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  • Bush Neighbor Lets War Protesters Use Land (Fred Mattlage, an Army veteran)

    08/16/2005 9:08:24 PM PDT · by LM_Guy · 59 replies · 1,762+ views
    APNews.com ^ | 8/16/2005 | ANGELA K. BROWN
    CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - One of President Bush's neighbors will allow use of his land by dozens of war protesters who have camped in roadside ditches the past 11 days, giving them more room and halving their distance from Bush's ranch. Fred Mattlage, an Army veteran, said he sympathizes with the demonstrators whose makeshift camp off the winding, two-lane road leading to Bush's ranch has angered most residents. Mattlage said the group will be safer on his corner 1-acre lot. "I just think people should have a right to protest without being harassed," Mattlage told The Associated Press on Tuesday...