IMF/WB Riots in Washington DC today
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Friday September 27, 2002 13:38
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news report Friday September 27, 2002 13:38 by someone
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updated regularly - today's a good day to visit dc.indymedia.org
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9it's also a good idea to call every single radio station and chat show and put across the view of the protesters, who are opposing an oil war in Iraq and the economic terrorism of the IMF and World Bank.
Local radio stations are especially interested if you put across a local spin to it... ie. 'I was in Genoa', 'my friend is in Washington' etc.
Vital also that the word 'riot' doesn't get misused... from the report I have had this morning, the police are engaging in unprovoked attacks on peaceful protesters. There is a black-bloc with Police infiltrators.
It could be a horrible day.
it's also a good idea to call every single radio station and chat show and put across the view of the protesters, who are opposing an oil war in Iraq and the economic terrorism of the IMF and World Bank.
Local radio stations are especially interested if you put across a local spin to it... ie. 'I was in Genoa', 'my friend is in Washington' etc.
Vital also that the word 'riot' doesn't get misused... from the report I have had this morning, the police are engaging in unprovoked attacks on peaceful protesters. There is a black-bloc with Police infiltrators.
It could be a horrible day.
Breaking News 9/27/02
8:39am: Those arrested at K and Vermont are being taken to the Navy Yard. (Accessable via Green Line metro.)
8:36am: Police leaving the K and Vermont scene are firing blanks from their vans and cars. There are loud explosions.
8:33am: G between 13th and 14th. A small group of protesters are being harassed and possibly arrested by police. They were just walking down the sidewalk.
8:32am: An arrested DC IMC reporter is with 30 men and 14 women on a metrobus being used to transport people from K and Vermont. There are two other metrobusses filled with protesters. The bus is heading down Independence Ave (irony.) toward a downtown police station.
8:27am: Dupont Circle: 50 people are blocked off. Assumption that Critical Mass is heading that way. No reports from Critical Mass.
8:26am: 12th and H Sts. NW: Less than 20 people were arrested in an attempted banner hang.
Earlier (7am-8:30am) breaking news from K and Vermont Snake March.
Protestors Detained by Police at Freedom Park
by Hep 10:09am Fri Sep 27 '02
IMF/WB Protestors are surrounded and being detained by police at Freedom Park. Metro busses have arrived.
Washington DC. (Sept 27) - Protestors attempting to a march to Dick Cheney's house have been stopped and detained at Freedom Park. The group estimated to be 300-400 is surrounded by at least that many police, according to Scott Parkin from Houston.
The police have their night sticks drawn and have set up lines 3 deep around the protestors including mounted police. Legal advisors and the press seem to be watching. As of 10 am no tear gas has been used.
more at http://dc.indymedia.org
As usual the only riot is the police riot.
Three IMC reporters have been arrested, so far
10:15am: Legal Update!!! @5:30am...police searched a NW house and cars...@7:30am...21 people arrested at 14th and Independence (7 women/14 men)...@8:30am...K and Vermont about 100 people arrested. 2 people taken in a 5th district van. Unclear where they are...@8:35am...12th and H 70 people arrested (2 busses)...@9:25am...Conn and K around 30 people arrested...and now...@Pershing Square (across from Freedom Plaza)200 people penned in.
Police have targetted: medics, legal observers, law collective volunteers.
Some people in jail have had nerve damage because their handcuffs were too tight. Most of the protesters are at Blue Plains in SE DC
Joseph Mayer, 69, a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army, who lives in Alexandria and works in the District approached the police line at the corner of 15th and Pennsylvania. "Why can't I leave? I'm just trying to cross the street." Mayer, pointing to a long line of police, said "They closed Freedom Plaza and turned it into a non-Freedom Plaza. They have turned the Constitution off."
"If I take this button off," he said, thrusting forward his Don't Attack Iraq button. "I'm free again. When I'm a protester, I'm detained."
http://robots.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/26/capital.protests.ap/index.html
for the quote above:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9749-2002Sep27.html
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