Large War Protest Planned For Mall

[Joanne98]

IRAQ WAR PROTEST
Large Rally Planned Saturday on Mall
Organizers Oppose Increase in Troops and Plan to Seek Withdrawal Deadline

By Michael E. Ruane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 25, 2007; Page B06

Tens of thousands of peace advocates from across the country are expected in Washington on Saturday for an anti-war rally that could be among the biggest since the war in Iraq began, organizers said yesterday.

They said the rally on the Mall, followed by a march near the Capitol, will target President Bush's intention to send more troops to the Iraq war.

The president's policy is "fight, war, occupation, death, destruction, spend our tax dollars," Leslie Cagan, national coordinator of United for Peace and Justice, the umbrella group that is one of the main organizers of Saturday's events, said at a media briefing.

Citing what she called "this devastating debacle of lies and horror," Cagan said: "The people of this country have had it. This Saturday, January 27, on the heels of the Bush administration's decision to send another 21,000 U.S. troops into Iraq, hundreds of thousands of people from all across this country will come to this capital city to make it clear."

The marchers are calling for an end to the occupation of Iraq and the beginning of "an orderly, speedy and safe" withdrawal of troops, said Hani Khalil, a spokesman for the group. They want dates announced for the start of troop withdrawal as well as a specific deadline for its completion, he added.

United for Peace and Justice describes itself as a coalition of 1,400 local and national organizations. Among them are the National Organization for Women, United Church of Christ, the American Friends Service Committee, True Majority, Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, CodePink, MoveOn.org, and September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401957.html

[Joanne98]

1. Tommorrows war protest (google cache)

This is HUGE!1!1
http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2006-10,RNWE:en&q=war%20protest&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

[durtee librul]

4. What a great post!

Thanks for the links...looks like the 'amerikuns' are rising up against the lil emperor.....wonder if any are planned for Crawford? he he he he he

Now if we could just get Congress to DO SOMETHING rather than TALK about NON-BINDING resolutions.....what a crock. Don't just 'talk the talk' for cripes sake. .... WALK THE WALK!!!!

[Joanne98]

5. Don't cha luv the good news...

:)

[hashibabba]

10. I have heard our congressmen say on the news that this is just

the beginning. It's just the first step, not the only step. Thank goodness.

[WePurrsevere]

13. Wow.. seeing all those links & stories about this protest gave me

goose bumps. This is so amazing... I truly hope that a whole lot more anti-war demonstrators show up then they're expecting. :D

Although it probably won't make a darn it of difference to the "decider" maybe with enough numbers it will get the attention of OUR representatives so they'll actually get off their backsides and DO something about this man. (What can I say, "hope springs eternal".)

[Systematic Chaos]

14. I agree and so very much hope you're right!

* knows, and he's running scared and losing it like blocks disappearing in a game of Breakout.
If he tried his Martial Law bullshit now, there wouldn't be anything even approaching a peaceful transition and this country as the world knows it would utterly disintegrate. There'd be nothing left to be the decider over.

By the way, I'm in love with your sig picture, too!

That cat looks exactly like my Shakey and when I see that I can't help but go "awwwwww, how cute!" He has the same mellow look, same colors, and is VERY perseverant about getting petted and adored. :)

[jannyk]

2. Yep. CNN just interviewed a guy from MoveOn re march

so you know it's gonna be big!

[Joanne98]

6. The United Methodist Church is in too!!!!!!!!!!!!

[knight_of_the_star]

3. Going to the one out here in SF

Looks like there will be more than one going on.

[Lautremont]

7. I would think marching on a government building would be more effective

than in a mall. What are they protesting? The foreign policy of J.C. Penney?

[sandnsea]

8. The Mall

Or maybe you wuz being funny.

[Lautremont]

9. Not being. Trying!

I'm glad you posted the picture, though - thanks!

[hashibabba]

11. Oh, wow, sandnsea, that is a FANTASTIC quote!! And its so

true.

[ohio2007]

12. Anybody going ? take some pics and post them.

I would like to see whats happening in other parts of the country

[Olney Blue]

15. Exciting!

[Kurovski]

16. Kick!

:kick: