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ORIGINAL: Vendaval

Amongst all the other anti-war protests this past week, one in particular stood out and brought a big dose of laughter -

"Grannies and pro-war activitsts clash in Times Square"

By Emily Chasan
Wed Mar 19, 4:19 PM ET

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grannies holding a knit-in to protest the war in Iraq clashed in a shouting match with pro-war activists in Times Square on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the start of the conflict.

About 30 member of the Granny Peace Brigade, some sitting in rocking chairs and wheelchairs, were knitting stump socks for veteran amputees and baby clothes for Iraqi families at the Times Square military recruiting station that was damaged by a small bomb on March 6.

"You want a piece of granny?" Frederick Olbrey, 70, yelled at about half a dozen war supporters gathered across the way as the grandmothers sang "God Bless America." "

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