Antiwar Protester Detained in Minnesota


An antiwar protester is detained by police at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul Minnesota on August 31, 2008. (Photo: Reuters)

Source: Truthout

That lady is my new hero.

Comments

Martin J Frid said…
Thanks tornadoes28, good points.

Well, this old lady was just there to try to make her voice heard. "Anti-war" is a very powerful message. They might not like it. They could detain you. Let's hope we are not going to see this happen elsewhere.
1:02 am, September 04, 2008
Pandabonium said…
The violent protesters are often led by government "agents provocateurs" - used to incite others in to joining them so that the government can crack down and make everyone look bad. Should you think I am being a "conspiracy theorist" do some reading about the FBI's "Cointelpro" programs in the 60's and 70's which were revealed in Senate hearings (the Church Report).

If we don't study history, the world is a mystery.
4:25 pm, September 04, 2008
Anonymous said…
"Careful men! She has a bottle of spring water. You know what will happen if any of that gets on our leader, the Wicked Witch of the West!"
4:30 pm, September 04, 2008
owenandbenjamin said…
Yes, you are being a conspiracy theorist. You are delusional pandabonium.
11:58 pm, September 04, 2008
owenandbenjamin said…
I am confused. This blog is one of Pandabonium's blogs and Martin is a team member.

Martin commented above and then there is a comment from Pandabonium. Who is who?
12:02 am, September 05, 2008
Martin J Frid said…
tornadoes, sorry if there is any confusion here.

I posted this after seeing the photo over at Isis, and confirming the source as Truthout. I hope a lot of us will show this image, and think about democracy.

- Martin J. Frid
12:05 am, September 05, 2008
Pandabonium said…
Tornadoes28 - Kurashi is Martin's blog. While I am a team member, I only occasionally write a post here, as I spend most of my blogging time with my own blog, Pacific Islander.

This post was done by Martin and I happened to comment.

Got it? Cheers.
2:30 am, September 05, 2008
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