Fifteen Greenpeace activists and two journalists are facing extremely serious charges after the Star Wars missile test was delayed on Saturday evening. The group faces jail terms of more than ten years if found guilty of conspiring to violate a safety zone and violating an order.
The activists, from the U.S, UK, Germany, India, Sweden, Australia, Spain and Canada, appeared at the federal Court in Los Angeles on Monday evening. The independent photographer and videographer were charged along side them.
These incredibly harsh charges against a totally peaceful act of opposition are a clear indication of President Bush's dictatorial and non democratic approach to aggressively deploying Star Wars.
Please visit the Greenpeace Cybercentre at:
http://cybercentre.greenpeace.org//t/s/995390018/index_html
to read more about this serious situation and to find out what you can do to support the arrested activists.
