Vietnam Veterans for Peace Demonstrate Against Fellow Vet John McCain
On Sunday, Veterans for Peace, a large national organization made up of veterans of every war, from Korea to Vietnam and Iraq, led a protest in the streets of St. Paul against the Republican National Convention. Among the members of Vets for Peace, there is a sizable contingent of Vietnam War vets. So, too, is the man they are demonstrating against: the presumptive presidential nominee John McCain. Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill files a report from the streets of the Twin Cities.
Protesters and police clash at RNC; CODEPINK members safe Posted by Jean - Mon, Sep 1, 2008 CPHQ, Give Peace a Vote, Rock the Parties!
All of y’all out there have been calling and e-mailing to CODEPINK members out here in St. Paul at the RNC, wondering what’s going on with reports of police, riots, tear gas and more on the news. We’re all fine. But we came very close to a crazy scene just about an hour ago, on our way home from a beautiful, massive anti-war march.