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October 8, 2012

10 Arrested Protesting Drones at New York Military Base 
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In a U.S. protest held in solidarity with the anti-drone march in
Pakistan, 10 people were arrested on Friday at the Hancock Field Air
National Guard Base in New York. Members of the Upstate Coalition to
Ground the Drones and End the Wars stood in front of the base's gate,
holding signs and blocking entry. Shortly before he was arrested,
protester Jack Gilroy said demonstrators hoped to hold up the piloting
of the drones that takes place at the base, perhaps sparing the lives of
civilians overseas.

Jack Gilroy: "We're hoping that by being here maybe we're gonna hold up
one of these pilots for an hour or two. That perhaps may be,
idealistically, saving a family, from being destroyed in Pakistan or
somewhere else."

 

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