9 Oct at Menwith Hill: The Faceless Face of US Military Drones
for CAAB | 27.09.2012 07:38 | Anti-militarism | Technology | Terror War
The Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) will be marking Keep Space for Peace Week and Ground the Drones Week of Action at Menwith Hill during its weekly Tuesday vigil from 6-8pm on Tuesday 9 October in an event entitled The Faceless Face of US Military Drones. CAAB will be joined by Yorkshire CND's recycle the bases cyclists on a three day ride from Whitby to Menwith Hill via Fylingdales.
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Oct 9: Times, location and other information
Meet at the main gate of Menwith Hill at 6pm.
Hot soup, other refreshments and faceless masks will be available!
RAF Menwith Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. HG3 2RF, (approx. 9 miles west of Harrogate, North Yorkshire).
From the A59, take the B6451 past the base on your right (you can't miss the 'golf ball' radomes) , then turn right into Menwith Hill Road. This will bring you to the main gate of the base.
For more information, contact Lindis on 01423 884076 or 07949 897904 or Laila on 07766 553388.
Lord MacDonald speaks out against British involvement in US drone strikes
Last week, the Chair of human rights organisation Reprieve and former Director of Public Prosecutions Lord MacDonald QC challenged the UK government to come clean about its role in the deadly and illegal US drone strikes in Pakistan.
Menwith Hill gathering information for drone attacks
An article by Peter Lazenby in the Morning Star on 19 September reported:
Former director of public prosecutions Lord MacDonald has said there is "pretty compelling evidence" that the government's intelligence and surveillance operation GCHQ in Cheltenham is passing information to the US to help it locate targets for the controversial drone attacks.See also this article in the Telegraph.
A GCHQ official said the agency was proud of providing "locational intelligence" to the CIA.
And US base Menwith Hill on the Yorkshire Moors - home to 1,000 US military and civilian personnel and operating independently of British control - is also known to be gathering information for use in drone attacks.
Leeds Labour MP Fabian Hamilton has raised questions about the site's role in drone strikes.
Illegal drone strikes are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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