Tacoma Peace Activists Stage Blockade of Stryker Vehicles Headed for Iraq

[babylonsister]

From Democracy Now! today:

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/09/1444200

Tacoma Peace Activists Stage Blockade of Stryker Vehicles Headed for Iraq

Peace activists in Tacoma, Washington have launched a campaign to prevent the military from shipping 300 Stryker armored vehicles to Iraq. The protests are expected to intensify this weekend as activists are planning to engage in acts of civil disobedience to prevent the Stryker vehicles from leaving the port. We end the show in Tacoma Washington where peace activists have launched a campaign to prevent the military from shipping 300 Stryker armored vehicles to Iraq. On Sunday night four activists were arrested at the Port of Tacoma. The protests are expected to intensify this weekend as activists are planning to engage in acts of civil disobedience to prevent the Stryker vehicles from leaving the port. Last year dozens of people were arrested at the Port of Olympia in similar actions. Following those protests, the military decided to stop using the Port of Olympia.

* Wally Cuddeford. Navy veteran who was arrested and tasered on Sunday at a protest at the Port of Tacoma.

[EC]

1. This should help

during the Vietnam war, groups tried stopping arms shipments too, they brought out the National Guard against them...

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Randi rails every day about the lack of armor in Iraq

And these people want to prevent it from being sent there? I guess they're hoping for more news about injured soldiers languishing in dirty beds at Walter Reed... I'm confused.

[donsu]

3. we want the troops home now - sending more equipment over

doesn't help that cause.

I'm thanking the protesters