Activists Planning Mass Civil Disobedience If U.S. Attacks Iraq

www.sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Monday, December 23, 2002 | Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer

[American Preservative]

If a major war breaks out in Iraq, the first thing Rev. Stuart Fitch plans to do is pray, sending love to everyone from Saddam Hussein to President Bush. Then he'll call his congregation to church for a service.

And then, perhaps, the 78-year-old Episcopalian clergyman will get himself arrested.

[dfwgator]

These same people would have stood up for Hitler had they been around in WWII.

[Jean S]

Activists in more than a dozen cities have announced where and when to meet on the first day of war -- what they call "The Day Of."

I think they already missed it but I suppose they can pick any date they want.

[Puppage]

the first thing Rev. Stuart Fitch plans to do is pray, sending love to everyone from Saddam Hussein to President Bush. "There will be plenty of people going to jail that day," said Fitch

Perhaps the Rev would care to do this in Iraq? Wouldn't that make a stonger statement? Why not take the mountain to Mouhamad, Revvy??

[dfwgator]

Those former anti-Vietnam War protestors have been chomping at the bit for this moment for over 30 years.

[ewing]

How come these same wackos aren't joining the Canadia nutjobs and going over to Iraq and acting as human shields?

[dfwgator]

Can you say "Sedition?"

[Petronski]

Just exactly how does one tell a 'disobedient' leftist from any other kind of leftist? It's not like they are kings of civic-minded cooperation, fer crissake.

[Texas Eagle]

"They encourage the enemy," said Michael Ledeen, a foreign policy expert at Washington-based American Enterprise Institute. "The Iraqis will look at it and say, 'Ah ha! The people are not with the American government on this."'

Golly! Knock me down and call me Jane Fonda, do ya think they'd really do that?

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I'm sure these "people of conscience" were equally outraged when clinton and gore were busy bombing Serbia - funny, though, I can't seem to recall the demonstrations and civil disobedience.

[Brett66]

I'm glad they'll be going to jail, now what can be done to ensure that they'll stay in jail?

[Homer_J_Simpson]

...in San Francisco, they plan to block traffic in the business district...

Hey, that's original. And it always wins lots of converts to their cause. Just ask Critical Mass.

[American Preservative]

>>> Protesting May Be Good For Your Health <<<

[Uncle Hal]

The SF Chronicle is the most left wing paper in the USA. They spew out the straight far left agenda. Any political article they publish always looks at things slanted to the left.

[Texas Eagle]

Is Santa Cruz part of San Fran Nan's district?

[antaresequity]

Liberal idiots making life miserable for other liberal idiots...fine by me...

Critical Mass is a stain...even the moderate lefty talkshow hosts will crucify these nitwits like they do Critical Mass...Ron Owens will fume if he can't drive his SUV un-impeded to and fro his mansion...

Somthing tells me the cops will have images of thier dead brothers in New York when their batons descend on this rabble...hope its so...might give them a little more umph..