Word: schwartzstein
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1983-1983
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Schwartzstein: That's true. And neither do toxic substances come out of bees...
...Schwartzstein: Let's get back to the larger question. To be properly certain. I think you'd have to ask several different questions. First of all, can one draw the conclusion that chemical warfare has been waged in southeast Asia? If so, can one identify substances? And, as part of that, can one accept the State Department conclusion that among those substances that have been used are mycotoxins? I think the problem of the use of the term yellow rain is it's become almost a generic term for chemical warfare. It's been popularized. I use it to mean...
...Schwartzstein: I would take issue with that. First of all, there have been enough reports from individuals who come from Laos and Cambodia. The reports of use go back to about 1976, but it wasn't until 1981 that the State Department released any literature at all. There's been a lot of sample testing between those years and it all turned out negative. When, in the summer of 1981, the samples were run through and tested for the presence of mycotoxins, it came out positive. The feeling was that there was the explanation...
...Schwartzstein: Oh I didn't say everyone, but there's a feeling that the Hmong are accurately reporting their observations...
...Schwartzstein: Bear in mind, sometimes a year has passed between the time that something that has been gathered as a sample is in a laboratory, in analysis. Also the individuals who are gathering samples are not scientists...