http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/01/vieques.illness/index.html?hpt=C1
Should sovereign immunity mean that our government can inflict any damage it wants to on it's people with no recourse?
Because that's what they're saying to Puerto Rico.
And if they can do it to them they can can do it to you to......Think about it!
Dr. John Wargo, a Yale professor who studies the effects of toxic exposures on human health, says he believes that people on the island are sick because of the Navy's bombing range.
Vieques ... is probably one of the most highly contaminated sites in the world.
"Vieques, in my experience of studying toxic substances, is probably one of the most highly contaminated sites in the world," he said. "This results from the longevity of the chemical release, the bombs, the artillery shells, chemical weapons, biological weapons, fuels, diesel fuels, jet fuels, flame retardants. These have all been released on the island, some at great intensity."
The U.S. government's response to their lawsuit is to invoke sovereign immunity, arguing that residents have no right to sue it. The government also disputes that the Navy's activities on Vieques made islanders ill, citing a 2003 study by scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found no link.
