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Pine Gap vigil in Melbourne
by Christop
Wednesday May 30, 2007 at 12:33 PM
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Vigil in Bourke Street Mall yesterday to mark the beginning of the Pine Gap Four's trial in Alice Springs.
Yesterday was the beginning of the Pine Gap Four's trial. The Pine Gap Four are a group of Christians who are on trial for attempting to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the Pine Gap military base in the Northern Territory. They face seven years imprisonment for their actions.
Pine Gap is a joint US/Australian military facility that has played a significant role in the Iraq war. Its existence and activities call into question Australia’s sovereignty as a nation, and make us complicit in the many war crimes that have already taken place in Iraq in the last four years.
From 12 noon till 2pm today we had a prayer vigil, including reading aloud the names of people who've been killed in the Iraq War (both coalition forces and Iraqis). It was pretty full-on reading out the names of the people killed, and reading about who they were how they had died. A majority of the Iraqis were civilians – farmers, clerics, students, children.
Most of the people walking past ignored us (which wasn't surprising), but we still got to talk to a fair few people about Pine Gap, including one guy who lives in Alice Springs.
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On trial for exposing Pine Gap
by Christop
Wednesday May 30, 2007 at 12:38 PM
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Pine Gap: Causing death in Iraq
by Christop
Wednesday May 30, 2007 at 12:40 PM
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Remembering the dead
by Christop
Wednesday May 30, 2007 at 12:44 PM
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Pine Gap
by Jessica
Wednesday May 30, 2007 at 02:37 PM
jessicaamorrison@yahoo.com.au
Thanks for your support in Melbourne - great looking vigil.
Got a jury this morning, but will send a full update tonight.
Jess
www.pinegap6.org
Radio 3CR Breaky show interview
by Listener
Wednesday May 30, 2007 at 04:19 PM
I heard an interview on Radio 3CR this morning about the Pine Gap case but alas did not hear about this vigil today in solidarity - please let others who would turn up know by ringing the station next time to leave details for breakfast or hometime shows eg Talk back Show on Thursday mornings tomorrow 9am to 10 am.....
Sorry I missed your local effort keep up the good work !
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