"Operation First Casuality" protest video today in Wash. DC

[DainBramaged]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/03/19/VI2007031901446.html


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031901558.html

[noamnety]

1. k&r (and an excerpt to lure people in)

There's a lot of weirdness every day in the capital city, but this one pushed the envelope: 13 Iraq war veterans in full desert camo going on "patrol" from Union Station to Arlington National Cemetery. They carried imaginary assault rifles, barked commands, roughly "detained" suspected hostiles with flex cuffs and hoods -- and generally shocked, frightened and delighted tourists and office workers.

"How does occupation feel, D.C.?!" shouted Geoff Millard, head of the local chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War, who previously served on a brigadier general's staff in Tikrit.

They cut a swath across downtown, taking imaginary sniper fire and casualties on the grounds of the Capitol and the Washington Monument, scouting the White House, performing mock arrests at the foot of the Capitol steps and a vehicle search on the Mall. At the Capitol, the veterans almost got detained themselves by civilian peace officers with real guns. The vets brought their act to a military recruiting station on L Street NW and concluded with a memorial ceremony in the cemetery.

[DainBramaged]

5. I also linked the WaPo article in the op

[countryjake]

2. "First Casualty of War is Truth"

Awesome awesome action by these vets! What better way to bring the point home! I saw Garrett Reppenhagen being interviewed on CNN last week and he was articulate, concise, & right on!

I hope they are planning on taking their "mission" around the country to other cities...this type of guerrilla theatre can only help to illustrate what exactly is going down in Iraq and why it's high time to really support our troops and end this miserable occupation.

Many kudos to these Veterans of Iraq!

[Monkeyman]

3. Looks like the old days VVAW Tactics

[countryjake]

4. A description of what's on the vid...

found here at the website of Iraq Veterans Against the War:

http://www.ivaw.org/

[noamnety]

6. one more kick

this should be worthy of two more rec's, no?

[countryjake]

7. There's still time...and another kick