NY Times, 6/2/06
SEATTLE, June 1 ( After nearly a week of protests intended to delay a large Navy cargo ship from sailing to the war in Iraq,
the vessel sailed out of Olympia on time Wednesday, port officials
said. But the protests, which were raucous at times, could portend a
summer of escalating tensions in the port.
The police said 20 protesters, most from Evergreen State College here,
were arrested earlier in the week on misdemeanor charges of attempted
trespass and were then released. Two others were charged with a
separate offense stemming from a clash with the police. [read more]