and creation."

Defendant Brian Watson was allowed to display four poster-sized boards with excerpts of the Hague Convention, the Nuremberg Principles, and the 1996 ICJ opinion on the illegality of nuclear weapons during his testimony.  Jurors were writing and seemed to be copying the boards as Brian testified.  In a particularly moving statement, Brian related the story of growing up in Golden, Colorado, in the shadow of Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant.  He  knew that Rocky Flats was a target for Soviet missiles.  He told the jury that his plan, as a young boy, was to ignore the order to seek cover in the event of a nuclear attack and to instead, ride his bicycle home to spend his last minutes with his mother.
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"Many of my friends think the Cold War is over.  It's still a problem, and it's in my backyard." 
         Mary Gleysteen
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  "To me, upgrading our subs to carry D-5's instead of C-4's is in violation of the International Court of Justice opinion of 1996 and the 1907 Hague Convention...I acted on August 9, 1998 because August 9 is the date the US dropped a bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.  I went to Bangor fifty-three years later to say, 'never again, not in my name.
Violence in any form or way is wrong.'"

Ms. Bradley then very pointedly cross-examined Brian. She asked, "You aren't a lawyer, are you?  You didn't study political science?  You aren't an expert in international law or treaties?  In  fact, you are an art major?"

Ms. Bradley asked if Kitsap County was the proper forum for this case. She implied that this case would better be tried in the Hague.  Brian responded, "Why not here?"

The prosecutor went on, "Were the 

Ms. Bradley didn't cross-examine anyone else after Brian.

On Wednesday morning, high school social studies teacher, Mack Johnson told the jury about his early history.  He grew up a Quaker and his father became a pacifist after volunteering for the  Navy in World War II.

Mack related an anecdote about a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson. When Emerson visited Thoreau in prison and asked, "Henry, what are you doing in there?"  Thoreau is purported to have responded, "Ralph, what are you doing out there?"

"I increasingly talk about both sides of an issue in class. I tell students to make up their own minds.  I believe they have the capacity to hear both sides and decide for themselves. Defy an authority that's unjust. Anyone can make the world a better place. You don't have to be a saint."

Long-time Kitsap County resident and Trident-protester Mary Gleysteen testified next. Mr. Kagan first questioned Mary about her work history. "I've been a teacher, then a librarian.  I went to law school, practiced law in Bremerton for seven years, and then became a bookseller-first in Edmonds and now on Bainbridge Island."

Mary began her testimony by telling about a card she signed during the Vietnam War which said she wasn't responsible for the war. These cards were collected and sent to the United Nations. "Because these are nuclear weapons, just saying 'this isn't my fault' wasn't enough. There wouldn't be anyone left after a nuclear war.

"Many of my friends think the Cold War is over.  It's still a problem, and it's in my backyard."

Mr. Kagan then asked, "What was your purpose in acting on August 9?" Mary replied, "August 9 is important to me. It 

Mary talked about the cost of the D-5 upgrade, "It's another horror of the nuclear arms race.  It appalls me and was forefront in my mind [on August 9, 1998].  $60 million to refit one missile when there are homeless people and people without medical care in our own community."

Glen Milner talked about his history.  He told the jury that he is an electrician and that he'd worked at Bangor for three months during the second year of his apprenticeship.  He was uncomfortable doing so, but was told he'd be kicked out of the program if he didn't work on the Navy base.

"When I first began acting [against the military], I acted for my family.  I've come to see that all children on this planet are important. We must love our enemies more than we love ourselves."

Glen talked about his early awareness of the atomic bomb.  "When I was thirteen, I was in my parent's basement and found Hiroshima by John Hersey.  I read about 1/3 of it and I asked my mom if it was for real. "I still have the original first publication, published in 1946." Without objection, Glen held up the actual copy of Hiroshima that he'd read in his parent's basement.

Glen told about hearing a quote from a Mr. Bradshaw, "'It's crucial to have an informed public in order to have a democracy.' It made me feel even more responsible on Nagasaki Day 1998. It made me aware-when people take risks, there's an impact on society. Not everyone will block a road-but they can be inspired by those who do."

George Rodkey from Tacoma spoke about practicing "authentic Christianity" and his reasons for acting on August 9, 1998.  He said, "I'm not a member of the GZ community, but