March to New Orleans to Protest Iraq War

[Judi Lynn]

March to New Orleans to Protest Iraq War
Hurricane Victims, War Veterans Begin March to New Orleans to Protest Iraq War

MOBILE, Ala. Mar 14, 2006 (AP)— Hurricane victims and war veterans set out Tuesday on a march to New Orleans to protest the war in Iraq and what they view as a lack of relief aid for storm victims.

Paul Robinson, the local chapter president of Veterans for Peace, said the 140-mile "Walkin' to New Orleans" march is scheduled to end Saturday.

He said marchers, including several victims of Hurricane Katrina, are demanding not only an end to the war but also a large increase in resources to help hurricane victims rebuild their lives. He expected about 300 marchers to join in, some walking the entire distance and other joining at the end.

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who spent a month protesting outside President Bush's ranch last summer, was expected to join the marchers in New Orleans, her sister, Dede Miller, said Monday.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1723886

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1. for Peace and Justice

http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/

The Human Cost of Occupation
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 2309
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) 2172
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 1842
Since Handover (6/29/04): 1443
Since Election (1/31/05): 873
American Wounded Official Estimated
Total Wounded: 17004
http://tinyurl.com/2atnj

"Walkin' to New Orleans"
Veterans' and Survivors' March
for Peace and Justice
March 14-19, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/puvld


End the War and Occupation!
Troops Home Now!

Three years of war in Iraq is three years too many.
March 18 Chicago
The 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- send a message to George Bush and all supporters of this illegal war:
http://tinyurl.com/o7yua

Major Mobilization Set
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006
NEW YORK CITY
http://tinyurl.com/ze8sk

WATCH THESE TWO VIDEOS

MARCH - APRIL 2004
MARKING THE FIRST YEAR OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
http://tinyurl.com/nxjjb
Enveloped in a sentiment,
A sound that rushes over me.
Engage an impulse to pretend
I have a faith as pure.
Not forgetting what it means to dream.
Indulging everything.
Entertaining thoughts that I've the strength
Of those I yearn to be.
Cheers and tribute greet the saviours.
Reckless thoughts survive.
Anachronistic and impulsive.

And what will happen?
Will I dream?
I am too scared to close my eyes.
For a second please hold me.
None can change in me these things that I believe.
But I don't know what happens now.
I am too scared to close my eyes.

Legion
Vnv Nation

No Bravery
http://tinyurl.com/orzut

No Bravery

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.


And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

James Blunt

ARE YOU TOO SCARED TO CLOSE YOUR EYES?
I am.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Great post. Wonderful graphic. Thank you. n/t