Afghanistan: Between 'Iran before you Walk'

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Wed, 05/02/2012 - 12:00am
Interviews w.Kathy Kelly on Afghanjistan and Gabe Rottman w. the DC ACLU on the Criminal Protest Law

May Day Redux:

Yesterday, Occupy Portland  "reclaimed" a foreclosed house while protesters and police engaged in several skirmishes on May Day in Portland.

Several  few thousand people marched through downtown Tuesday afternoon as part of an annual May Day parade that has turned violent in years past. This year's event, which included many students and union members, passed with few arrests as demonstrators chanted for jobs and justice while opposing war and Wells Fargo.

 Earlier Tuesday, however, police made more than a dozen arrests as protesters staging a much-smaller parade without a permit scuffled with officers who demanded they march on the sidewalk. Shoving matches ensued when police on bikes and horses tried to push protesters away from traffic. Those arrested were charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer.

 The protest veered to Pioneer Place mall at one point, with demonstrators chanting for the place to shut down.

 There were scattered reports of vandalism during the day _ mostly at banks _ and many protesters remained as night fell. Sgt. Pete Simpson, a police bureau spokesman, said officers will eventually tell them to leave and what happens after that will "depend on the dynamic of the crowd."

 The Oregonian newspaper reported on its website that four demonstrators were arrested outside a downtown courthouse Tuesday night and someone set fire inside a nearby trash container.

 Away from downtown, students protested against school cutbacks and members of the Occupy Portland movement rallied at a northeast Portland park before breaking into a foreclosed house.

 The protesters entered through a side door after breaking into a lock box to get the key. Alisha Jackson, the former owner, moved her furniture back in while protesters partied and cut apart the "For Sale" sign out front.

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