Veterans Sue CIA Over Past Chemical Tests on Soldiers

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Source: Bloomberg

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam Veterans of America and six former soldiers sued the Central Intelligence Agency claiming the U.S. failed to provide care for human subjects in once- secret tests of chemical and biological weapons and drugs.

The veterans say they and others were treated like guinea pigs in tests involving nerve gas, hallucinogenic drugs and mind-control experiments that left civilians and military people who unwittingly volunteered for the program with permanent disabilities. The tests, codenamed MKULTRA, began in the 1940s at a Maryland Army base and continued to about 1976, they said.

“What is not historical about these tests is the impact they had on the enlisted men,” Gordon Erspamer, an attorney with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco, said today at a news conference. “They have never been compensated, they have been denied health care, they have been left alone for more than 30 years.”

The lawsuit, filed today in federal court in San Francisco, names as defendants the CIA, which allegedly funded the experiments, and the Defense Department. It seeks court orders declaring the experiments violated international law and forcing the government to notify and provide health care to people who participated in the tests.

‘Thoroughly Investigated’

“CIA activities related to MKULTRA have been thoroughly investigated and the CIA fully cooperated with each of the investigations,” Marie Harf, a CIA spokeswoman, said in a phone interview. “Tens of thousands of pages from documents related to the program have been declassified and released to the public.”

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[Soylent Brice]

1. unfortunately it won't go anywhere, but the exposure will be condemning, so that's good

the argument will be made that if you are military your body is technically property of the US army.

ethics and moral obligation haven't had a place in our court system for a long time now either, so chances for any retribution looks slim. they can't even bring the torture - loving administration to justice.

more power to them though. i'd be pleasantly surprised if they get anywhere with this.

[quidam56]

2. Where's O'Reilly and Hannity ?

or is this their fair and balanced patriotic bullshit standard. http://www.wisecountyissues.com Bush has kept U.S. safe from terror ? HE is a terrorist, a toxic terrorist !!!