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Cindy Sheehan 'No Drones Tour' Protests Obama surge at Travis AFB

Cindy Sheehan, CodePINK target Travis AFB on Saturday to protest Obama's proposed escalation, 'drone war' in Afghanistan

Fairfield/Suisun - With anti-war Mom Cindy Sheehan on board, a CodePINK "No Drones Bus" heads to Travis Air Force Base Saturday - one of more than a half dozen military base protests on the way to Nevada to demonstrate against President Obama's plan for an escalation of the war against Afghanistan and the administration's increased use of "drone warfare" that kills civilians at high rates.

A news conference and protest will be held at Travis AFB (main gate) from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

The bus, and its cadre of demonstrators from Northern California, will hold the following actions:

Saturday: 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Travis AFB (main gate), Fairfield. 2-3 p.m. - Lemoore Naval Air Station (main gate), Lemoore.. 4-5 p.m. - Fresno Air National Guard (main gate), Fresno.

Sunday: 7:30-8:30 a.m. - Edwards AFB (main gate), Edwards. 11-12 Noon - Marine Corps Logistics Base (main gate), Barstow. 1-2 p.m. - Ft. Irwin Army Military Reserve (main gate), Ft. Irwin. 5-6 p.m. - Nellis AFB (main gate), North Las Vegas.

Once at Creech AFB in Indian Springs, NV) demonstrations Monday will be held in conjunction with International Climate Justice Day of Actions to protest the environmental disaster caused by wars (including 51 percent of fossil fuels in the world are consumed by the U.S. military).

On Tuesday, timed to coincide with Obama's expected announcement to increase troops strength in Afghanistan, Dawn to Dusk protests will be held at the front gate at Creech AFB.

A CodePINK statement said:

"President Obama was elected to end the war. We are still in Iraq, drone bombing against Pakistan for the past 6 months has been more than all the drone bombing under Bush and we're escalating in Afghanistan. We have one message for U.S. troops: RESIST, REFUSE, DON'T GO, NO SURGE; and one message for Obama: Troops Home NOW."