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Sep 19, 2005 3:30 PM

[NOLA_C3_Discussion] Cindy Sheehan arrested in Manhattan

 

 

I got this from Marc Parent, generally a reliable source...peace from Ward

 

 

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>BREAKING: Cindy Sheehan arrested in Manhattanby Five of Diamonds Mon Sep

>19th, 2005 at 12:42:39 PDT

>I witnessed this with my own eyes. Here is my account.

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>Cindy Sheehan was arrested moments ago in Union Square, Manhattan for

>allegedly speaking in the square without the proper permit.

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>A small group of police began to congregate around 2:00 on the south east

>corner of Union Square. Cindy and her peace entourage were slightly late

>to the event, contending with public transportation.

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>Upon her arrival, applause and cheers filled the crowd awaiting her speech.

> A few other members of the tour movement spoke. Afterward, about 2:50,

>Cindy began her speech. It was friendly and empowering. She was grateful

>for the support and urged everyone to go to Washington DC on the 24th of

>September for a march on Washington.

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>At the conclusion of her speech, from my perspective, a few loud and

>impassioned boos erupted, then I saw a hand come from behind Cindy and grab

>her shoulder-strap on her backpack. The arm jerked her backwards, with

>such force as to snap her head forward, and she fell from my view.

>

>The crowd erupted in booing and jeering. The crowd rushed the elevated

>park where she once stood, not to fight but to witness what was happening.

>People crowded the police, who had formed a semi-circle around what was

>happening to Cindy (which I could not witness from my vantage point).

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> " Nazis, " " Gestapo, " " free speech, " " burn the constitution, " " traitors, "

> " you can't have her, " could be heard from all sides of the angry crowd.

>The police stood shoulder-to-shoulder with emotionless looks on their

>faces. One woman from the tour, I did not see who, urged everyone to that

>it is a waste of energy to yell at the police, we can't stop it from

>happening, but what we can do is trumpet this event to the rest of the

>United States.

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>Many media cameras were there. One New York Times reporter was also there

>(at least), and she was moving around the crowd asking questions. Upon the

>arrest, she inserted herself into the middle of the screaming, recording it

>all with her mini-recorder.

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>I'm not sure the details of the permit situation. The announcer said they

>sought a permit for weeks with no response from the city government.

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>Spread the word Kossaks! More as it unfolds.

>UPDATE: Details prompted by comments There was no violence, no violent

>rhetoric, and the spirit of the event was positive and strong. She was only

>there for about 10 minutes before she spoke, and spoke for about 5 minutes.

>The crowd was respectful and peaceful. Cindy and the other speakers were

>using a microphone and speakers, which may have caused the problem with the

>permits. The announcer told the crowd that they had been officially warned

>before Cindy got there. I'm trying to find out the permit stuff right now.

>She was speaking at " Camp Casey NYC " in Union Square. It was a planned

>event, advertised in the newspaper. And from what I heard (Union Square is

>a noisy place), they tried to get a permit but did not get a response from

>city government after many messages were left. My view was not the best, so

>I did not see if it was a cop behind her that jerked her away. The

>immediate booing and rushing of the " stage " (a large part of the park

>raised by about 3 steps) made me believe

> it was the police. I could not see if she resisted or not. Sorry for the

>bad view...I wish I had more. Watch the wires, this will be out soon.

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>http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent7777/2913402.html

> More at:CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWSWIRE -

>September 19th, 2005

>http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent7777/2913402.html

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>MARC PARENT

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>CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

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>http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent7777

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