Anti-NATO protesters target Boeing

Protesters targeted Boeing’s Chicago headquarters on the final day of the NATO summit to take aim at the defense contractor and aerospace manufacturer.

About 200 protesters in Chicago gathered outside of Boeing Monday, throwing paper airplanes and staging a “die in,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

"We started today out at Boeing's international headquarters. They've been making millions and millions of dollars off taxpayers," the protest’s leader Matthew McLouglin told the crowd, according to the Chicago Tribune. "They've been making money harming people all over the world.”

After protesting outside of Boeing, the crowd then went to President Obama’s reelection headquarters in Chicago.

The protests are occurring as world leaders are in Chicago for the NATO summit — which concludes Monday — where they are finalizing withdrawal and post-war plans in Afghanistan.

There have been protests throughout the two-day summit, which while mostly peaceful, has seen some violence occur.

Boeing was a target because of its military contracts. A Boeing spokesman told Reuters that its 500 workers in Chicago were urged to work remotely from home on Monday.

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