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U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-11 11:29:10 (303 weeks ago)
Posted By: JWSmythe
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At 7:50 PM two Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) showed up at an anti-war protest in front of the federal building in Westwood. The APCs circled the block twice, the second time parking themselves in the street and directly in front of the area
where most of the protesters were gathered.

Enraged, some of the people attempted to block the tanks, but police quickly cleared the street. The people continued to protest the presence of the APCs, but about ten minutes the APCs drove off. It is unclear as to why the APCs were deployed to this location.
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Editor: Were these APCs lost? Was it an intimidation attempt? Practice to see what reaction would be to military troops and vehicles on civilian streets? We can only speculate. Hopefully we won't see more of this kind of things.

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Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-11 15:10:29
This IS preparation/conditioning for martial law here in the USA. All of you better wake up and get right with God because we are spiraling downward into total high-tech tyranny! Wake up to the fact that the whole left-right paradigm is designed to keep us divided NOT united and distracted from the what is really being prepared. Only repenting as a country and turning from our wicked ways will heal this land. This is all part of judgment on this nation.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-11 15:14:40
Question :

was these american troops in these tanks? and did they threaten the people?
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-11 16:59:42
If it's in Los Angeles it better damn well be American troops in those tanks.
Re: U.S. Marines follow order from Bush Vader!!
2004-11-11 18:27:02
MArtial law will bring the second revolution, i will not lay my arms down to my OWN gvt.

Rambo comes to mind.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-11 20:12:11
it just takes one vodka bottle and a rag...
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-11 23:30:55
I think everyone needs to calm down. Michael Moore featured this story on his site, too. Moore is the master of propaganda. The information for this 'news story' was taken from one of the demonstrators, NOT a journalist or an unbiased witness. There is a video, filmed with a hand held camera. It's very interesting. I've seen it. It's blurry and hard to see some images, but I could not see any markings on these 'tanks,' nor could I see any markings on the 'soldiers' uniforms. I find this very suspicious.



The police only showed up to keep people off of the very busy street and away from heavy traffic. Number of police is three. Only heard the voice of one or two. Number of demonstrators was listed as 'hundreds' but only looked like maybe 25. Several people walking past or just watching, but do they count? Hundreds driving past, surely they do not count!



Don't you all find it odd that there are no pictures or stories on the wires or the local and national U.S. news about this incident? You think military tanks moving through Los Angeles, California would generate more press coverage. This story is very odd and it sounds like it was staged. Tanks do not just 'drive by.'



Los Angeles = Hollywood = Movies
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 00:02:50
Im glade to see somebody here thinks this is right to use the us army on it on it own people this is and outrage and we need to take action posscomtotess

was not made for nothing and this is geting old the us goverment is try to take our freedom away and we should not stand for it... would our founding farthers take this no becouse they bleaved in our rights and fought and die for our rights and its looking like were going to have too do it again i am a person who beaves in freedom... and what our goverment is doing is wrong... Dan
Re: U.S. Marines follow order from Bush Vader!!
2004-11-12 00:07:43
i am glade to see so meny people are wakeing up and seeing the truth.... just know when its time to defend our selfs were not along and we will win our country back from the goverment... long live freedom... DAN
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 00:19:40
Yeah. Axis of Logic wrote words like "deadly force" and "intimidation."



People sometimes get carried away when they don't have Pacifica Radio telling them what to say and which butt to kiss this week.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 02:03:59
I wonder what happened to the "MEDIA"

After watching the pictures and red the whole article about the incident, I did try to catch this on TV. but unfortunately this event wasn't televised in any of the "Free American Media".

since 8:00pm on Nov. 11 until midnight this evening I didn't see anything from the American media or the Hispanic media. I just wonder how they can keep a whole state ignorant of such an outrageous attitude from the "Ignorant/Assassin/Hero soldiers that as the puppets that they are, it seems to be that instead of questioning why? they just act like the ones from the MK ULTRA Mind control Slaves program. Please try to let know to all the people you can about this alarming police state situation that is developing under the table in our country.

Thanks.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 02:19:32
It might be a staged event or perhaps just a lie as you think or write. But let me ask you something,

Did you ever find out or knew about what happened in Oakland, CA. just a few years ago?

was that a lie? Did you see that in the news?

Did you ever see the video and the foreing special troops from at least 4 different countries training here in the USA? they were taking in a staged scenario guns out of people's houses.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

DID THE MEDIA INFORMED US ABOUT IT?

'Cause if you haven't, please do yourself a favor and buy a copy of some of the arduous work form Alex Jones. www.infowars.com

I believe this happened and they are trying to keep it hidden. But it is up to you in this case.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 09:50:11
Perhaps ya'll need to calm yourselves down. I am as chagrined as anyone else to see military presence on the streets of LA; however, the chances of this particular incident being a twisted coincidence are highly likely. Please view the information below as reported by a poster at LA IMC ( http://la.indymedia.org/news/2004/11/118865_comment.php#119154 )



I think reporting this story without shedding light on this aspect of it as twisted as the reporting of
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 15:44:47
Only a moron would think those were tanks.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 17:48:05
IRAN is police state as well as USA is police state. Iran ayatoolah Khamanei is in charge of Iran , in USA we havee Ayatoolah Bush . Iran is facist police Muslim state. USA is facist Police christian state. Tanks and heavy armors are brought for people who wants chanjge Iranian GOV. USA also brings Tanks for anti Bush rallies. Iran they took freedoms one by one slowly . same here in USA slowly slowly they will soon gas own thiwer citizens in USA. Both governments are not popular and both of them owns weapons of mass destrutctions that have no fear to use it against thier own citizens. WAKE UP USA POLICE STATE AND MARTIAL LAW IS NEXT?????
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 19:57:23
Your media is controlled by the government.

Thus the need for independent coverage.

I could share with you HUNDREDS of stories

that were not covered by the major media outlets.



OJ? Kobe? Martha Stewart? Is THAT news?
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 20:05:32
Obviously you failed to read what was posted earlier. The drivers of the vehicles (not tanks, by the way, there's no treads on them) were simply lost in LA, as anyone who has ever been to LA can sympathize with. I live in LA, and I'm not half has worried about this as most of you. If you're going to let a handful of Marines getting lost in LA rattle your cage that much, then perhaps you are no better than others who let their judgement be impaired by fear.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-12 21:36:38
I could not agree with you more. In the near future those who are in the U.S that disagree or stand in defiance of the U.S. govenment will be subject to the same things that are taking place in falluhjah, iraq and elsewhere at the hand of the American Military. It is time for America to wake up from it's false reality of television HOllywood or whatever has distracted the God given natural ability to discern right from wrong. Good from evil. it seems that American is become to prideful and soon shall see her own demise. Lord God strenghten us til serve until the end..amen.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-13 10:40:08
Iran is good examples of Facist Police. state. After the CIA made coup in Iran in 1979 and brought Facist Born Indian Iranian Aytoolah Khomani and replaced Shah of Iran. Since that time is 26 years of Aytoolahisam and Barbarick regime in Iran. No one knew that 26 years of hell , misery and injustices for people of Iran. Ayatoolahs took 70 million hostages in Iran since 1979. Khomanie died and replaced him with another facist Ayatoolah. They have staged election in Iran for 26 years. of lies in to lies in to lies. Now see USA is same as IRAN. Lies in to lies in to lies.Police state and now bringing tanks for Anti Bush rallies! It will come again and again Bush and his co sponsored will have ruled USA over 100 years to come.Get you may laugh USA is not Iran ! They will hijacked election in USA and did it again , Bush is shark and soon will come Tanks will be in every corner of USA cities. Please see in Iran today 90% of population so poor , drug addicts and majority of Iranian masses have no money and are not able to survive and majority of married woman in Iran have to sell thier body at night , or sell thier kidney to survive. Wake up call... Will tanks and Military will took over USA soon ?You look at IRAN 26 years and see Bush 8 years? all same is it not ? I say people need to look for another country in case of getting so bad here , they need to be refugees from USA to else where? Canada, Newzealand, Australia, Europe, Holland?No one will be free in USA , Bush took 300 million Hostages?

Ayatoolahs took 70 million Hostages in Iran ? http://www.infowars.com http://www.krsi.net http://www.rense.com God bless USA and we pray for freedom and justice in USA and IRAN!
BUSH took 300 Million Hostages in USA?
2004-11-13 10:47:05
Iran is good examples of Facist Police. state. After the CIA made coup in Iran in 1979 and brought Facist Born Indian Iranian Aytoolah Khomani and replaced Shah of Iran. Since that time is 26 years of Aytoolahisam and Barbarick regime in Iran. No one knew that 26 years of hell , misery and injustices for people of Iran. Ayatoolahs took 70 million hostages in Iran since 1979. Khomanie died and replaced him with another facist Ayatoolah. They have staged election in Iran for 26 years of lies in to lies in to lies. Now see USA is same as IRAN. Lies in to lies in to lies.Police state and now bringing tanks for Anti Bush rallies! It will come again and again Bush and his co sponsored will have ruled USA over 100 years to come.Get you may laugh USA is not Iran ! They will hijacked election in USA and did it again , Bush is shark and soon will come Tanks will be in every corner of USA cities. Please see in Iran today 90% of population so poor , drug addicts and majority of Iranian masses have no money and are not able to survive and majority of married woman in Iran have to sell thier body at night , or sell thier kidney to survive. Wake up call... Will tanks and Military will took over USA soon ?You look at IRAN 26 years and see Bush 8 years? all same is it not ? I say people need to look for another country in case of getting so bad here , they need to be refugees from USA to else where? Canada, Newzealand, Australia, Europe, Holland?No one will be free in USA , Bush took 300 million Hostages?

Ayatoolahs took 70 million Hostages in Iran ? http://www.infowars.com http://www.krsi.net http://www.rense.com God bless USA and we pray for freedom and justice in USA and IRAN! Americans are getting poor poorer and AND USA is bankrupted already. Ayatoolahs bankrupted IRAN as well! Will come soon americans have to sell thier body and kidney and thier organ for living ?


Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-14 20:15:02
If I had a gun and millions of rounds of ammo I'd drive around killing all of them for being clueless morons. You people are perfect examples.
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-15 14:43:50
This is getting way out of hand.



Those "APCs" or "Tanks" are, in fact, USMC Light Armored Vehicles, 25-mm variant. They were participating in a PARADE and supporting the US Marine Corps Reserves TOYS-FOR-TOTS program.



I know this because I am in the same unit as those in the pictures. We had another event the next night, at Dana Point High School in a football game against #2 in the Nation Mission Viejo. There was a huge Toys-for-tots event, raising many toys for underpriveledged kids. We also brought two LAVs, the same from the parade, and people seemed to LOVE them. I was in my dress blues and I have never had my hand shaken and been thanked so many times in one evening.



I don't know the specifics of what happened on the "night in question" but a fellow Marine told me briefly about it and laughed at how out of hand the reports on the internet had become. This I know;

the vehicles were not tanks,

they were not there as a response to an anti-war protest, as i understand it, the anti-war protest was there as a response to the VETERANS DAY PARADE which they were a part of,

this is not an issue of mind controled soldiers droning on about "just following orders" - this is an instance of fiction dramatized by the overactive imagination of a few people.



thank you
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-15 14:52:52
addendum:



yeah, so i just talked to my buddy about the specifics. they were not IN a parade at this point, just going home from it. i got a real kick out of the video, btw. just how self important everyone feels. why did not a single person feel like it would be nice to go talk to the marines, get their feeling, instead of just shouting stupid chants at them. yelling at them to "stay home" or "bring the troops home" might sound nice, but they really don't get to make that choice, like it or not.



thats my 2 cents
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-16 00:29:46
Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2004-11-29 18:02:47
Misnamed or not - from the video you can clearly see that this USMC Light Armored Vehicle had a cannon that made it look like a tank.



If it shows up at an anti-war demonstration, people must feel like they are in Prague in 1968.



'we got lost and wanted to ask the demonstrators for directions' sounds like a joke - if that is truly what happened then life has more sarcasm than me.


Re: U.S. Marines Greet Protesters In Los Angeles
2005-01-05 23:59:50
This is insane! Please people lets be rational.



It was Veterans Day so military vehicles were out and about. There are numerous rational explanations when you consider it was Veterans Day. The knee jerk responses about the US being a totalatarian state or using the military to stop lawful protests are "Looney Tunes." On second thought, it would be an insult to a cartoon character to associate them with such mindless thought.



People, there are enough issues to debate, enough things that government does wrong, ehough injustices to be corrected, to worry about trumped up, over imaginative, LSD induced conspiracy theories. Lets get back to rational, enlightened discussions that serve a purpose. Not "the sky is falling" tripe.
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