I haven't seen any coverage of this in the mainstream news, with the exception of
this article, but in Olympia WA, demonstrators have attempted to block the loading of supplies onto ships bound for Iraq for the past week. The protests have been escalating and the police have used pepper spray to disperse the demonstrators. On Tuesday, 22 people were arrested. (Follow the link for some graphic pictures of the protest.)
Are there any Kossacks involved in this who could give a further report? An excerpt from the article is below the fold.
OLYMPIA - Twenty-two people were arrested Tuesday in one of the most volatile confrontations yet between anti-war activists and police officers guarding a military cargo ship docked at the Port of Olympia.
The confrontations resulted in the most arrests in a single day since the demonstrations began a week ago against the Iraq-bound military shipments leaving from the port. Police used pepper spray several times on the 100 or so activists and advanced into the crowd later in the evening, trying to disperse it.
Olympia City Councilman TJ Johnson was among those shoved by state troopers trying to clear the area. In response, he stood face-to-face in front of the advancing officers until they fired several pepper-spray pellets to clear the area.