Army recruiting stations attacked in New York : Thunderbay IMC

ARMY CENTERS VANDALIZED

New York Post

February 1, 2005 -- Two Army recruiting stations, one in The Bronx and one in Manhattan, were hit by vandals in unrelated attacks yesterday, a law-enforcement source said.

David Seigel, 19, of Litchfield, Conn., was arrested and charged with vandalism for allegedly throwing a burning rag at the recruitment post in Parkchester at around 7:30 a.m. yesterday.

The rag caused some charring and minor damage to the building.

Fire marshals are investigating, and Seigel could face additional charges.

Five hours later, an employee of an Army recruiting station in the Flatiron section of Manhattan noticed that the front door had been cracked by a rock.

Someone also had used red paint to scrawl an anarchist symbol and an expletive that mentioned the war in Iraq, authorities said.

Police have no suspects in the afternoon attack. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is also investigating the incidents, Channel 2 News reported.

The source said that there was no indication that the two attacks were connected.

Military Recruiting Office Vandalized

Posted 5:10pm, Tuesday, February 1, 2005 by AEB

SOUTH TOLEDO -- Anti-war protesters have targeted a local military recruiting office is the target of anti-war protestors. But instead of singing songs or carrying signs, these protesters had a much more pungent way to express themselves. They threw a bucket of manure into the office and painted an obscenity on the wall.

An e-mail sent to News 11 by a group calling itself "War is S***" claimed responsibility. In its correspondence and its graffiti, the group replaces those asterisks with an obscenity. In its e-mail, the group says, "In a nation fueled by murderous lies, we can think of nothing more appropriate than expressing our disgust in this inappropriate fashion."

The obscene war protest doesn't end there. Graffiti with the same "War is S***" phrase is plastered around the city. One message was left on a building in back of the Arby's Restaurant on Talmadge Road.

People who saw the broken window of the recruiting office are outraged. "If they don't like this country that much they should do it the right way by changing with votes. Shouldn't do it with actions like that," said Steve Klostermeier, a bystander. Mike Gibson agreed, saying, "I think it's terrible. I think they're blaming the people who fought to give them the right to do stuff like that. They should have the courage to stand up and say it rather than doing stuff like that."

Toledo Police are investigating the vandalism. Army Captain William Wedley works at the recruiting office. He says since it is a police matter, he's not commenting.