HAVE DU WILL TRAVEL: An Interview With Captain William Roberts

March 10, 2006

February 28, 2006 7:44 PM

HAVE DU WILL TRAVEL

`Depleted uranium arms are not utilized by units currently deployed

here in Iraq.'

Captain William Roberts is a media spokesman for Multi-National Forces

in Iraq.

An Interview With Captain William Roberts

By W. Leon Smith

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ICONOCLAST: We are doing a story pertaining to what was published in

the London Times last Sunday. They did a story about depleted uranium

radiation traveling to the U.K. during shock and awe. What is being

done regarding U.S. Army regulation 700-48 that mandates immediate

thorough environmental remediation in Iraq?

CAPT. WILLIAM ROBERTS: Actually, sir, any questions pertaining to

things that happened in units that are no longer deployed to Iraq need

to be referred either to the units that were here at the time or to

the Pentagon U.S. Army Public Affairs Office. The units that are here

not do not utilize that type of munition.

ICONOCLAST: They do not utilize what? Depleted uranium?

ROBERTS: Depleted uranium arms are not utilized by units currently

deployed here in Iraq. We don't have that type of combat operation

during this time. And we cannot speak for units that are not here

under our command. So any question on actions or activity that took

place by previously deployed units have to either be sent to the units

deployed here at that time or to the Office of the Chief of Public

Affairs at the Pentagon which I believe is your appropriate point of

contact and their contact information is available on the internet, at

<www.usarmy.mil> and go to the public affairs link.

ICONOCLAST: When did they cease using depleted uranium?

ROBERTS: When combat operations ceased. We had uh, as I said I can't

speak for when they were used or what they were used for, but we do

not have them. We're not exactly facing an armored threat here in Iraq

at this time.

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