JBLM Military Calls Peaceful Protesters Terrorists

On November 6, 2023 there was a peaceful and lawful protest at the Port of Tacoma, where hundreds of protesters called for a cease-fire in Gaza. The Protesters blocked traffic at the Port of Tacoma, where a military supply ship had recently arrived. Protest organizers said that they opposed the Israel-Hamas war and targeted the military ship — Cape Orlando — based on confidential information that it was to be loaded with weapons bound for Israel. 

According to an article by the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center (Indybay) the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA DES Protection Division (Anti-Terrorism Office) is calling the protesters at the Port of Tacoma "homegrown violent extremists" (domestic terrorists) and claiming that JBLM needs to identify and track everyone involved in these actions. It was reported that the Chief of the Protection Division stated that it is essential that anyone protesting military activity or questioning government actions be identified as these individuals pose a threat to "good order and discipline" on JBLM and a "terrorist threat" to military activities at the Port and in the surrounding civilian community. (https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/11/07/18860143.php)