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Military Commander Gets Court Order to Protect Himself from Peace Activists
28 Oct 2012; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
Some friends of mine have gotten arrested more times than I can count now for the offense of protesting drone use outside Hancock Air Field near Syracuse, N.Y. Sometimes they've blocked the gates to the base. Often they've been aware of the risk of being arrested. But they've gone into court and argued that the larger crime is being committed inside the base by drone pilots.

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Veterans again Arrested Protesting Drones at Hancock Air Field
25 Oct 2012; posted by the editor - United States


Non-violent protesters of U.S. drone wars have again been arrested at the gates of Hancock Air Field in New York State. Thursday morning, 19 people blocked the three gates to the base for a period of hours beginning at 8 a.m. Eventually, the front gate was opened after 11 people were arrested, including Elliott Adams of Veterans For Peace, as well as James Ricks, Bonny Mahoney, Paul Frazier, Ed Kinane, Mike Perry, Judy Bello, Andrea Levine, Dan Vergevin, Paki Weiland, and one other.

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