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#3 September 15 '07 antiwar die-in and arrests, DC
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(3 of 4) Protesters surged onto the Capitol's south lawn and up the steps where they were met by a police line. (For high bandwidth, go to tompkinsagainstwarDOTorg.)There, Iraq veterans conducted a solemn ceremony to memorialize the U.S. soldiers and Iraqis killed in the war. Over 5,000 people then laid down in a symbolic "die-in" -- one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in recent years.
One hundred ninety-seven people, including dozens of veterans and activists, were arrested when they tried to deliver their anti-war message to Congress and were stopped by the police. Among the arrested were Adam Kokesh, Liam Madden, Jeff Millard, and Garrett Reppenhagen of Iraq Veterans Against the War; Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism); Ann Wright, former U.S. Army Colonel; Michael Prysner, Iraq war veteran and ANSWER activist in Florida; union president Gloria La Riva; and Eugene Puryear, Howard University student and National Coordinator of Youth & Student ANSWER. Police pepper-sprayed demonstrators without provocation.
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| shame on you bush!! ... ( 1 year ago by gab1234) |
| shame on you bush!!!!! where's the right of speech!!!! |
| police are suppost ... ( 1 year ago by brightsmile) |
| police are suppost to work for the people!!! what the fuck!!!!????? |
| Shame on bush! ( 1 year ago by futureshocker) |
| Shame on bush! |
| HA HA Rich!! ... ( 1 year ago by lizard944) |
| HA HA Rich!! Weak little libbies spewing lies: "The war is taking away your pay," shouted to the cops. Really? Fu**ing kiddies who have no idea even where Iraq is. Bush came to town, there were two dozen protesters. Most of them didn't know who the vice president is, and I had them convinced that Iraq was in Antartica. Go smoke some more weed and everything will be all better. |
| well... technically ... ( 1 year ago by ComeradeAndrew) |
| well... technically the police are supposed to work for whoever is in power, ie the rich ruling class that makes money off of exploiting the people |
| he was right we ... ( 5 months ago by dand120) |
| he was right we do have youtube and all i see the police doing is arresting people that have broken the law |
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