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Protest at the New York Times headquarters
Community activists and individuals gathered in solidarity to protest the New York Times, for revealing top secret defense strategies, and providing information that aids America's enemies in a time of War. At one point, more than 250 people joined together in the early evening on July 10, 2006 across the street from the Times headquarters at 43rd Street-off Broadway. The police assisted with barricades and protection, and a speakers mount was created out of a pick-up truck. The banners were large and the chants loud, we were a voice for many. The event kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance which I gladly recited at the mound.
Rabbi Aryeh Spero, talk-show host and head of Caucus for America, kept the crowd lively with a proposal to change "Times Square" with "Giuliani Square" which became one of the widely used chants. Other speakers included, Niger Innis and Roy Innis of Congress of Racial Equality, Barry Farber, Ryan Mauro, Richard Poe, Herb London, Rafique Iscandar and notably Debra Burlingame, whose brother, Charles Burlingame, was the pilot of the doomed aircraft that flew into the Pentagon on 9/11. Unfortunately, when Ms. Burlingame spoke, the 4 or 5 hecklers in front of the Times building created so much noise, we could hardly hear her.
A couple of the protesters paraded in Osama bin Laden outfits claiming to love the New York Times, and for good reason. The Times shamelessly embark on treason, while elected officials, academia and other press praise them. The type of information the Times is sharing to America's enemies is exactly the type of information that American troops around the world would be tortured and die to protect. It goes beyond the pale that the Times, hiding behind the rights of the public, is awarded with a Pulitzer and continues to hurt America by exposing information that threatens national security and America's Armed Forces.
Times employees watched from the windows above, and writers Carl Bernstein and Paul Krugman exited the building - heads down. At the end of the day, the event was a success, but more must be done. Many thanks to Toni Rachiele for putting it all together. The rally ended with the singing of "God Bless America."
by Raquel Walker, Friday, Jul. 21 | Permalink
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