Must have been asleep when the
mainstream press covered this news. Seems like it may be a case of
selective coverage.
On Monday, October 14, 2013 12:40
PM, m M wrote:
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2012thebigpicture
posted: " It was inevitable, wasn't it? Such a highly-charged event
cannot hope to go off without minor altercations, and this is nothing
compared to what went down in Egypt, Turkey, and other countries during their
revolts. All we can do is send love to tho"
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Clashes in Washington between Vets and
Police; Barricades Dumped in Front of Whitehouse [videos]
by 2012thebigpicture
It was inevitable, wasn't it? Such a
highly-charged event cannot hope to go off without minor
altercations, and this is nothing compared to what went down in
Egypt, Turkey, and other countries during their revolts.
All we can do is send love to those involved and
envision a positive outcome and safety for all parties.
On the bright side, this absurd display of
tyranny is only serving to awaken more people and lay bare the true
motives of the US shadow government.
They are their own worst enemies and their infighting
is their undoing.
Did you hear that Donald Trump offered to pay
for veterans' funeral services while funding is interrupted?
I think this weekend's demonstration gets The
People's message across loud and clear, don't you?
At this point there is no end in sight to the
'government shutdown' and the list of grievances from The People is
mounting. ~ BP
Vets Tear Down Memorial Barricades, Drop them in
Front of White House
Sunday morning, 2,000- 3,000 veterans, family
members and citizens gathered at the at the World War II Memorial in
Washington D.C. There, the veterans took apart the barricades
set up by Park Police to keep visitors out of the WWII Memorial,
placed the barricades on their shoulders and carried them away.
The protestors who included veterans of the
Korean, Vietnam, WWII, Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars, took
those barricades and carried them about 3/4ths of a mile to a side
walk in front of White House and piled the barricades there.
The protest, had several facets to it, but began
as a push back against the closure of open-air memorials in
Washington D.C. as a result of the government shutdown. As we have
reported, these veterans are furious, saying that these memorials are
being closed down in order to inflict pain on veterans and their
families. Already, WWII vets taking part in Honor Flights, have
pushed past these barricades to enter the memorial.
“Part of the reason we are out here is because the
government is refusing to pay for soldiers funerals” one protestor
told our reporter, Sonya Sandage.
In addition to the memorials being closed down,
$100,000 dollar payments are no longer being made to the families of
soldiers who are killed in combat. The growing list of soldiers
who have died in combat include 5 U.S. soldiers who were killed in
Afghanistan just over a week ago. The payments, however, are
not being made because of the government shutdown. The U.S.
government provides these payments to help to pay for funeral
expenses and travel for family members.
It is important to note that over the past two
weeks, the Republican Congress, who has initiated the government
shutdown has passed a bill that would reinstate these payments.
But that bill cannot get an up or down vote in the Democratic
controlled Senate.
For the most part Sunday’s protest was incident
free. There was one moment when 4 protestors who put their
backs against the iron gate in front of the White House and linked
their arms through it. One police officer in riot gear
attempted pull the protestors off the fence but as the crowd seemed
to become angry, the officer appeared to back away. About 25
horse mounted Park Police also kept a close eye on the protestors but
again, without incident.
Video of the march:
Source
Police And Veterans Clash
Outside White House
Days of Rage
Dramatic video has
emerged of protestors at the White House involved in
altercations with police. Demonstrators rallied in Washington D.C.
today to voice their complaints about the closure of public parks,
monuments and private businesses and homes on federal lands. One man was arrested in
connection with carrying a gun in a bag.
“In a mean-spirited
fit of selfish anger, Barack Obama has shut down our nation’s war
memorials,” march organizers said. “And he has declared open war on
our honored veterans. The World War II memorial, the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Obama has shut them all
down to force his will on the House of Representatives and, frankly,
to get revenge on the American people who oppose ObamaCare and his
other naked power grabs.”
Visit NBCNews.com
for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Sen. Ted Cruz
addresses a gathering of veterans at a rally to protest closing
monuments. ANDREW BURTON/GETTY IMAGES
Senator Ted Cruz
(R-TX) and former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin appeared in
D.C. to speak to the protestors. “This is the people’s
memorial,” Cruz said. “Simple question:
Why is the federal government spending money to keep veterans out of
the memorial? Why did they spend money to keep people out of Mount
Vernon, Mount Rushmore? Our veterans should be above political
games.”
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