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A Message - 17 June 2006 From: MacGregor Eddy |
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On June 15, I was sentenced to two years probation, suspended jail time and a $2,500 fine for my arrest at Vandenberg Air Force Base during the Keep Space for Peace protest on October 8, 2005. Before sentencing I was allowed to make a statement and I chose to quote CG Weeramantry, world court judge and author of Armageddon or Brave New World? Reflections on the Hostilities in Iraq. Your honor I went to Vandenberg to ask that our government respect international law. Here are the words of Judge Weeramantry, an expert in this area. Upholding international law is not just the responsibility of diplomats and judges, it is the job of ordinary citizens. As residents of the world power that is waging illegal and immoral wars of aggression, we have a heavy responsibility. When the United Nations, world opinion and international law have failed to stop these crimes there is nothing left but for us to act as individual members of civil society. I want to thank all of the people who have given me encouragement, advice, money, and every kind of support. Because of you I knew I was not alone. |
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