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As a member of the team which participated in the
1989 raid of Rocky Flats, I've always tried to keep up with the fall-out from
our actions. Special Agent Lipsky was the FBI case agent for the
operation. He is a very honest man, and a dedicated agent. We knew
SA Lipsky had worked closely with the EPA to identify exactly what was needed
to document the environmental crimes alleged in the original search
warrant. We also knew he had coordinated the execution of the search
warrant so effectively that our efforts would be successful.
I learned about this book from a
news article which reported FBI Special Agent Jon Lipsky had been prevented
from speaking to a group of concerned citizens in Colorado. Luckily, the
article mentioned the book, so I was able to purchase it and read for myself
what was going on with the Rocky Flats property. The facts presented in
the book are shocking. They are well-supported by testimonial,
documentary, and physical evidence however, and document crimes so unbelievable
that Congress simply must respond.
Not having been privy to the grand jury part of the
case, I never knew the investigation had been torpedoed so early and so
completely. Sadly, I believed what most people did... that the "huge
fine" paid by Rockwell International had been a decent resolution brought
about by tough negotiations between the government, the Department of Energy,
and Rockwell International. We had no reason to think the government would
malign its own witnesses, ignore overwhelming evidence, and push an energetic,
hard working, truth-seeking FBI agent "out to pasture" by shutting
him out of the investigation as they moved to support a plea agreement which
ignored reality.
A huge thank you is owed to the original grand jury
members who fought so hard to force the US Attorney's office to do its job, to
Caron Balkany who donated her considerable legal talents to Wes and his effort
to expose the truth, and to Jacque Brever for being one of the few people who
would "step up to the plate," not once, but twice! The risks
this group took (and continues to take) to document and make public the
incredible series of crimes, untruths, and cover-ups relating to the Rocky Flats
nuclear facility are truly heroic. Hopefully, our nation's
leaders will recognize their efforts and pursue the evidence documented in this
book.
God bless you all.
(Name withheld at the request of author)
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As
a now retired EPA Special Agent who spent somewhere between two and three
months (if recollection serves correctly) assigned temporary duty to assist
with the search warrant and conducting interviews after the warrant was served,
I have to say that the book itself was very entertaining reading.
It
explains a great deal why things were done by the Justice Department during the
investigation that several of us could not fathom. For
example, why leads and interviews that were seemingly going
somewhere regarding investigative issues we were pursuing at the time
were halted without explanation, or with explanations given which did not
make sense at the time.
I
think that if a few more EPA agents consulted during your
undertaking of the investigation, some of us could have provided some
insight and direction as to where some of the relevant documentation which you
ultimately obtained with great difficulty could have been located quickly
with little problem at all.
I
came to know Jon Lipsky very well and highly respect him as a person and
an agent. I had to have the book special ordered through the
inter-library lending system and it came all the way from St. Louis to get
here. I read it in less than a day.
The
book was informative reading. There's even so much more that could
have been said and many leads that should have been investigated to
completion, but weren't. That being said however, now you know the
frustration agents live with when Grand Jury investigations uncover
information which will never see the light of day due to subsequent plea
agreements and the notorious 6(e) Rule.
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I worked for the AEC in
Middletown, IA in the 60's and 70's until they closed in '74. They then moved
to PANTEX in Texas. We are up here fighting the Government for Death Benefits
and Health Care, which they are denying us. Out of 207 guards in1974 there are
only 78 of us left, 5 are in the hospital dieing as I type. In many of the
other departments NO ONE is left. We open burned, and also test shot 8,500 lbs
of depleted uranium, which the wind blew out of the plant into Burlington, West
Burlington, and Middletown,
IA. We understand what you all are going through because the whole AEC System
is the same. If you can ever get to Burlington, IA we have a B. Daltons
bookstore at the mall. We will try to keep you posted as to what is happening
here from now on. Clean up here is slow and half - assed. We also know our
problems have been passed on to our children and grandchildren.
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Dear Mr. McKinley and Ms.
Balkany,
Thank you for you incredible courage you are both heros. I am inspired at
your inability to never give up as well. It has really touched me.
A friend recommended the book to me. Though I was very interested in it,
I bought it for my dad for father's day. I ended up borrowing it
and reading it. (My question is, does it still count as a gift?) I
couldn't put it down.
9 month ago my uncle died of cancer. He was born and raised in Denver. He
was 50 when he died. From the time he felt a lump on the back of his
tongue to the time he died was 6 months. His 2 sons are 16 and 18 (still
in high school). He didn't drink or smoke. The doctors were
very confused by his cancer because it is a cancer common to people who chew
tobacco, but he never did. Then I read the book. I saw the map on
pg. 64. First I saw how the most polluted air went right over
Arvada. That is where my uncle, his wife and family lived for the past
20 years. Then I realized how he and one of his son's loved to fish at
Standley Lake. Also mentioned to be polluted. I showed this to my
mom
(who is a nurse) and she dropped her jaw, covered her mouth and then explained
that my uncle, being a very obese man, (even though he most likely was
predestined to have cancer) would have a very hard time getting rid of
pollutants like the kind that may be in the fish and
water in Standley Lake. Those pollutants would have triggered or caused
the cancer to grow. So that is one way your book touch me.
I was born in Englewood, Colorado. I will have lived in the Denver Metro
Area for 30 years come August 20th and having grown up here I
remember hearing how Rocky Flats was "bad" and that they
"polluted" some things, but I HAD NO IDEA!! I have a son who
will be a year and a half next week. It is my job to protect him.
"In this day and age" that seems to be getting so much more
complex. The boogieman is
getting bigger and bigger. But I can't thank you enough for letting me
know that the boogieman is in my backyard. I've always known to be
weary of my government. I think that most people in my generation are
wise to the guys upstairs. I just want it out in the open because
nothing can really be done about it until it is out in the open. I think
that the general public are like the two of you. Smart, level
headed people who know that you don't spray plutonium on the ground and then invite
children over to play in it! Thank you for trying to take
care of our children. I have already told several people about the book
and will continue to spread the word. What else can we do? Thank
you again for your courage. You have changed my life.
Jon Lipsky's courage is
remarkable as well. I don't know how he has endured all these
years. I have very, very little trust of people in law
enforcement either and it is so nice to know that there are honorable people
out there like him. I am so sorry for the pain that he has
endured all these years. I will continue to pray for your health, and
safety.
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I caught the book review
recently on CSPAN II and was very interested in your story. I live in
We are depending more and
more on river water as a source of drinking water (cleaned up of course) here
in
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We just want to thank you
for the interview and for your time. We also want to thank you for putting so
much effort into closing Rocky Flats. You REALLY made a difference. We hope
that we will also make a difference and make sure our opposition to the
National Wildlife Refuge is heard. Thanks again. It was an honor to talk to
you.
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Thank you for this book and
the amazing courage and fortitude it must have taken to pursue this
publication. For once I was glad that I could not sleep at
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