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November 11, 2004
Tanks Confront Protestors in LA

Yes, you read that right. Tanks. Two of them.

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LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2004 - At 7:50 PM two armored tanks showed up at an anti-war protest in front of the federal building in Westwood. The tanks circled the block twice, the second time parking themselves in the street and directly in front of the area where most of the protesters were gathered. Enraged, some of the people attempted to block the tanks, but police quickly cleared the street. The people continued to protest the presence of the tanks, but about ten minutes the tanks drove off. It is unclear as to why the tanks were deployed to this location.

MyDD

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Posted by ahecht at November 11, 2004 12:43 AM
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Did the tanks shoot anyone? Did they run over anyone head? Were the protestors repressed in any way?

Posted by: Fritz at November 11, 2004 1:32 PM

Ha ha. Fritz, you have seriously GOT to be kidding.

That's the standard? It's okay to deploy the United States Marines against peace protesters as long as they don't run over anyone's head?

It really shouldn't be necessary to point this out, but the mere presence of a TANK is pretty damn repressive.

Posted by: Anthony at November 11, 2004 1:38 PM