Ah. The Sparticist League roundly condemns the rampant adventurism in assailing the sancity of religious institutions. Glad we've cleared THAT up.

Incidentally, there were literally busloads of tactical riot police squirrled away around the corner on March 19th. But the bruising the city's image received after illegally arresting 800 people in 2003 certainly played a role in the CPD's effort to lower it's profile - particularly in front of the cameras.

Which only underscores the point. The demo in 2003 was both effective and powerful precisely because it evolved into the single largest act of civil disobdience in Chicago since 1968.