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Two CODEPINK protesters were arrested at the estate of ex-Vice President Dick Cheney in McLean, Virginia on Saturday afternoon after 20 demonstrators in orange prison jumpsuits walked onto his driveway to mark the 14th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison.
The CODEPINK protesters walked up to Cheney's house before police arrived. Two members were arrested on trespassing charges.
Police identified the two as Tighe Barry, 57, and Eve Tetaz, 83, both of Washington DC. The pair face misdemeanor charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said.
Two CODEPINK protesters were arrested at the estate of ex-Vice President Dick Cheney in McLean, Virginia on Saturday afternoon after 20 demonstrators in orange prison jumpsuits walked onto his driveway to mark the 14th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison.
The CODEPINK protesters walked up to Cheney's house before police arrived. Two members were arrested on trespassing charges.
Police identified the two as Tighe Barry, 57, and Eve Tetaz, 83, both of Washington DC. The pair face misdemeanor charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said.
\u201cNow: #stoptorture #closegitmo activists walk toward the CIA\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420903892
\u201cGot onto Dick Cheney's property to protest war profiteering, torture, and war crimes! #torturetour #codepink\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420902015
\u201cTighe Barry of @codepink arrested outside of Dick Cheneys house! Police won't say why! 83 y/o woman arrested too!!\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420903751
Another CODEPINK group demonstrated without incident outside the home of CIA Director John Brennan, also in the Washington, D.C. suburb of McLean, as part of its "Guantanamo Anniversary Weekend Torturers Tour."
\u201c'We are a community of resistance!" Activists gathering at home of John Brennan.\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420897417
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Two CODEPINK protesters were arrested at the estate of ex-Vice President Dick Cheney in McLean, Virginia on Saturday afternoon after 20 demonstrators in orange prison jumpsuits walked onto his driveway to mark the 14th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison.
The CODEPINK protesters walked up to Cheney's house before police arrived. Two members were arrested on trespassing charges.
Police identified the two as Tighe Barry, 57, and Eve Tetaz, 83, both of Washington DC. The pair face misdemeanor charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said.
\u201cNow: #stoptorture #closegitmo activists walk toward the CIA\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420903892
\u201cGot onto Dick Cheney's property to protest war profiteering, torture, and war crimes! #torturetour #codepink\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420902015
\u201cTighe Barry of @codepink arrested outside of Dick Cheneys house! Police won't say why! 83 y/o woman arrested too!!\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420903751
Another CODEPINK group demonstrated without incident outside the home of CIA Director John Brennan, also in the Washington, D.C. suburb of McLean, as part of its "Guantanamo Anniversary Weekend Torturers Tour."
\u201c'We are a community of resistance!" Activists gathering at home of John Brennan.\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420897417
Two CODEPINK protesters were arrested at the estate of ex-Vice President Dick Cheney in McLean, Virginia on Saturday afternoon after 20 demonstrators in orange prison jumpsuits walked onto his driveway to mark the 14th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison.
The CODEPINK protesters walked up to Cheney's house before police arrived. Two members were arrested on trespassing charges.
Police identified the two as Tighe Barry, 57, and Eve Tetaz, 83, both of Washington DC. The pair face misdemeanor charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said.
\u201cNow: #stoptorture #closegitmo activists walk toward the CIA\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420903892
\u201cGot onto Dick Cheney's property to protest war profiteering, torture, and war crimes! #torturetour #codepink\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420902015
\u201cTighe Barry of @codepink arrested outside of Dick Cheneys house! Police won't say why! 83 y/o woman arrested too!!\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420903751
Another CODEPINK group demonstrated without incident outside the home of CIA Director John Brennan, also in the Washington, D.C. suburb of McLean, as part of its "Guantanamo Anniversary Weekend Torturers Tour."
\u201c'We are a community of resistance!" Activists gathering at home of John Brennan.\u201d— CODEPINK (@CODEPINK) 1420897417