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January 7, 2013
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3 local peace activists set for Beale AFB arraignment

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento will begin the prosecution Tuesday of nine peace advocates – including three local activists – who were arrested at Beale Air Force Base, for protesting the killing and maiming of civilians, including children, by U.S. drone attacks in foreign countries. Shirley Osgood, Sharon Delgado and Janie Kesselman are among the “Beale 9” who were arrested for trespassing at Beale on Oct. 30, 2012, after nearly 100 peace advocates gathered at several gates leading into the base. “We tried really hard to get arrested,” said Kesselman, who lives in Camptonville. “We sat down on federal …

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