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31 Arrested for Protest at Drone Base in Upstate New York
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In upstate New York, 31 people were arrested Sunday at the Hancock Air Force Base as they protested the killing of innocent civilians by drone strikes they say violate the U.S. Constitution. The base is a departure point for U.S. drones. Roughly 300 people held a funeral procession to condemn the use of drones in Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The protesters were members of the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars. They attempted to deliver an indictment charging President Obama, the military and servicemembers at Hancock Air Base with crimes against humanity.
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Comment by Tony Nuspl on February 10, 2014 at 10:25pm
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update Feb 2014:
Anti-Drone Protesters Get 15 Days Behind Bars
Seventeen activists arrested for protesting U.S. drone warfare at a New York air base in 2012 have been found guilty of disorderly conduct, but not guilty of trespassing. The 17 were detained after creating a blockade outside the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, holding signs and pictures of children killed by U.S. drone attacks overseas. The base is used to pilot overseas U.S. drones remotely. On Friday, the activists were sentenced to the maximum 15 days behind bars, which the judge called a message to encourage the demonstrators to stop their protests.
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