Posted on 02/21/2003 1:35:06 PM PST by 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
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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.
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