By Force, Intimidation, and Threat
By Force, Intimidation, and Threat Of the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who protested the United State's imminent invasion of Iraq "The St, Patrick's Four" have been singled out by the federal government as particularly dangerous. These four, Clare and Teresa Grady, Daniel Burns and Peter DeMott have been charged with conspiracy by force, intimidation and threat to impede an officer of the United States, criminal damage to property and trespass. If the government prosecutors are successful the four will face 8 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The government is particularly motivated in this case because the four alleged conspirators impeded the ability of a military recruitment office to solicit prospective applicants for military service. In a climate where recruitment quotas have not been realized and projections for the coming year are bleak, conspiracies designed to force recruitments further down...