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Council members conceded that they had erred in passing a resolution Jan. 29 that condemned the Marines - rather than the war in Iraq - and some council members added that they felt they owed U.S. troops an apology as well the many Berkeley residents who were ashamed and offended by their position.
"To err is human but to really screw up it takes the Berkeley City Council," said council member Gordon Wozniak. "We failed our city. We embarrassed our city."
At 1:30 a.m., after nearly four hours of public comment and debate, the council voted 7-2 to rescind its action two weeks ago directing the city clerk to send a letter to the Marines that they weren't welcome in the city.
In a separate vote, the council decided not to issue a public apology for its action last month....
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Berkeley will not send Marines "unwelcome intruders" letter
Check out the protest yesterday. If this happened at an abortion clinic the protesters would have been slammed to the ground, cuffed and hauled off. But Berkley police are remaining neutral by refusing to enforce the law.