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A "threat" to our Marines? No.
However, the city council gave special perks to code pink specifically to protest this recruiting station (a free and clear reserved parking space-and parking is at a premiuim in that town and the whole bay area). The city council called the Marines unwelcome and unwanted (paraphrased) visitors to the town. The council was trying everything they could to force the Marines out of the town and stifle the speech of the Marine Corps.
This story went away on a national level for a several reasons, not the least of which is, that like most stories, they have a short shelf life in today's media. Also, the council capitulated in the face of growing national and political pressure and rescinded the letter it was to send to the Marine Corps. That removed some of the "sexiness" of the story. On a local level, this story continues on.
I try to stay quiet on most of the poltical arguments, because I don't feel its worth a lot of time to fuss about something over the internet, but this situation really pisses me off, probably because I knew the town and frankly still have a tremendous attachment to CAL--thus the gldnbear93 moniker!
GO BEARS!!
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