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jamieooh
01-15-2012, 11:50 PM
Obama admin sends Coast Guard to protect ships from violent union members, occupiers

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/12/report-obama-administration-sends-coast-guard-in-to-protect-ships-from-violent-union-members-occupiers/#ixzz1jaeTni8W
By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller Published: 1:39 PM 01/12/2012 | Updated: 12:23 AM 01/13/2012

President Barack Obama’s administration has ordered the United States Coast Guard to protect grain ships at the Port of Longview from violent “Occupy” protesters and dockworker union members, according to a local news report.

The Daily News in Longview, Wash., reported that the Coast Guard will protect a grain shipment from an onslaught of “Occupy” protesters and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). The ship will be transporting grain to Asia. A date for the shipment has not yet been set.

The group of leftwing activists had shut down ports all along the West Coast on Dec. 8, including the Port of Longview. The Coast Guard will apparently be helping the ship load its grain at the port, and then depart for Asia, safely.

The local unions and “Occupy” groups are planning to band together to protest the Coast Guard protections of the grain shipment when it happens.

The Coast Guard is a part of the United States Armed Forces and ordinarily falls under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. The president can, however, at any time, move the Coast Guard to operate under the U.S. Department of Navy, and Congress can do the same during times of war. As the nation’s commander-in-chief, President Obama has the ability to control what actions the Coast Guard takes.

The Daily News reported that the ILWU said it has no plans to stop the grain ship.

Dockworker union members have protested the port since last January, according to a report on the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS).

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/12/report-obama-administration-sends-coast-guard-in-to-protect-ships-from-violent-union-members-occupiers/#ixzz1jaejwSFu