bobad, the anti-war movement is everywhere, including on college campuses. They have organized large demonstrations in DC, as well as coordinated national and international anti-war events in public, on the interet, and through the alternative media channels you may not be familiar with (like Democracy Now, Air America, NOW, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, etc). The mainstream media has blocked all access to the political dissenters in this country for years, but the problem has become much worse since 2000, when Bush was selected.

As to an impending arrest. Cindy clarified that in a number of interviews today, as the person(s) posting to Daily Kos apparently didn't understand what was going on. According to Cindy, the local sheriff is currently saying no one will be arrested, as long as no one breaks the law. She said it was the Secret Service who was attempting to get them to leave by intimidating them. Hence, the story began to get circulated that she was about to be arrested for national security reasons. What she said to clarify that was she doesn't believe they are in danger of being arrested by the local sheriff at this time, and if they were forcibly removed today, during the night, etc. it would most likely be the Secret Service deciding to intervene.

No one knows how local law enforcement and the Secret Service will deal with the situation as it grows. Many people are reported to be pouring int Crawford from all over to join the protest. They are allowed to come join the protest during the day, but only a small number of activists are being allowed to camp there at night. The activists fear that if they all left at night to sleep elsewhere, that they would be blocked from returning again. Ironically, it seems to be the presence of the media that has gone out of it's way to ignore the anti-war movement, the White House press corps, that has kept the protesters safe and in place. After Bush's public dissing of Cindy and the other mothers who have assembled with her today at his fundraising event, it is unclear how much more attention the protestors will be afforded by the White House press.