40 Years Later, Another March on the Pentagon

NY Sun ^ | March 16, 2007 | SETH GITELL

[tgslTakoma]

Forty years after the March on the Pentagon that Norman Mailer wrote into history in his "The Armies of the Night," a group of anti-war activists is planning a war protest with a large crowd at the same location.

Only this time, there will be a difference. A grassroots group of counterprotesters will be on hand at the Mall this Saturday, March 17, to defend soldiers and their service. The Gathering of Eagles, a grassroots group, launched its Web site, gatheringofeagles.org, on February 10. Since that time, it has received more than 200,000 visitors. Organizers say the origin of the group stems from a January 27 anti-war demonstration at which a military recruiting station and other landmarks were vandalized. When planners learned that an anti-war protest might start at the site of the Vietnam Memorial, they snapped to action calling for an effort to "stand silent guard over our nation's memorials, in honor of our fallen, and in solidarity with our armed forces in harm's way today."

(Sorry, NY Post must be excerpted... SNIP)

At issue is more than the question of the physical maintenance of America's monuments. Spokesmen for the Gathering of Eagles say they want to create an environment to which service men and women can come home with pride. "It also has to do with Vietnam veterans seeing history repeating itself. We're beginning to see how Iraq vets are being mistreated," said Kristinn Taylor, a spokesman for the group.

Colonel Riley, who served in II Corps in the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1969, said his experience in Vietnam made it important for America to send a message to soldiers in Iraq today. "We want to make sure the troops know that we are behind them," he said. "We want to see them win, not surrender."

(SNIP)

[tgslTakoma]

As of post time, 299, 028 hits on the GOE website.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Getting some publicity!

[DollyCali]

I was just there!

[msnimje]

To all you Eagles out there,

It is going to be cold, be sure bring some hot buttered rum to keep you warm.

I will be with you in spirit.

[alaskamomma]

The Eagles have landed..

I'll also be there with you in spirit, from Alaska.

[proudmilitarymrs]

See you in DC!

[Vaquero]

ah.....the FUGS back at it agains perhaps.....with the ever popular "Out, Demons, Out!".

Welcome back to the 60's.....(not....please not.)

[trooprally]

".... hot buttered rum, in spirit[s] ..."

I like your thinking.

At least the rain is being called off for Saturday.

[Mr] T

[flynmudd]

It's supposed to snow this afternoon so traffic will be horrific but my husband and I will be in DC tonight if we have to wear snowshoes.

[angkor]

Detailed Local Forecast
* Today: Rain with some snow mixing in by afternoon. High 39F. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph.
* Tonight: Rain and snow this evening. Overcast overnight. Low 27F. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph.
* Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy skies. Cold. High 36F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
* Tomorrow night: Clear to partly cloudy. Cold. Low 24F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

[trooprally]

Snow from what I hear is mainly going to accumulate on the grass, and be only 1/2 inch or so, at least in the D.C. area.

Those coming from the north & west of D.C. Friday night will have a tougher time at it.

Either way, dress warm for Saturday.

[Mr] T

[VanShuyten]

Those on the road tonight should be very careful for black ice conditions as temperatures drop below freezing. We're not going to get all that much snow or sleet here in DC, but the roads will be wet when the cold front moves through.

[Jim Noble]

There's two other differences.

These ass*oles won't be able to levitate the Pentagon - and Pigasus won't be there.

[bluesagewoman]

Take chemical footwarmers. They are wonderful!

[trooprally]

Thanks for the warning. We'll be watching which way the wind is blowing if things go wrong.

Code Pink must be looking for some media attention. FCN just reported that someone jumped the White House fence but no ID on the person. Possibly another media attention bust for CP. HeeHee

I see you already found this AAR. You are quicker than I am.

[Mr] T

[GoldwaterChick]

I'm going to be on the bus with you tomorrow. Please freep mail me if you'd like to get touch.

[El Gato]

A spokesman for Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, the ANSWER Coalition, said his group did not organize the January event, ran "peaceful" demonstrations and never planned to hold a rally at the Vietnam Memorial. The group acknowledged that it did plan to place the staging area for its march "at Constitutional Gardens" but "there was a logistical problem [causing] it to move two blocks to Henry Bacon Park," said Bill Hackwell, a former Vietnam combat photographer and a spokesman for the group.

Liar.

Commie Pinko Red Diaper Baby liar.

Notice the story doesn't bother to even give a hint of who ANSWER really is. But we know And they could have easily found out, if they didn't already know about how they worked with, and were partially funded by, the KGB, back in the the day.

ANSWER (an acronym for "Act Now to Stop War and End Racism") is run by Ramsey Clark's International Action Center, which is staffed by members of the Marxist-Leninist Workers World Party (WWP). ANSWER views the United States as a racist, imperialist, sexist, homophobic nation and the world's chief violator of human rights -- guilty of unspeakable atrocities, past and present, foreign and domestic.

[Doctor Raoul]

ANSWER lies, the 40th anniversary of the Pentagon March is still 219 days away.

THe commies counted on "progressives" being dumb as a stump.

[\/\/ayne]

I got interviewed on Fox News 11 for the Gathering of Eagles (mentioned the website) and Gathering of Eagles Tucson but I didn't see it!

I did say how it makes no sense to protest military bases, recruitment centers and hospitals since they don't make policy but I don't know what went through!

[El Gato]

THe commies counted on "progressives" being dumb as a stump.

That was a no brainer, since they are.