Bill Ofenloch

The Pope and Catholic Radicals Come Together Against Nuclear Weapons by Paul Elie, New Yorker, Nov. 19, 2019

November 19, 2019

“When something difficult is attempted,” Daniel Berrigan said, “it is like trying to break a rock with an egg.” Berrigan, a Jesuit priest and social radical, who died in 2016,…

Motion to set aside conviction on one count, Nov. 7, 2019

November 18, 2019

Defendant urges this Court to set aside the conviction of either count two or three because in combination these convictions constitute multiple convictions for the same conduct and thus violate…

Christians vs. Militarists – In Clash of Religions Over Nuclear War, Militarists Win by William Boardman, Reader Supported News, November 16, 2019

November 17, 2019

It is one of the abiding principles of American Exceptionalism that Americans, no matter what they do, are exempt from the Nuremberg Principles or most any other aspect of international…

A Doubtful Proposition, My Reflection on the Trial by Brian Terrell, Nov. 10, 2019

November 11, 2019

A Doubtful Proposition By Brian Terrell “Whether nuclear weapons are actually illegal under international or domestic law (a doubtful proposition) is not relevant or an appropriate issue to litigate in…

They Came to Stop a Crime by Jack Cohen-Joppa, Beyond Nuclear International, Nov. 10, 2019

November 11, 2019

“…You are the hope you have arrived to find.” So ended a brief message that Fr. Steve Kelly wrote from jail last month to be read to more than 100…

Breaking! Kings Bay Plowshares 7 Story is Highly Unprofessional! by Susie Day, Counterpunch, Nov. 6, 2019

November 8, 2019

Dear Mainstream News Media – I’m talking to you, New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, and all your upstanding, highly professional conglomerate cohorts. Thank you one and all very,…

Report on Day 4 KBP7 Trial, Verdict by Ralph Hutchison

November 5, 2019

October 24, 2019, Thursday  –  Judge Lisa Godbey Wood came into the courtroom at 9:37 to review the charge sheets and jury instructions with the lawyers. Bill Quigley entered a…

Reflection on Day 1, KBP7 Trial Commences by Art Laffin

November 3, 2019

The KBP7 trial commences. The indictment is read to the jury: The U.S. vs. Stephen Kelly et al. Count 1: Conspiracy; Count 2: Destruction of government property; Count 3: Depredation…

Report on Day 1, KBP7 Trial Begins by Ralph Hutchison

November 3, 2019

Jury selection began at 9:00am on Monday October 21st, with seventy-two prospective jurors filling the courtroom; most audience members were seated on metal folding chairs in a specially-arranged small overflow…

Report on Day 2 of KBP7 Trial by Ralph Hutchison

November 3, 2019

“Welcome back,” said federal judge Lisa Godsbey Wood to the jury and the packed courtroom as we sat down. And in the same breath she said, “Mr. Knoche, please call…