International Weapons Inspections Team Heads to D.C. area to look for Weapons of Mass Destruction

prnewswire ^ | 2/20/03

[Brian Mosely]

Feb 20, 2003 15:38 ET

International Weapons Inspections Team Heads to D.C. area to look for Weapons of Mass Destruction

TORONTO, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A delegation of parliamentarians, scientists, academics, faith and union leaders from Canada, the U.K., Italy, Denmark and the U.S. will head to the Washington D.C. area Saturday to attempt to inspect the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center in Maryland. Heading up the 13-person international team are UK Member of Parliament Alan Simpson who is head of "Labour Party Against the War", Canadian Member of Parliament Libby Davies and Ed Hammond, Director of the Sunshine Project and an American biological weapons expert.

On Monday February 17th, the team sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, requesting his full cooperation. The Defense Department has since confirmed receipt of the request but has yet to offer comment.

The team intends to draw attention to the hypocrisy of U.S. foreign policy, particularly against Iraq. The group is organized by Rooting Out Evil, a Canadian-based coalition of international citizens, and is supported by American peace groups including International ANSWER and Global Exchange and by almost 25,000 honorary inspectors from 52 countries who have signed up on the group's website www.rootingoutevil.org.

Throughout the weekend, hourly updates can be attained via the following cell numbers: (416) 910-9779 and (416) 884-7053

Media are invited to attend any of the five following appearances by the team:

1. Inspections Team departure from Toronto - press conference ------------------------------------------------------------- Location: Group Departures area at Post 35, just outside of U.S. departures Terminal 2, Pearson International Airport, Toronto

Time: Saturday, February 22, 11:30 a.m. EST

2. Inspections Team arrival in D.C. ----------------------------------- Flight arrival: Reagan International Airport, Air Canada flight No. 534

Time: Saturday, February 22, 3:21 p.m. EST

3. Inspections Team as key speakers at public gathering in D.C. --------------------------------------------------------------- Location: First Congregational Church, 945 G St NW, Washington, D.C.

Time: Saturday, February 22, 7:30 p.m. EST

4. Inspections Team arrival at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center ------------------------------------------------------------------ Location: Edgewood Chemical Biological Facility Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland (approximate drive time from D.C. - 1.5 hours)

Directions from D.C.: Take I-95 North to MD-24 South (Exit 77A) toward Edgewood. This leads you to the main gate of the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Time: Sunday, February 23, 10:30 a.m. EST

5. Post-inspection comments by the Inspections Team --------------------------------------------------- Location: Hotel Washington, 15th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Time: Sunday, February 23, 2:30 p.m. EST

Source: Rooting Out Evil

CONTACT: Rooting Out Evil - Media Relations (416) 927-0777

[sauropod]

I would.

[sauropod]

I am trying to work a counter-protest...

[Unknown Freeper]

Watch out, HLL. I think they're looking for you. rofl

[AppyPappy]

Pick them up and drop them off in the worst part of DC.

[sauropod]

Look, dammit. I work there. This is kinda like Martin Sheen showing up in your living room.

Or... Dupont Circle...

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL. That would be SO RUDE for someone to show up at my place UNINVITED. LOL. That's scarey -- Martin Sheen.

I do see the analogy.

[kristinn]

Thanks for letting us know about this. We had seen an earlier version but this one has details that will help us prepare a patriotic welcome for these twits.

[AGreatPer]

I found it strange that they were meeting in a church but after I checked out their web site I understand.

Chuch web site:

http://www.fccuccdc.org/

[gunnut]

Security at Aberdeen will not mess around. I would go Freep them tomorrow but there is no good place to go without interfering with the MPs and local police. My father is a contractor that does some work at APG and even with his name on the list he often has difficulty getting in without waiting a long time for an escort. I will not elaborate further on the security taken at APG but just let it be said it is formidable.

[mhking]

FReep 'em!

[Doctor Raoul]

Security at Aberdeen will not mess around. I would go Freep them tomorrow but there is no good place to go without interfering with the MPs and local police.

We stayed 1 foot on the other side of the EA boundary and vhanted in aboput 150 yards to the wackos. The megaphone helped.

All the local sheiff's department and the MPs asked was that we not go onto the road. The wackos did mill about on the road for a bit.

[Doctor Raoul]

Libby "inspected" all the pizzas.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings Freepers, et al:

Your Freeps and after action reports have not been unnoticed. The troops love ‘em.