25 or 40 Activists arrested at the Pentagon this morning ?

[G_j]

from DC IMC

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1:45pm Park police are arresting those sitting down in front of the White House, for not moving. 100-150 protestors are getting arrested one-by-one and put in police vans. There's double that amount of bystanders, including some old people getting knocked around, from those shoving to see better. Cindy Sheehan was one of those arrested.

12:10pm A march is en route to Lafayette park where some marchers will commit some sort of non-violent direction action, civil disobedience. They expect to be at Lafayette Park by 12:45-1pm and commence their action immediately, says an organizer with the march.

"Pentagon Metro closed due to a police situation." 25 Activists arrested at the Pentagon this morning in a direct action. More
"Forty of us were arrested this morning for shutting down two entrances to the Pentagon. This was the largest arrest at the Pentagon since the beginning of the 'War on Terrorism.'" Frida Berrigan, War Resisters League

[SteppingRazor]

1. Yeah, and they've already been released...

Another story, I believe on Kos, includes a guy who was at the Pentagon, got released, then went to the White House to try and get arrested twice in one day.

[NYC]

2. That would explain reports of Medea Benjamin getting arrested

at the same time as Cindy Sheehan, then getting arrested near 5 p.m.

[G_j]

3. no doubt tomorrow's Democracy Now! will

shed more light on today's happenings