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Court grants Graves AIDS trial
extension
SAN DIEGO - Human rights
activist Boyd E. Graves has been granted 15 additional days to amend his
lawsuit against the U.S. Special Virus program, according to federal court
documents received Friday.
"The United
States can no longer deny the existence of its virus development program,"
Graves said. "Our case is not over."
Graves alleges the HIV/AIDS virus was created inside a formerly secret
federal virus development program called the U.S. Special Virus Program.
Graves said the program persisted through 1978 and produced 60,000 liters
of synthetic human immune deficiency virus.
Graves said a 1971 government flow chart
coordinates the development of HIV/AIDS inside government laboratories.
Graves' lawsuit is seeking the full disclosure of the secret human
experiments from the federal agencies responsible including the National
Cancer Institute.
"If Attorney General
Aschroft was truly working for the American people, he would support our
efforts toward truth and accountability for the U.S. Special Virus
Program," Graves said.
Graves said he
will comply with Judge Jeffrey T. Miller's request and submit his amended
complaint early next week.
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