Medea Benjamin and others arrested for trespassing are available for interviews from the police training- Call (415) 235-6517.

CODEPINK Cofounder Medea Benjamin and local activists Toby Blum, Zanne Joi and Pam Bennet were arrested for trespassing at the Berkeley Marine Recruiting Station.

Upon reaching the grim number of 4000 US soldiers dead, CODEPINK marked the occasion with an action at the Marine Recruiting Station in Berkeley and were arrested for trespassing. They were dressed in bloodied clothing and wailing as an expression of grief at the senseless deaths of so many U.S. soldiers and Iraqis. They brought photos of the dead and read their names and attempted to shut down the recruiting station as a way of saying "NO MORE DEATHS."

Four soldiers killed late on Sunday when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in southern Baghdad brought the number of dead to 4,000. Regretfully, 4,000 is just the tip of the iceberg.  Every week, some 120 veterans are committing suicide--an average of 17 every day.  

For the Iraqis, the numbers are infinitely worse. It's estimated that over one million Iraqis have died and millions more have been displaced.

"We've had enough of this senseless trail of blood and suffering," says CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin. "We'll mark this grim milestone by shutting down the Recruiting Station that symbolizes more death and destruction. By our actions, we'll say loudly and clearly, 'NOT ONE MORE DEATH. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME.'

See footage here http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/25/18488600.php

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