Police Break Up Anti-War Meeting in Washington (20 Reporters Cover 5 Protestors)

Agence France Presse ^ | Thursday, September 6, 2007

[kristinn]

Mounted police charged in to break up an outdoor press conference and demonstration against the Iraq war in Washington on Thursday, arresting three people, organizers and an AFP reporter said.

"The police suppressed the press conference. In the middle of the speeches, they grabbed the podium" erected in a park in front of the White House for the small gathering, Brian Becker, national organizer of the ANSWER anti-war coalition, told AFP.

"Then, mounted police charged the media present to disperse them," Becker said.

The charge caused a peaceful crowd of some 20 journalists and four or five protestors to scatter in terror, an AFP correspondent at the event in Lafayette Square said. No one appeared to have been hurt.

Three people -- Tina Richards, the mother of a marine who did two tours of duty in Iraq; Adam Kokesh, a leader of the Iraq Veterans Against the War group; and lawyer Ian Thompson, who is an organizer for ANSWER in Los Angeles -- were arrested, Becker said.

The ANSWER coalition is trying to rally support for an anti-war demonstration in Washington that is due to take place on September 15.

Last month, the movement was threatened with a fine of at least 10,000 dollars unless it removed posters in the city announcing the September 15 march.

Washington city authorities have said the posters had to come down because they were stuck on with adhesive that did not meet city regulations.

"At our demonstration today we were showing the media that the paste we use conforms to the rules," Becker said.

[kristinn]

ANSWER's getting desperate. They are reduced to publicity stunt arrests of flunkies like Kokesh and Richards. Note chief commie Brian Becker did get himself arrested.

Freepers and the Gathering of Eagles are coming to town to counter the ANSWER commies and stand up for America and our troops. Come on down and enjoy the day with us!

[SteveMcKing]

"At our demonstration today we were showing the media that the paste we use conforms to the rules," Becker said.

What a fun life.

Think about everything you did today, and all your responsibilities. And THAT'S what Brian Becker did with his day... showed off his poster glue to the press.

[Brilliant]

Mounted police charged in to break up an outdoor press conference and demonstration against the Iraq war in Washington on Thursday, arresting three people, organizers and an AFP reporter said.

That's pathetic. They've been reduced to quoting their own reporters?

[RDTF]

oh goody, another reason why Adam Kokesh will never be granted a security clearance.

[Brilliant]

“The charge caused a peaceful crowd of some 20 journalists and four or five protestors to scatter in terror...”

LOL. Yeah, I believe that a bunch of reporters and liberals would be terrified at the sight of a few men on horseback.

[Clintonfatigued]

Media bias becomes more flagrant every day.

[Brilliant]

Somehow, I suspect that there was more to this than a dispute over the quality of the glue. But what the heck, even if it’s true, it is only fitting that liberals would lose their freedom of assembly over another absurd government regulation. They’ve suppressed our rights in like manner so often that I don’t really give a damn how piddly their violation of the rules was.

[piasa]

Were there only a total of "four or five" protesters there or was it just that of an unnamed number of protesters, a subgroup of "four or five" scattered when the horse swung near? The author isn't clear. The article admits the group was small, which is a surprise given the media usually inflates the numbers of lefty protesters whenever possible. And the article only names four : Tina Richards, Adam Kokesh, Ian Thompson, and Brian Becker... so it does make a person wonder if ANSWER can only turn out "four or five" people for a "press conference" these days.

There only seems to be evidence of four, so maybe the author did inflate the number of lefties a bit... ;-D

[lndrvr1972]

And its only going to get worse. Look at all of the 9/11 people who believe it was a conspriacy even though it has been disproven everytime. They dont care about the truth.

[FormerACLUmember]

“20 Reporters Cover 5 Protestors”

Translation: 20 anti-Americans cover 5 more sworn enemies of the USA.

[Brad from Tennessee]

As I remember, when 20 Swift Boat veterans held their first news conference at the National Press Club in D.C. UPI and one other news organization showed up. O’Neal and these guys had to write a book, have it published and make the best seller list before the news media would acknowledge their existence. The rest is history.

[muawiyah]

Their glue was probably hazardous to children's health ~ undoubtedly coated with cigarette tars and nicotine residue.

Sounds like AZCONSERVATIVE or THE ONION.

[Brilliant]

Probably it is an anti-litter measure. Don’t want all of those signs blowing all over the place.

[dighton]

“Then, mounted police charged the media present to disperse them.”

AFP exclusive footage

[Congressman Billybob]

Having taken part in a few dozen demonstrations in D.C., I'm fairly sure of what happened here. ANSWER's people got arrested because they deliberately held a public meeting on public property, without GETTING A PERMIT.

The Park Service does not discriminate in granting meeting permits. ANSWER has held many before now. It looks like, in this instance, ANSWER acted without getting a permit so some of its people would be arrested, and that would get them some free ink.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "Enemies of America, in a Courtroom Near You"

[ProtectOurFreedom]

At our demonstration today we were showing the media that the paste we use conforms to the rules

LOL. The antiwar kooks reduced to demonstrating paste! What's the next chant..."Hell No, We won't glue"?

[AnAmericanMother]

LOL!

One of the horsies must have stepped on a protester's poor widdle foot . . . .

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

(20 Reporters Cover 5 Protestors)

So all in all 25 protesters were broken up SWEET !

[mdittmar]

(20 Reporters Cover 5 Protestors),Typical of the old media.

Remember the "Cindy Sheehan-A Private Moment of Grief" photo-op

We got 'em on the run;)

[shield]

They must of not had the proper permits?

[Brilliant]

They were probably blocking traffic. You can be certain that the City did not break them up because they weren’t using the right kind of glue.

[Ramius]

We give you thanks, oh Lord, for enemies such as these.

Amen.

[Libloather]

Tina Richards, with Grassroots America Mother of Marine group, screams from a patrol car in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, after she was arrested by Park Police officers for placing anti-war posters in the park. Richards is the mother of a marine who did two tours of duty in Iraq. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

A Park Police officer, left, arrest Adam Kokesh, second from left, of the Iraq Veterans Against the War group, and Tina Richards, third from left, of the Grassroots America Mother of Marine in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, as they were putting up anti-war posters. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

A Park Police officer, right, arrests Adam Kokesh of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2006, in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, after he put up anti-war posters. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

[Doctor Raoul]

CORPORAL Kokesh brought back an illegal gun from Iraq, took it on campus and lost it to a thief. He put an illegal gun in the hands of a criminal on a college campus. And he’s the left’s new poster poser.

[Doctor Raoul]

Trotsky
>
Trotsky Wannabeski

[RDTF]

how does he make a living these days? I’m guessing his earning potential will stop with a Big Mac.

[Doctor Raoul]

They wanted to get arrested. Like the Pharisees who pushed their way to the front of the Temple to make a display of their worship, Kokesh and Richards need to be seen "doing good". However, Kokesh, in his own writings, notes that it was seeing a little old lady get arrested and realized it was only a fine and an hour or so in booking. Get your props with the hippies on the cheap.

[JoeSixPack1]

The oldest hippie trick in the hippie trick book.

And here we are talking it up.

[Doctor Raoul]

Kokesh says he couldn’t find a job in DC.

[RDTF]

sideshows always entertain

[JoeSixPack1]

LOL!! 8 years of x42i proved that! :)

[tgslTakoma]

Three people -- Tina Richards, the mother of a marine who did two tours of duty in Iraq; Adam Kokesh, a leader of the Iraq Veterans Against the War group; and lawyer Ian Thompson, who is an organizer for ANSWER in Los Angeles -- were arrested, Becker said.

Well, that's a good start.

Notice how the "leaders" never get arrested. The two communist Becker brothers (Brian and Richard) are too important to "the people's struggle" to get arrested. Or so they think.

So, while the communists' useful idiots cool their heels in jail, the Becker brothers and Mara VerHeyden-Hilliard and Carl Messineo have dinner at The Caucus Room.

All commie dogs are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Power to the people!

[tgslTakoma]

It looks like some good citizens of the District of Columbia have taken the work of commie poster cleanup personally...

*Not the best photo quality, because I was driving by, but you can see that most of the poster is torn down.

My sincere thanks to the civic minded DC resident who cleaned up this one light box in NW.

[tgslTakoma]

“The charge caused a peaceful crowd of some 20 journalists and four or five protestors to scatter in terror...”

Wow!

The fawning media showed up in force for the press conference. Twenty journalists to report on four or five protesters?!?

Let me hazard a guess at the protesters...

1. Tina Richards - but that's a given, as she was one arrested.

2. Adam Kokesh - ditto

3. Ian Thompson - ditto

4. Brian Becker

5. If there was a fifth person there, it was probably Mara VerHeyden-Hilliard.

Or Wuke the wepohtew for gowiwwa wadio.

[norton]

"Were there only a total of "four or five" protesters there or was it just that of an unnamed number of protesters..."

From my reading it was a gathering of 25 or so protesters,
20 of whom were reporters.

[tgslTakoma]

LOL! Perfect!

Hey, Kristinn!

Can we get some horses for September 15th? I already have a US Army sabre.

;-)

[tgslTakoma]

The antiwar kooks reduced to demonstrating paste! What's the next chant..."Hell No, We won't glue"?

LOL!

[tgslTakoma]

OH MY GOD !!

Look at that mounted policeman - he's TRAMPLING the poor peacenicks!

NOT!

[Doctor Raoul]

YouTube Video of this farce. Oh the drama queens.

[tgslTakoma]

We're making fun of them.

They lurk at FR, and they hate it when we ridicule them. It makes them even more angry to be mocked. And then they do stupid stuff and get arrested.

Which makes us ridicule them even more.

It culls their crowd.

[El Gato]

The charge caused a peaceful crowd of some 20 journalists and four or five protestors to scatter in terror, an AFP correspondent at the event in Lafayette Square said.

Might be a fun video to watch. Anyone have some popcorn?

No one appeared to have been hurt.

Better luck next time.

[El Gato]

Somehow, I suspect that there was more to this than a dispute over the quality of the glue.

Better believe it. It's my understanding they were putting their treasonous posters up on OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY, as well as public property were such signs or any signs are not allowed. There was a photo, by (Mr)trooprally of one on what appeared to be a telephone company junction box.

But looking at it again, it might be the control box for the traffic light. Still off limits and subject to a fine, which they got. They are just trying distract from the "where" by referance to the "how" (soluble glue).

[El Gato]

And here we are talking it up.

Talking? Who's talking, I'm laughing at 'em.

The hate that.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Trotsky? You have it all wrong. The horse was moving at a trotsky. The boy was acting like a donksky.

[Doctor Raoul]

God Bless the DC DPW. A call to the Director’s office was all it took to have it removed less than 24 hours later.

[tgslTakoma]

Becker's got a helluva bald spot growing on the back of his head. Pretty soon it'll be as bad as his older brother's. He needs to get a North Korean horse hair toupee...

[Matchett-PI]

bttt

[El Gato]

One of the horsies must have stepped on a protester's poor widdle foot .

As far as I could see, there was only one horse and one mounted patrolman.

A very well trained and effective horse I might add.

[El Gato]

Then, mounted police charged the media present to disperse them," Becker said.

One officer is a policeman, not police. Only one horse too.

Nice horse.

[El Gato]

Then, mounted police charged the media present to disperse them," Becker said.

One officer is a policeman, not police. Only one horse too.

Nice horse. Well trained too.

Notice in the still pictures how the horse is not paying any attention to the moonbats, it's listening to the rider.