Supporting the troops

NEW YORK - An explosive device caused minor damage to an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday, shaking guests in hotel rooms high above “the crossroads of the world.”

Police blocked off the area to investigate the explosion, which occurred at about 3:45 a.m.. No one was injured. The blast left a gaping hole in the front window and shattered a glass door, twisting and blackening its metal frame.

Don’t question the patriotism of the war-is-not-the-answer crowd, or they’ll bomb you.

Posted on March 6th, 2008 by pwyll
Filed under: politics, war

2 Responses to “Supporting the troops”

  1. Paco Malo, on March 6th, 2008 at 4:47 pm Said:

    Here’s a part — relevant to your thesis — that you did not quote from the story at the “NEW YORK” link above:

    …. The recruiting station, located near the theater district on a traffic island, is surrounded by chain stores and restaurants and several TV studios, has occasionally been the site of anti-war demonstrations, ranging from silent vigils to loud rallies.

    In October 2005, a group of activists who call themselves the Granny Peace Brigade rallied there against the Iraq war. Eighteen activists, most of them grandmothers with several in their 80s and 90s, were later acquitted of disorderly conduct. ….

    I find no support in the article you cite for your rhetorical blast at the “war-is-not-the-answer crowd”. Indeed, the reporting you cite indicates that protests at the recruiting station in Times Square were peaceful. Why the rhetorical hyperbole?

  2. pwyll, on March 6th, 2008 at 11:17 pm Said:

    The inference that a member of the war-is-not-the-answer crowd bombed the recruiting station is entirely my own.

    The act was deliberate, and I find it hard to believe the target was chosen at random. A jihadi attack would have been far more lethal. This bombing was intended to make a point, not a bodycount. Conditional on someone being caught and convicted for this, I’d give you three to one that I’m right.

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