[Peace] NYTimes article about criminal charges for anti war activity

[Peggy Patten]

Hello,

I'm happy to be part of this peace electronic discussion group.  Since I'm 
a new member
(only joined today), this may or may not be an appropriate item for this 
list, but I felt the
need to share the information.

There was an article in yesterday's edition of the New York Times about an 
anti war protestor
who received a six month jail sentence and a $5,000 fine for carrying a NO 
WAR FOR OIL sign in close
proximity of President Bush at the Columbia S.C. airport.  Protesters were 
instructed to remain in the"free
speech zones" which were a good half mile from the hangar where the 
president would be speaking, according
to the article.  The South Carolina states attorney who brought federal 
charges on what is considered
a "seldom-used statute that allows the Secret Service to restrict access to 
areas the president is visiting",
was J. Strom Thurmond Jr.

The article appears on page 15 of the April 27, 2003 NYTimes.  I neglected 
to write down the section however.


Peggy Patten