Protest Gen. David Petraeus at St. Pete Chamber of Commerce fundraiser

January 2010, The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce has invited Gen. David Petraeus to be their keynote speaker at the Chamber's annual fundraiser banquet.

Gen. Petraeus is current commander of CENTCOM, which is responsible for US "security interests" in 20 nations. While Gen. Petraeus was being named "leader of the year" by GQ (similar to, although not as absurd as Obama winning a Nobel Peace prize), active-duty soldiers who have the courage to resist illegal and unjust wars are being imprisoned or forced to go AWOL.

Midway through the protest, activists gathered at the back of the Vinoy near the main ballroom where dinner was being held and chanted to disrupt the Chamber of Commerce event. According to certain individuals inside the event, the activists' message was heard loud and clear by all in attendance.

Photos: Kathleen Mannion

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[idaren44]

terrible to compare it with the nazi´s, he is courages and no warcriminal if you think like that, you have still a lot to learn

[mvp49rb]

wow ok there's just a lot of bashing not much fact and we allowed the war to happen it was are right to stand up and we didn't