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Donald Rumsfeld and General Lance Lord named in Lawsuit 11 March, 2004 From: Bill Sulzman |
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On March 11 Citizens for Peace in Space and eleven named individuals filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Denver seeking a Restraining Order "enjoining" Donald Rumsfeld and General Lance Lord, Commander of the Air Force Space Command:
The filing was accompanied by 8 exhibits documenting the arguments made. The case has been assigned to Judge Zita Weinshank and Magistrate Schlatter who have handled several criminal
cases involving nuclear weapons. It is hoped that the case can at least get a hearing on the merits in the federal system. Several new and unique developments were cited in the
argument including president Bush's argument for war in Iraq as repeated in his Meet the Press interview with Tim Russert: "I believe it is essential that when we see a
threat, we deal with those threats before they become imminent. It's too late if they become imminent. It's too late in this new kind of war..."
Another area that is explored is the push for a follow on to Minuteman III Missiles, the so called Minuteman IV. The argument for this new nuclear weapons system is that it would be good for
the period 2020 - 2040, making a mockery of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
We will keep you appraised of future developments. Bill Sulzman P.O. Box 915 Colorado Springs, CO 80901 Ph 719 389 0644
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