Maj. Doug Rokke is “hot.” No, he’s not sweating. Nor is his physique the object of admiration. He’s “hot” because his body is contaminated by uranium—specifically, “depleted uranium” (DU), which was widely used in munitions during the Gulf War as well as in Bosnia. DU is also expected to be deployed in the event of military action in Iraq. “I was… return to article
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Posted by ALI LALLO on Jan 28, 2003 at 1:48 PM 
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