Talk:March 17, 2007 anti-war protest
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[edit] Counter-protesters
I added a bit about the speculated reason that so many counter-protesters showed up. This is a great article (I was there protesting the war), but I fear it may be lacking in credibility since it seems more than a little biased against the counter-protesters. If anyone can add more from their side please do. --(Dodavehu 13:35, 22 March 2007 (UTC))
- I tend to agree with that rationale, that the black bloc's graffiti on the Capitol on J27 made more of a splash than anything else. I was featured on the blog of Michelle Malkin, and received hate mail about it, and much of it was about the fear of graffiti on the memorials. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:29, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Attendance By Both Sides
Some observations by a participant on the GOE side of the March.
[edit] Numbers of protesters
There were videos made by one or more news services of the entire crossing of the Memorial Bridge by the anti-war group. The news services have yet to publish a count citing this evidence.
[edit] Number of counter-protesters
The official Gathering OF Eagles website had an electronic sign-up sheet of participants that numbered slightly less than 1900. Although many of the signatores announced they were bringing others to the march, this must be weighed against the snowy weather that slowed highway traffic to the DC area the day and night before the march. There were cancelations due to weather on both sides.
Unofficial observations of attendence by both sides frequently fail to mention the starting time for GOE rally being much earlier, 8AM, versus the Noon time start for the anti-war march. The focus of the GOE was a rally and the protection of monuments during the entire stay of the anti-war protesters. This observer cannot support the claims of 30,000 counter-protesters or of the counter-protestors outnumbering the protester side.
That there were many more counter-protesters(veterans)than had ever shown up before for an anti-war(Iraq) march cannot be disputed. Sauras,04:28, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
