Rallyers decry Uncle Sam, and petition against showdown with Iran

[The Northerner]

Occupy Wall Street just went postal.

Protesters from the hibernating movement spent Tax Day rallying outside the Fort Hamilton Post Office with members of MoveOn.org, and the Peace Action Bay Ridge Interfaith Peace Coalition, to wage war against Uncle Sam, while soliciting signatures for a petition decrying a showdown with Iran over its controversial nuclear weapons program.

The sparse bunch — seven in all — pushed fliers on 11th-hour filers, many of whom inked their John Hancocks on the list before heading inside the post office on 88th Street and Fifth Avenue to mail off their tax forms.

Paul Bardo, a passerby who signed the petition, said he worried that the government may be on the verge of locking horns with Iran, which has insisted its atomic program is peaceful.

“It seems to me they’re pushing for war, and I don’t believe Iran has a goal to create a nuclear weapon,” he said. “I think it’s a lot of hype.”

Read more: http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2012/17/br_occupypostoffice_2012_04_20.html

[freshwest]

1. I hope they support the USPS staying open.