Protest answers 'Victory to the Iraqi Resistance'

Responding to WND's report about a sign in a Seattle storefront cheering U.S. enemies, a talk-radio station mobilized listeners to gather in front of the building with flags and calls of support for American troops.

The sign, urging "Victory to the Iraqi Resistance," appears on the New Freeway Hall Community Center near the city's downtown on multi-ethnic Rainier Avenue, home of the local branch of the Freedom Socialist Party.

John Carlson's afternoon drive-time program on KVI in Seattle was one of at least a half-dozen local talk shows to feature the story, which lit up call-in lines.

Carlson, a former Republican candidate for Washington governor, told WorldNetDaily he sent his listeners to the site Friday to "encourage them to answer hate speech with pro-American free speech."

"What's even more outrageous than the sign is the silence," he said. "Not a single prominent Seattle pastor or politician has stood up to condemn it."

Carlson noted, the "same ones who protest when a racist leaflet is left on a windshield are nowhere to be seen when signs encouraging the U.S. to lose in Iraq are appearing."

While 40 or 50 of Carlson's listeners gathered in front of the Freedom Socialist Party headquarters, a counter-demonstration, with about half as many participants, assembled in support of the sign, chanting "KKK KVI."

At other times they could be heard chanting, "Hey, hey George Bush, how many kids did you kill today?"

Carlson added, "While the anti-war leaders may not be anti-American, they are nevertheless refusing to condemn the America haters, and that's very revealing."

"Imagine," he said, "if a group that opposed affirmative action or forced busing refused to condemn racists."

Last week, Luma Nichol, Seattle organizer of the Freedom Socialist Party, told WorldNetDaily her group put up the sign because there has been a "distortion of the truth" about the Iraq war, and "we want to educate our neighbors."

"There is a lot of opposition to the war," she told WND. "A lot of people understand that what the U.S. government is doing is a hostile invasion that violates the sovereignty of the Iraqi people."

When asked, Nichol acknowledged some opponents would call wishing victory for an enemy of the United States an act of sedition or treason.

"I'm sure there are some people that would see it that way, but the U.S. is the aggressor in this situation and in the wrong," she declared.

Nichol explained her group is a "socialist, feminist political party" that has been active in the U.S. for more than 30 years.

"New Freeway Hall" is the best name they can come up with for a community center? No wonder the inmates are hostile."

OK, Freepers, it's time for a Seattle history lesson. The "Old" Freeway Hall was located under the I-5 Bridge near the University District after the freeway was constructed. It was located in an old hall of somekind, probably a union hall if IIRC.

Anyway, the Socialist Workers Party, (the Trotskyists,) moved in and were looking for a catchy name; Freeway Hall seemed to fit their word game world pretty nicely.

Back then (mostly 60's and early 70's) it was headquarters to the old Fair Play for Cuba bunch, then the anti-Vietnam War movement, and helped all the radical I hate American black, feminist, and other such organizations. I could go on for hours about the antics and uncle lunaticks of the Socialist Workers Party and their Stalinist enemies if you'd like. But neither of us have stomachs that could take the strain.

Mention was made in several FReeper posts about the games the commies play. They do play, as in guerilla theater. Their philosophy is fantasy, so theatrics and role playing are all part of the game as they see it. But it isn't all play--some of it is vicious work. You'd be surprised at all the really rough house labor thugs that like street fighting who are members of the communist spin offs. Seattle has had a long history of labor thugs. They're still here. I can introduce you to a couple of longshoremen that sound like commies and act like punks--and they're in their 60's, one is pushing 70.

Senile losers, but they've always been losers, but that is the attraction Seattle has for the Mac Dermotts and those like him who are in the legislature and the Universtity of Washington.

Enough for today. But do remember that Freeway Hall has always been commie country, no matter its location then and now. Hope it doesn't burn down or something equally bad.

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