Pregunta

Talk Prepared by Barrie Trower for the King of Botswana, April 2010.
Origins Debriefing spies during The Cold War extended my military education into the full diversity of stealth microwave warfare and communication systems. I was previously aware of reports concerning dead birds in and around communication bases. On examination these birds were found to be cooked. Microwaves are the preferredmedium for communication, over radiowaves, due to their superior penetrative properties and ability to carry more information. Our Government and the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation (ICNIRP) classify microwaves as electromagnetic waves from 300 M Hz to 300 G Hz. (NRPB 2004). To my knowledge, 'microwave or radiowave sickness' was first reported in August 1932 with the symptomsof: severe tiredness, fatigue, fitful sleep, headaches, intolerability and high susceptibility to infection (Hecht, 2007). These symptoms were reported to be from athermal effects. Obviating these health risks mediated by what ever mechanisms seemed to be the rationale for those setting safety levels (Marino, 1995). Marino writes: '..... the present de facto in arriving at a determination of a safeexposure.' Marino's research (Marino, 1995 op.cit) was based on EMF exposure -radar and radios -on service personnel during World War II. During the Cold War the US Embassy in Moscow was irradiated with low level microwaves for many years; why and how is really outside the scope of this article. The consequences of this irradiation were multiple cancers / leukaemias and other illnesses amongembassy staff and families. Professor John R Goldsmith, MD wrote the investigative report on this incident (Goldsmith, 1997). Professor Goldsmith wrote a corollary to his initial publication (Goldsmith ii -undated) where he described modern communications as 'The End of Innocence'. By 1971, the US Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI) referenced 2300 research articles listing in excess of 120illnesses attributed to radio frequency and non-ionizing microwave radiation. Under the Freedom of Information Act, extracts from published US Defence Intelligence Agency Documents confirmed the NMRI research stating: 'If the more advanced nations of the West are strict in enforcement of stringent exposure standards, there could be unfavourable effects an industrial output and military functions.' (DST,1976). Very critical of the US Government and World Health Organization, Leonard David's report for the US Department of Energy (research) in 1980, likens governmental and industrial reluctance to act in a precautionary manner as similar to that of the Tobacco Industry. He writes:'..... despite the 40 million medical documents related to its damages in all organs and tissues, neither the USGovernment nor the WHO were willing to take action. Cell phone telephony will necessarily follow the same path. And the WHO.... and ICNIRP are there to help industry .....'. (David, 1980). Microwave sickness was well documented by 1997 (Grant, 1997) where over 100 further research documents were referenced. The first cell tower to communicate with a mobile phone was in 1985 with the late comedian ErnieWise, although this industry never really became established until the 1990s (Shabi, 2004). Consultant Solicitor and Government Adviser, Alan Meyer, wrote (Meyer, 2004) that there was concern over insensitive siting and public's well-being with microwaves. His report reflected the 'Expert Groups Stewart Report' in the spring of 2000. Professor Hyland argues that any view contrary to 'prevailingofficially perceived wisdom' is at worst silenced, or, at best, studiously ignored (Hyland,2001). It is what I tend to call 'intentional ignorance'. In a documentary film, the late Carl Sagan says: "We've arranged a global civilization in which the most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We've also arranged things so that almost no one understands science or technology....