DNC protesters continue march after standoff

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Source: Associated Press via Ball State Daily News

09/05/12 12:19 a.m.
Published: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 01:09

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Protesters blocked an intersection near the Democratic National Convention for about two hours on Tuesday, attracting hundreds of police officers ...

Officers took two protesters away in handcuffs, other demonstrators got into shouting matches with delegates and their standoff blocked a route used by delegate buses ...

The demonstration started when half a dozen veterans protesting the incarceration of a soldier accused of leaking documents to the WikiLeaks website were joined in an unauthorized march by dozens of members of the Occupy movement.

About 50 protesters disrupted traffic by sitting down in the middle of an intersection about five blocks from where the convention is being held. They were surrounded by officers, some in riot gear, and warned to disperse or be arrested ...

Read more: http://www.bsudailynews.com/dnc-protesters-continue-march-after-standoff-1.2756634

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. More people need to know about PFC Manning and how he revealed the lies of Bush's war.

And that he should be released immediately. Over 2 years in solitary confinement is =torture=.

[struggle4progress]

2. Your credibility is damaged by your unwillingness to get facts straight

Manning was arrested in late May 2010 and was detained at Quantico for about nine months from late July 2010 until late April 2011, when he was transferred to Leavenworth, where he has been for sixteen months now. Thus he has been detained for a bit over two years (about 27 months) -- but the Quantico detention, that Manning's supporters complained about, lasted only a third of that time

There has been some disagreement, whether the Quantico detention could be accurately described as "solitary confinement," especially since Manning was not held under the most stringent possible regime at Quantico, but he is held in general population at Leavenworth

... Manning is being held in the general population of Leavenworth awaiting trial. He was moved there from Marine Corps Base Quantico, where he was held in confinement with no access to personal items. In Leavenworth, he is allowed to socialize with other pre-trial detainees ...

Sgt. Robert Bales Joins Military's Notorious Criminals at Ft. Leavenworth
Leavenworth Inmates
Bradley Manning
http://abcnews.go.com/US/sgt-bales-held-leavenworth-militarys-notorious-criminals/story?id=15987978

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3. Good for them.

True grass-roots calling out the astrortufers and propagandists spewing pentagon lies on the web.