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Vandals target U.S. Marine Corps center in Berkeley on eve of Iraq war anniversary
Oakland Tribune ^ | 3/19/9 | Kristin Bender

Posted on 03/19/2009 11:37:58 AM PDT by SmithL

BERKELEY — The U.S Marine Corps Recruiting Center, which has been the target of protests for the past 18 months, was badly damaged by vandals Wednesday night, the eve of the 6th anniversary of the Iraq war.

Today, broken windows are boarded up with sheets of plywood at the recruitment center in downtown Berkeley.

CodePink and other anti-war groups picketed in front of the Marine recruiting center at 64 Shattuck Square in downtown Berkeley since the fall of 2007. The groups say the Marines do not belong in liberal Berkeley and they should find a new spot for their center. The Marines have a lease through the end of this year and have said they have no plans to leave before then.

Last year, the situation heated up when the Berkeley City Council called the Marines "uninvited and unwelcome intruders," and made clear its intention to send a letter stating the sentiment.

(Excerpt) Read more at insidebayarea.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antiamericans; berkeley; beserkeley; codepink; terrorsupporters; usmc
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While America's War on Terror winds down,
Bekeley's War on America continues, unabated.
1 posted on 03/19/2009 11:37:59 AM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Let the Marines defend themselves.


2 posted on 03/19/2009 11:40:05 AM PDT by JeffChrz (Atlas will shrug.)
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To: SmithL

Does Pelosi think these vandals are patriotic too?


3 posted on 03/19/2009 11:40:29 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
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To: SmithL

Odds are they waited until NO Marines were around ....


4 posted on 03/19/2009 11:41:17 AM PDT by mgc1122
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To: JeffChrz

Let Berkeley defend itself. That city should get no protection from the American military.


5 posted on 03/19/2009 11:41:43 AM PDT by lowbridge (It's not that liberals are ignorant, it's that they know so much that isn't so - Ronald Reagan)
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To: SmithL

BOYCOTT BERKELEY


6 posted on 03/19/2009 11:41:48 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Drango

NUKE BERKELEY


7 posted on 03/19/2009 11:42:28 AM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (Want to make a conservative angry? Lie to him. Want to make a liberal angry? Tell him the truth)
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To: SmithL

“The groups say the Marines do not belong in liberal Berkeley”

Actually, I agree with that statement. Berkeley isn’t good enough to have the Marines in their midst.

When the next terror strike hits, and it will, hopefully it’ll be on some bilgerat-infested hole such as Berkeley.


8 posted on 03/19/2009 11:43:11 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Christian and armed)
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To: JeffChrz

You could sell tickets to that.


9 posted on 03/19/2009 11:43:52 AM PDT by Rumplemeyer
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To: SmithL

Replay of Kent State, anyone? I’d be OK with that against those f-ing communists in Berkeley.


10 posted on 03/19/2009 11:45:01 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Christian and armed)
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To: SmithL

Liberals claim to stand for “tolerance” and “diversity”. They’re okay with anyone who hates goodness, but they have no tolerance for those different enough from them to have values.


11 posted on 03/19/2009 11:45:07 AM PDT by TurtleUp (Turtle up: cancel optional spending until 2012, and boycott TARP/stimulus companies forever!)
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To: Rumplemeyer

“You could sell tickets to that.”

Money-maker in these troubled economic times: Televised via PPV!


12 posted on 03/19/2009 11:45:46 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Christian and armed)
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To: SmithL

“send a letter stating the sentiment”

Well why don’t they just head on down there and tell them to their faces.


13 posted on 03/19/2009 11:48:20 AM PDT by edhawk
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To: SmithL

Have the marines rotate hidden guard duty 24/7. When they see the perps show up, they can camly walk out and say “Excuse me, we would like to discuss our differences with you over some tea and knuckle sandwiches....”


14 posted on 03/19/2009 11:51:30 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: mgc1122

You’ll get no takers on that sure money proposition. Heck, a couple of retired Marines would no doubt put the Code Pinkos to rout just by looking at them. If, that is, the retired warriors could bring themselves to experience such visual distress.


15 posted on 03/19/2009 11:52:55 AM PDT by HattonFarmer (Fear the government that fears your gun.)
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To: ScottinVA

Excellent idea...one problem, it wouldn’t last long, the Marines would spend more time chasing them down than teaching them not to touch other peoples stuff.


16 posted on 03/19/2009 11:53:24 AM PDT by Rumplemeyer
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To: HattonFarmer

and to stop laughing.


17 posted on 03/19/2009 11:54:29 AM PDT by Rumplemeyer
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To: SmithL
And the Nazi SOBs in Berkley do not belong in the United States and should be shipped out to their homeland.
18 posted on 03/19/2009 12:05:39 PM PDT by YOUGOTIT (I will always be a Soldier)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Skip the tea. Broom handles where the sun don’t shine along with the knuckle sandwiches. After all, many don’t get their daily minimum of fiber.


19 posted on 03/19/2009 12:06:36 PM PDT by 12Gauge687 (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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To: SmithL

You would think these are from Gaza. They are from Berkley.

20 posted on 03/19/2009 12:29:53 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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