Protesters from various groups (some directly off the streets) gathered in Union Square and march to Times Square yesterday at 6PM. When they reached Times Square, two protesters were arrested for simply protesting the escalating war in Afghanistan. Neither of the two attempted to provoke police officers or were doing anything illegal. They were literally grabbed off the street by NYPD and arrested. There are reports of NYPD mishandling them (nothing new), but I want to get the official word before I put that out.
Although not very sizable, the protesters were passionate about protesting the occupation of Afghanistan, making sure bystanders heard their words, "While you're shopping, bombs are dropping!," "1, 2, 3, 4, We don't your fxxkin' war. 5, 6, 7, 8, Turn the war against the state!" "Resistance is Justified, Afghanistan is Occupied!" were a few of the chants shouted. Protesters included World Can't Wait's Debra Sweet and Elaine Brower, Elaine who was a part of a sit-in at West Point two days ago where Obama announced sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. I was happy and proud to stand and chant beside them.
More to come from this set, stay tuned.
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