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Feb 18th, 2008 by Dave

From our friend Hube, a picture essay from the protest and counter-protest at Berkeley. A must-see.

Tags: berkeley, code pink, Iraq, pictures, protest

Posted in Antiwar Left, Armed Forces, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Military

18 Responses to “Berkeley in Pictures”

on 18 Feb 2008 at 9:31 am1noman

Well what do you know - hippie chicks are STILL hot.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 10:02 am2John Feroce

It was pretty clear which side had at least some compliment of adult membership (and most likely leadership as well).
on 18 Feb 2008 at 10:18 am3noman

which side had at least some compliment of adult membership
Well, yeah. You had out of town right-wing radio talk show hosts leading their geezer audience to the center of a college town. What did you expect?
on 18 Feb 2008 at 12:45 pm4Steve

Looks like it’s getting worse.

I would support Senator James Inhofe (OKlahome) and Senator Jim Demint (South Carolina), to pull the earmarks from Berkeley and give the funding to the Marines (Semper Fi Act 2008).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCXqYvJ0DaA&

The words “We Support Our Troops” have no substance when they come from folks like this.

I would like to see our Legislature condemn the actions of the City of Berkeley.

It’s one thing to protest the war and administration policies, it’s another to protest the fine men and women who defend this country at the pleasure of the President and Congress….all of whom were elected by the people.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 2:33 pm5Steve

The Marines only carry out the orders of those that have been “elected by the people”, period. They are also essential to the common defense of the US.

One of the primary functions of the federal government is to provide for the common defense. The Marine Corps works to that end admirably, and to continue its mission, it must recruit. Any city that would attempt to impede that federal function should not receive federal funds in return.

If McCain, Paul, Huckabee, Clinton, or Obama were elected as President, do you think the Marines would disobey their orders? I think not!!!
on 18 Feb 2008 at 3:10 pm6noman

I think Berkeley should call DeMint’s bluff. First of all, we are all against earmarks anyway, right? After the earmarks are pulled, the debate can continue on its merits. Most of the $2 million DeMint wants to pull is for UC anyway, not the City of Berkeley.

Besides, next fall, California’s Asian-American voters will just love to be reminded that McCain’s party opposed funding for cataloguing Matsui’s papers.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 3:23 pm7Steve

Not exactly a bluff. S.2596 has been submitted.

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2596/show

I doubt that one city will affect the outcome of an election.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 3:36 pm8noman

I doubt that one city will affect the outcome of an election.
We are not talking about one city. We are talking about the Congressional papers of a Japanese survivor of a US internment camp, who is a hero to Asian-Americans throughout California. DeMint is proposing to pull funding for UC’s project to catalog Mitsui’s papers (somehow DeMint must think UC is responsible for Code Pink and the Berkeley Council). The slight will not be forgotten when the campaign comes.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 5:15 pm9Steve

Personally, I would love to see those papers published as I do like history, especially military history.

If you really want those papers published as I do, then you would tell those protestors to direct their protests at the adminstration instead of using the Marine Recruiting center as a pawn to express their displeasure of the war.

Direct the protests at the proper people.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 5:31 pm10noman

Direct the protests at the proper people.
… said the guy who wants to penalize UC for the actions of the Berkeley Council and some private protesters.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 5:50 pm11Dave

“The slight will not be forgotten when the campaign comes.”

Please. You think the Dem nominee will be playing that card in a state they’re almost guaranteed to win anyway?
on 18 Feb 2008 at 5:51 pm12Dave

And if you want the papers published, then the University and Matsui’s supporters can pay for it without an earmark.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 6:12 pm13noman

Agreed. The papers should be archived by private funds raised from the Japanese American community, with detailed fundraising letters explaining exactly what happened and why their contribution is needed.

Then Berkeley should tell DeMint to go pound sand.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 6:20 pm14Steve

… said the guy who wants to penalize UC for the actions of the Berkeley Council and some private protesters.

…said the guy who believes freedom of choice is one sided.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 6:43 pm15Dave

“The papers should be archived by private funds raised from the Japanese American community, with detailed fundraising letters explaining exactly what happened and why their contribution is needed.”

Above, you said “we all hate earmarks.” Methinks you don’t hate them so much. You’re acting as if the earmark is something that should happen and if it’s no longer there something “happened” to it.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 7:20 pm16Steve

From nomans responses I take it he supports “Code Pink”.

The same group who protested at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where our wounded troops are.

Below is an excerpt from wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea_Benjamin )

Many of the causes that Ms. Benjamin espouses are Communist in nature. The Washington “peace” rally at which she spoke last month, for instance, was organized by the Workers World Party, a Communist organization… In years past, she staunchly opposed US military aid to those fighting against Communist forces in Central America… She favors the creation of a government-sponsored universal health care system funded by taxpayer dollars. She exhorts the US government to lift its trade embargo against Cuba – a nation she notably lauds as a place where people have managed to “thrive despite the odds” against them.[6][7]
on 18 Feb 2008 at 7:23 pm17Brian

I also agree with lifting the embargo on cuba becuase once the people there have prosperity the social systsem will change. Diaz-Ballard who always kills the proposal in the senate is related to castro and knows that that embargo keeps castro in power.
on 18 Feb 2008 at 8:30 pm18Steve

Brian…I agree with your assessment. Once there is prosperity there, the social system would change. That would be a good reason to lift the embargo.

I provided the reference to Medea Benjamin in wikipedia, as an informational reference. I just thought that there might be another motive behind this protest so I went looking for more information on “Code Pink” and who was behind it.

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