(from postings by Russell Brown)
Today, Oct. 5th, ten peace activists of the Upstate Drone Coalition were arrested while yet again delivering a citizens indictment for war crimes (attachment) to t
he command and personnel of Hancock Air Base, located .adjacent to Syracuse Airport. The airbase is one of the training, maintenance and control centers for lethal drones used in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
According to "Living Under Drones", published by law professors Sarah Knuckey of NYU, and James Cavallaro of Stanford, the most thorough study to date of the US drone campaign, such drone attacks are responsible for the deaths of thousands of non-combatants, including women and children.The study concludes that the drone attacks terrorize the whole region.
Demcracy Now interview on study:
http://www.democracynow.org/search?query=Pakistan+drone+strikes&commit=Search)
"With drone attacks, US military kills whoever they want, where ever they want, when ever they want, with no accountability." according to Dan Burgevin, of Trumansburg, NY who was arrested before Hancock Airbase's main gate.
The ten arrested, along with their supporters, acted today in support of four Upstate Drone Coalition members who are marching in Pakistan, along with tens of thousands of Pakistanis and people from all over the world, to end the terror campaign by drones.
The protesters also remembered Phil Berrigan, a leading Catholic anti-war and nuclear abolitionist, as it was the anniversary of his birth. Three of the arrestees, Jack Gilroy, Jim Clune, Mary Snyder, all members of the St James Parish Peace & Justice Committee of Binghamton, commented that the bishop of Syracuse and Binghamton, has been reflecting on the morality of drone warfare for three years. He has yet to reach a conclusion.
Six upstate New Yorkers who are in Pakistan, including Danny Burns and James Ricks of Ithaca, Judy Bello of Rochester,and Bonnie Mahoney of Buffalo, are a part of a delegation organized by Code Pink to meet with drone victims and show a determination of many Americans to
ground the drones and end the wars. They will be bringing us messages from the people of Pakistan upon their return.
Arraignment Dates: Oct. 23 & 24 (possible change to 1 date) of “Hancock 10"
According to "Living Under Drones", published by law professors Sarah Knuckey of NYU, and James Cavallaro of Stanford, the most thorough study to date of the US drone campaign, such drone attacks are responsible for the deaths of thousands of non-combatants, including women and children.The study concludes that the drone attacks terrorize the whole region.
Demcracy Now interview on study:
http://www.democracynow.org/search?query=Pakistan+drone+strikes&commit=Search)
"With drone attacks, US military kills whoever they want, where ever they want, when ever they want, with no accountability." according to Dan Burgevin, of Trumansburg, NY who was arrested before Hancock Airbase's main gate.
The ten arrested, along with their supporters, acted today in support of four Upstate Drone Coalition members who are marching in Pakistan, along with tens of thousands of Pakistanis and people from all over the world, to end the terror campaign by drones.
The protesters also remembered Phil Berrigan, a leading Catholic anti-war and nuclear abolitionist, as it was the anniversary of his birth. Three of the arrestees, Jack Gilroy, Jim Clune, Mary Snyder, all members of the St James Parish Peace & Justice Committee of Binghamton, commented that the bishop of Syracuse and Binghamton, has been reflecting on the morality of drone warfare for three years. He has yet to reach a conclusion.
Six upstate New Yorkers who are in Pakistan, including Danny Burns and James Ricks of Ithaca, Judy Bello of Rochester,and Bonnie Mahoney of Buffalo, are a part of a delegation organized by Code Pink to meet with drone victims and show a determination of many Americans to
ground the drones and end the wars. They will be bringing us messages from the people of Pakistan upon their return.
Arraignment Dates: Oct. 23 & 24 (possible change to 1 date) of “Hancock 10"
Russell Brown reports: These were the 10 activists arrested at the main gate to the Hancock base, home of the killer Reaper drones.
Hancock 10
BRIAN HYNES ....................Bronx
DAN BURGEVIN .................Ithaca/
ED KINANE .......................Syracus
JACK GILROY ....................Endwell
JIM CLUNE ........................Bingha
MARK SCIBILIA-CARVER ....Ithaca
MARTHA HENNESEY ..........New York City
MARY SNYDER ...................Johnson City
RAE KRAMER .....................Syracuse
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