Did MSM cover this?-37 Arrested at Hancock Air Base near Syracuse Protesting Use of Drones

[dixiegrrrrl]

War protests ARE continuing....without much publicity.

Apr. 23 2011
DEWITT, NY -- Dozens of war protesters were arrested Friday afternoon outside the main entrance of the New York Air National Guard’s base at Hancock Field.

Thirty seven protesters, draped with red-spattered sheets, had lain themselves in the main entrance roads to the base, off East Molloy Road. They were arrested by Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies on charges of trespassing and obstruction of justice.

The arrests followed a rally outside the air base where more than 150 people had gathered to protest the MQ-9 Reaper drones, and U.S. military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.

Friday’s rally culminated a week of walks, talks and dinners that brought people from around New York State and the U.S., organized by the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/23

[Bozita]

1. The MSM is busy in London. Please call back next month.

[ReggieVeggie]

2. no no...the MSM only covers angry right-wingers

the left is always angry so it's not news when they're upset

[malaise]

3. Of course not

It's all royal wedding all fugging week and even if it wasn't they don't cover liberals protesting anything.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Like cheap auto insurance: minimum coverage

A Google News search of 'hancock air base' returned a grand total of three hits: the Syracuse local ABC affiliate, American Banking News (curious, that one), and truthout.org. Trying 'hancock air force base returned one more mention in the local fishwrap.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Google news search "syracuse protests" brought forth many more links

BUT
almost all from local paper.

"if news falls in a forest and no one reports it...."

[crickets]

6. K&R

[LostinNY]

7. Syracuse

Being from here, we rarely get mentioned.