Anti-war veterans unfurl 'Arrest
Bush/Cheney' banner at National Archives
Crimes of President and Vice President "clearly
mark them as war criminals"
By Johanna Neuman
Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2008
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Veterans for Peace banner hung at
National Archives on Tuesday. The Police and
the Secret Service were apparently in no hurry
to tear the banner down.
source: VFP
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WASHINGTON -- At 7:30 a.m. [on Tuesday] morning,
they climbed a nine-foot fence to occupy a 35-foot-high
ledge at the National Archives.
And five members of the Veterans for Peace organization
have been there ever since. They say they're veterans
of Vietnam and Iraq, anti-war activists, and soldiers
for a cause who plan to fast for 24 hours in protest
of the Bush administration.
Seeking the criminal prosecution of George W. Bush
and Dick Cheney, the organization distributed "Citizens'
Arrest Warrants" to tourists waiting in line
to enter the archives, which houses the key documents
of U.S. history: the Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
In a press release, the group described the reasons
for its protest:
Bush and Cheney’s serial abuse of the law
of the land clearly marks them as domestic enemies
of the Constitution. They have illegally invaded and
occupied Iraq, deliberately destroyed civilian infrastructure,
authorized torture, and unlawfully detained prisoners.
These actions clearly mark them as war criminals.
Accountability extends beyond impeachment to prosecution
for war crimes even after their terms of office expire....
We are not conducting ourselves in a disorderly
manner; our action is well-ordered and well-considered.
We are not trespassing; we have come to the home of
our Constitution to honor our oath to defend it.
So far, authorities have not interfered with the
peaceful protest or the sign.
Yes, there's a sign. A 22-foot-by-x8-foot banner
draped across the Constitution Avenue side of the
archives says, “DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION. ARREST
BUSH AND CHENEY: WAR CRIMINALS!”
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