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November 1982

Diary of a Hunger Strike

Activist Ben Thompson describes his participation in a 1982 protest against the placement of cruise missiles at the United States Air Base in Comiso, Italy. Thompson describes the day-to-day events of the protest and hunger strike, including meetings with Italian politicians and the press. This unpublished narrative was written for circulation among Thompson's friends. See also his related pamphlet, the END Special Report "Comiso."

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Ben Thompson, November 1982, unpublished. Contributed to NPIHP by Ben Thompson and reproduced with his permission.

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2011-11-20

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