMZ in late ’50s’ (Korea Herald)
She hasn’t seen...
7:45 am on June 16th, 2011 1
Just as I thought (something I mentioned in another thread), all they found (and expected to find) are traces, which is what you’d expect to find if dioxins were buried there at one point and quickly removed.
PS. I remember watching in the late 80′s an episode of The Nature of Things (an amazing TV show still hosted by Prof. David Suzuki on the CBC), where he discussed one of the most polluted ponds/streams (I can’t remember) in North America at the time (all I remember is that it’s located in Ontario). It had one of the highest dioxin levels ever measured in a stream/pond in North America…didn’t stop people from going swimming in it despite the posted warnings.
http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/
11:46 pm on June 16th, 2011 2
Again, I have not seem their criteria for action level. No contamination? I hope so. Then sampling, analysis and QA/QC for data should be informed to the public. GIs are not Korean. US must protect its own people.
12:09 am on June 17th, 2011 3
#2 Have you call to ask them? Emailed? Do you expect them to print all the technical details in the newspapers?
12:32 am on June 17th, 2011 4
#3, believe or not. That’s the rule in US. US citizen including GIs has a right to know, And US gov. must protect its own people and reputation. I do not why USFK can not say they are superior than Korean’s investigation methods and analytical capability. It seems to me that USFK does not know how to handle or not have scientific data. My experience with several contamination litigation cases, data gap is the most weak point.