[Stoat]

Many thanks to FReeper Chardonnay for posting a link to this story in the FR Washington State Forum.

The original story (similar text, different photos) is posted in The Olympian, which is blocked by FR due to a copyright complaint.

From the Tribune article:

On Friday, protesters, including several small children, were able to keep two trucks, including one towing a Stryker vehicle, from leaving the port. Olympia police said the department did not have enough officers available to remove the protesters Friday, and that they were not prepared to physically remove children.

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Please also see this related FR thread:

Anti-war demonstrators protest military ship unloading in Olympia

[PGalt]

Thanks to all posters on this thread.

[SuziQ]

Saturday’s actions by police come one day after protesters were able to halt to two trucks from removing military equipment that had been unloaded from Iraq.
All week, OlyPMR has been protesting the use of the port by the USNS Brittin, which landed at the port Monday to unload equipment that was used in Iraq by the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team).

If these are the folks who supposedly don't like the war, shouldn't they be HAPPY when equipment and soldiers come HOME from it?

Buncha goobers!

[GreyFriar]

Hopefully someone will have them charged with child endangerment.

[Doctor Raoul]

The port resistance campaign has been endorsed by the Veterans for Peace #109 (Rachel Corrie Chapter), Olympia Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Green Party of South Puget Sound, Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace, Students for a Democratic Society, Olympia Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee, United for Peace Pierce County, Students for a Democratic Society, the Alliance for Democracy, the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace, and the Movement Against War and Occupation in Vancouver BC.

The usual traitors.

[chardonnay]

Thanks Stoat, I tried to post this from the Olympian the other night, but got that message. Lame. I reccommend going to their blog and show support for conservative ideas, however foreign they may seem to libs.

FYI -—Crissy gets fuming mad whenever there is bad press about one of her agencies. DOT, DSHS, DOC....HER....

lol