Is it really coming to this?
LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2004 - At 7:50 PM two armored tanks showed up at
an anti-war protest in front of the federal building in Westwood. The tanks
circled the block twice, the second time parking themselves in the street and
directly in front of the area where most of the protesters were gathered.
Enraged, some of the people attempted to block the tanks, but police quickly
cleared the street. The people continued to protest the presence of the tanks,
but about ten minutes the tanks drove off. It is unclear as to why the tanks
were deployed to this location. Uploaded here is video from the event.
Update
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I frankly don't know what was going on in this scene. I certainly hope
someone is investigating it.
Anyone know who the representative for this area is?
Update 2:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this occurred outside the Westwood
Federal Building.
Here's the members of congress that represent that area:
I'm sure Waxman would be a good person to bring in on this.
Also, I think this is the web site of
the group that organized the protest.
Here's an account
from someone who was there that suggests that it might have just been a case of
unfortunate timing. The two tanks may have just been leaving the nearby Army
Reserve Center and got caught in the traffic. I'm not sure. Again, this needs to
be investigated.
Update 2:
More info in this diary update