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Scenes from St. Paul -- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested

Scores of people are tear-gassed. At least 250 people are arrested. And St. Paul is as militarized a scene as one will see in an American city.

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  • Tuesday, September 2, 2008 12:32 PM

    IVAW

    CargoCult: ...Amy Goodman refuses to cover the Iraq Veterans Against the War march at the Republican National Convention...

    As RNC Opens, Iraq Veterans Against the War March in St. Paul

    (video/transcript: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/as_rnc_opens_iraq_veterans_against)

    We return to the streets of St. Paul where more than one hundred members of Iraq Veterans Against the War held a rally on Monday. The anti-war vets marched to the site of the Republican National Convention. Jaquie Soohen of Big Noise Films filed this report.

    A Debate: Iraq Veterans Against the War vs. Vets For Freedom

    (video: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/a_debate_iraq_veterans_against_the)

    Democracy Now! speaks with Geoffrey Millard, chapter president of the IVAW in Washington, D.C., David Bellavia, Vice-Chair of Vets for Freedom and Steve Russell, founder and chair of the group Vets for Victory.

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