Terri
03-18-2003, 12:03 AM
Anti-War Protests Have Big Price Tags
Fox News
March 17, 2003
SEATTLE — Large anti-war protests come with a hefty price tag.
Money is needed to rent or buy stages, sound systems, permits and portable toilets, and tabs often run as high as $200,000 per demonstration — much more than the average grassroots peace group will ever have in its coffers.
So who is picking up the tab?
"The major anti-U.S. government demonstrations are organized by people who have been around for a long time, particularly the Workers World Party, which has existed for more than 30 years now and has always supported the enemies of the United States," said Herbert Romerstein, a retired agent of the U.S. Information Agency.
Full Story (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81314,00.html )
Fox News
March 17, 2003
SEATTLE — Large anti-war protests come with a hefty price tag.
Money is needed to rent or buy stages, sound systems, permits and portable toilets, and tabs often run as high as $200,000 per demonstration — much more than the average grassroots peace group will ever have in its coffers.
So who is picking up the tab?
"The major anti-U.S. government demonstrations are organized by people who have been around for a long time, particularly the Workers World Party, which has existed for more than 30 years now and has always supported the enemies of the United States," said Herbert Romerstein, a retired agent of the U.S. Information Agency.
Full Story (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81314,00.html )