ICELAND CLAIM

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@igc.org>]

ICELAND LEGAL CHALLENGE

Owners of the Mountain Heidarfjall, in Iceland, have initiated a court
case seeking compensation from the U.S. government for the failure to
remove wastes, including hazardous wastes, from their property, which
was formerly operated as a U.S. Army radar station. The plaintiffs are
pursuing a legal action primarily against the U.S. and its Iceland
Defense Force, but if that fails it seeks action against the Icelandic
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In filing their case, they note that the U.S. has spent money cleaning
up other military facilities in Iceland, notably an area at the Keflavik
Airport.

Lenny Siegel