'Buried at Sea' -- Army weapons list didn't reach the top

A retired Army general from Hawaii says clean-up of chemical weapons disposed at sea wasn't discussed under his watch, even though the Army's list of dump sites was done while he was in charge.

"We had significant stockpiles of munitions at the end of the Cold War, and my recollection is we evacuated them and they were properly disposed of. So this is a new subject for me," said Gen. Eric Shinseki, Army chief of staff from 1999 to 2003. The Army completed an offshore dumping list in 2001, naming several spots off Hawaii's coast.
Shinseki, originally from Kauai, spoke to a large crowd at the University of Hawaii tonight.

Military critics on hand said they hope Congressman Neil Abercrombie gets results on weapons clean-up after initiating an inquiry with the Pentagon.
"That's some positive steps, but we really need action to speak louder than words," said activist Kyle Kajihiro, attending the Shinseki event to demonstrate against UARC and the Stryker brigade. I mean, Kahoolawe was $400 million, and we consider it a failed cleanup."
"I think Congressman Abercrombie has asked the right people," Shinseki said.