Thousands protest Iraq war in SF Bay Area

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Thousands protest the Iraq war
SF also crowded with Loveparade revelers
Kathleen Sullivan, Chris Heredia, Janine DeFao and Todd Wallack, Chronicle Staff Writers

Saturday, September 24, 2005


(09-24) 13:19 PDT San Francisco (SF Chronicle) -- Thousands of people gathered in San Francisco and the East Bay today to urge the U.S. government to pull out of Iraq, joining other anti-war protests around the country.

Elsewhere in the city, tens of thousands of people were expected to groove to the sound of electronic music along Market Street. And tonight, thousands more are expected to rock-out to Green Day, the punk band born in the Bay Area, at SBC Park.

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“The idea is that we will stop protesting just because the war is continuing, but we won’t,’’ said Maryjane Jota, 20. “Just because it’s old news, doesn’t mean that it’s old news to the people who are dying.”

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A 52-year-old lawyer said he joined the protest because of her outrage at the federal government’s sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina. Faith Brewer said she thought the problem was exacerbated because too many resources were diverted to Iraq.

“Too many people died in New Orleans, because of the war in Iraq,’’ she said.

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