Priest Enters Fifth Week Protesting SOAW in Jail

On February 25, Father Joe Mulligan, a Catholic priest, began the
fifth week of his indefinite liquids-only fast. Joe Mulligan is
incarcerated in Harris County Jail in Georgia. In late January, 2004, he
and 26 other human rights defenders were sentenced by a federal judge for
their nonviolent actions to close the SOA during the November 2003 vigil in
Fort Benning, GA. Their sentences range from probation to six months in
prison plus a fine. The defendants used their trials to put the SOA itself
on trial.

As he approached the start of his fifth week on the fast, Mulligan reported:
“I have probably lost about ten pounds but am feeling OK. For those who want
to express their solidarity, I would suggest that they urge their Members of
Congress to vote for the closing of SOA/WHINSEC and to demand an end to the
occupation of Iraq.”

Specifically he asks people to participate massively in the March 20, 2004
demonstrations against the war and occupation of Iraq, and in the March
27-30, 2004 “Spring Mobilization and Lobby Day to Close the SOA” in
Washington, DC.

Statement by Father Joe Mulligan, about his fast:
http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=727

Please also read the article
"SERIAL PEACEMAKER JAILED; BUSH AND BLAIR NOBEL NOMINATED, MACHIAVELLI
LIVES"
http://www.soaw.org/new/newswire_detail.php?id=413