Neo-Nazi rally in Olympia

A neo-Nazi rally at the state capitol only drew 14 Nazis, but plenty of counter-demonstrators.

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Mon., July 3, 2006

A State Police trooper adjusts his facemask as he stands in a line at the Capitol Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET111

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
A small group of neo-Nazis stand on the Capitol steps as an U.S. flag is held by a protester across the street at the Temple of Justice, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET109

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
A small group of neo-Nazis stand on the Capitol steps in the foreground as they look out across at demonstrators across the street at the Temple of Justice, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET108

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
Dyami Allen holds an United States flag as he stands with others on the steps of the Temple of Justice to protest a small gathering of neo-Nazi's nearby Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET110

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
A small group of neo-Nazis salute as they stand on the Capitol steps, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with the neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET107

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
Demonstraters hold signs from the steps of the Temple of Justice as they protest a gathering of a handful of neo-Nazis across at the Capitol, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET106

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
A man holds an anti-Nazi sign from the steps of the Temple of Justice as he stands with others protesting a gathering of a handful of neo-Nazis across at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Monday, July 3, 2006. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET105

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
Neo-Nazis set up their equipment before beginning their demonstration on the state Capitol steps, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET104

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
Protesters stand on the steps of the Temple of Justice and below as they look across to the Capitol where a small group of neo-Nazi's gather Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Protesters sang, danced and traded insults with the neo-Nazis Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET103

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
Dyami Allen, left, holds a U.S. flag as he stands with others on the steps of the Temple of Justice to protest a small gathering of neo-Nazi's gathered nearby Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET102

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review
A man waves a Nazi flag from the Capitol steps as a pair of State Police troopers stand nearby Monday, July 3, 2006, in Olympia, Wash. Hundreds of protesters sang, danced and traded insults with a small group of neo-Nazis who gathered on the Capitol steps Monday, the third such rally this year in this liberal college town. The State Patrol reported no arrests or incidents during the rally and protests. Authorities separated the two groups with a chain-link fence, barricades and rows of troopers in riot gear. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORG XMIT: WAET101

Elaine Thompson The Spokesman-Review