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Dear all
I know this is more anti sanctions than anti war, but it is the biggest individual anti war action
and Ulla has been campaigning against sanctions for some time.
There seems to be a news blackout on this just now so pass this on.
Richard
TRIDENT PLOUGHSHARES
Press Release: 12th March 2003
Ulla Roder Confirms Leuchars Tornado "Out of Action"
Today Trident Ploughshares activist Ulla Roder confirmed that the Tornado jet which she damaged
yesterday at Leuchars airbase is unlikely to fly again.
Ulla (48), from Odense in Denmark, but currently living in Scotland, described how she went into a
hangar at the Fife airbase and discovered the plane completely unguarded. She said: "I took my
hammer to the nose-cone, the cockpit, the fuselage, the wings, the tailplane and other parts of the
plane which it was safe to damage. I don't see it flying again. I then sat down and waited for the
security people to arrive. When the police came everything was calm and relaxed." She is in good
spirits and pleased that this particular aircraft will not be dropping bombs on innocent people in
Iraq.
This morning Ulla appeared at private hearing at Cupar Sheriff Court and was remanded to Cornton
Vale Prison in Stirling on petition until another hearing takes place next Thursday. Currently the
charge against her is one of criminal damage. Until investigations are complete the cost of the
damage will not be known but may run to over £1 million.
A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said: "Ulla's action gives a huge lift to the anti-war movement
and will inspire other peaceful and nonviolent acts to put a spoke in the wheel of the Blair war
machine."
Ulla is well known as one of the Trident Three who were acquitted by a Scottish court after
damaging the Trident research barge Maytime in 1999. She has served several prison terms for
anti-Trident actions.
Contacts: David Mackenzie 0870 458 3117 (07876593016)
Jane Tallents 08454588367
media@tridentploughshares.org
www.tridentploughshares.org
Newsline (recorded) 08454588365
ENDS
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