GOVERNMENT COVERUP OF TOXIC SUPERFUND SITE CONTAMINATION

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Date: 03/10/08 20:38:27

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Subject: Re: FW: [Kprc] Please keep sending this out to as many

people as possible.

There was also a very high SPORE COUNT on the property. The

Buildings that were left behind by the former owners, left them to

rot with mold. When they were bulldozed over, scooped up and dumped

into trucks, the environment became thick with SPORES, both in the

air and on the ground. But we all know MOLD Toxins (mycotoxins -

aflatoxins - tricho's bio-warefare stuff) can't make you

sick...Right? so OK maybe it was > Pathogenic, Slow-Growing

Mycobacteria Released into Workplace Air During the Remediation of

Buildings. But wait!....I'm sure I've read somewhere....Diseases by

inhalation of fungal spores include toxic pneumonitis,

hypersensitivity pneumonitis, tremors, chronic fatigue syndrome,

kidney failure, and cancer. Shhhhh but lets just call

it " FIBROMYALGIA "

-- [Kprc] Please keep sending this out to as many people as

possible.

Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:28:56 +0000

PRESS RELEASE:

LOS ANGELES, CA MARCH 10, 2008

GOVERNMENT COVERUP OF TOXIC SUPERFUND SITE CONTAMINATION: HUNDREDS

ILL

Prior to 1996, A United States Air Force Base/NASA Facility located

in

Downey, Los Angeles County, CA was designated as a profoundly

contaminated SuperFund site. The site was downgraded to " brownfield "

level of contamination and sold to The City of Downey. A brownfield

site

is an abandoned or idle property where expansion or redevelopment may

be

complicated by the presence or potential presen ce of a hazardous

substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This site had been used by the

military to develop neutron bombs, rocket fuel, missiles, the Space

Shuttle, Satellites, as well as Delta rockets, and was the site of

the

first nuclear reactor in the State of California.

It has since been classified as a low priority clean up site and

placed

into private corporate hands, mostly International Realty Group (or

I.R.G.) and several other corporate subsidiaries of Arcadis, a

Netherlands based corporation). The land was never fully

decontaminated.

Contrary to all standards, in 2005 Kaiser Permanente built medical

facilities and a Regional Hospital on this property, again, the site

of

the former nuclear reactor, rocket fuel development, etc., etc..

Despite

the restriction placed by the City of Downey upon transfer of the

property, which clearly states that no day care center, no school for

those under 18, no houses, etc., may ever be placed on that property,

Kaiser Downey Regional Medical Center has been built there.

The main military building on the property was converted to Downey

Studios and used for filming by several companies including

Spielberg's Dreamworks, which has since been purchased by Paramount.

Downey Studios is owned by I.R.G.

Serious debilitating illnesses and confirmed deaths are being

directly

attributed to this property's toxic and radioactive contamination.

This

land was never fully cleaned up before being used for commercial

purposes as a movie studio, a medical facility/hospital and numerous

retail businesses. Currently the owners are attempting to turn a

portion

of it into a housing development.

Patient advocate, Vickie (Pres. of the Managed Care Reform

Council & publisher of the KaiserPapers.org) says, " the public is

denied

access to the California E.P.A. SuperFund records! " " Every applic

able

government agency has denied access to this information. No

government

agency admits to the coverup, and their explanation is that it is

somebody else's responsibility. " Public documents are being removed

from

government websites so that the public no longer can view the EPA

documents.

There are over 100+ people that have become seriously ill and need

immediate medical treatment, yet treatment is being denied to them

all.

Some are diagnosed with radiation poisoning. Many are no longer able

to

work and are completely disabled. Many have been threatened with

lawsuits by I.R.G. if they publicize the scandal. Even the union

representing the employees was sued by I.R.G. All have serious fungal

and mold related illnesses. Some have various heavy metal illnesses.

Some have peeling skin, some have terrible and painful rashes. Most

have

lost a great deal of their hair.

Almost all of them are denied any medical treatment because they were

forced into the Worker's Compensation system which is routinely

denying

them ongoing treatment and medications. Despite the medical testing

verifying the previous statements, all have been mislabeled as

depressed

by the Worker's Comp system or as having " fibromyalgia. "

These people still need medical care.

The property was formally transferred to the City of Downey in the

1996

H.R. 3666 [104th]: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and

Urban

Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill

was

introduced by Rep. Jerry , voted for by many Congressmen

including

Senator McCain and signed into law by Pres. Bill Clinton.

The City of Downey's city council was comprised of several members

who

formerly worked for I.R.G. (several entities ultimately owned by the

Netherlands-based ARCADIS) and Kaiser Permanente, which then

transferred

most of the property to I.R.G. and Kaiser Pe rmanente. I.R.G.

currently

manages all of the property known now as Downey Landing where the

hospital is located.

Congress privatized a known toxic Superfund military property and

today

people are acutely ill and dying and begging for help.

Though McCain says he's running a " Straight Talk Express, " in

this

egregious coverup he is curiously silent. Hillary Clinton, who says

she

advised her husband Pres. Bill Clinton on many issues, has never

taken a

stand to expose the coverup and protect the public. Neither McCain

nor

Hillary have done anything to protect the public.

Senator Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Pelosi also voted for this

bill.

For more information see:

http://downey.kaiserpapers.info/

or contact Vickie

vickie.travis@...

--

Vickie

Former Caregiver, Eldest Child and Daughter of

Adam Wesley Arnold

http://www.kaiserpapers.info

htt p://www.kaiserpapers.org

President of The Managed Care Reform Council

http://www.themcrc.info/

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