[Marxism] ACN: Anti-War Protests in US Cities Wednesday

[Walter Lippmann]

(Here in New York I attended a small protest at the army recruiting
center at Times square and 42nd street in the afternoon. It must have
had 30 or so people, in the middle of the work day. Perhaps ten from
a pro-war group counterpicketed there directly in front of the small
recruiting center.)
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Anti-War Protests in US Cities Wednesday
 
Havana, March 19 (acn) A series of anti-war demonstrations are set for 
Wednesday in the United States on the fifth anniversary of the invasion 
of Iraq.
 
Large crowds of people opposing the war are expected in Washington, New 
York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Granma Newspaper 
reported.
 
The Moveon.org organization has planned candlelight vigils in more than 
850 locations around the country, including one near the White House 
to "commemorate the sacrifices too many families have made, and the 
billions of dollars wasted in Iraq that could have been better invested 
at home.”
 
According to the Moveon campaign dubbed “Five years too many”, some 660 
local initiatives are expected throughout the country, posted on the 
United for Peace and Justice website. These include marches, visits to 
members of Congress, civil disobedience and sit-ins.
 
In New York, the Granny Peace Brigade planned a “knit-in” protest in 
front of a military recruitment center in Times Square where they will 
knit stump socks for amputee veterans and blankets for the Iraqi babies, 
reported AFP.
 
"We grannies hope to highlight our message demanding an end to this 
useless and catastrophic war," said Barbara Walker, 74, among the 
group's members arrested in 2005 in Chicago when trying to enlist in the 
US Army.


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     WALTER LIPPMANN
     Los Angeles, California
     Editor-in-Chief, CubaNews
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/
     "Cuba - Un Paraíso bajo el bloqueo"
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