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  • Bird-Brained Ruling Might Harm U.S. Military Readiness

    04/01/2002 6:12:05 AM PST · by Stand Watch Listen · 2 replies · 180+ views
    INSIGHT magazine ^ | April 1, 2002 | Sean Paige
    A federal judge's ruling that live-fire military training at Farallon de Medinella a tiny speck of coral and scrub near Saipan in the Pacific Ocean violates the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act potentially could halt future bombing or shelling there. This development potentially has serious implications not just for U.S. Pacific Fleet gunners and aviators who use the island to hone their combat skills, but for any other military-training site that hosts migratory birds. Finding on behalf of the plaintiffs the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, representing the Center for Biological Diversity ? U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled...