Iraq Veterans Arrested at DC Anti-War Demo
The beginning of the march
At an anti-war demonstration held yesterday, numerous Iraq Veterans Against the War were arrested by Washington, D.C. police as they crossed a police line. The photos from are inspiring and stunning and very reminiscent of the photos of vets throwing their medals in the protest during the 70s. Both show the absolute failure of the wars and administrations for which young men and women are giving their lives while killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.
Here is the report from Indymedia (the photos are from Indymedia DC):
Iraq vets are arrested in uniform by DC police
“We are the Troops! Bring Us Home!”
@189 protesters were individually arrested while stepping onto and then standing on wall surrounding the Capitol steps, during a “die-in” protesting continuation of Iraq War. Many members of Iraq Veterans Against the War contingent were arrested, including family members and mothers of vets and active duty, and Vietnam vets.
A female vet attempts to give a solidarity fist salute despite being handcuffed
A vet crosses the wall in an act of civil disobedience
As of 4pm, the Capitol police tried to stop arresting anyone. Someone in charge yelled that the protesters had made their point, and the police at the wall started to push back anyone trying to get arrested, and sprayed chemicals from a small red canister, on 2 who tried and finally succeeded in getting arrested. Capitol Police told the NYTimes that arrestees will be charged with “illegally crossing a police line.”
The ugly face of American fascism
Earlier, a single line on Penn Ave of “Gathering of Eagles” and Young Republicans, a majority of whom never served in Iraq, yelled “traitor” at the Iraq Veterans Against the War contingent, heading the antiwar march of thousands. The Iraq vets were chanting, “We are the troops! Bring us Home!,” while marching with flags printed with the names of big war contractors, Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, Blackwater, CACI.
A Vietnam vet throws his medal over the fence in 1971 at the same place where yesterday’s demo was held
Renegade Eye said,
September 16, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I took part in a local demonstration against the war, with several 100 others. Luckily it didn’t have theatrics, like DC. There was a counter demonstration of 10 people at best.
See this: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2461214.ece
Steven W said,
September 16, 2007 at 10:02 pm
I might just be overly cynical,but why are ‘ Iraq war veterans’ wearing BDU’s which have been out of date for 15 years,and in some cases over 30 years?
voltaires_priest said,
September 17, 2007 at 7:58 am
The last picture’s of Vietnam vets
resistor said,
September 19, 2007 at 12:51 am
Isn’t the guy in the mirror shades with the pig poster Jim Denham?
voltaires_priest said,
September 19, 2007 at 6:32 am
Isn’t the one talking through his anus you?
matttbastard said,
September 25, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Did you folks happen to see what those fucking GOE jackboots did to Carlos Arredondo?
“The ugly face of American fascism.”
Indeed.
johng said,
September 25, 2007 at 7:49 pm
i’m shocked by the anti-americanism on display here. can i just say that again? I’m shocked. there is just no BALENCE here.
voltaires_priest said,
September 25, 2007 at 10:30 pm
“Balence”?
TSgt USAF said,
October 21, 2007 at 1:05 pm
The so called VETS are probably just worthless pieces of fecal matter that couldn’t hack being in the Military to start with. No one is twisting anyones arm to be in that God forsaken country. We do it willingly and those who are serving over there are not protesting like some spineless slug. We do our jobs very well so those who want to get arrested and shout stupid crap can do so. It is those rights we protect and get killed for. So whine like some kid whose sucker just got taken away or do something worth while, like maybe get a fund going for those left behind by the travesties you say the government is imposing on us.
voltaires_priest said,
October 21, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Agree with you about the last bit – there should be a fund for ex vets who have been left stranded because of their involvement in a useless war. The rest is just bollocks – if people join the army for a job because there isn’t another option (take the officers out of the equation, let’s be honest, that’s why they do it) then they deserve people’s help. The only worthless pieces of fecal matter in the equation are that gibbering evangelical wreck in the White House and his cohorts of idiots, bigots and interest groups. Fucking “free marketeer” who thinks God told him to invade Iraq. What a dick.
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