More Arrests for War Protests(About time!)

maconareaonline.com ^ | Mar 20, 2007 | Adam Tanner

[kellynla]

A woman is arrested during an anti-war demonstration to mark the 4th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in San Francisco, California, March 19, 2007 (Enlarge Pic). REUTERS/Kimberly White

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police arrested more than 100 Iraq war protesters in San Francisco and New York City on Monday as the nation marked the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Uniformed police outnumbered the fewer than 100 protesters outside the stock exchange building at the corner of Broad and Wall streets in New York's historic financial district.

"Stop the money, stop the war," demonstrators chanted as police hauled away limp-bodied protesters.

A police spokesman said 44 were arrested.

Demonstrators said they were directing their protest at major defense contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Halliburton, General Electric and others. The protest had no impact on the stock exchange's trading.

"U.S. service members and Iraqi civilians are dying so that an elite few can profit," said Fabian Bouthillette, 26, a high school teacher who served for two years in the U.S. Navy.

In San Francisco, dozens of demonstrators, many of them old enough to have once protested the Vietnam War in the 1960s and early 1970s, conducted a "Die In" by lying on the sidewalk and pretending to be dead. Some wore fake blood to recall the more than 3,200 U.S. military personnel killed in the Iraq War.

Many later moved to obstruct Market Street, running through the city's central business district.

"As soon as they went out there we started making arrests," police spokesman Neville Gittens said. "They were warned."

Another spokesman said police arrested 57 people in two separate San Francisco locations.

Polls show most Americans now oppose the war in Iraq, yet without a military draft like that which helped focus public opposition to the Vietnam War, public protests have been far smaller than they were in that era.

Thousands have, however, rallied against the war in recent days nationwide, including in the Washington D.C. area, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

[Holicheese]

USAF is 4 years minimum.
The 4 years I served were very quiet around the world. It was as if the Soviet Empire knew that I was on duty and they wanted to tred lightly!
Smart on their part!

[kellynla]

Yeaaaaaaaa...well there aren't that many reporters these days who would KNOW that the normal hitch in the Navy is four years because most reporters never served in the military.

The blind yellow bellys leading the blind yelllow bellys.

[bert]

For the record..... my sign at GOE

A prowar sign produced appoplexy among the lefties

[Holicheese]

I think Fabian is a guy??? Could be a transgender/Marxist Street Artist?
Could be just a dumbass!

[AlphaOneAlpha]

"How do you do 2 years in the Navy?"

"you don't...unless you were discharged early for some reason."


You folks are assuming that the guy who claimed to have been in the Navy for 2 years was, in fact, in the Navy. He wouldn't be the first lefty I've seen trying to pass themselves off as being a Vet, attempting to put more "legitimacy" in their anti-war protesting

[kellynla]

"How do you do 2 years in the Navy?"

Why I stated earlier that I smelled mendacity. LOL

[Wiz]

Demonstrators said they were directing their protest at major defense contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Halliburton, General Electric and others. The protest had no impact on the stock exchange's trading.

I would like to see some riot control nonlethal weapons from these defense contractors in use (and for testing) to "peacefully" stun these violent protesters in the manner they would like. Bring the VMADS.

[Mr.Unique]

Do I smell a Big Chicken Dinner?

Medical or legal issues can shorten your enlistment. ;)

[massgopguy]

Maybe she got a Section 8?

[kellynla]

On April 25, 1976, with the Cubs playing the field at Dodger stadium, two protestors ran out onto the field with one out in the fourth inning, from the left-field corner and ran past Cubs left fielder Jose Cardenal. They then attempted to set fire to an American flag they had brought with them. Rick Monday (playing center field) saw the men and running over to them on the field snatched the flag away before they could do any damage. He received a thunderous cheer from the watching Dodger fans, and the protestors were led away by ballpark police.

[Colorado Mike]

No actually the comittment is 6 years. The difference come from how much ACTIVE service to contract for.
Example:
2 years active, 4years IRR.
3 years active, 3 IIR.

[Gator101]

Yep, that's quite true.

It reminds me of a girl I once dated a couple times who used to have me all worried about her "crazy ex-boyfriend Marine". Finally on one date I starting digging and found out he enlisted in the Marines and was released for medical reasons after only two weeks!!! I told her that she needs to stop calling him a Marine. More importantly he probably needs to stop calling himself a Marine before he mentions it around real Marines who I am sure would sniff him out in about 10 seconds.

[JB in Whitefish]

" What you smell is mendacity."


...Mmmmmm....MenDACity....!!!!

[SandRat]

I want more arrests and LOOOONNNNNGGGGGGGGGG stints in jail for the scum.

[SandRat]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry piece of excrement protester!!!

[Leatherneck_MT]

Kelly I wouldn't touch any of those cities with YOUR finger

and haven't in years :)

[Leatherneck_MT]

Being in the paddy wagon WITH them would have been sheer JOY!

[casino66]

Warriors rally against Iraq war
Active-duty war objectors face ostracism among their peers and potential retaliation from their superior officers, said Fabian Bouthillette, a former Navy officer who joined Iraq Veterans Against the ...

www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-30016sy0jan16,0,3943439.story?coll=dp-news-local-final

In this article he is an 'former Navy officer'.

[GOP_Raider]

Stop the money, stop the war

Start to bathe, start to work!

[Leatherneck_MT]

Maggot should be shot for treason.