Guantanamo on the Hudson

[realFedUp]

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Guantanamo on the Hudson
by theoria
Thu Sep 2nd, 2004 at 18:31:10 GMT

By now you've no doubt heard (and probably written) some of the stories about the new Guantanamo that was recently set up here in Manhattan. Well, I'm here to tell you another one of those stories via Jeff, my buddy from Colorado who just spent 36 hours making his way through the rather fucked-up system that is at work here this week.
My friend Jeff is here to take photographs of everything going on this week. Tuesday found him outside the NYC Library at 42nd and 6th, where a number of events were taking place. The police were plentiful, as they are on pretty much every corner in Manhattan these days.

Two youngsters began to drape a black flag on one of the lions, and white-shirted captain stepped forward and told them to stop. They'd just taken the flag down when another captain rushed forward and waved the first one off, calling on another group of police to take them down. The two kids quickly found themselves slammed face-down on the concrete, zip-cuffed and dragged away. The crowd that had gathered began to chant for their release, and to attempt to shame the police (hahaha.) The police warn that the crowd needed to disperse, and it does, for the most part. Bear in mind that this is the front area of the NYC Library, complete with table and chairs and kids and press and regular folks... and Jeff, who was taking pictures from a distance.

Well, the police formed a riot line at the top of the library steps and swept down them, scooping up whoever was still there. This included young people with their Macy's bags, NYU students who were there studying, families, grandmothers, etc. Everyone was eventually on the sidewalk, and they were directed to exit north on 6th toward Bryant Park. Of course, Bryant Park was barricaded, which was sorta the point. When Jeff and others saw the trap and turned around to go south (or run West across the street) the police line swooped around them with that damned orange fencing. Look out for that shit.

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[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. Well sure, if you are a dissentor then you are therefore a terrorist

it's perfectly appropriate to the "with us or against us" mentality.

[realFedUp]

2. The orange net....reminds one of behind the orange curtain

the term used to describe Orange Country CA which
was more heavily Republican.

Bet some of those grandmas caught in the net
after shopping at Macy's will cast their votes
next time for a Democratic mayor.