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February 10, 2014

Anti-Drone Protesters Get 15 Days Behind Bars 
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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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