Penelope Campbell (washington post photo) of Homeland Security was also pepper sprayed in the melee

at 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time, dc indymedia stopped in it's tracks: here's the timeline

Unpermitted march now at McPherson Square;
* Arrest at 15th and M at spontaneous unpermitted march; Unpermitted march now at McPherson Square;
* 3:45 Coffins carried by protestors are burning; Unpermitted march now at McPherson Square;
* 3:44 At least 30 riot-police at 14th and Pennsylvania; stand-off between police and protestors; whole area is filled with pepper-spray and tear-gas;

16 mainstream journalists (were) observed getting sprayed by police with pepper-spray;

Never have I seen this on Indymedia. I've contributed 100s of articles to Indy and have been paid for words in print. Question is who is the MORON that got hold of the NYC newswire: and label the following as- and here's good laugh -
ALIEN MIND CONTROL SPAM Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:38:38 +1100
To: dg_editor@yahoo.com
Subject: Your IMC website article has been hidden
From: imc-nyc-tech@lists.indymedia.org
Your article entitled
"Presidential Approval Hits 50 Year Low: Iraq Not Mentioned"
has been hidden from the newswire by the mountain.
The hide code was: Policy Violation.
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electro-magnetic alien mind-control spam
read and decide for yourself- that's how it has been done until today anyhow (this was not the ONLY lapse at MYC IMC today either

With the City ready to charge $30 million on the taxpayers credit card, local writer and 25 year resident, Becky Johnson, questions whether the project will benefit the City or provide the badly needed revenue the Redelopment Agency claims it will. She gave a shorter version of this speech to the City Council during the public hearings on the Coast Hotel Project on January 18, 2005 on behalf of HUFF.

Inaguration 2005 Protest callins from J20 protests against George Bush polise abuse using pepper spray, beatings ect from Free Radio S.C. Coverage using various indy media streaming audio from Radio Coop,FRSC, Enemy Combatant Radio on J20 2005 up till 3:30 EST