The American Spectator, a right-wing rag and site, admits to being
involved in the precipitation of violence at the Air and Space Museum as
a means of discrediting the Occupy Movement. It has been openly
reporting about its "plants" among the protesters and their actions to
get certain things to occur. Included in this, today, was the presence -
and central role played by - of Patrick Howley, its Assistant Editor, in
sparking the police reaction and violence.


Standoff in D.C.


By Patrick Howley on 10.8.11 @ 6:24PM

American Spectator reporter pepper-sprayed at Washington protest.

The fastest-running protesters charged up the steps of Washington's
National Air and Space Museum Saturday afternoon to infiltrate the
building and hang banners on the "shameful" exhibits promoting American
imperialism. As the white-uniformed security guards hurried to
physically block the entrances, only a select few -- myself included --
kept charging forward.

Under a cloud of pepper spray I forced myself into the doors and
sprinted blindly across the floor of the Air and Space Museum, drawing
the attention of hundreds of stunned khaki-clad tourists (some of whom
began snapping off disposable-camera portraits of me). I strained to
glance behind me at the dozens of protesters I was sure were backing me
up, and then I got hit again, this time with a cold realization: I was
the only one who had made it through the doors. As two guards pointed at
me and started running, I dodged a circle of gawking old housewives and
bolted upstairs.

"The museum is now closed!" screamed one of the guards as alarms
sounded. "Everyone make your way to the exits immediately!" Using my
jacket to cover my face -- which I could feel swelling to Elephant Man
proportions -- I ducked through the confused tourists and raced out the
exit. "Hey, you!" shouted a female guard reaching for my arm. "Get back
here!" But I was already down the steps and out of sight.
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