Lawrence, KS: War protesters arrested
Good job and congratulations to good folks in Lawrence, Kansas!
From the Lawrence Journal-World:
A group of war protesters covered themselves in tomato paste, walked into a local Army-recruiting office Thursday afternoon, linked arms and refused to leave.
They were protesting the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in November at the hands of U.S. Marines in the city of Haditha, an incident that remains under investigation. As protester David Strano read each name of those killed, the others in the group shouted, “Killed by the U.S. military.â€
“We’re here to remind you. Every day these people are dying,†Strano said.
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When the first Lawrence Police officer arrived moments later, the group immediately dropped to the ground face-down with their arms still linked. It took about a half-hour for officers to separate them, carry them from the building one by one and load them into a waiting prisoner-transport vehicle.
Hat tip to Infoshop.org
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Hey! That’s near my part of town. Glad to see actions going down.
Thanks. I was one of those involved in the action, and it’s nice to see some positive feedback–although the negative feedback on the LJW was funny, especially the guy who wanted to use a water cannon on us inside the Army and Navy Recruiting Center.
This is also my trackback since I don’t have those enabled for my blog.
They did good.
http://www.thetempleoflove.com/
@KSAnarchist:
Thanks for the link, although I don’t really deserve a hat tip from you — since this photo certainly does indicate more direct knowledge of the event on your part than mine.
You folks rock. Thank you, and I’ll make an addition to the ole blogroll.