Frida Berrigan

A member of WRL’s National Committee, Frida Berrigan is a columnist for Waging Nonviolence  and a ”stay-at-home” mother in New London, Connecticut, where she lives with her husband Patrick Sheehan-Gaumer and their three children. She is the daughter of Plowshares activists Liz McAllister and the late Philip Berrigan and author of "It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised by Radicals and Growing into Rebellious Motherhood", a memoir of her childhood as their daughter and her adult life as an activist and a mother.

Merchant of Death: Textron

Landmines ‘R’ Us

Textron started in 1923 as a small textile company.  During World War II it supplied the military with parachutes and landing boats.  After the war, the company became known for its bed linens and lingerie.  Decades later, Textron has grown to encompass everything from EZ-Go golf carts and boats to recreational Cessna planes.

Merchant of Death of the Month: Science Applications International

WANTED:
SAI, Inc.

Aliases/Subsidiaries
Bechtel SAIC Corporation LLC, a joint venture with Bechtel to “meet the unique challenge of science and engineering for the Yucca Mountain Project;” ANXeBusiness Corp., a computer corporation; Data Systems & Solutions, a joint venture with Rolls Royce.

Corporate Headquarters
San Diego, CA