Peace Crimes

Name: Peace Crimes
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Pine Gap, National Security and Dissent

By Kieran Finnane

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Peace Crimes by Kieran Finnane is a compelling exploration of civil disobedience and activism in Australia, centred around the trials of individuals protesting the use of Pine Gap, a significant military base. The book delves into the motivations and ethical questions surrounding these protests, offering insights into the interactions between government, military operations, and those who challenge them. This narrative sheds light on the broader implications of peace activism in the modern world.
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Peace Crimes

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A compelling investigative account into one of Australia's most secret security sites and the people who infiltrated it.

At the closely guarded and secretive military facility, Pine Gap in Australia's Northern Territory, police arrest six nonviolent activists. Their crime: to step through a fence, lamenting and praying for the dead of war.

They call themselves Peace Pilgrims. The Crown calls them a threat to national security and demands gaol time. Their political trials, under harsh Cold War legislation, tell a story of obsessive Australian secrecy about the American military presence on our soil and the state's hardline response to dissent.

In Peace Crimes, Alice Springs journalist Kieran Finnane gives a gripping account of what prompts the Pilgrims to risk so much, interweaving local events and their legal aftermath with this century's disturbing themes of international conflict and high-tech war. She asks, what responsibilities do we have as Australians for the covert military operations of Pine Gap and what are we going to do about them?

Book Details

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ISBN: 9780702260445

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 225.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 296

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About the Author

Kieran Finnane is a founding journalist of the Alice Springs News, established in 1994, now publishing online. She also contributes arts writing and journalism to national publications, including Griffith REVIEW, Inside Story, Art Monthly Australasia and Artlink. Her first book, Trouble- On Trial in Central Australia was published in 2016.

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