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PMR REPORT BACK: Resistence Building at Fort Lewis and Strykers Being Shipp

author: Anonymous
Aug 02, 2008 18:15

Friday: The first time convoys have been blocked at Fort Lewis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At 8:00 p.m. demonstrators numbering 15-20 converged on Puyallup and East D. Estimates counted 30 police cars. Several convoys left the port beginning at 11:20 p.m.; last reported convoy at 3:30 a.m.

A group of 25-30 demonstrators met the first convoy at Exit 122 at 11:45 p.m. A soft blockade on the overpass disrupted the transport for approximately 15 minutes. Estimates counted 20 police cars, including WA State Patrol, Pierce County Sherriff, Tacoma and Lakewood PD. Just before midnight three demonstrators were arrested--two females and one male--and were charged with obstruction and failure to obey a police officer. At 2:45 a.m. a soft blockade at Exit 124 on the overpass disrupted the transport for approximately 10 minutes. Three demonstrators were arrested and charged with obstruction and failure to obey a police officer. All have been released on bail.

Saturday: Strykers and Hecklers...

At 12:00 p.m. demonstrators converged at Exit 119 for a "No War on Iran" protest. Usual counter-protesters arrived at 11:30 a.m. At approximately 1 p.m. one demonstrator was arrested on the overpass and charged with "depositing trash on the highway" and resisting arrest. His car was searched and photographed. The demonstrator is being released on PR.

As of 4:00 nine Strykers have come thru this exit today!!!! 20-25 demonstrators are here now. We need you and more! Get out here!!!!!

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Not Tonight
Posted by: VV at Aug 02, 2008 19:42

We came out to support last night and it was all for nothing. We didn't even slow the military machine down, and our friends got hauled off to jail for nothing.

Sorry, but were stayin home tonight.

Ignore
Posted by: Ignore at Aug 02, 2008 21:16

A comment identical to the above one was posted on another article under the name KT.

Ignore the bullshit. People are trying to fuck with us.

When they try to fuck with our morale...
Posted by: Rocky at Aug 03, 2008 03:01

...it must mean we're doing something right. Keep it up, y'all!

If You Are Doing Something Right
Posted by: nonya at Aug 03, 2008 19:17

If you are doing something right, kindly enlighten us to what it is. Idiots who brag about effective action and don't do shit. LOL, what a joke you are.

yo nonya...
Posted by: burr at Aug 04, 2008 11:56

they are waiting that day when the newspaper banner reads-

Rocks defeat Neo-cons, War ends
Dateline Tacoma. Reacting to what was called the most vociferous rockthrowing and gate blockaiding action to date, the Prez this morning declaired the war is over. When asken which war, he replied "all of them." Last nigh several dozen protestors met Stryker drivers and bitcheted greatly. Police and military begged to do a direct action, and were backed by the Teamster Truckers. However the legals brought in by the Anarchists were successful in convincing authorities there would be hell to pay if one protestor as much as got a hangnail, or a dirty pant knee. Upon reflection, and awaiting a call from Karl Rove himself, police handed out vegan donuts ant reefer from a recent seizure was "inadvertently" dropped near the protestors.

Conversations apparently happened, though reporters were told the details were none of their damn bussiness. This morning the prseident came on the Rush LimpBow program to admit he was wrong, and offer his appologies to all the protestors who have been inconvenienced. ....etcetcetc

Anything short of this only eggs them on to greater and greater symbolic actions that they prefer to lie about and call direct action.

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PMR REPORT BACK: Resistence Building at Fort Lewis and Strykers Being Shipp