Veterans for Peace White House Civil Disobedience to End War

[unhappycamper]

Run time: 13:38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOde31QYbI0   Posted on YouTube: December 17, 2010 By YouTube Member: ebecker2000 Views on YouTube: 916   Posted on DU: December 18, 2010 By DU Member: unhappycamper Views on DU: 598

 
More then 100 people arrested in a Civil Disobedience at the White House protesting the continuing wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and in Iraq. Chris Hedges extraordinarily anti-war soliloquy is inter-cut with interviews with Veterans from recent wars and with Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top secret Pentagon Papers.

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131 folks were arrested in this demonstration.

[lonestarnot]

1. K & R.

Please cross post in GD. :patriot:

[me b zola]

2. Thank you for this video

Although I am really embarrassed, I have apparently confused the Chris Hedges that subs for KO & Rachel with the journalist & activist Chris Hedges in protest.

In any event, this is how our protests must be from here on out--acts of civil disobedience. The media will have a difficult time not covering 3,000 or 10,000 people being arrested. This is what we must do in large numbers--and often.

[roxiejules]

3. Hope is Action

Veterans for Peace, Mr. Ellsberg, Mr. Hedges and all who were there, thank you.

[roody]

4. K

link to the text of Hedges speech

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/hope_in_the_21st_century_20101128/