Posted on 02/23/2003 4:06:34 PM PST by sauropod
The "weapons inspectors" from France and Germany and elsewhere trooped up to the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Grounds this morning to "inspect" the chemical and biological weapons that were produced there and are being destroyed there.
Some background: Over the past several years, there has been a substantial effort on the part of the U.S. Army to incinerate chemical weapons such as mustard gas. Also, due to 9-1-1, this is now a closed post. Unless one has a DoD ID badge, one does not get in the front gate.
I arrived on site about 9:30 AM. I went and talked with the guards at the front gate. I was told no protesting on Federal property and that extends to the bridge on Rte. 24.
I indicated that I understood and set up on the other side of the bridge away from the post's front gate.
Doctor Raoul showed up shortly thereafter and we had several signs that we used for the traffic flowing in and out of EA APG. "If Osama was a piece of ass, Clinton would have nailed him"; "We gave peace a chance, we got 9-1-1", "First Iraq, Then France", "The only gas around here is coming out of your leaders' mouths"; and "Why aren't you in Iraq?"
The "Weapons inspectors" were late (they were supposed to show up at 10:30) and arrived in a convoy of cars. Doctor Raoul and I shouted at them to go home. I saw one car that had a Clinton/Gore sticker on it. Most of the occupants looked like Dupont Circle (sorry FTH) older yuppie types. I guess they look European.
Raoul and I heckled them for a while. Raoul had a bullhorn (I didn't need one ;-) and told them "genocidal dictators go home!"
I repeated chants of "Free Iraq Now" and "You'd better hurry up, the West Wing is on!"
Well, that's pretty much it. The "weapons inspectors" weren't gonna get in the front gate and we knew that.
And underneath, they wear hammer and sickle thongs. :D
Oh, yuck! Now I'm going to have bad dreams.........
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.