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Anti-war rally gets military's scrutiny
By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff writer

An anti-war demonstration in Akron that drew 200 people last year also drew the attention of military officials investigating the protesters for ``potential terrorist activity.''

The release of documents, reported Friday by The New York Times, revealed the federal government had maintained records on the ``Stop the War Now'' rally held in Akron on March 19, 2005, as well as dozens of other demonstrations held across the country.

The Akron event was sponsored by the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker group that bills itself as nonviolent and peaceful.

``It's chilling, intimidating and ridiculous knowing that the government is looking at events like ours, a public event advertised as being legal and nonviolent, and deems it a potential terrorist event,'' said Greg Coleridge, director of the group's economic justice program.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/15758796.htm