Activists Expect Bigger Rallies (Fort Bragg; Free Republic Counter-Rally)

(From Fayetteville Observer; Lila Lipscomb to speak to reporters at Quaker House)

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=local&Story=6889203

Activists expect bigger rallies

By Allison Williams
Staff writer

Organizers called the anti-war rally in Fayetteville last year the city's biggest since the Vietnam War. This year, they are counting on Fayetteville's largest anti-war protest ever.

The Old North State chapter of the Free Republic is planning a counterdemonstration. Lynn Huber, a chapter chairwoman, said she also expects more people this year. She said at least 200 people have made firm commitments.

The two rallies Saturday will make for a repeat of last year, when the groups faced off at Rowan Park. Some people anticipated violence, but the rallies passed peacefully with dozens of police officers keeping a careful watch. Officers inspected bags and coolers and set up metal detectors.

Capt. Bill Simons of the Fayetteville Police Department said officers plan the same thing this year. He would not say how many officers would be at the park, but he did say other agencies would be helping the Fayetteville department.

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Isn't that what he said?

seems to keep his promise there.....

they inspected all of the peaceful protestors purses and bags. I didn't see the freepers get checked. they may have found a gun or two from the way they were behaving.

That means 16 will show up, with 12 "guarding" their porta-potties, and four knuckleheaded, out-of-shape blowhards to heckle and act like fools.

Unworrisome, to say the least.

of counter-protestors, anyway, from the community. I couldn't go last year, but I heard there were a good number of people on both sides. That was last year, of course. This is Fort Bragg. It's a military community in the South.

there were thousands of anti-war protestors. There were about 30 freepers or pro-warmongers as I call them! They kept reving their motorcycle engines to drown out the speakers. It didn't work.. :eyes: