Posted on 08/23/2004 8:46:52 AM PDT by marty60
Edited on 08/23/2004 8:51:52 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A number of extremists with ties to the 1970s radical Weather Underground have recently been released from prison and are in New York preparing to wreak havoc during the Republican National Convention, The Post has learned.
A top-level source with extensive knowledge of police plans wouldn't disclose the names of the aging rabble-rousers but said a handful of them are already here and will play a behind-the-scenes role in attempting to disrupt the GOP gala.
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Thanks for the update. I hope the feds are watching...when they aren't shooting women holding babies and incinerating churches filled with women and children.
[Oopps..sorry that was uncalled for....NOT!] ;)
I wasn't born in 1968, but I saw an American Experience episode on PBS last winter on The Weathermen. They were responsible for much of the protests that occured at the 1968 DNC Convention in Chicago. This group is so far left, they're off the charts.
Hey! I represent that remark! 60-somthin' ain't automatically old any more!
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I'm sure many of them are the offspring of the original members of that anti-war group.
The Protest Barometer-NYC Rates Expected Mayhem at RNC
You know Bush must go but which protest is right for you? Some protesters are angrier than others. Some will be closer to the GOP Zone. And, some are sending signals that a law or two may be broken. We've laid out your ten best options and rated them on how hot we expect them to get. A31 August 31, all day, concluding with a 7 p.m. swarming of Madison Square Garden An ad-hoc collective of anarchist groups has called for a day of direct action, which kicks off at 9:30 a.m. outside Tavern on the Green and culminates in a mass swarming of Madison Square Garden at 7 p.m.. Says a31.org: "A radical affront to democracy calls for a radical response." Think theatrical, yippie-style mayhem, with property damage by more mischievous rabblerousers a distinct possibility.
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