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Activists on Each Side of War Effort Offer a Preview of Clashes (Free Republic, MAF Mentioned)
The Washington Post ^ | Saturday, March 14, 2008 | Michael E. Ruane

Posted on 03/14/2008 8:34:14 PM PDT by kristinn

The speakers had just finished lamenting recent acts of vandalism at military recruiting centers and had opened the floor to questions at the National Press Club when peace activist Tighe Barry jumped up, took off his shirt and revealed the pink military tunic he was wearing underneath.

"This is what I think of the Marine Corps!" he yelled. "The Marine Corps needs to be the peace corps!"

Incensed, Kevin L. Martin rushed to the microphone. "Let me tell you something, dammit!" he hollered. "I'm a Navy veteran of seven years, and . . . you are a joke, sir! Please step the hell out of the building!"

The face-off yesterday between the pro-troops group and the antiwar group Code Pink was a preview of a series of demonstrations and counter-demonstrations that are scheduled in and around Washington over the next few days.

Groups supporting the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, including Move America Forward, a Gathering of Eagles, and Free Republic, plan a rally at 11 a.m. today at the Washington Monument, followed by a 1 p.m. march along Constitution Avenue.

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Yesterday's preview began with the news conference arranged by Sacramento-based Move America Forward to call attention to vandalism at military recruiting offices across the country, including the detonation of a small bomb last week at a recruiting station in Manhattan.

The group issued a document, titled "the Sedition Report," which it said detailed acts of vandalism going back several years. The report included an incident last month in the 1300 block of L Street NW in which the lobby of the Armed Forces Recruiting Center was trashed and slogans were chalked on the outside walls.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aar; berkeley; codepink; dcchapter; gatheringofeagles; goe; kevinmartin; loonyleft; maf; marines; moveamericaforward; onthehomefront; rally; supportourtroops; walterreed
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To: wastedyears
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61 posted on 03/15/2008 7:06:17 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: R. Scott
I thought I saw ludicrous in March of 2007. I have heard they get sicker as times goes on. You know, the more outrageous they try to become to gain attention, the more they weaken their platform. The rest of the world watches dumbfounded!

Proof positive that if those supporting the troops/ veterans and the war remain unmoved by their antagonism, not reacting in anger, it makes them look even worse. Don't engage, and they look foolish!

62 posted on 03/15/2008 7:12:55 PM PDT by MountainFlower (There but by the grace of God go I.)
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To: SevenofNine

Yep - looks like the so called “marine” wore pink undies!


63 posted on 03/16/2008 3:17:59 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: MountainFlower
Proof positive that if those supporting the troops/ veterans and the war remain unmoved by their antagonism, not reacting in anger, it makes them look even worse. Don't engage, and they look foolish!

Yep. The pro-jihadists would love to have a violent clash with the pro-Americans, just so our media could get one picture of a "violent" American striking a "peaceful" jihadist.

64 posted on 03/16/2008 3:41:19 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: kristinn; Trueblackman

Kristinn, Kevin, and all:

I have been too occupied to hit the site much in the past year-plus but I’m still viewing the grass from the blade, not root, end. I wanted to tell you guys that what you do is thoroughly appreciated.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F


65 posted on 03/19/2008 9:32:43 AM PDT by Criminal Number 18F (Humor me, I'm one of those scary combat vets)
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