Arrests Made at Military School Protest

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COLUMBUS, Ga. - At least 20 people were arrested Sunday while protesting a U.S.-run military school for Latin Americans, some of whose graduates they claim later committed civil rights abuses including murder.

Those arrested were among about a record 16,000 people who demonstrated outside the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning, calling for the school to be shut down.

Charges ranged from trespassing to wearing a mask, a rarely invoked law dating back to the Ku Klux Klan era.

"We gather to revive the memory of those who have died at the hands of this combat school," said the Rev. Roy Bourgeois, a Catholic priest. "How do you teach democracy behind the barrel of a gun? If they are so concerned about teaching democracy, then why not close this school and send these students to some of our fine universities."
http://www.kansas.com//mld/kansas/news/state/10241176.htm

[dArKeR]

1. Removed by me

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4. ?

What the hell does that mean??

[alphafemale]

2. I wasn't able to attend this year, but it is an unforgettable experience.

I urge everyone to try and attend next year.

16,000! That's another big increase in attendance.

There were 10,000 last year and that was a record.

It's not the easiest place in the world to get to, so that number is significant.

[justgamma]

3. A busload of nuns from Iowa

went down there. 2 nuns (one was 84) spent, I think it was 6 months in jail for protesting down there.

[alfredo]

5. I have a friend down there now. She is risking deportation,

but felt her voice should be heard. I worry about her.

[PassingFair]

6. These are the kind of Christians this atheist can get behind 100%

Catholics should reward these groups by tying their tithes to them. Can this be done?

[Moderator]

7. Duplicate topic--Please continue discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1011210