Protestors Pissed at Patriotic sPeakers

Protestors Pissed at Patriotic sPeakers

Big Crowd at Military School Protest Gets Earful of Patriotic Music From Army - from Tampa Bay Online

The Army's loudspeakers, playing "The Army Song" and "God Bless the U.S.A.," were 50 yards away from where protesters were speaking to the crowd.

Leaders of School of Americas Watch, which has protested at Fort Benning every year since the early 1990s, said they planned to sue over the noise tactic and accused the Army of a "psychological operation."

"There's a lot of ill will being caused that's not necessary," said the Rev. Ray Bourgeois, SOA Watch founder. "The closer we get to closing that school down, the meaner they get." [emphasis added - Editor's Note: Gee, I wonder why they would get "mean" about someone trying to close them down. . . how very strange!]

"We figure if they can play their music, we can play ours," post spokesman Rich McDowell said. The Army said the music came from a tape made by the wife of a Fort Benning soldier currently serving in Iraq.