Planning and conference registrations for Anti-war Gathering in Alice Springs gaining momentum

IPAN spokesperson Nick Deane, said today, that registrations for the anti-war conference in Alice Springs on 1st October, this year, are gathering momentum as is the planning for the Close Pine Gap protests to be held from 26th September to 2nd October.

He added that we are expecting hundreds of protesters to gather in September for the Close Pine Gap activities and added that it is not too late to register and make arrangements to attend.

For details contact: ipan.org.au or closepinegap.com. au

Nick explained that “The predominantly US military base at Pine Gap has been operating for 50 years and has become a major military communications support facility for international espionage, military battlefield survelliance and control communications and killer drone control. It is largely staffed by US military, CIA and their communications personnel and Australia has virtually no control over their activities. This compromises the Australian people in involving us in US war activities with countries with whom we are not at war and with whom we wish to have peaceful relations.”

He added: “It is time to close Pine Gap and enable Australia to pursue peaceful relations with our neighbors”.
Nick Deane