We had a great time today making the Code Pink-Os miserable by shining the light of hypocrisy on their consciences.
Many of them did not react well at all to being exposed as hypocrites posing as caring for Iraqi women and children. In addition to the four assaults, numerous middle fingers and lots of swearing were directed toward us.
Every once in awhile we had a decent conversation with an "anti-war" protester, but for the most part their interactions with us were ugly.
The guy who assaulted me was the brother of a young woman who was upset about the sign I was carrying: "Code Pink Supports The Rape Of Iraqi Women By Saddam's Torturers" b/w "Saddam Tortures Iraqi Children."
The young woman, who was arguing with me along with her young female friend, grabbed for the sign first but failed to wrest it from me. Her brother then grabbed the sign with both hands, pulled hard and stepped back. I stepped with him and pulled the sign back without letting go of it.
The police wouldn't do anything because their priority at that time was guarding the entrance to the White House grounds from a stampede by the "peace" protesters.
A reporter from Time magazine saw the whole thing and took my number for an interview later.
After the third assault, Raoul started saying over the megaphone, "I'm tired of being assaulted by peace protesters. Stop the left wing violence."
We were glad Nofel and his sons were able to stand with us. They are living proof of what the stakes are in Iraq. Nofel told those who would listen to him that 99% of the Iraqi people will welcome the American military with open arms. I'm not sure if their minds were changed right away, but he gave them something serious to think about.