Al-Jazeera Office Protested
By: Petula Dvorak
The Washington Post
May 1, 2006
Six protesters stood outside al-Jazeera's new downtown Washington office yesterday, calling its soon-to-be-launched, English-language network a "propaganda shop on American soil."
"Al-Jazeera is not welcome here," said Dave Holly, a computer programmer from Valley Forge, Pa., who protested outside the Arab network's office in the 1600 block of K Street NW.
Organizers had said they expected about 200 protesters, but the gathering fell flat. The United American Committee, which organized the demonstration, said the gathering would kick off a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week vigil outside the office. But by 3 p.m., all six had gone home.
"We're a small group. We're just starting to organize," Holly said yesterday, explaining the low turnout. "The word is just getting out about this."
The Washington Post
May 1, 2006
Six protesters stood outside al-Jazeera's new downtown Washington office yesterday, calling its soon-to-be-launched, English-language network a "propaganda shop on American soil."
"Al-Jazeera is not welcome here," said Dave Holly, a computer programmer from Valley Forge, Pa., who protested outside the Arab network's office in the 1600 block of K Street NW.
Organizers had said they expected about 200 protesters, but the gathering fell flat. The United American Committee, which organized the demonstration, said the gathering would kick off a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week vigil outside the office. But by 3 p.m., all six had gone home.
"We're a small group. We're just starting to organize," Holly said yesterday, explaining the low turnout. "The word is just getting out about this."
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