Fight Back! News
Friday June 3, 2022
Twin Cities protest against U.S. intervention in Somalia. (Fight Back! News/staff)
Minneapolis, MN - 40 people stood holding signs that read,
“No troops! No drones! U.S. hands off Somalia!” and “Troops home now!” on the
Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi River between
Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
The Biden administration announced that 400 to 500 U.S. troops
will be going to Somalia and that the U.S. plans to increase drone strike
activities against Somali targets.
A statement issued by Women Against Military Madness and the
Twin Cities Peace Campaign organizers said, "U.S. troops do not fight
terrorism, U.S. drone strikes do not bring democracy. Join the June 1 Bridge
Peace Vigil to say no to yet another endless U.S. military intervention."
The weekly peace vigil is sponsored by Women Against
Military Madness and the Twin Cities Peace Campaign.