Police Stop Protest at Senate Building

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Police Stop Protest at Senate Building
Dozens Arrested in Several Antiwar Demonstrations Held Near Capitol

By Michelle Boorstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 27, 2006; Page A14

The quiet, sunny atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building was transformed into a chaotic scene yesterday when dozens of war protesters filed into the lobby, formed a prayer circle, shouted Scripture and eventually were arrested as Senate staffers hung over railings and crammed glass-walled offices to watch.

Employees in the building and longtime area activists said they had never seen police allow such a demonstration in a government office building, with activists one and two stories up reading the names of the Iraq war dead, civilian and military. The names rang loudly through improvised megaphones into the building's open center. Dozens of police streamed into the atrium and arrested about 35 people, including Rick Ufford-Chase, who until recently was a top official of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

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Thirty-five additional antiwar demonstrators were arrested yesterday around the U.S. Capitol in related protests. Hundreds of antiwar actions have taken place across the country this week as faith-based and other groups push for a timetable for the United States to leave Iraq. Thirty-four people affiliated with the umbrella organization coordinating this week's efforts, Declaration of Peace, were arrested Thursday after they refused to leave the White House without talking with President Bush.

Although leaders of major U.S. denominations have spoken against the Iraq war since it began, such proclamations are becoming louder and more prominent.

"Today was the first time national-level leaders were participating -- not just themselves but calling on members of denominations to join them," said Gordon Clark, coordinator of the D.C.-based National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance. "And there's a big difference between going to a protest and putting your body on the line and resisting arrest. And that's what they haven't been doing before."

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Declaration of Peace Photo Gallery: http://www.declarationofpeace.org/gallery2/main.php/v/DC26th/

[Coexist]

1. Where's Pat Robertson? Bill O'Reilly? Sean Hannity? CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

The must be furious about this treatment of citizens of this Christian Nation being carted away for daring to pray in Government buildings.

[file83]

2. That would have been a cool thing to see.

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8. Declaration of Peace has a photo gallery @

http://www.declarationofpeace.org/gallery2/main.php

[file83]

9. Great photos - thanks!!!

:thumbsup:

[rodeodance]

3. whow. and in the HOUSE, the sargent at arms has had to quiet

protestors at leeast 3 times that i know of.

[bdamomma]

4. the people are finally waking up

[rodeodance]

5. to smell the vile ari surrounding them

[wagthedogwar]

7. it's about freakin time

show up all day everyday and disrupt the status quo

[NoAmericanTaliban]

6. Good for them. At the least this will keep the issue in the news

& is what 'true' Christians should be doing instead of supporting the war as the WWJI - (Who Would Jesus Invade) - types are doing.

[FogerRox]

10. Jesus would bomb the poor with Bread & Water.. LOL

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11. ...

[jackstraw45]

12. Comrades, comrades, comrades...

What do you think you are? FREE?

[Tellurian]

13. Hallelujah, The Country is starting to take sides..

The Sleeping Giant is awakening and he is Angry as HELL!