Halliburton protestors arrested in OKLA yesterday

This happened yesterday but I hadn't seen any mention of it here. I found this news item in this morning's edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer:.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HALLIBURTON_MEETING?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=AMERICAS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

May 17, 9:24 PM EDT
Protesters Arrested at Halliburton Meeting

By SHAUN SCHAFER
Associated Press Writer


DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) -- Sixteen people protesting Halliburton Co.'s role as a military contractor were arrested Wednesday outside a building where shareholders discussed spinning off the subsidiary that provides meals, clean laundry and other services to U.S. troops in Iraq.

One man was accused of vandalism for tearing up a plastic fence holding back protesters, and the rest were accused of trespassing as they left an enclosure and headed toward the meeting.

Halliburton announced plans last month to sell just under 20 percent of KBR, which has diluted the company's financial results and drawn criticism of its multibillion contracts in Iraq....

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