I don't trust courts (too full of psychopaths on all sides), however this is VERY interesting news.
The courts are starting to accept that the war against Iraq is a crime.
In Britain and Ireland, protesters who have deliberately damaged military equipment are walking from the dock
George Monbiot
October 17, 2006
In the early hours, two days before the attack on Iraq began, two men in their 30s, Phil Pritchard and Toby Olditch, cut through the fence surrounding the air base at Fairford in Gloucestershire and made their way towards the B52 bombers which were stationed there. The planes belonged to the US air force.
The trespassers were caught by guards and found to be carrying tools and paint. They confessed that they were seeking to disable the planes, in order to prevent war crimes from being committed. This year they were tried on charges of conspiracy to commit criminal damage, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Last week, after long deliberations, the jury failed to reach a verdict.
The same thing happened a month ago. Two other activists, Margaret Jones and Paul Milling, had entered the same RAF base and smashed up more than 20 of the vehicles used to load bombs on to the B52s. The charges were the same, and again the jury failed to agree.
In both cases the defendants claimed to be putting the state on trial.
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