U.S. asks court to dismiss lawsuit on secret flights

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U.S. asks court to dismiss lawsuit on secret flights

By Adam Tanner | October 19, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government asked a federal court late on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit against a unit of Boeing Co that charges the firm helped fly suspects abroad to secret prisons.

"Allowing plaintiffs' claims to proceed would risk the disclosure of highly classified information concerning the alleged 'intelligence activities, sources, and methods' of the CIA," said the filing, signed by Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bucholtz.

The American Civil Liberties Union first filed a complaint in May accusing Jeppesen Dataplan Inc of providing flight and logistical support to at least 15 aircraft on 70 "extraordinary-rendition" flights.

The complaint to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleged Jeppesen "falsified flight plans to European air traffic control authorities to avoid public scrutiny of CIA flights."

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[HCE SuiGeneris]

1. Corporate "citizens" once again pleading for equal but separate rights

under the rule of King George.