“This is a sign of betrayal”
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
October 8, 2013
Police arrested numerous Vietnam veterans during a vigil at a war memorial in New York City last night after the protesters refused to adhere to a 10pm curfew.
The veterans had gathered at the Vietnam Memorial Plaza to protest the 12th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan by reading out the names of deceased US soldiers.
One video shows a man speaking about how veterans are committing suicide. “This is a sign of betrayal….it’s important you know that your government committed immense atrocities during the Vietnam war, we did it every day,” he states.
After the Park Service rejected the group’s application to hold a protest at the site, an all night vigil was planned. The group argued that its first amendment rights superseded the 10pm curfew.
Photographs show veterans being handcuffed and loaded into paddy wagons.
A live stream video recording of the event shows demonstrators chanting, “whose side are you on?” before police, after several verbal warnings, move in to make the arrests.
View more images and video from last night’s demonstration below.
#Veterans arrested at #NYC #Vietnam #Memorial now, ppl singing "which side are you on?" fallen vets names being read pic.twitter.com/qyKQfHCGfk
— Brendan Hunt (@xrayultra) October 8, 2013
Ken Mayers (Vietnam Vet) getting arrested 4trespassing on Vietnam Memorial marking 12yrs of #USA inv* of #Afganistan pic.twitter.com/JlFiBVAkTx
— Libor Von Schönau (@LiborVS) October 8, 2013
"One Adam 12, we have veterans exercising their right to free speech, we need backup" pic.twitter.com/80oAbpw0SI
— Nicky Ocean ? (@SeaNick_) October 8, 2013
Names of veterans who died at war still being read as arrest happening.People singing"which side are you on" pic.twitter.com/EKyBJigBIH
— Nicky Ocean ? (@SeaNick_) October 8, 2013
War Vets handcuffed themselves together @ NYC Vietnam Memorial Plaza on 12th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/vbTz9wyYQe
— Jenna Çapulcu Pope (@BatmanWI) October 8, 2013
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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