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[Crabby Appleton]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5j9CkA5aavBiuc8uYMm7jWy0BeAow

U.S. peace activist detained at Ottawa airport en route to meet MPs
3 hours ago

OTTAWA - An American peace activist has been refused entry to Canada for the second time because of misdemeanour convictions related to peaceful anti-war protest.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright, a former diplomat, was detained Thursday by Canadian Customs officials at the Ottawa airport en route to Parliament Hill.

She was to take part in a panel discussion with MPs, ironically titled Peacemakers Without Borders. It's a forum to share concerns about post 9-11 security crackdowns.

While other passengers passed through Customs, Wright was held back.

She was to have been accompanied on the trip by fellow activist Medea Benjamin, but Benjamin was arrested and jailed Wednesday during a protest in Washington.