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Morrison & Foerster Files Suit Against CIA, DoD, and U.S. Army on Behalf of Troops Exposed to Testing of Chemical and Biological Weapons at Edgewood Arsenal and Other Top Secret Sites
Press Release: 01/07/2009
What: Complaint Filed-Vietnam Veterans of America, et al. v. CIA, et al.
Where: United States District Court, Northern District of California
SAN FRANCISCO (January 7, 2009) – Attorneys at Morrison & Foerster LLP have filed an unprecedented action against the Defense Department, the CIA, and other government institutions based upon failures to care for those veterans who “volunteered” in thousands of secret experiments to test toxic chemical and biological substances under code names such as MKULTRA. The new case comes on the heels of an earlier case the firm filed on behalf of veterans afflicted with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”), which is now pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The firm is handling both cases on a pro bono basis.
The current action was brought in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, on behalf of the Vietnam Veterans of America and six aging veterans with multiple diseases and ailments tied to a diabolical and secret testing program, whereby U.S. military personnel were deliberately exposed, by government and military agencies, to chemical and biological weapons and other toxins without informed consent. This multifaceted research program, which was launched in the early 1950s and continued through at least 1976, was conducted not only at the Edgewood Arsenal and Fort Detrick, Maryland, but also across America by universities and hospitals under contract to Defendants.
Defendants include the CIA, the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense (“DoD”), and various government officials responsible for these agencies. The CIA secretly provided financing, personnel, and direction for the experiments, which were mainly conducted or contracted by the Army.
The complaint can be viewed at Vietnam Veterans of America, et al. v. Central Intelligence Agency, et al..
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The video is a combination of three BBC News reports on Guantanamo from Dec. ’08 to Jan ’09, it’s about 141/2 minutes long, the links to each individual video at their site found below.
Guantanamo “Abandoned Our Values and Defiled Our Constitution!”
Guantanamo ‘a stain on US military’ Dec 3rd ’08
Guantanamo closure plan ordered Dec 19th ’08
Former guard on Guantanamo ‘torture’ Jan 9th ’09
The Special Prosecutor Petition
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“The most urgent threat that he’ll have to deal with and other presidents after him will have to deal with is an attack on our homeland,” Bush said. “You know, I wish I could report that’s not the case, but there’s still an enemy out there that would like to inflict damage on America.”
For once I agree with this incompetent,immoral, unrepentant little man, he’s created tens of thousands that didn’t exist before, who now wish this Country and It’s Citizens Harm, “Mission Accomplished”!!
had a program about this on their radio show Forum last week. Audio is available at the link. I listened to part of it – the doctor and some of the test subjects were interviewed.
Good on MoFo for filing the lawsuit. I will be following this story.
Thanks for the info as always jimstaro.