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Protest Petraeus at the Waldorf Astoria, NYC 11/18/14


By War Criminals Watch - Posted on 05 November 2014

Gen. Petraeus will be back and so will we!

This time around, he will be the honorary conversant at a benefit of Youth, I.N.C.

6:30 PM
Cocktail Reception and Live Entertainment
7:00 PM    
Feature Presentation
8:00 PM
Private Dinner for Youth, I.N.C. Guests

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Given Petraeus' criminal responsibility for much of the war on Iraq and Afghanistan and given the current relentless US bombing of Iraq and Syria, this is an important time to be visibly protesting – drawing connections between what he advocates, his history and current and future US policy - to make a statement about Petraeus and about the continuing and expanding US wars. We also want to point out that the General continues to teach at CUNY's Macaulay Honors College, every Monday from 3:00-6:00. 

On Thursday evening, Oct. 30, at the 92nd Street & in Manhattan — which has a reputation for being a center of culture and freedom of expression — Ray McGovern (the outspoken anti-war activist and former CIA analyst) was confronted by name and denied entry to an event where General David Petraeus was speaking.  Very quickly after being blocked by 92nd Street Y security, Ray was injured by the NYPD, arrested, held overnight in Central Booking (formerly known as The Tombs), and charged with "criminal trespass" in the third degree, and "resisting arrest."

Ray had a ticket for the event, as part of an action organized by War Criminals Watch, which has protested Petraeus many times since 2009.  Ray was at the buildling entrance, when he was told by security, “Ray, you can't go in.” Ray protested that he had a ticket, and expected to go in as other members of the public were. Quickly, he was grabbed by security, and then handed over to the NYPD, who roughly arrested him. His previously injured shoulder was re-injured, requiring a trip to the hospital.

Join War Criminals Watch/World Can't Wait and others (list in formation) in protest outside the Waldorf Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, NYC, NY

Watch the following video of Petraeus on ISIS threat.

http://youtu.be/_V7IGZaQhZk

 

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