Shrinking estimates

Ahmad sent me this: "This is taking absurd to a totally new level... we had (by police estimates) more than 20,000 ppl rally for 4 hours in freezing cold from Times Sq to Columbus Circle (just outside CNN offices) to protest media bias in coverage the war on Gaza. During the protest NYPD thugs maced a 14 yrs old kid, and arrested at least 5 people because they stood against an Israel sympahizer who pulled a Palestinian flag to the ground. You go home check the news, AP, NYtimes and CNN tell you the demo actually had 150 people, and the Israel demo dwarfed us (while we outnumbered them by at least 1 to 10). You get the impression it was a bunch of passionate aliens who distubed and "injured" the poor respect-inspiring NYPD."