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Five Arrested at NSA Protest Oct. 4th
Five members of the Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore were arrested on October 4th for attempting to deliver a letter to NSA's Director.
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Saturday, October 04, 2003
Contact: Max Obuszewski, 410-323-7200
Scott Loughrey, scottL44-AT-yahoo.com
Five Arrested at NSA Protest
On Saturday, October 4th, at approximately 1:45 p.m., five activists from the Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore were arrested on a road which leads to the National Security Agency (NSA). The five were released a couple of hours after the protest concluded.
Fourteen friends and members of the Pledge arrived to deliver a letter to NSA Director Lt Gen Michael V. Hayden, USAF. This letter had been sent to Lt. General Hayden a week earlier with no response given. The letter requests that NSA announce that it will not cooperate with the Justice Department where doing so would violate the US Constitution.
At about 12:45 p.m. fourteen protesters were beginning a half-mile trek to the NSA building in Fort Meade when a State Trooper announced that they had reserved an area for their cars. The Pledge members moved their vehicles to the assigned spaces. Upon arriving two police officers began videotaping their actions and another officer began writing down the license plate numbers. When questioned why he was recording license plate numbers no answer was given. The protesters sang songs and then proceeded down the road to deliver the letter.
Twenty six police officers with three dogs were on the scene. Some of the officers carried riot shields. The police informed the Pledge that they could not proceed to deliver the letter. Pledge members reminded the police that every US citizen under the US Constitution has the right to petition government officials with a list of grievances.
An NSA Public Affairs official named Patrick Weadon arrived. He spoke with Pledge members about the role that NSA plays in the US government. A lively debate continued for about twenty minutes. Finally, five Pledge members stepped forward to continue delivering the letter. They were arrested. The group remaining sang songs and then left.
The First Amendment reads, “Congress shall make no law [abridging] the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore arrived at the National Security Agency on October 4th, 2003 in order to defend the right for US citizens to petition government officials.
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Iraq Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore
4806 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212
Ph: 410-323-7200;
Fax: 410-323-7292;
email: mobuszewski-AT-afsc.org
Saturday, October 04, 2003
Contact: Max Obuszewski, 410-323-7200
Scott Loughrey, scottL44-AT-yahoo.com
Five Arrested at NSA Protest
On Saturday, October 4th, at approximately 1:45 p.m., five activists from the Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore were arrested on a road which leads to the National Security Agency (NSA). The five were released a couple of hours after the protest concluded.
Fourteen friends and members of the Pledge arrived to deliver a letter to NSA Director Lt Gen Michael V. Hayden, USAF. This letter had been sent to Lt. General Hayden a week earlier with no response given. The letter requests that NSA announce that it will not cooperate with the Justice Department where doing so would violate the US Constitution.
At about 12:45 p.m. fourteen protesters were beginning a half-mile trek to the NSA building in Fort Meade when a State Trooper announced that they had reserved an area for their cars. The Pledge members moved their vehicles to the assigned spaces. Upon arriving two police officers began videotaping their actions and another officer began writing down the license plate numbers. When questioned why he was recording license plate numbers no answer was given. The protesters sang songs and then proceeded down the road to deliver the letter.
Twenty six police officers with three dogs were on the scene. Some of the officers carried riot shields. The police informed the Pledge that they could not proceed to deliver the letter. Pledge members reminded the police that every US citizen under the US Constitution has the right to petition government officials with a list of grievances.
An NSA Public Affairs official named Patrick Weadon arrived. He spoke with Pledge members about the role that NSA plays in the US government. A lively debate continued for about twenty minutes. Finally, five Pledge members stepped forward to continue delivering the letter. They were arrested. The group remaining sang songs and then left.
The First Amendment reads, “Congress shall make no law [abridging] the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore arrived at the National Security Agency on October 4th, 2003 in order to defend the right for US citizens to petition government officials.
30
Iraq Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore
4806 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212
Ph: 410-323-7200;
Fax: 410-323-7292;
email: mobuszewski-AT-afsc.org
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