Tompkins County Against War & Occupation

On Thursday, January 24, Superior Court Judge Russell Duke sentenced all seven defendants to time served for the Oct. 20 action at Blackwater’s headquarters in Noth Carolina —a re-enactment of the Sept. 16 massacre at Nisour Square. Among the five is Ithaca Peter DeMott who reported that Judge Duke said that the he did [...]

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WITNESS TO WAR Meeting Agenda Dec. 11, [...]

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Dear Friends,
I know Ellen’s been keeping you informed about my part in the protest
at Blackwater Worldwide on 20 October in Moyock, NC. Immediately
following our arrest we rode in a sheriff’s van to begin our four day
experience of “southern hospitality”. The skimpy portions and poor
quality of the fare provided by our keepers did very little [...]

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From: filmchic14
On October 20, 2007 peace activists gathered at the gates of Blackwater USA in Moyock, NC to protest the Massacre at Nisour Square that took place on September 16, 2007. Some of the Catholic Worker protesters staged a re-enactment of the scene to bring a human face to the thousands of nameless victims [...]

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From: videonation
The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill describes the rise of Blackwater USA, the world’s most powerful mercenary army.
The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill describes the rise of Blackwater USA, the world’s most powerful mercenary army.

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Dear Friends, Last night we received a call reporting on an action that Peter and other Catholic Workers from the East Coast were part of at the headquarters of Blackwater USA in the Great Dismal Swamp, NC. Below are photos of the action as well as their statement. Six of the group [...]

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