18 to 19 peace campaigners were arrested yesterday in Des Moines.
According to the AP, the peace campaigners were arrested for trespassing.
According to a freelance writer Mike Ferner, Teresa Vilman of the Hillary Clinton campaign said "I'll give you three minutes to leave and then I'll call the police"
I do not have the details of who in the Giuliani campaign called the police or asked for the arrest.
This protest was part of "Seasons Of Discontent--A Presidential Occupation Campaign," the SODAPOP campaign from Voices for Creative Nonviolence
For more details, as requested in the Comments, the quotes below are from a freelance writer Mike Ferner.
Thank you for the comments, yes I very much needed to make the link between the title of the diary and the evidence more explicit.
"The "law and order" Giuliani campaign waited only about two hours
to call on the suburban Clive, Iowa police to arrest 10 activists. The
Clinton campaign appeared more reluctant to remove the protesters,
waiting almost eight hours before requesting the Des Moines Police
Department remove nine activists. "
For more details at the Senator Clinton Campaign office, the peace campaigners told "staffer David Barnhart that
they had come for the Senator's response to a letter they had sent her
a month earlier, asking her to publicly pledge "to take the necessary
concrete steps to end the Iraq war, to rebuild Iraq, to foreswear
military attacks on other countries, and to fully fund the Common Good
in the U.S."
As far as I, the diarist, can tell, the protesters made noise and refused to leave.
According to the same article by Mike Ferner, Teresa Vilman of the Hillary Clinton campaign said "I'll give you three minutes to leave and then I'll call the police"
IMHO, the main point was that these activists are willing to sacrifice their freedom to defend the life and purpose of our troops. Compare that with our senatorial Presidential candidates who did not bother to lead, filibuster, or even vote against torture-defending Mukasey.
For Video of protest and for more details go to Iowa Peace List
To learn about peace campaigns nationally, I watch Democracy Now.
In Iowa, we are fortunate to have a convenient
Central Iowa Peace Calendar
and an excellent Progressive Coalition
How do you learn about the work of the peace activists in your state?