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In 1998, Gilbert and four other protesters snuck onto ] while an air show was going on. The group banged on a ] with hammers and poured their own blood on it. For this, Gilbert spent 6 months in federal prison.<ref name=James248/> In 2000, Gilbert and two other nuns, Sisters ] and ], illegally entered ] and sprinkled blood on a fighter plane.<ref>{{harvnb|Strabala|2006|p=84}}</ref> The group was arrested and held in a federal prison until the charges were dropped. In 2002, the same group of nuns entered a a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado.<ref>{{harvnb|Head|2011|p=143}}</ref> Clad in white jump suits emblazoned with "Citizen Weapon Inspection Team," the group drew a cross in their own blood, banged on the silo, and prayed. Their protest spilled over into their pre-trial hearing. Clad in full ], the nuns answered the judge with a nod.<ref>{{harvnb|Berrigan|2005|pp=31}}</ref> At their trial, the presiding judge, ], granted an ] motion to the prosecutor. This prevented the nuns from arguing that their actions were legal under international law and the ]. The nuns were sentenced to between 30 and 41 months in prison. Due to their activism, in 2005 and 2006 Gilbert and Platte were labeled as terrorists by the state of Maryland.<ref>{{harvnb|LoBianco|2008}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|"Maryland Nuns"|2008}}</ref> In 1998, Gilbert and four other protesters snuck onto ] while an air show was going on. The group banged on a ] with hammers and poured their own blood on it. For this, Gilbert spent 6 months in federal prison.<ref name=James248/> In 2000, Gilbert and two other nuns, Sisters ] and ], illegally entered ] and sprinkled blood on a fighter plane.<ref>{{harvnb|Strabala|2006|p=84}}</ref> The group was arrested and held in a federal prison until the charges were dropped. In 2002, the same group of nuns entered a a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado.<ref>{{harvnb|Head|2011|p=143}}</ref> Clad in white jump suits emblazoned with "Citizen Weapon Inspection Team," the group drew a cross in their own blood, banged on the silo, and prayed. Their protest spilled over into their pre-trial hearing. Clad in full ], the nuns answered the judge with a nod.<ref>{{harvnb|Berrigan|2005|pp=31}}</ref> At their trial, the presiding judge, ], granted an ] motion to the prosecutor. This prevented the nuns from arguing that their actions were legal under international law and the ]. The nuns were sentenced to between 30 and 41 months in prison. Due to their activism, in 2005 and 2006 Gilbert and Platte were labeled as terrorists by the state of Maryland.<ref>{{harvnb|LoBianco|2008}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|"Maryland Nuns"|2008}}</ref>
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Sister Carol Gilbert, O.P. (Born 1947) was an American Dominican nun and anti-nuclear activist.

Born in Traverse City, Michigan, Gilbert was the eldest of two children. She was raised in a middle class setting. At the age of 18, in 1965, she joined a convent of the Dominican Order in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Starting in 1969, Gilbert taught Junior High students at various schools around Michigan. This lasted until 1977 when she started to teach at the Alternative Leaning Center in Saginaw, Michigan. After 10 years of teaching, in 1979, she devoted her career to plowshare activism.

In 1998, Gilbert and four other protesters snuck onto Andrews Air Force Base while an air show was going on. The group banged on a B-52 with hammers and poured their own blood on it. For this, Gilbert spent 6 months in federal prison. In 2000, Gilbert and two other nuns, Sisters Jackie Hudson and Ardeth Platte, illegally entered Peterson Air Force Base and sprinkled blood on a fighter plane. The group was arrested and held in a federal prison until the charges were dropped. In 2002, the same group of nuns entered a a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado. Clad in white jump suits emblazoned with "Citizen Weapon Inspection Team," the group drew a cross in their own blood, banged on the silo, and prayed. Their protest spilled over into their pre-trial hearing. Clad in full habits, the nuns answered the judge with a nod. At their trial, the presiding judge, Robert E. Blackburn, granted an in limine motion to the prosecutor. This prevented the nuns from arguing that their actions were legal under international law and the Nuremberg defense. The nuns were sentenced to between 30 and 41 months in prison. Due to their activism, in 2005 and 2006 Gilbert and Platte were labeled as terrorists by the state of Maryland.

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  1. ^ Strabala 2006, p. 82
  2. ^ James 2007, p. 248
  3. Strabala 2006, p. 84
  4. Head 2011, p. 143
  5. Berrigan 2005, pp. 31
  6. LoBianco 2008
  7. "Maryland Nuns" 2008 harvnb error: no target: CITEREF"Maryland_Nuns"2008 (help)

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