Demonstrators form human chain near US base in Germany

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Demonstrators form human chain near US base in Germany

Updated 11:11 am, Saturday, June 11, 2016

BERLIN (AP) — Demonstrators have formed a human chain near a U.S. air base in western Germany to protest against lethal drone strikes.

Organizers estimated that about 5,000 people took part in the chain near the Ramstein Air Base on a rainy Saturday, while police put the number at some 2,000, news agency dpa reported.

Activists contend that the base is used to relay flight control data for lethal drone strikes. They are calling for the base, a major U.S. military hub, eventually to be closed altogether.

President Barack Obama said during a 2013 visit to Berlin that "we do not use Germany as a launching point for unmanned drones ... as part of our counterterrorism activities."

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Demonstrators-form-human-chain-near-US-base-in-8039063.php

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[uhnope]

1. basically they're protesting the war against ISIS

Je suis Charlie, but I guess these 2000 jerks are not

[Old Union Guy]

2. Why do we still have troops in Germany?

Is it to protect them from the Soviet Union?

How about we bring the troops home.

And from Okinawa too, while we're at it.

[Angel Martin]

3. Agree completely !

anywhere the locals protest, bring them home first.

They get free defence and posture that USA is the bad guy.