The 1994 Riegle Report

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The 1994 Riegle Report

Postby chiggerbit » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:29 pm

I wish that every American could be informed of the specific contents of this 1994 report to Congress about the role our government played in providing WMD to Saddam's Iraq during the 1980's, following Saddam's massacre of the Kurds. Knowing of this atrocity did not stop the Reagan administration from following through with this program.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.gulfweb.org/bigdoc/report/riegle1.html">www.gulfweb.org/bigdoc/re...egle1.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>The Riegle Report<br><br>U.S. Chemical and Biological Warfare-Related Dual Use Exports to Iraq and their Possible Impact on the Health Consequences of the Gulf War<br>A Report of Chairman Donald W. Riegle, Jr. and Ranking Member Alfonse M. D'Amato of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs with Respect to Export Administration <br>United States Senate, 103d Congress, 2d Session<br>May 25, 1994 <br><br> <p></p><i></i>
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Re: The 1994 Riegle Report

Postby chiggerbit » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:43 pm

From the report:<br><br><br>U.S. Exports of Biological Materials to Iraq<br>The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has oversight responsibility for the Export Administration Act. Pursuant to the Act, Committee staff contacted the U.S. Department of Commerce and requested information on the export of biological materials during the years prior to the Gulf War. After receiving this information, we contacted a principal supplier of these materials to determine what, if any, materials were exported to Iraq which might have contributed to an offensive or defensive biological warfare program. Records available from the supplier for the period from 1985 until the present show that during this time, pathogenic (meaning "disease producing"), toxigenic (meaning "poisonous"), and other biological research materials were exported to Iraq pursuant to application and licensing by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Records prior to 1985 were not available, according to the supplier. These exported biological materials were not attenuated or weakened and were capable of reproduction. According to the Department of Defense's own Report to Congress on the Conduct of the Persian Gulf War, released in April 1992: "By the time of the invasion of Kuwait, Iraq had developed biological weapons. It's advanced and aggressive biological warfare program was the most advanced in the Arab world... The program probably began late in the 1970's and concentrated on the development of two agents, botulinum toxin and anthrax bacteria... Large scale production of these agents began in 1989 at four facilities in Baghdad. Delivery means for biological agents ranged from simple aerial bombs and artillery rockets to surface-to-surface missiles."<br><br>Included in the approved sales are the following biological materials (which have been considered by various nations for use in war), with their associated disease symptoms:<br><br>Bacillus Anthracis: anthrax is a disease producing bacteria identified by the Department of Defense in The Conduct of the Persian Gulf War: Final Report to Contress, as being a major component in the Iraqi biological warfare program.<br><br>Anthrax is an often fatal infectious disease due to ingestion of spores. It begins abruptly with high fever, difficulty in breathing, and chest pain. The disease eventually results in septicemia (blood poisoning), and the mortality is high. Once septicemia is advanced, antibiotic therapy may prove useless, probably because the exotoxins remain, despite the death of the bacteria.<br><br>Clostridium Botulinum: A bacterial source of botulinum toxin, which causes vomiting, constipation, thirst, general weakness, headache, fever, dizziness, double vision, dilation of the pupils and paralysis of the muscles involving swallowing. It is often fatal.<br><br>Histoplasma Capsulatum: causes a disease superfically resembling tuberculosis that may cause pneumonia, enlargement of the liver and spleen, anemia, an influenza like illness and an acute inflammatory skin disease marked by tender red nodules, usually on the shins. Reactivated infection usually involves the lungs, the brain, spinal membranes, heart, peritoneum, and the adrenals.<br><br>Brucella Melitensis: a bacteria which can cause chronic fatique, loss of appetite, profuse sweating when at rest, pain in joints and muscles, insomnia, nausea, and damage to major organs.<br><br>Clostridium Perfringens: a highly toxic bateria which causes gas gangrene. The bacteria produce toxins that move along muscle bundles in the body killing cells and producing necrotic tissue that is then favorable for further growth of the bacteria itself. Eventually, these toxins and bacteria enter the bloodstream and cause a systemic illness.<br><br>In addition, several shipments of Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) and genetic materials, as well as human and bacterial DNA, were shipped directly to the Iraq Atomic Energy Commission.<br><br>The following is a detailed listing of biological materials, provided by the American Type Culture Collection, which were exported to agencies of the government of Iraq pursuant to the issueance of an export licensed by the U.S. Commerce Department:<br><br><br>Date : February 8, 1985<br>Sent To : Iraq Atomic Energy Agency<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> Ustilago nuda (Jensen) Rostrup<br><br>Date : February 22, 1985<br>Sent To : Ministry of Higher Education<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum (ATCC 32136)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br>Date : July 11, 1985<br>Sent To : Middle and Near East Regional A<br>Material Shipped:<br><br> Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum (ATCC 32136)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br>Date : May 2, 1986<br>Sent To : Ministry of Higher Education<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Bacillus Anthracis Cohn (ATCC 10)<br> Batch # 08-20-82 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 2. Bacillus Subtilis (Ehrenberg) Cohn (ATCC 82)<br> Batch # 06-20-84 (2 each)<br><br> 3. Clostridium botulinum Type A (ATCC 3502)<br> Batch # 07-07-81 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 4. Clostridium perfringens (Weillon and Zuber) Hauduroy, et al (ATCC 3624)<br> Batch # 10-85SV (2 each)<br><br> 5. Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6051)<br> Batch # 12-06-84 (2 each)<br><br> 6. Francisella tularensis var. tularensis Olsufiev (ATCC 6223)<br> Batch # 05-14-79 (2 each)<br> Avirulent, suitable for preparations of diagnotic antigens<br><br> 7. Clostridium tetani (ATCC 9441)<br> Batch # 03-84 (3 each)<br> Highly toxigenic<br><br> 8. Clostridium botulinum Type E (ATCC 9564)<br> Batch # 03-02-79 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 9. Clostridium tetani (ATCC 10779)<br> Batch # 04-24-84S (3 each)<br><br> 10. Clostridium perfringens (ATCC 12916)<br> Batch #08-14-80 (2 each)<br> Agglutinating type 2<br><br> 11. Clostridium perfringens (ATCC 13124)<br> Batch #07-84SV (3 each)<br> Type A, alpha-toxigenic, produces lecithinase C.J. Appl.<br><br> 12. Bacillus Anthracis (ATCC 14185)<br> Batch #01-14-80 (3 each)<br> G.G. Wright (Fort Detrick)<br> V770-NP1-R. Bovine Anthrax<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 13. Bacillus Anthracis (ATCC 1457<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch #01-06-78 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 14. Bacillus megaterium (ATCC 14581)<br> Batch #04-18-85 (2 each)<br><br> 15. Bacillus megaterium (ATCC 14945)<br> Batch #06-21-81 (2 each)<br><br> 16. Clostridium botulinum Type E (ATCC 17855)<br> Batch # 06-21-71<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 17. Bacillus megaterium (ATCC 19213)<br> Batch #3-84 (2 each)<br> <br> 18. Clostridium botulinum Type A (ATCC 19397)<br> Batch # 08-18-81 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 19. Brucella abortus Biotype 3 (ATCC 23450)<br> Batch # 08-02-84 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 20. Brucella abortus Biotype 9 (ATCC 23455)<br> Batch # 02-05-68 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 21. Brucella melitensis Biotype 1 (ATCC 23456)<br> Batch # 03-08-78 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 22. Brucella melitensis Biotype 3 (ATCC 2345<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch # 01-29-68 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 23. Clostribium botulinum Type A (ATCC 25763)<br> Batch # 8-83 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 24. Clostridium botulinum Type F (ATCC 35415)<br> Batch # 02-02-84 (2 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br>Date : August 31, 1987<br>Sent To : State Company for Drug Industries<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Saccharomyces cerevesiae (ATCC 2601)<br> Batch # 08-28-08 (1 each)<br><br> 2. Salmonella choleraesuis subsp. choleraesuis Serotype typhi (ATCC 6539)<br> Batch # 06-86S (1 each)<br><br> 3. Bacillus subtillus (ATCC 6633)<br> Batch # 10-85 (2 each)<br><br> 4. Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae (ATCC 10031)<br> Batch # 08-13-80 (1 each)<br><br> 5. Escherichia coli (ATCC 10536)<br> Batch # 04-09-80 (1 each)<br><br> 6. Bacillus cereus (1177<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch #05-85SV (2 each)<br><br> 7. Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 1222<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch # 11-86s (1 each)<br><br> 8. Bacillus pumilus (ATCC 14884)<br> Batch # 09-08-80 (2 each)<br><br>Date : July 11, 1988<br>Sent To : Iraq Atomic Energy Commission<br>Materials Shipped<br><br> 1. Escherichia coli (ATCC 11303)<br> Batch # 04-875<br> Phase host<br><br> 2. Cauliflower Mosaic Caulimovirus (ATCC 45031)<br> Batch # 06-14-85<br> Plant Virus<br><br> 3. Plasmid in Agrobacterium Tumefaciens (ATCC 37349)<br> (Ti plasmid for co-cultivation with plant integration vectors in E. Coli)<br> Batch # 05-28-85<br><br>Date : April 26, 1988<br>Sent To: : Iraq Atomic Energy Commission<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Hulambda4x-8, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> (HPRT) Chromosome(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57236) Phage vector<br> Suggest host: E coli<br><br> 2. Hulambda14-8, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> (HPRT) Chromosome(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57240) Phage vector<br> Suggested host: E coli<br><br> 3. Hulambda15, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> (HPRT) Chromosome(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57242) Phage vector<br> Suggested host: E. coli<br><br>Date : August 31, 1987<br>Sent To : Iraq Atomic Energy Commission<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Escherichia coli (ATCC 23846)<br> Batch # 07-29-83 (1 each)<br><br> 2. Escherichia coli (ATCC 33694)<br> Batch # 05-87 (1 each)<br><br>Date : September 29, 1988<br>Sent To : Ministry of Trade<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Bacillus anthracis (ATCC 240)<br> Batch # 05-14-63 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 2. Bacillus anthracis (ATCC 93<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch # 1963 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 3. Clostridium perfringens (ATCC 3629)<br> Batch # 10-23-85 (3 each)<br><br> 4. Clostridium perfringens (ATCC 8009)<br> Batch # 03-30-84 (3 each)<br><br> 5. Bacillus anthracis (ATCC 8705)<br> Batch # 06-27-62 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 6. Brucella abortus (ATCC 9014)<br> Batch # 05-11-66 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 7. Clostridium perfringens (ATCC 1038<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch # 06-01-73 (3 each)<br><br> 8. Bacillus anthracis (ATCC 11966)<br> Batch #05-05-70 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 9. Clostridium botulinum Type A<br> Batch # 07-86 (3 each)<br> Class III pathogen<br><br> 10. Bacillus cereus (ATCC 3301<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> Batch # 04-83 (3 each)<br><br> 11. Bacillus ceres (ATCC 33019)<br> Batch # 03-88 (3 each)<br><br>Date : January 31, 1989<br>Sent To : Iraq Atomic Energy Commission<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. PHPT31, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT)<br> Chromosome(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57057)<br><br> 2. Plambda500, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> pseudogene (HPRT) Chromosome(s): 5 p14-p13 (ATCC 57212)<br><br>Date : January 17, 1989<br>Sent To : Iraq Atomic Energy Commission<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Hulambda4x-8, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> (HPRT) Chromosomes(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57237) Phage vector;<br> Suggested host: E. coli<br><br> 2. Hulambda14, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> (HPRT) Chromosome(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57540), Cloned from human lymphoblast, Phase vector<br> Suggested host: E. coli<br><br> 3. Hulambda15, clone: human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase<br> (HPRT) Chromosome(s): X q26.1 (ATCC 57241) Phage vector;<br> Suggested host: E. coli<br><br><br>Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control has compiled a listing of biological materials shipped to Iraq prior to the Gulf War. The listing covers the period from October 1, 1984 (when the CDC began keeping records) through October 13, 1993. The following materials with biological warfare significance were shipped to Iraq during this period.<br><br>Date : November 28, 1989<br>Sent To : University of Basrah, College of<br>Science, Department of Biology<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Enterococcus faecalis<br><br> 2. Enterococcus faecium<br><br> 3. Enterococcus avium<br><br> 4. Enterococcus raffinosus<br><br> 5. Enteroccus gallinarium<br><br> 6. Enterococcus durans<br><br> 7. Enteroccus hirae<br><br> 8. Streptococcus bovis<br> (etiologic)<br><br>Date : April 21, 1986<br>Sent To : Officers City Al-Muthanna,<br>Quartret 710, Street 13, Close 69, House 28/I,<br> Baghdad, Iraq<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. 1 vial botulinum toxoid<br> (non-infectious)<br><br>Date : March 10, 1986<br>Sent To : Officers City Al-Muthanna,<br>Quartret 710, Street 13, Close 69 House 28/I,<br> Baghdad, Iraq<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. 1 vial botulinum toxoid #A2<br> (non-infectious)<br><br>Date : June 25, 1985<br>Sent To : University of Baghdad, College of<br>Medicine, Department of Microbiology<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. 3 years cultures<br> (etiologic)<br> Candida sp.<br><br>Date : May 21, 1985<br>Sent To : Basrah, Iraq<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. Lyophilized arbovirus seed<br> (etiologic)<br><br> 2. West Nile Fever Virus<br><br>Date : April 26, 1985<br>Sent To : Minister of Health, Ministry of<br>Health, Baghdad, Iraq<br>Materials Shipped:<br><br> 1. 8 vials antigen and antisera (r. rickettsii and r. typhi) to diagnose rickettsial infections (non-infectious)<br><br> <p></p><i></i>
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Thanks for posting

Postby sunny » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:57 pm

that chigger. It deserves a permanent home in the data dump as well.<br><br>We should forward the report to every wingnut we know who still believes in the neo-con cabal. They might care, but probably not. Still, they won't be able to say they were not given the information they need to make a moral choice. <p></p><i></i>
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Re: Thanks for posting

Postby chiggerbit » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:35 pm

I think that the key point that this 1994 report demonstrates is that the more we meddle, the more we hurt ourselves in the longrun, a point much bigger than the idiocy of just the current Iraqi war, but the illogic of our wars over the entire last forty years, wars all run by the same goofy people. <p></p><i></i>
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Re: Thanks for posting

Postby chiggerbit » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:13 am

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