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| Daniel Ellsberg (Pentagon Papers) was among those arrested. |
WASHINGTON, DC--On Monday, August 29, 2011, 19 veterans, including a WWII veteran and several Vietnam combat veterans, members of the Catholic Worker community, and other long-time peace activists will have a pro se trial in DC Superior Court, stemming from arrests on the White House sidewalk on March 19, 2011, the eighth anniversary of the US war in Iraq. The March 19th action raised issues of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the cost of the wars to American society, and the continued detention of whistle-blower Bradley Manning. One hundred thirteen persons were arrested on the White House sidewalk by US Park Police, and 19 of those will proceed to a trial on charges of Failure to Obey a Lawful Order and Unlawful Assembly-Disorderly Conduct.
At 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 29, 2011, the veterans and peace activists will be available to speak with the media. They will then proceed to a trial, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 313 of DC Superior Court.
Press Contact: Elliott Adams, President, Veterans for Peace, (518) 284-2048, elliottadams@juno.com
Press Availability at 8:00 a.m. at DC Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave., Washington, D.C.
An earlier story about these arrests may be read here.
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