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War Protesters Pour Concrete on Train Tracks
Seattle’s Port of Olympia has been a hot spot of anti-war activity lately, as protesters attempt to prevent U.S. military supply shipments from departing for Iraq and Afghanistan. Previous tactics included blocking supply trucks with human chains, causing delays often as long as 17 hours. The latest attempt to disrupt the war supply involved pouring concrete on train tracks leading into the port. No arrests were made, and the concrete was cleaned from the tracks.
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Logic Anyone? by gnifyus
I’m trying to understand the logic. At first after a sort of ‘not-paying-attentiony’ reading I was ready to go into a tiny tirade about the activists keeping much needed supplies from our soldiers who are always in need of anything no matter what anyone thinks of the war.
Then I reread:
>>demonstrators blockaded the Port of Olympia and halted military trucks carrying equipment from Iraq bound for Fort Lewis.
What possible good (besides publicity I suppose) does it do to block things coming from Iraq?
The troops in Iran & Afghanistan by JulieHamar
I personally support the troops. I believe in what they stand for. I don’t like the fighting and death and injury and suffering we all experience. But seriously, what else can we do? I know it is very complicated at times. Human nature is what it is. Freedom does not remain as a static entity. We have to keep fighting for it over and over again. I imagine these protesters get "all bent out of shape" because they don’t like war and it’s effects either but they should be thankful that their forefathers fought for them to have the freedom of assembly and speech. Crazy world isn’t it?