Arrests in Crawford Happening Now

[davidswanson]

Barbara Cummings just phoned from outside Bush's ranch in Carwford, Texas, to say that she and about 14 others, including Cindy Sheehan, are about to be arrested for trespassing.

They had set up four tents in the same location where Cindy originally was stopped last August. there is a county ordinance against trespassing. The police gave them a 10 minute warning several minutes ago. Arrests are about to happen. Updates will be at http://www.afterdowningstreet.org

[Maat]

1. Yikes! Saying a prayer for their safety! (n/t)

[EVDebs]

20. Desaparacidos in the American Gulag

Habeas corpus will be suspended and you can be sure the punishment will far outweigh the "crime".

Shame on the authorities carrying out this travesty. The police should refuse to participate in this farce.

[Maat]

21. No way! We are keeping an eye on things! (n/t)

:o

[EVDebs]

22. You must be in the NSA, I presume ? nt

[Maat]

32. HeeHee. I wish (n/t).

[fooj]

2. Rat bastards!

I can't believe how cowardly these people are.

[0007]

3. Sorry I didn't make the trip now!

[acmejack]

4. KnR

[MadMaddie]

5. And so it begins....this is another move that will backfire on the

* cabal...if any of the protesters are hurt...it's going to be a very bad day for *....

[ceile]

6. oh, boy....n/t

[Divernan]

7. You KNOW Bush approved this beforehand - crucify good guys on Good Friday

That bastard's probably laughing it up in the Oval Office, mocking Cindy.

[orleans]

8. didn't they have to get permission from someone last year?

i seem to remember that this guy was letting her and the camp use his property because they would have been busted for tresspassing on public property.

where is that guy now?

did they ask him if they could use his land again? (it sounds like they are on public property now)

[ceile]

10. I was wondering the same thing....

Was this an impromptu proteset? Maybe he didn't know they were coming?

[MuseRider]

12. Sounds to me like she was

at the ditches site. Casey 2 was on the land that the farmer had given them to use. Her original location was in the ditch not on that land. I could be wrong but that is how I read this.

[orleans]

15. that's how i read it too--that they're in the ditches

i'm just wondering if they asked that farmer if they could use his land again...? and why they wouldn't go there but go back to the public land where they could be arrested.....unless.....they wanted to get arrested?

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[MuseRider]

16. I think they are

using the farmers land too. My guess is this was pushing it for a very good reason or maybe not but still, they do not need to be arrested. We will soon know.

May they all be safe.

[noamnety]

28. Their plan was to reclaim the original camp this week.

(They were discussing that during the gulf march.)

[MuseRider]

9. Thanks for the heads up.

Damn them.

[Blue_In_AK]

11. Oh, wow, I know Barbara Cummings...

I stood with her and another woman in front of the White House in September with an ImpeachBush.org sign. A fierce fighter.

If you talk to her again, tell her the Alaska lady sends her regards, and I wish I were there.

(I'd post the photo again, but PhotoBucket's down for maintenance)

[TallahasseeGrannie]

13. Let's pray it all goes down peacefully

[Cooley Hurd]

14. K&R - Is the nitwit-in-chimp even down there?

:shrug:

[MuseRider]

17. Nope and he isn't going

this year for Easter. CHICKEN!

[Divernan]

18. He's to go to Camp David; gay families will be at White House Egg Roll.

on Easter Sunday. Every other year of his pResidency, Bush has gone to Crawford for Easter. Other presidents have sometimes stayed at the White House to put in an appearance at the Egg Roll on Easter Sunday, and first ladies have read stories to the kids. So he didn't want to be at Crawford while protestors were being arrested. Makes you wonder what may be planned to occur at the Egg Roll. Any whacko anti-gays planning to protest?

[Virginian]

35. Eggroll is Monday.

If you're coming, don't forget the mustard and duck sauce.

No, seriously, the Easter egg roll is always held on Easter Monday.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

30. I heard he is hiding, perhaps one $$$ trip, then Camp David.

[kpete]

19. 5th Kick for Cindy

[cassiepriam]

23. A prayer for her safety. She and the rest are in my thoughts. nt

[EVDebs]

24. "...Strongest man in the world, one who stands most alone"

Henrik Ibsen (1882). ... memorable quote "...the strongest man in the world is the man who stands most alone."

also see

"Dr. Stockmann. Are you suggesting that I should stay here, where they have pilloried me as an enemy of the people--branded me-- broken my windows! And just look here, Katherine--they have torn a great rent in my black trousers too!

Mrs. Stockmann. Oh, dear!--and they are the best pair you have got!

Dr. Stockmann. You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. It is not that I care so much about the trousers, you know; you can always sew them up again for me. But that the common herd should dare to make this attack on me, as if they were my equals--that is what I cannot, for the life of me, swallow!"

www.online-literature.com/ibsen/enemy-of-the-people/6/

Required reading for activists ! Right now it's Cindy & Co. vs. Bush & Co., and you know who's leading is Cindy & Co. ...

[Marie26]

25. Is Bush in Crawford for Easter? nt

[DoYouEverWonder]

26. No, he's afraid of Cindy

so he's going to Camp David instead.

[chiffon]

27. I really admire Cindy and her bad ass ovaries! Go Cindy!!! n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

29. honestly? I hope they do get arrested. No better way to bring this up

even the most GOP mom will look at this and start to shake her head. If we need a defining moment about what people power can do, we saw it last week with the marches on immigration. If we need a catalyst to make things happen on the rest of the issues, this will be it.

[stillcool]

31. I hope everyone is okay...

Texas scares me. Hell, this country scares me.

[Maat]

33. I just verified it with my hubby.

We know Barbara! We met her through Jeeni and the other activists in San Diego.

http://www.jeeniforcongress.com/ .

And I met Col. Ann Wright at one of Jeeni's events.

Col. Wright is a wonderful speaker.

[Breeze54]

34. The LINK says Cindy wasn't arrested! but others were... n/t

[MaggieSwanson]

36. Thank for posting, davidswanson.

Welcome to the Underground, and thanks for all you do.

:hi:

[snot]

37. Last year, Crawford police bent over backward to avoid

any arrest or other problems -- they were very courteous. Yes, last year, Camp Casey had permission to camp on private land right next to the entrance to the Bush ranch -- that was Camp Casey II. After the protesters moved on, the local gov passed an ordinance prohibiting demonstrations in roadside areas such as the ditches that were the site of the original Camp Casey I. I take it Cindy et al. recently decided to make a stand at Camp Casey I -- I haven't heard the reason (did the owner of the Camp Casey II site withdraw permission to re-establish there, or did Cindy et al. decide they needed to make a stand for free speech in the ditches?)

In any event, I would be surprised if the Crawford police handled this new situation less courteously; but this time, they do have an ordinance to enforce.

[create.peace]

38. Just Got Back from Camp Casey II - Some Background on Arrests

See Barbara!!




Just got back from crawford late last night. I am a regular at smirkingchimp but met alot of camp casey frequenters who post here, so I "reactivated" my membership here.

Last year no one knew, when Cindy sat down in that ditch and declared she would wait there for the faux-potus till the end of his vacation, that there would be people driving from Maine, the Olympic Peninsula, Florida and LA to sit with her. The small area became smaller when the landowner said she would assert her property rights and enforce trespass against anyone on the little triangle of land created where a road angled off the main road. It became more dangerouse as the local yahoos sped down the normally lightly traveled roads, honking and swerving.

One night a real estate broker under cover of the night and the haze of alcohol, took it upon himself to try to destroy the symbolic field of crosses and flags, three deep, along the main road. He dragged a bar on chains behind his pickup the length of a football field, ripping out and breaking up about 100 or so of these crosses, some with Crescents or Star of David, which represented specific us casualties. Unlucky for him there was a sheriff traveling toward Crawford, too, who had been alerted by a sheriff called by camp security volunteer. The sheriff pulled over to check on a pickup with a flat, and, low and behold the undercarriage held the evidence, a cross.... The flat was caused by the nails used to anchor the crosses in the ground. Busted!

That incident and the shots fired one evening by a rancher nearby ('dove hunting season starts soon') increased the need for a larger spot, as people kept coming in droves. Complainants were meeting in town to try to get us out, when a relative of the 'dove hunter' offered an acre closer to the bush pig farm. Some folks moved there from camp I, but the sturdy 'sons of ditches' and 'ditch witches' stayed for the remainder of the time, till the faux-potus left the building...

After camp broke up the county passed the ordinance now challenged by 12 'prairie dogs' in November, and the same plus two last Friday. This action was deemed necessary for there to be a legal challenge leading to a perhaps constitutionality issue, as they didn't make it illegal on all the county roads, just the ones around the pig farm.

The arresting officers were courteous, as their past experience with us has been non-violent and even friendly. A few of the sheriffs are really quite supportive and understanding. I am not a cop lover by nature but Sid and John are cool....

After the arrests on Friday, a number of other campers, who were not being arrested, went with signs to support them in front of the jail. At one point an over zealous sheriff thought he could arrest them! A few quick lawyer calls and the situation was sorted out. There were lots of friendly horn honks from cars and semis traveling down Hwy.6. The semi drivers particularly seemed supportive, maybe SIRIUS radio is getting other viewpoints in the mix, or it could be fuel prices.

The Prairie Dog 14 were released after searches, showers, and jail underwear. They got an exuberant reception that night. Some dinner was brought out for them as the food du jour in jail was balogna on wonderbread. I guess the water was bad, for they all were grateful for the water given them by the vigilers outside upon release. They were in high spirits, and had tales to tell. Some of the tales they won't tell!

If these latest arrests don't lead to a challenge, then there will be more, I am sure. So you still have a chance perhaps to be a Camp Casey Prairie Dog.

One story few know is that on the last day, the 'dove hunter,' who by necessity drove frequently by Camp I, told my husband, the usual traffic guy in a reflective vest all day, that he would miss his smiling greeting and that he had to admit that we all had conducted ourselves with dignity. (that is only referring to the camp casey residents, not the media or the counter demonstrators)



I encourage all to try to come there in August. There is a nice camping place in town, too, so plenty of room. Shuttles run from the Peace House frequently.

Hannah Johns
Moline, KS

not afraid of your lyin' eyes, W




more pics and news story:

LoneStarIconoclast-Little Protest On The Prairie

[create.peace]

39. a cross what speared a waco moron!

Here is an example of the cross that punctured the idiot who ran down the rows of crosses last summer.

I didn't realize one had such a short editing window here at DU - SC has no limit I believe.

Hannah