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Rhotel1 · 12-16-2009, 07:37 AM

Just because something is "posted" does not make it true. The "malformed babies" began as propaganda from Saddam Hussein. The observed defects such as Harlequin Ichthyosis (the one with the fiery eyes and really bizarre skin patterns) have nothing to do with depleted uranium. They just have been trumpeted by a combination of paid propagandists, sincere, but naive and unknowledgeable peace activists and downright snake oil sales persons who are out to make a buck out of the anti-DU crusade.

Speaking of which, Leuren K Moret of Berkeley is one of the worst of the con artists peddling snake oil. She has a very well rehearsed act and puts on a tremendous show for people who are afraid of radiation and do not know any of the fundamentals. Who is Moret, well, she does have an over 40 year old BS in Geology (I have an equally aged BA in Geology, but I started out as an engineering student ahd took the heavy duty Physics and Chemisty classes, something that my gut tells me that Moret did not do) and she does have an MA in Near East studies (that certainly gives her no qualifications to make pronouncements on radiation or uranium). Is she a scientist? Not really unless you consider having a basically unused BS in Geology being a scientist. Is she the Environmental Commissioner of Berkeley? Not really; she was one of nine members of the Community Environmental Advisory Commission and she was removed from that citizen body because she could not attend enough of their about two hour per month meetings. What did Moret do at Livermore? She did work at Livermore, but not as a scientist; she appears to have been little more than a computer lab tech with the illustrious job title of Senior Scientific Technologist in the Center for Applied Scientific Computing (anyone can read the letter I got back in response to my California Public Records Act request at http://www.archive.org/details/Leure...onalLaboratory

Want to know about the lies that Moret and her fans (like the poster) have saturated the internet with for over a decade, write to me - DUStory-owner@yahoogroups.com

PS - Moret has not conducted any actual research on any of these subjects beyond doing internet reviews of the subjects and ignoring any information from legitimate scientists that disagrees with her predrawn conclusions.

Anyone who truly believes Moret believes that DU has caused a world wide epidemic of diabetes and that a beloved UC Berkeley professor the Nobel Laureate Dr Glenn T Seaborg was so obsessed with Plutonium that he carried a chunk in his pocket and caressed it with his hands all the time, causing the hands to turn to claws - then there is the drop in SAT scores caused by atmospheric testing a corresponding increase in autism and a number of crackpot Moret claims - she makes them on YouTube video - you have to take the entire package, not the part you believe and ignore the rest - she also claims that Berkeley Police Dept has harassed her and that someone once kidnapped her daughter to silence her - it's all out there - just do your basic, look for everything Moret research - I am writing a mini-bio on her - it will be mini because there is not really much to say - she has not accomplished much other than live high on the hog travelling all over the world on other people's dimes - a very good racket. Have any of you Moret lovers paid to hear her speak?

Yikes! Anyway, I agree with you Zeddo about complicity. Once you know, there's no going back. The topic of malformed babies (depleted uranium) on your link is relevant in Iraq and for war vets in the US/UK. It's posted elsewhere on the forum too.

Myself, it really gets me, particularly since the company that makes the DU munitions wanted to buy some key tech that belonged to the taxpayer funded Canada Space Agency!
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Leuren Moret worked as a scientist at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and has a BS in Geology at U.C. Davis and an MA in Near Eastern studies from U.C. Berkeley. She serves as environmental commissioner for the City of Berkeley. She has conducted research concerning the impact on the health of the environment and global public health from atmospheric testing, nuclear power plants, and depleted uranium.
http://projectavalon.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10904

American soldier tells his story
http://projectavalon.net/forum/showt...pleted+uranium

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12-16-2009, 07:37 AM	#14
Rhotel1 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Inaction equals Complicity Just because something is "posted" does not make it true. The "malformed babies" began as propaganda from Saddam Hussein. The observed defects such as Harlequin Ichthyosis (the one with the fiery eyes and really bizarre skin patterns) have nothing to do with depleted uranium. They just have been trumpeted by a combination of paid propagandists, sincere, but naive and unknowledgeable peace activists and downright snake oil sales persons who are out to make a buck out of the anti-DU crusade. Speaking of which, Leuren K Moret of Berkeley is one of the worst of the con artists peddling snake oil. She has a very well rehearsed act and puts on a tremendous show for people who are afraid of radiation and do not know any of the fundamentals. Who is Moret, well, she does have an over 40 year old BS in Geology (I have an equally aged BA in Geology, but I started out as an engineering student ahd took the heavy duty Physics and Chemisty classes, something that my gut tells me that Moret did not do) and she does have an MA in Near East studies (that certainly gives her no qualifications to make pronouncements on radiation or uranium). Is she a scientist? Not really unless you consider having a basically unused BS in Geology being a scientist. Is she the Environmental Commissioner of Berkeley? Not really; she was one of nine members of the Community Environmental Advisory Commission and she was removed from that citizen body because she could not attend enough of their about two hour per month meetings. What did Moret do at Livermore? She did work at Livermore, but not as a scientist; she appears to have been little more than a computer lab tech with the illustrious job title of Senior Scientific Technologist in the Center for Applied Scientific Computing (anyone can read the letter I got back in response to my California Public Records Act request at http://www.archive.org/details/Leure...onalLaboratory Want to know about the lies that Moret and her fans (like the poster) have saturated the internet with for over a decade, write to me - DUStory-owner@yahoogroups.com PS - Moret has not conducted any actual research on any of these subjects beyond doing internet reviews of the subjects and ignoring any information from legitimate scientists that disagrees with her predrawn conclusions. Anyone who truly believes Moret believes that DU has caused a world wide epidemic of diabetes and that a beloved UC Berkeley professor the Nobel Laureate Dr Glenn T Seaborg was so obsessed with Plutonium that he carried a chunk in his pocket and caressed it with his hands all the time, causing the hands to turn to claws - then there is the drop in SAT scores caused by atmospheric testing a corresponding increase in autism and a number of crackpot Moret claims - she makes them on YouTube video - you have to take the entire package, not the part you believe and ignore the rest - she also claims that Berkeley Police Dept has harassed her and that someone once kidnapped her daughter to silence her - it's all out there - just do your basic, look for everything Moret research - I am writing a mini-bio on her - it will be mini because there is not really much to say - she has not accomplished much other than live high on the hog travelling all over the world on other people's dimes - a very good racket. Have any of you Moret lovers paid to hear her speak? Yikes! Anyway, I agree with you Zeddo about complicity. Once you know, there's no going back. The topic of malformed babies (depleted uranium) on your link is relevant in Iraq and for war vets in the US/UK. It's posted elsewhere on the forum too. Myself, it really gets me, particularly since the company that makes the DU munitions wanted to buy some key tech that belonged to the taxpayer funded Canada Space Agency! _______________________________________________ Leuren Moret worked as a scientist at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and has a BS in Geology at U.C. Davis and an MA in Near Eastern studies from U.C. Berkeley. She serves as environmental commissioner for the City of Berkeley. She has conducted research concerning the impact on the health of the environment and global public health from atmospheric testing, nuclear power plants, and depleted uranium. http://projectavalon.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10904 American soldier tells his story http://projectavalon.net/forum/showt...pleted+uranium etc.[/QUOTE]