Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 17. Oktober 2003 / Time Line October 17, 2003
Version 3.516. Oktober 2003, 18. Oktober 2003
10/17/2003
On Friday, October 17, 2003, a six-person jury of citizens from
Hennepin County declared that International Law can trump the local
private property/no trespass law. At the height of the recent war
against Iraq, on April 2, 2003, 28 Minnesotans "crossed the line,"
entering the world headquarters property of Alliant TechSystems
Corporation in Edina with the express purpose of conducting a
"Citizens' Weapons Inspection."
The letter they carried demanded that they have access to the books
and records of Alliant TechSystems Corporation (ATK) to see if they
had completed any studies on the medical and environmental effects
of the DU uranium munitions they produce. The defendants contended
that there is significant evidence that the DU munitions produced
by ATK containing U-238, a radioactive substance with a half-life
of 4.5 billion years, is a prime suspect in escalating rates of
cancers and birth defects among residents of southern Iraq and US
troops who served in the first Gulf War. On April 2, 2003, 28
activists crossed the line and entered Alliant TechSystems. On
October 17, 2003 a public trial was held and all 28 were found not
guilty, writes CADU NEWS, 2003:16..
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