Will this be the first Youtube anti-war protest?

[Joanne98]

Protest campaign calling for pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq spreads on YouTube
The Associated PressPublished: January 9, 2007

NEW YORK: A YouTube video from a British man calling for the pullout of U.S. troops in Iraq has stoked a small online protest and tested the video sharing site's potential for viral demonstration.

A 26-year-old user named warren25smash last week posted a video titled "The YouTube Get Out of Iraq Campaign." Speaking into a camera, he strokes his cat while he says, "I'm going to make a request. Please make a video stating nothing more than 'Get out of Iraq.' Add whatever else you wish."

The video has been seen by more than 21,600 people and elicited at least 188 video responses — a large number for any YouTube clip. In the past week, it has ranked as the second most-discussed video among videos categorized as "News & Blogs." (It is still nowhere near the week's most-viewed video — one that is falsely advertised as a striptease.)

The responses thus far have come in from YouTubers of various ages and backgrounds who often cite the mounting casualties of U.S. troops or present photo montages of violence in Iraq. Thus far, more than 3,000 members of the U.S. military have been killed. President George W. Bush will address Americans on Wednesday to announce a revamped strategy for Iraq that is expected to include an increase of 20,000 troops.

Some video responses, of course, disagree with the online protest. One claims to have found other like-minded supporters and then presents photos of Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and others. Words on the screen conclude: "All of you who protest this war from the comfort of your computer...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/09/america/NA-GEN-US-YouTube-Iraq-Protest.php

[Joanne98]

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