Wednesday
September 11, 2002
By
Timmy Smith, Las Cruces Herald of Truth Staff Writer
Las Cruces, NM – To mark the first
anniversary of the terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center,
several hundred peace activists, led by former New Mexico governor Toney Anaya,
marched from the Pan American Center in Las Cruces to the Mesilla town
plaza. Along the way, the marchers sang
John Lennon songs and chanted peace slogans.
When
the procession arrived at the Mesilla town plaza, two hundred white doves were
released. “The doves are a symbol of
our desire for peace”, said Anaya, who was delivering an address when the doves
were released. The doves circled the
plaza and flew over an adjacent field of corn.
A group of about twenty local hunters, who were hidden in the cornfield
shot and ate the doves.
Mesilla
town marshall Miguel Pequeno stated that the hunters were acting legally when
they shot the doves since dove hunting season is in progress.