Good, that means no innocent victims ...
Anti-War Protestors will be out in force this Saturday 3/15 starting at noon at the Tacoma Mall with an agenda to disrupt commerce in protest of the military recruitment center in a building at the Northwest corner of the Malls property.
Tacoma Mall will be closed between noon and 5:30 p.m. March 15 because of a planned anti-war protest at the commercial center of Pierce County.
Local anti-war protest groups have announced their intention to "shutdown" the Tacoma Mall, specifically the military recruiting station in the commercial tower located on the north side of the property.
Military officials warn that protesters plan on distributing anti-war and anti-military literature as well as confront local recruiters or interact with soldiers, family members and civilians who appear to be military affiliated.
There are about 20,000 Soldiers at Fort Lewis, 5,000 Airman (USAF) and about 15,000 Sailors and Marines in the Puget Sound area. I think March 15th should be Military Appreciation Day at the Tacoma Mall. There is expected to be 100-200 of those anti-military protester there. We can out number them with a peaceful demonstration by showing our support. Please if you can show up and show up early so these freaks can’t get close to the recruiting station. Bring a flag, a banner, a sign, and most important a friend. Conservative Talk Radio KVI-570 is also putting a call out to its listeners to show up.
Even if you don’t live in the area – call the Tacoma City Council or Mayor and demand the city of Tacoma do their job and enforce the laws and ensure public order be kept and property protected.
http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=209
perfect spring break trip!
Perfect Monday morning quarterback hollering at the TV set with all the “right” plays. Those protestors are there partly because of you. An “illegal and amoral” occupation? That is precisely what they believe, so be prepared for them to key your car, too. Then vote for the guy that opens the door so the “occupied” can visit here. Then you will get to show us what NavyCanDo.
Recommend that DOD affiliated personnel, family members, retirees and civilians avoid the Tacoma Mall area on 15 March 2008 from 1200 to 1730 hours.
Local protest groups have announced their intention to shutdown the Tacoma Mall and the recruiting station located at the mall to call attention to the upcoming anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. They want to “Make it impossible for business as usual to continue as the Iraq War approaches its 5th year.”
Anticipated activities include distributing ant war and anti military literature, confront local recruiters or persons trying to enter their facilities, and attempts to interact with soldiers, family members and/or civilians who appear to be military or have DOD decals on their vehicles.
Recent protests against the war at the Port of Olympia have been marked by increased levels of violence. DOD personnel, family members and civilians should avoid contact, to include conversations or dialogue with protesters. Protesters may be filming activities for reporting in independent media or use in legal actions.
Commanders and supervisors should strongly encourage their soldiers, family members, and civilians to avoid the Tacoma Mall area during this time and to report incidents of violence to local police.
For incidents of violence, call 911
For non-critical information, contact Washington State Police at (253) 536-6210 or Tacoma Police Department at (253) 594-7800.
This may prove to be interesting. This is because I expect there to be lots of thugs, creeps and anarchists who plan to use the anti-war rally as cover to vandalize and maybe loot stores in the mall.
This also means that pro-military counter-protesters might be put in a situation where though they are typically non-violent, they may be forced to act to prevent felony crimes.
Granted, there should be more police there, but there is no guarantee.
Have you also protested the “illegal and amoral occupation” of Germany, Japan, Korea, Kosovo and other places the US military is deployed around the world? Or do you only protest “illegal occupations” under Republican presidents? And can you please give us a detailed explanation of the illegality and amorality of the US “occupation” of Iraq?
Activism is just another name for anarchy!!!!About 4 years ago, as my wife and I traveled, I read in the Indianapolis Star an ad for activists to parade and be paid minimum wages. Then in the Memphis, TN Commericial appeal, the same ad. Then again it was in the Houston Chronical, and last in the L.A.
Times. And all this time (from the early 50’s until then) I was naive enough to believe it was only those with, pure intents!!!! Paid activism,and by who? how phoney!!!
This is practice for the Summer of ‘08.
Let us hope that the protesters are as inept at reproducing the atmosphere of the 1960s protests as the American Idol singers were of reprising the Beatles anthology last night.
Sometimes I wish I were not in flyover country — about all I can do is bump this thread and ping my friends. What a bunch of jerkwads. And that’s about the mildest terminology I can come up with for them.
Evergreen State Ping
While I applaud you for your not supporting the upcoming event in Tacoma, I find it difficult to understand the above. Illegal and Amoral occupation of Iraq? You'll have to do better than just posting rhetoric regarding your opinion on this issue. The Congress of the United States voted to give the POTUS the ability to use military force in Iraq. Thus, the "occupation" is not illegal. Amoral? So, you think allowing Saddam to continue his reign of terror against his own people, providing support to terrorist in the Middle East, allowing his country to be a safe haven for terrorist, and his desire to reconstitute his chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs is more morally justified than removing him from power? Sorry, not buying that argument. That was a cancer which should have been removed in 1991.
Brass Hat says launch the alert birds.
http://www.operation-support-our-troops.org/
If your not familiar with this group take a look at their web site. Heroes ALL.
Wherever you live...get the popcorn! This is a national protest by nasty Lefties. This weekend is ANSWER’s event. Check their site for cities. There are other organizations arranging actions like this around ANSWER’s actions.
There is a radical Marxist/Anarchist organization in Pittsburgh, PA that plans to take over a recruiting station and cage the recruiters next Wednesday. I can’t stop laughing!
Why don’t they just turn the table and close ALL the doors for that day?
That is the exact recruiting station I joined up for the Navy at, in 1985...entered service in 1986 and served until 1992.
I will need to travel to T-Town on Saturday and may need to make an appearance at the mall to show my support for the recruiters.
And no, my recruiter never lied to me once...gave me the straight dope on everything.
Protest at the Tacoma Mall
Posted March 3rd, 2008 by Anonymous
in
* antiwar
* corporate
* recruiting
Start: 2008/03/15 - 12:30pm
End: 2008/03/15 - 5:00pm
Location:
Tacoma Mall and Military Recruiting Center Parking Lot
Tacoma Mall Demo
Tacoma Mall / Military Recruiting Center Parking Lot
Saturday March 15 2008
12:30 PM
Why Protest at the Mall?
Because Tacoma has so few community spaces, the mall has become one of the key cultural, economic, social hubs of Pierce County
The Tacoma Mall is the single most trafficked site in Tacoma
The mall and the recruiting center on its property target youth: the mall for their allowances and the military for their lives
Make it impossible for business as usual to continue as the Iraq War approaches its 5th year.
Everyone is invited to bring literature to distribute and to be creative!
**Language changed from shutdown to demo to more clearly represent the intent of the demonstration, not to appease right wingers.***
“tacoma mall protest (massive anti-war anti-military protest)”
the revolution lives comrades!