Nowhereland On February 5, President Clinton once again ruled that the secret weapons base known as Area 51 was exempt from the rule of law. Several former workers suffering from exposure to toxic wastes at Area 51 have sued the government for damages. The US Circuit Court of Appeals, citing national security concerns, has ruled that neither the workers nor their widows are entitled to know what they were exposed to at Area 51. McDonald's corporate representatives admit that their potatoes are pre-fried in factories before shipment to franchises. Vegans are outraged.
Lawsuits are in the works.
Army Burner Cooked the Books Employees at the US Army's Tooele Chemical Weapons Incinerator in Utah are turning whistleblower in record numbers. Harris claimed that he had been threatened with firing if he failed to falsify data. The Tooele plant should be shut down immediately. Mole Nip To the Catalina Island Conservancy, which approved the slaughter of 75-100 wild goats on the famous island off southern California. More than 120 goats had been successfully relocated in November 1999 but the Conservancy ruled that relocating the remaining animals to the Goats R Us animal sanctuary in Orinda, California, would be too costly.