CNN examines 'unusual' protests on fifth anniversary of war

[proud2BlibKansan]

David Edwards and Muriel Kane

Published: Thursday March 20, 2008

Although the number of protesters involved in demonstrations was lower on this anniversary of the invasion of Iraq than in previous years, the level of street theater appeared to have grown.

From the pro-war counter-demonstrator in a camouflage-patterned hoodie stridently chanting "Shock and awe, shock and awe, shock and awe," to the somber figures in white masks representing the dead, the events covered by CNN emphasized spectacle and emotion.

The Granny Peace Brigade showed up in Times Square and were assailed by the Shock-and-Awe lady, who accused them of having "the audacity to come out here ... to besmirch our troops" and chanted contemptuously, "Go home, go take your Geritol."

One police officer in Washington, DC high-fived protesters and was proclaimed "coolest cop in the country." However, CNN noted that the same officer had earlier "lost his cool" and slugged a demonstrator.

"Five years into the Iraq War, protesters are already demonstrating against what they think could be the next war," CNN concluded, showing a pair of anti-war protesters in Bush and McCain masks harmonizing Beach Boys-style on "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran."

This video is from CNN.com, broadcast March 19, 2008. -> http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNN_Activists_find_unusual_ways_to_0320.html

[jeff30997]

1. "Shock and awe"

Why don't they enlist if they are so enthusiastic about that quagmire ?