Time: Sun Nov 03 06:53:52 1996 To: Nancy Lord, Electra From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: HACKERS DESTROY EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (fwd) Cc: Bcc: Don't feel bad, Nancy. You should be flattered, actually. Flattery will get me everywhere, yes? Let's see: let me count the ways ... :) /s/ Paul Mitchell >Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 04:33:13 -0800 (PST) >From: James Shannon <jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca> >To: PIML <piml@mars.galstar.com> >Subject: piml] HACKERS DESTROY EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (fwd) > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 04:22:59 -0800 (PST) >From: James Shannon <jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca> >To: Lloyd Miller <Lloyd@a-albionic.com> >Subject: HACKERS DESTROY EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (fwd) > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Sat, 02 Nov 1996 17:05:39 -0800 >From: Wes Thomas <west@sonic.net> >Subject: HACKERS DESTROY EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS > >========================================== > WESNET NEWS >========================================== > >EXCLUSIVE Saturday, Nov. 2, 5:00 p.m. > > >HACKERS DESTROY EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS > >WASHINGTON DC -- Hackers broke into a Web site (http://insigniausa.com) >containing suppressed evidence of Gulf War chemical and biological weapons >Friday, erasing all files. > >"Someone hacked in Friday around 4 p.m. and completely trashed our >machine," said Kenneth Weaver, webmaster of W3 Concepts, Inc. >(http://ns.w3concepts.com) of Poolesville, Maryland (a suburb of Washington >D.C.), which houses the site. > >The Web site contained recently-released supressed Department of Defense >documents exposing biological and chemical warfare materials that U.S. >companies allegedly provided to Iraq before the war. > >Bruce Klett, publisher, Insignia Publishing said they are now restoring the >files. "We plan to be operational again Saturday evening or Sunday," he >said. "We encourage anyone to copy these files and distribute them." There >are over 300 files, requiring 50 MB of disk space. > >The Department of Defense has its own version of these files on its >Gulflink Web site (http://www.dtic.dla.mil/gulflink/). > >Insignia plans to publish Gassed In the Gulf, a book on the government's >coverup by former CIA analyst Patrick Eddington, in six to eight weeks, >Klett added. > >Hackers also brought down SNETNEWS and IUFO, Internet mailing lists >covering conspiracies and UFOs, on Oct. 25, according to list administrator >Steve Wingate. He plans to move the lists to another Internet service >provider be be back in operation soon. > >"We've seen this happen regularly when we get too close to sensitive >subjects," Wingate said. "The election is Tuesday. This is a factor." > >He also said a "quiet" helicopter buzzed and illuminated his Marin County >house and car Thursday night for several minutes. > > # # # > >----------------------------------------------------------- >(c) 1996 Wesnet News Service >Wes Thomas, editor/publisher >west@sonic.net (707) 887-2228 fax: (707) 887-0698 > >You are encouraged to forward this message in its entirety for >non-commercial purposes only. >----------------------------------------------------------- >---end forwarded message --- > >The following files represent what I was able to download >from the http://www.insignia.com site before it was shut down >by CIA HACKERS on Saturday. It is only a few files out of the 308 >files that were available on the site, but it is enough to >show the intentions of the CIA and DoD to DECEIVE the public. > >Read the WALLNER MEMORANDUM at the beginning of this file and >you will see clear evidence of their intentions to cover-up >the fact that chemical and biological weapons were used in the >Gulf War -- and that American and other coalition men and women >who went to the Gulf, were exposed to these agents, and are now >becoming sick and dying. > >The files provide proof of the immense stockpile of ANTHRAX >and other chemical/biologicals that Saddam Hussein received >-- and of his capability to use them. > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > >GulfLINK Files (p1 of 14) > > The Missing GulfLINK Files > > > On July 19, 1995 The Department of Defense posted numerous files in > its GulfLINK Website. On November 3, 1995 Paul F. Wallner, Staff > Director, Senior Level Oversight Panel, Persian Gulf War Veterans' > Illnesses, wrote a memo ordering the flagging of "potential sensitive > reports or documents on GulfLINK. . . .to begin preparation of a > response on particular 'bombshell' reports." > To view this memo click here: View Wallner Memorandum > > On February 8, 1996, DoD removed 308 files claiming that the files > must undergo rigorous review for classified information despite their > earlier electronic publication. Under pressure from veterans groups > and the raised visibility of front page coverage in the New York > Times, DoD returned 88 of these files to the website on August 30, > 1996. The rest of the missing GulfLINK files remain hidden behind > vague claims of national security. > > ALL 308 of these files are republished here on this website. > The files are presented here as they were on the GulfLINK website. The > cryptic file names make it difficult for first time perusers to navigate > the collection, however, partial document titles are provided to provide > some relief. Those files returned to the DoD GulfLINK website are > marked with an asterisk. > > To view an individual document, click on the file name below. You can > download individual documents from these pages. > > To download the entire collection of Missing GulfLink Files in > self-extracting pkzip format: click here[LINK] (Note: the download > will take time, about 5 minutes at 28.8 bps, depending on your modem > speed) If you receive a prompt that asks if you want to save the file > to disk, say YES. Then choose the directory you want to put the file > in. After the download, double click on the file Gulflink.exe. This > file will inflate all of the GulfLINK documents to your disk. Disk > space is 989K. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >DOCUMENT TITLE: Wallner Memorandum > >OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE >WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301 > >3NOV 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: SEE DISTRIBUTION > >SUBJECT: Identification and Processing of Sensitive Operational Records > >1. The DEPSECDEF and the ASD/HA have expressed concern about potential >sensitive reports or documents on GulfLINK. They have directed that >the declassifiers identify such documents and forward them to the >Investigation Team prior to release on GulfLINK. The purpose of this >procedure is not to stop any declassified or unclassified documents >from going on GulfLINK, but to allow the investigation Team time to >begin preparation of a response on particular "bombshell" reports. >These responses could be provided to Dr. White and Dr. Joseph, or >used in response to White House queries. > >2. Realizing that a fair amount of judgment must be exercised by >your reviewers in this process, request you task your teams to use >the following criteria in selecting sensitive documents. >˙ >˙a. Documents that could generate unusual public/media attention. > >˙b. All documents which seem to confirm the use or detection of >˙nuclear, chemical, or biological agents. >˙c. Documents which make gross/startling assertions, i.e., pilot's >˙report that he saw a "giant cloud of anthrax gas." >˙d. Documents contaning releasable information which could embarass >˙the Government or DoD. Statements such as "we are not to bring >˙this up to the press" fit this category. >˙e. Documents which shed light on issues which have high levels >˙of media interest, such as the November 1995, Life article on >˙birth defects among Gulf War Veterans' children. > >All such reports should be flagged for the Investigation Team and >sent directly to them by the fastest avail means, e.g. E-mail, fax, >mail, or/courier. > >3. The Investigation Team will make two determinations on each flagged >record. One will be whether or not the subject requires further research, >and the other will be who, if anyone, would receive the results of >the research. As soon as these steps are expedited, the Investigation >Team will notify the operational declassifier that they have completed >their part of the process and that the document can be forwarded >to DTIC for placement on GulfLINK. The Investigation Team will also >notify the declassifiers when particular incidents or units are no >longer considered potentially sensitive. In those cases, the declassifiers >should stop flagging or highlighting reports on that incident or >unit. The results of the Investigation Teams' investigations ultimately >will be put on GulfLINK. > >4. You are requested to ensure that your declassifiers follow the >FOIA standards in the review, redaction, and release of health-related >operational records. This will ensure that there is some consistency >in operational records of the services and commands that are being >made available to the public on GulfLINK. It also facilitates the >use of FOIA and privacy exemption codes in the redaction of documents. > >PAUL F. WALLNER >Staff Director >Senior Level Oversight Panel >Persian Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses > >DISTRIBUTION: >Chief of Military History, USA >Director of Current Operation, J-33, JCS >Deputy Directory, J-3, USCENTCOM >Director of Plans, XOX, USAF Air Staff >Director, Naval Historical Center >Director, USMC Historical Center >Air Force Declassification and Review Team > >cc: DEPSECDEF >ASD/HA >USEC/Army >PASD/AE >DIA/DR >PASD/IS/C3I > >__________________________________________________________________________ > > >File 95071907.txt > > >IIR 2 201 0067 92/POSSIBLE CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WARFARE > >Filename:22010067.92a >ENVELOPE >CDSN = LGX683 MCN = 91284/44357 TOR = 912842348 >RTTSZYUW RUEKJCS3850 2842348- --RUEALGX. >ZNY >HEADER >R 112348Z OCT 91 >FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC >INFO RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC >RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC >RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE >RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// >RUFTAKA/USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE >RUFTAKC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE >RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// >RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// >RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL >RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP >RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC >RULSMCA/MARCORINTCEN QUANTICO VA >RUEALGX/SAFE >R 111103Z OCT 91 >FM CDR[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]USAOPSGP INSCOM ALEX VA //[ >(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]// >TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC >RUDHAAA/CDRINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//IAOPS-H-C// >RUEADWD/DA WASH DC//DAMI-POH/DAMI-FIT// >RUEATAC/CDRUSAITAC WASH DC >RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AF8//CCJ2// >RUEAIIA/CIA WASH DC >INFO RUEBJFA/CDRUSAOPSGP FT MEADE MD//IAGPC-CM/IAGPC-S/IAFIC-DO// >RUCDGDA/DIRMSIC REDSTONE ARSENAL AL//AIAMS-DA// >RUEOAYB/FSTC INTEL OPS CHARLOTTESVILLE VA//AIFICB// >RUETIAA/NSACSSFT MEADE MD//T5232// >RUEORDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD//AFMIC-CR// >RUCIAEA/HQ FTD WPAFB OH//SCIS/TTTRL// >RUEOHNA/CDRUSAJFKSPWARCEN FT BRAGG NC//ATSU-CD-CS-T// >BT >CONTROLS > >QQQQ >SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 201 0067 92. >BODY >PASS: (U) DIA FOR DB-8C, DAH-6 FOR INFO. >COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ). >SUBJ: IIR 2 201 0067 92/POSSIBLE CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WARFARE >SPRAY TANK ON SU-22 AIRCRAFT (U). >WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED >INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >DOI: (U) 910300. >REQS: (U) G-AIF-1620-01-90; C-SW9-1620-12-90: D-T5A-1610-02-90; >G-OSG-1610-19-88. >SOURCE: //OTS 2 201 0246 91//[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) > & (b)(7)(D) ] >SUMMARY: AN IRAQI SU-22 JET AIRCRAFT WITH A POSSIBLE >CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL (C/B) SPRAY TANK WAS SEEN AT TALLIL AIR FORCE >BASE, IRAQ - ENCLOSURES. >TEXT: A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE MULTINATIONAL >INVASION OF IRAQ, AT AN AIRBASE APPROXIMATELY 10 KILOMETERS >SOUTHWEST OF AN NASIRYAH, REVEALS A POSSIBLE CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL >SPRAY TANK ON THE INBOARD PORT SIDE PYLON OF A PROBABLE SU-22 >AIRCRAFT. THE JET AIRCRAFT BEARS AN IRAQI FLAG AND APPEARS TO >HAVE BEEN EITHER HIT OR BLOWN IN-PLACE BY COALITION >GUNFIRE/BOMBS. ENLARGEMENTS OF THE ORIGINAL PICTURE REVEAL A >POSSIBLE "AIR-SCOOP" ON THE TOP-FRONT OF THE TANK' THUS THE >HYPOTHESIS OF A POSSIBLE C/B SPRAY TANK. THIS TANK ALSO HAS AN >ACCESS PANEL ON ITS PORT SIDE. ADDITIONALLY DEPICTED ARE AN >OUTBOARD FUEL TANK, A JACK HOLDING UP THE PORT SIDE WING, AND A >BLOWN VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. >COMMENTS: (U) >1. ((FIELD COMMENT) - THE AIRBASE MENTIONED IS PROBABLY >THE TALLIL AIR FORCE BASE AT GEOCOORD//4608E/3096N//. THE RAM-AIR >INTAKE OR SCOOP ON THE TOP-FRONT OF THE INBOARD PORT TANK WOULD BE >CONSISTENT WITH THE US' TMU 28/B OR A/BY5Y3 BULK LIQUID AGENT >TANK. THE PRESENCE OF THE HINGED ACCESS PANEL IS NOT CONSISTENT >WITH THIS TYPE OF TANK DUE TO LEAKAGE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, IS >CONSISTENT WITH THE US' AERO-2A OR A/B45Y-2 TYPE OF DRY-AGENT >SPRAY TANK. THE JACK HOLDING UP THE PORT WING MIGHT INDICATE THAT >THE IRAQIS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT UNDER THE >WING. THE BLOWN-UP VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT >RESEMBLE A STANDARD ARS-12/14 DECONTAMINATION TRUCK; HOWEVER, DOES >CONTAIN HOSES AND TUBING WHICH COULD INDICATE A NON-STANDARD DECON >VEHICLE FOR C/B MUNITIONS). >2. ((FIELD COMMENT) - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE >AVAILABLE - REQUEST EVALUATION AS TO WHETHER THIS ITEM SHOULD BE >PURSUED). >//IPSP: (U) PT 1620; PT 1620; PT 1610; PT 1610//. >//COMSOBJ: (U) 141; 141; 141; 141//. >ADMIN >PROJ: (U) 202029. >INSTR: (U) US NO. >PREP: (U) 2-10463. >ENCL: (U) TO FOLLOW - 3 ENCLOSURES >1. PHOTOGRAPHY, "IRAQI SU-22 WITH POSSIBLE CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL >WARFARE SPRAY TANK", (U)' 910300' 1 COPY, COLOR, (U). >2. PHOTOGRAPHY' "ENLARGEMENT OF PHOTO 1", (U), 910300, 1 COPY, >COLOR' (U). >3. PHOTOGRAPHY, "FURTHER ENLARGEMENT OF PHOTO 1", (U), 910300, 1 >COPY, COLOR, (U). >ACQ: (U) ALEXANDRIA, VA (911005). >DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE, SENT TO: DIA: RTS-2B. >WARNING: (U) > >_______________________________________________________________________ > > >File 95071915.txt from http://www.insigniausa.com > > >IIR 2 201 0688 92/ASSESSMENT OF ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM > >Filename:22010688.92a >ENVELOPE >CDSN = LGX209 MCN = 92150/42490 TOR = 921502209 >RTTSZYUW RUEKJCS6271 1502206- --RUEALGX. >ZNY >HEADER >R 292206Z MAY 92 >FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC >INFO RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC >RULSJGA/COGARD INTELCOORDCEN WASHINGTON DC >RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// >RUFTAKC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE >RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// >RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// >RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP >RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC >RULKQAN/MARCORINTCEN QUANTICO VA >RUFTAKA/CDR USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GM >RUEALGX/SAFE >R 291026Z MAY 92 >FM CDR[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]USAFIA INSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA //[ > (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]// >TO RUEBJFI/CDRUSAFIA FT MEADE MD//IAFIA-CM/IAFIA-S// >RUDHAAA/CDRUSAINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//IAOPS-H-C// >RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC//DAMI-POH/DAMI-FIT/DAMO-SWC// >RUDMMIC/NAVMARINTCEN WASHINGTON DC//DC-30/DC-40/DC-50// >RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC//ACIS-TMC/OSWR-LSB/OIA-CWEB// >RUEAIJU/NPIC WASHINGTON DC//IEG-TFD// >RUEOAYC/FSTC CHARLOTTESVILLE VA//AIFICB// >RUCIAEA/FASTC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH//SCIS/NIIS// >RUEKJCS/DIA WASHINGTON DC//DAH-3// >RUEATAC/CDRUSAITAC WASHINGTON DC//AIAIT-RC// >RUCDGDA/DIRMSC REDSTONE ARSENAL AL//MSC-2A// >RUETIAA/NSACSS FT MEADE MD//T5232// >RUEORDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD//AFMIC-CR/EPI/LST// >RUEOHNA/CDRUSAJFKSPWARCEN FT BRAGG NC//ATSU-CD-CS-T// >RUEDADA/AFIA AMHS BOLLING AFB DC >RUFTAKA/CDRUSAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GM >RUEOACC/CDRPSYOP GP FT BRAGG NC//ASOF-POG-SB// >RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GM//AEAGB-C (CM)// >RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GM//AEAGB-PD-CUR// >RUEHBJ/USDAO BEIJING CH >RUFHOL/USDAO BONN GM >RUEHDM/USDAO DAMASCUS SY >RUEHNE/USDAO NEW DELHI IN >RUFHTVB/USDAO TEL AVIV IS >RUSNTCC/USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM >RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC >RHDLCNE/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N24// >RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC >RUEOFAA/JSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2// >RUFRQJQ/COMSIXTHFLT//NR// >RHDLDLL/DIAL LONDON UK >RUCNFB/FBI WASHINGTON DC >RULYSHH/FICEURLANT NORFOLK VA >RUCIBBA/HQUSCENTAF SHAW AFB SC //INR// >RULKQAN/MARCORINTCEN QUANTICO VA >RHDLPGV/NAVENVPVTMED UNIT SEVEN NAPLESIT >RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// >RHCDAAA/USAFSOS HURLBURT FLD FL >RUCJAAA/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB//CCJ2-ISM/ISA/CARA// >RUCJAAA/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//SOJ2// >RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// >INFO RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ2-OC/ECJ2-JIC// >BT >CONTROLS > >QQQQ >SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 201 0688 92. >BODY >PASS: (U) DIA FOR DB-8C, DAH-6 FOR INFO' >COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ). >SUBJECT: IIR 2 201 0688 92/ASSESSMENT OF ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM >PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES (U). >WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED >INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >DOI: (U) 920000. >REQS: (U) D-T5A-1610-02-90. >SOURCE: //2 243 0834//[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ >(b)(7)(D) ] > > >SUMMARY: THIS REPORT CONTAINS AN ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ'S >CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM TOXIN - ENCLOSURE. >TEXT: (U) >1. IRAQ'S CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM >TOXIN WAS ASSESSED WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING SIZE FERMENTERS >- 150 LITERS, 450 LITERS' AND 1850 LITERS. THESE FERMENTERS ARE >KNOWN TO HAVE 8EEN PROCURED FOR THE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE >PROGRAM. >2. FOR ANTHRAX, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE SPORES WERE >HARVESTED AFTER FERMENTATION BY CENTRIFUGATION AND THEN EITHER >FREEZE DRIED OR SPRAY DRIED. FOR EACH CAPACITY FERMENTER, IT >WAS ASSUMED THAT THE WORKING VOLUME IS 75 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL >VOLUME' THAT THERE ARE ABOUT THREE FERMENTATION CYCLES PER WEEK, >AND ABOUT 39 WORKING WEEKS PER YEAR. USING THESE ASSUMPTIONS, >IT WAS CALCULATED THAT THE 150 LITER FERMENTER COULD PRODUCE >ABOUT TEN TO THE SEVENTEENTH POWER SPORES PER YEAR, OR ABOUT 30 >KILOGRAMS OF SPORES PER YEAR. FOR THE 450 LITER FERMENTER, >ABOUT THREE TIMES TEN TO THE SEVENTEENTH POWER SPORES PER YEAR' >OR ABOUT 90 KILOGRAMS PER YEAR COULD BE PRODUCED. FOR THE 1850 >LITER FERMENTER, ABOUT TEN TO THE EIGHTEENTH POWER SPORES PER >YEAR, OR ABOUT 370 KILOGRAMS OF SPORES PER YEAR COULD BE >PRODUCED. >3' FOR BOTULINUM TOXIN, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT TYPE A >TOXIN WAS BEING PRODUCED BY FERMENTATION' TREATED BY ACID, AND >THEN THE PRECIPITATE DRIED BY EITHER FREEZE OR SPRAY DRYING. IT >WAS FURTHER ASSUMED THAT THE YIELD OF TOXIN PER GRAM OF DRY >POWDER WAS ABOUT FIVE PERCENT. OTHER ASSUMPTIONS FOR >CALCULATIONS INCLUDE 75 PERCENT FERMENTER WORKING VOLUME, ABOUT >TWO FERMENTATION CYCLES PER WEEK, AND ABOUT 39 WORKING WEEKS PER >YEAR. FOR THE 150 LITER FERMENTER, ABOUT 180 GRAMS OF TOXIN >COULD BE PRODUCED PER YEAR. FOR THE 450 LITER FERMENTER, ABOUT >550 GRAMS OF TOXIN COULD BE PRODUCED PER YEAR. FOR THE 18S0 >LITER FERMENTER, ABOUT 2'2 KILOGRAMS OF TOXIN COULD BE PRODUCED >PER YEAR. >4. ((FIELD COMMENT) - DETAILS OF ALL OTHER ASSUMPTIONS >AND OF THE CALCULATIONS USED TO DETERMINE PRODUCTION QUANTITIES >ARE CONTAINED IN THE ENCLOSURE). >COMMENTS: (U) ((FIELD COMMENT) - IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THIS >ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON PRE OR POST DESERT STORM CAPABILITIES). >//IPSP: (U) PT 1610//. >//COMSOBJ: (U) 141//. >ADMIN >PROJ: (U) 202019. >INSTR: (U) US NO. >PREP: (U) 2-10479. >ENCL: (U) BOOKLET' "ASSESSMENT OF ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM >PRODUCTION CAPABILITY IN 150, 450, AND 1850 LITER FERMENTORS, > , 1 COPY' 2 APR 92, 13 PAGES, . >ACQ: (U) ALEXANDRIA' VA (920402). >DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE, SENT TO: DIA-DSP-2B. >WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED > >________________________________________________________________________ > >File 95071927.txt from http://www.insigniausa.com > > >IIR 2 201 0779 91/SOLDIERS KILLED WITH BIOLOGICAL WARFARE > >Filename:22010779.91a >ENVELOPE >CDSN = LGX714 MCN = 91201/04871 TOR = 912010314 >PTTSZYUW RUEKJCS1449 2010313- --RUEALGX. >ZNY >HEADER >P 200313Z JUL 91 >FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC >INFO RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC >RUEKCCG/USDP-CCC WASHINGTON DC >RUETIAQ/MPCFTGEORGEGMEADEMD >RUEABOA/HQ AFOSI BOLLING AFB DC >RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// >RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// >RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// >RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP >RUEALGX/SAFE >P 191513Z JUL 91 >FM CDR[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]USAOPSGP INSCOM ALEX VA //[ >(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]// >TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC//DT-5A/DAH-2// >INFO RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ2-OC/ECJ2-JIC// >RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE >RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGB-C(CM)// >RHDLCNE/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N24// >RHFPAAA/UTAIS RAMSTEIN AB GE//INT-CMO/INO/INOS// >RUCBSAA/FICEURLANT NORFOLK VA >RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP >RUDOHDA/USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGB-PD-CUR// >RUEDADA/AFIA AMHS BOLLING AFB DC >RUEOFAA/COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2// >RUCJAAA/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//SOJ2// >RUEOHNA/CDR4THPSYOP FT BRAGG NC//ASOF-P/G-SB// >RUEAIJU/NPIC WASH DC//IEG// >RHCDAAA/USAFSOS HURLBURT FLD FL >RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC //USDP-ISA// >RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC //PM// >RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2-ISM//ISA// >RUEAIJU/NPIC WASH DC >RUDMNSC/NAVTECHINTCEN WASHINGTON DC//30/40/50// >RUDMNOP/NAVOPINTCEN SUITLAND MD >RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT MEADE MD >RUERAAA/DIA FT RITCHIE MD//ANMIC/JSJ-3// >RUEADWD/HQDA WASH DC//DAMI-POH// >RUEADWD/CSA WASHDC >RUDMNIC/COMNAVINTCOM WASHINGTON DC//NIC-03// >RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-092// >RUFRQJQ/COMSIXTHFLT >RUEACMC/CMC WASH DC >RUEAIIA/CIA WASH DC >RUEBJFA/CDRUSAOPSGP FT MEADE MD//AGPC-CM/IAGPC-S// >RUEORDF/AFMIC FT DETRICK MD//S/TI// >RUEORDF/AFMIC FT DETRICK MD//GMI// >RUEAHQA/HQAFIA WASHINGTON DC//INKT// >RUEAHQA/HQUSAF WASHINGTON DC//IN// >RUEOAYB/FSTC INTEL OPS CHARLOTTESVILLE VA//AIFICB// >RUCIAEA/FTD WPAFB OH//SCIS/NIIS// >RUCIAEA/DET22AFSAC WPAFB OH//INO// >RUDHAAA/CDRINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//IAOPS-H-C// >RHDLSKA/NAVENVPVTMED UNIT SEVEN NAPLES IT >BT >CONTROLS > >QQQQ >SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 201 0779 91. >BODY >PASS: (U) DIA FOR DT-5A. >COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ); EGYPT (EG). >SUBJ: IIR 2 201 0779 91/SOLDIERS KILLED WITH BIOLOGICAL WARFARE >(BW) (U). >WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED >INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >DOI: (U) 910209. >REQS: (U) D-T5A-1610-02-90: G-OSG-1610-19-88: G-OSG-43304. >SOURCE: //2 243 0834//[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] >[ (b)(7)(D) ] > >SUMMARY: THIS REPORT IS A TRANSLATION OF AN ARTICLE FROM >THE EGYPTIAN NEWSPAPER AL HAKIKA, 09 FEB 91, ON IRAQI CASUALTIES >DUE TO BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW). >TEXT: (U) >1. (U) TITLE--DISEASE EPIDEMICS OVERWHELM IRAQI CITIES. FIFTY >SOLDIERS WERE KILLED BY THEIR OWN BIOLOGICAL WEAPON. >2. (U) FIFTY SOLDIERS DIED FROM SPORULATED ANTHRAX (SPORES) >EXPOSURE DUE TO THE DESTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE MICROBIOLOGICAL >DEPOTS IN THE "BAGHDAD" MILITARY AREA THAT DOES DEVELOPMENT AND >PRODUCTION OF BW, FOLLOWING BOMBARDMENT WITH 2,000 POUND BOMBS >FROM B-52'S. >3. (U) THE IRAQI AUTHORITIES TOOK ABOUT A HUNDRED SOLDIERS TO A >HOSPITAL IN BAGHDAD WHERE DOCTORS FAILED TO TREAT THEM (THE >MEDICAL TREATMENT FAILED). AN EGYPTIAN PHYSICIAN TOLD AL HAKIKA, >FOLLOWING HIS ESCAPE FROM THE HOSPITAL AND CROSSING THE SYRIAN >BORDER, THAT THE MICROBE IS STILL AT THE HOSPITAL AND EFFORTS IN >ERADICATING (DECONTAMINATING) THE AREA HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. >HE ADDED "THE IRAQI SOLDIERS THAT DIED UPON ARRIVAL AT THE >HOSPITAL WERE THE ONES GUARDING THE FACILITY. THIS EXPLAINS THEIR >EXPOSURE TO LARGE DOSES OF THE ORGANISM THAT CAUSED ACUTE >PULMONARY INFLAMMATION (INFECTION) AND BLOOD POISONING AND >INTESTINAL POISONING. ALL EFFORTS TO TREAT THEM FAILED". >4' (U) THIS PHYSICIAN ASSERTED THAT A LOT OF DISEASES HAVE >SPREAD IN THE IRAQI CITIES OF BASRA, BAGHDAD, MOSUL AND TIKRIT. >HE SUSPECTS THAT THESE DISEASES ARE RESULTING FROM DESTRUCTION OF >FACILITIES THAT DEAL IN THE ARENA OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT >(PRODUCTION) OF BW; THE MAJORITY OF THESE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED >IN THE SUBURBS OF BAGHDAD. >COMMENTS: >1. ((SOURCE COMMENT) - THE AL HAKIKA NEWSPAPER IS AN >OPPOSITION PAPER IN EGYPT). >2. PUBLICATION OF THIS REPORT WAS COORDINATED WITH AFMIC AND >DIA. >//IPSP: (U) PT 1610; PT 1610: PT 1610//. >//COMSOBJ: (U) 141; 141: 140//. >ADMIN >PROJ: (U) 202029. >INSTR: (U) US NO. >PREP: (U) 2-10463. >ENCL: (U) EGYPTIAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, "DISEADE EPIDEMICS >OVERWHELM IRAQI CITIES. FIFTY SOLDIERS WERE KILLED BY THEIR OWN >BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS," EGYPTIAN NEWSPAPER "AL HANKIKA," 09 FEB 91, 1 >COPY, 1 PAGE, ARABIC (U). >ACQ: (U) ALEXANDRIA, VA (910626). >DISSEM: (U) DIA: RTS-2B' FIELD: NONE, SENT TO: NONE. >WARNING: (U) > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > >File 95071906.txt > > >IIR 2 201 0030 95/GULF WAR SYNDROME INVESTIGATIONS IN > >Filename:22010030.95a >ENVELOPE >CDSN = LGX017 MCN = 94290/12628 TOR = 942901247 >RTTCZYUW RUEKJCS0230 2901236- --RUEALGX. >ZNY >HEADER >R 171236Z OCT 94 >FM DIA WASHINGTON DC >INFO RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC >RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC >RHHJMCY/JICPAC HONOLULU HI >RUETIAQ/MPC FT GEORGE G MEADE MD >RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// >RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL >RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP >RUEOFAA/COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2// >RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC >RUDMQAN/MARCORINTACT DET QUANTICO VA >RUDMGRD/COGARD INTELCOORDCEN WASHINGTON DC >RHEPAAB/ACCIS LANGLEY AFB VA >RUEALGX/SAFE >R 141157Z OCT 94 >FM CDR [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]USAFIA INSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//[ > (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] >TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHINGTON DC >RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC//DAMI-POH/DAMI-FIT// >RUEATAC/CDRUSAITAC WASHINGTON DC >RUDHAAA/CDRINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//IAOPS-H-C// >[ (b)(2) ] >RUFTAKA/UCIRF AUGSBURG GE >RUDOHDC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE >RUFGAID/USCINCEUR INTEL VAIHINGEN GE >RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK >INFO RUERJFI/CDRUSAFIA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD//IAFIA-CM// >RUCDGDA/DIRMSC REDSTONE ARSENAL AL//MSC-2A// >RUEOAYA/NGIC INTEL OPS CHARLOTTESVILLE VA//IAFSTC-CR2// >RUEARDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD//AFMIC-CR// >RUCIAEA/NAIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH//DXLA/TATH// >RUDMONI/ONI SUITLAND MD//622/24// >[ (b)(2) ] >RUERHNA/CDRUSASOC FT BRAGG NC//AOIN-IOT// >RUDPSOC/CDRUSASOC INTELCEN FT BRAGG NC//AOIN-IOA// >RUDHDTO/CDR [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]USAFIA INSCOM FT BELVOIR >VA//[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]// >BT >CONTROLS > >SECTION 1 OF 5 >SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 201 0030 95. > >/*********** THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ************/ >BODY >PASS: (U) DIA FOR CH-6, DO-6 FOR INFO. >COUNTRY: (U) KUWAIT (KU). >SUBJ: IIR 2 201 0030 95/GULF WAR SYNDROME INVESTIGATIONS IN >KUWAIT (U). >WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED >INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE >X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >DOI: (U) 940402-940407. >REQS: (U) G-OSG-2520-01-92. >SOURCE: //2 243 1022//[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) & >(b)(7)(D) ] >SUMMARY: (U) THIS REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICAL >INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE KUWAITIS AND OTHERS ON THE >MEDICAL PROBLEMS KNOWN AS "GULF WAR SYNDROME. >TEXT: (U) >1. IN MARCH OF 1994, A PROPOSAL WAS PRESENTED TO THE >PEROT GROUP OF DALLAS TEXAS, SUGGESTING THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION >ON MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS) EPIDEMIOLOGY COULD BE >GAINED BY LINKAGE OF THE ONGOING STUDIES OF US AND BRITISH >VETERANS WITH SIMILAR RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED ON THE KUWAITI >CIVIL POPULATION. TO THIS END IT WAS DECIDED TO SEND A >REPRESENTATIVE TO A CONFERENCE HELD IN KUWAIT FROM 2 TO 6 APRIL >1994 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING THE LONG TERM DAMAGE RESULTING >FROM THE IRAQI OCCUPATION OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WARS OF INVASION >AND LIBERATION. THIS CONFERENCE WAS SPONSORED BY KUWAIT >UNIVERSITY. FORTUITOUSLY, A US UNIVERSITY IS CONDUCTING A >COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH THE AL-HARBI RESEARCH GROUP AT KUWAIT >UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE INVOLVING VARIABLE EXPRESSION OF >TWO CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS (ADENOSINE DEAMINASE AND CD26) WHICH >CORRELATE STRONGLY WITH MCS DEVELOPMENT. TRAVEL EXPENSES WERE >PROVIDED BY THE PEROT GROUP, HOTEL AND OTHER EXPENSES BY KUWAIT >UNIVERSITY. IN THE TIME SINCE THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT FROM >IRAQI FORCES IN MARCH OF 1991, LARGE NUMBERS OF US MILITARY >VETERANS OF THE CONFLICT HAVE SUFFERED INCREASINGLY SEVERE >DETERIORATION OF GENERAL HEALTH. VICTIMS MANIFEST SYMPTOMS MOST >CLOSELY RESEMBLING MCS, A DISORDER SEEN HERETOFORE PRIMARILY IN >INDIVIDUALS ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF >ORGANIC TOXINS. THE US VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER >GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE >EXISTENCE OF WAR RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG THOSE WHO SERVED >IN THE GULF, HENCE COLLECTION OF DATA ON THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN >LEFT TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND CONCERNED MEMBERS OF THE US >SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. >2. (U) OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE WERE - (1) OBTAIN ANY >INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OBSERVED >TO DEVELOP IN THE POPULATION OF KUWAIT DURING AND AFTER THE IRAQI >OCCUPATION; (2) ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE >EFFECTS OF IRAQI AGGRESSION ON THE STATE OF KUWAIT. DURING THIS >CONFERENCE, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS MANI- >FESTED BY US MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO SERVED IN OPERATION DESERT >SHIELD/DESERT STORM WAS PRESENTED; AND (3) IDENTIFY ANY MEMBERS >OF THE KUWAITI SCIENTIFIC/MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT WHO WOULD BE >WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONGOING LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF GULF >WAR SYNDROME (GWS) CURRENTLY BEING PURSUED IN THE UNITED STATES. >THIS CONTRIBUTION TO INCLUDE EITHER INITIATION OF A PARALLEL >STUDY IN KUWAIT AND/OR LINKAGE TO ANY EXISTENT RESEARCH ALREADY >UNDERWAY IN KUWAIT. >3. (U) OBJECTIVE ONE (IDENTIFICATION OF POSTWAR HEALTH PROBLEMS >IN KUWAIT) - THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED AT THE >CONFERENCE - >A. (U) RESIDUAL ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION EFFECTS - >(SOURCE; "IMPACT OF PAST OIL FIRES ON ATMOSPHERIC RESPIRABLE >PARTICULATES IN KUWAIT", AL-SUDAIRAWI ET AL, SUMMARY CL.3, PAGE >134). THIS PRESENTATION REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION >BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE BY THE >FIRES, GENERATING SOME 1500 TONS OF PARTICULATES. NOTE - 727 >WELLS WERE OBSERVED TO BE ABLAZE ON 17 FEBRUARY 1991. THE LAST >OF THESE FIRES WERE EXTINGUISHED ON 6 NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. >MAJOR HAZARDS ARE POSED BY PARTICLES LESS THAN 10 MICRONS IN >DIAMETER CAPABLE OF DEEP PENETRATION INTO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, >THUS INCREASING RISK OF DISEASE. MEASUREMENTS TAKEN AT THREE >LOCATIONS IN KUWAIT, INDICATE THAT AS LATE AS MARCH 1993, >PARTICLES IN THE HAZARDOUS DIAMETER CATEGORY WERE STILL PRESENT >AT LEVELS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN PREWAR VALUES. >B. (U) CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SMOKE AND ILLNESS - (SOURCE; "THE >OIL WELL FIRES OF KUWAIT; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OIL SMOKE >POLLUTANTS AND ACUTE ILLNESS". AL-OWAISH ET AL, SUMMARY C2.1, >PAGE 137). DURING 1991, THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CONDITIONS >AT KUWAITI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CLINICS WERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY >ILLNESS, HEADACHES, SKIN AND EYE IRRITATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, >SYMPTOMS OF RESPIRATORY MORBIDITY WERE NOTED AT LEVELS >SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN POSTWAR SAMPLE GROUPS THAN IN A CONTROL >GROUP OF UNEXPOSED PERSONNEL DATING FROM 1987. THESE SYMPTOMS >VARIED WITH SAMPLE LOCATION AND WERE FOUND TO BE CONSIDERABLY >HIGHER IN CHILDREN AGED ONE TO 12 YEARS THAN IN OTHER AGE >CATEGORIES. >C. (U) SPECIFIC EFFECTS SEEN ON CHILDREN - (SOURCE; "THE EFFECT >OF AIR POLLUTION DURING KUWAIT OIL WELL FIRES ON CHILDREN'S >CHEST". AL-GHAWABY ET AL, SUMMARY C2.2, PAGE 139). >40 PERCENT OF 4398 PEDIATRIC CASES SEEN AT AL-JARA HOSPITAL FROM >AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1991 HAD SOME FORM OF RESPIRATORY DISORDER. >THESE DISORDERS AND THOSE MEASURED FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1992 >SHOWED STRONG CORRELATION WITH OBSERVED LEVELS OF NITROUS OXIDE, >NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS. >D. (U) AIR POLLUTION IMPACT ON MORTALITY - (SOURCE; "THE >INFERNAL SMOKE; THE IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION UPON MORTALITY IN >KUWAIT". ABDALI ET AL, SUMMARY CLL.1, PAGE 183). DAILY >MORTALITY AND DAILY ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT DATA FROM PREWAR >(1989) AND POSTWAR (1992) COMPARISONS INDICATED AN INCREASE OF 58 >PERCENT FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASES, 54 PERCENT FOR UNSPECIFIED LUNG >DISEASES AND 43 PERCENT FOR HEART FAILURE BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS. >EVIDENCE EXISTS THAT PREVAILING WIND PATTERNS HAVE DECREASED >
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