NP - nun, among others, guilty of defacing uranium plant

[Rev'd Seventy-Six]

Sister Edgar would be proud. Though I suspect she would've freaked
about the "human blood"...

On 5/9/13, Tom Beshear <tbeshear at att.net> wrote:
> Harmed its "international reputation." Hilarious.
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>   From: Rev'd Seventy-Six
>   To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>   Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:10 PM
>   Subject: NP - nun, among others, guilty of defacing uranium plant
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> http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jury-finds-83-year-old-nun-2-others-guilty-of-uranium-plant-break-in.php?ref=fpblg
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>   "[The jury found] the three protesters guilty of a charge of interfering
> with national security and a second charge of damaging federal property.
>
>   "The trio spent about two hours inside the Oak Ridge facility in July,
> cutting through fences to reach a facility known as the 'Fort Knox of
> uranium.' Once there, they painted slogans, chipped off a part of a wall
> with hammers and splattered human blood on the exterior.
>
>   "Officials maintain that there was never any chance the protesters would
> reach the uranium stored inside, but prosecutors argued the security breach
> harmed the Oak Ridge facility’s international reputation and that operations
> continue to be disrupted by the action."
>
>
>   Oh, the harm that nun done dun.


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