Support the vets… arrest them
Outside the Obama-McCain debate, at least fifteen people were arrested at a protest organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War. IVAW member Nick Morgan was left bloodied and nearly unconscious after being trampled by a police officer on horseback.
As John McCain and Barack Obama prepared to face off in their third and final debate last night, outside the gates of Hofstra University, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, backed by hundreds of demonstrators, protested at the campus gates.
At least fifteen people were arrested, including at least five members of IVAW, on charges of disorderly conduct. Nassau County Police on horseback trampled one member of IVAW, Nick Morgan, a veteran who served in Iraq for about a year. His condition is unknown.
The protest was organized by IVAW members Matthis Chiroux and Kris Goldsmith. Last week, Chiroux sent a letter to CBS debate moderator Bob Schieffer spelling out the demands of IVAW and demanding that at least two veterans be allowed entry into the debate to ask Senators Obama and McCain one question each. He did not receive a response.
Timothy R. Anderson:
Getting one question asked and answered is asking too much. That is a horrible, horrible thing, everybody. I think of this time in the United States Of America’s history as the “Before ” time. The time before the military draft returns. The time before the American military death toll hits 5, 000 over in Iraq. The time before the American military death toll hits 1, 000 over tharrrrrr in Afghanistan.
The time before the big clampdown ( choose any phrase you like; it is on its way, regardless of what it is labelled )………
Military veterans were DENIED the opportunity to ask a question. They were denied the opportunity to even be in the building !
Timothy R. Anderson
19 October 2008, 2:32 pmWaldow:
Please, somebody in New York find the officer and interview him. Or at least interview the horse. Thanks to the IVAW, Mr. Morgan, and friends.
20 October 2008, 3:18 pm