Navy sailor to take goverment to court for release of gulf war documents and combat logs.

Ex-navy sailor to sue goverment for release of secret papers of the gulf war. His freedom of information act request has been pending for three years.

(PRWEB) April 14, 2004 -- A ex-navy soldier is making ready his plans to take legal actions to release goverment documents regarding the gulf war.

"What started this? It was my intention to wait for the goverment to release these records in due time. But I decided to speed things because of the current activities that are happening in Iraq. I recently read about how we bombed a power plant in Falluja to 'hunt down the criminals', according to Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt. Any armchair general would know this is against the Geneva Convention, Article 54. Article 54.-Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population.

If you don't think electricity is indispensable to a modern civilization, who are we kidding? We used the same logic in the gulf war during 1990, that we had to 'destroy' the infrastructure in order to battle the enemy. What kind of double standard is this? Destroying a power plant is brutal to a population. It is outright inhumane torture to a civilization that is already on the edge of survival and depends on it. No electricity mean no water. It means no water for your crops. It means you starve. It means your children who are already malnourished, end up getting sick and dieing painful deaths.

Obviously, the current administration running this war thinks that we must "destroy a city" in order to save it. Does anyone follow this thinking? When I was in the Navy I would read about similiar bombings that we did against infrastructure in Iraq. Where they all necessary? I don't think so. Necessary for what? If this was a childhood game, I know what the kids would be saying. 'That's not fair!' For some reason we think it is fair? How can we justify not playing by rules of the Geneva Convention? We are above our own laws? The US is above international laws and can ignore them?? How so?

Some of Mr. Deluhery writing and history during the gulf war can be found on his website at gulfwarrior.org. He is currently looking for legal representation for his case. If you are a lawyer and would like to help please contact Mr. Deluhery.