Posted on 09/01/2005 2:57:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Organizers are planning what they say will be the largest anti-war demonstration in the nation's capital since the Iraq war began in March 2003.
The ANSWER Coalition and United for Peace and Justice detailed their plans Thursday for the Sept. 24 protest. They plan to bus in people from across the country for a march past the White House. Other major protests are planned that day in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Cindy Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, was killed last year in Iraq, is on a 25-state bus tour that will end at the protest in Washington. The anti-war groups will coordinate with planned protests against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which are holding their annual meetings the same weekend.
Organizers believe the presence of Sheehan — whose one-woman protest outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, has energized the anti-war movement — and growing public sentiment against the war will produce a turnout of 100,000 or more.
Brian Becker, national coordinator for ANSWER, said the protest will "mark a turning point for the anti-war movement" and put pressure on the administration to withdraw U.S. troops.
The groups Freerepublic.com and Protest Warrior are organizing a smaller counter-demonstration. Karl Singer of Protest Warrior said the anti-war movement gets too much media coverage.
"Anti-Bush and anti-America and anti-war — they get all the media attention," Singer said.
Public dissatisfaction with the war has been growing.
The latest AP-Ipsos poll found just over half of Americans say the country made a mistake invading Iraq and disapprove of the way Bush is handling the war. But people are hesitant to say the troops should leave immediately. Almost six in 10 said troops should stay until Iraq is stable.
The religious organization Democracy Rising, meanwhile, has kicked off an anti-war effort in which church bells will toll weekly to honor soldiers killed in Iraq.
"The idea is to deepen the discussion about the human cost of the war and alternatives to it," said the group's director, Kevin Zeese.
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On the Net:
ANSWER Coalition: http://www.answercoalition.org
United for Peace and Justice: http://www.unitedforpeace.org
Protest Warrior: http://www.protestwarrior.com
Freerepublic.com: http://www.freerepublic.com
Anti-war = Pro-commie agenda
Since these folks seem to have no responsibility to speak of, no life at home, family, mortgage, etc. Why can't they go down to NOLA and help out?
I think most of America has other issues to deal with...like a certain national disaster down in the Gulf.
"Anti-Bush and anti-America and anti-war — they get all the media attention," Singer said.
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Kind of tells ya whose side the MSM is on.
fyi - DC and the upcoming Commie Leftist Assault
How much gas are they going to use to get out there?
Oh I forgot they are selfish and heartless..
CAPTION CLARIFICATION - CLARIFYING SOURCE OF MORTAR ATTACK Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims burn a U.S. flag in Karachi to protest a mortar attack on a crowd in Iraq, August 31, 2005. Three separate mortar and rocket attacks killed seven people attending an important Shi'ite religious ceremony in Baghdad on Wednesday, police sources said. The attacks were claimed by a little known Sunni Muslim group. REUTERS/Athar Hussain
A video grab from Al Jazeera television aired on September 1, 2005, shows a man believed to be one of the July 7 London suicide bombers, Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30. Al Jazeera said the tape contained the will of Khan, in which he blamed the attacks on Britain's support for the war on Iraq and Western 'tyrants'. At least two groups linked to al Qaeda have already claimed responsibility for the July 7 suicide bombings on London's transport system which killed 52 people. (Al Jazeera TV via REUTERS TV/Reuters)
Who does the anti-war crowd support?
Now you know the A.N.S.W.E.R. !
Why don't they donate their buses to get people out of NO? Oh..I forgot..they are selfish and heartless.
These people need attention like fish need water.
waving at the sheeples while people are dying on the streets in NO and the country is having a huge gas crisis.
If the MSM did their job they'd ask some of these losers what they've done to help the folks down south.
What a waste of resources in the wake of major tragedy.
But the commies in CANSWER will be sure to tell us how it is all Bush's Fault.
Perhaps these bleeding hearts should cancel the march and instead send the money to the homeless in NO. Naaaaa. No press there.
Hmmm, odd
There's no war in Washington...
No useful skills.
Bad timing....nobody cares.
Cindy and her Anti-American Anti-war moveon.org crowd are a disgrace!! Her Anti-American Anti-war moveon.org crowd are letting people die because they have the means to save them! And yet they do nothing!
They could use those buss their fat lazy butts are riding around in and instead of spreading their hate they could use them to help save lives!
My thoughts exactly. There are more important things than politics right now. If they have so much time on their hands, they should volunteer in NOLA and other hard hit areas.
Thnaks!
I missed that one. Excellent!
This cartoonist deserves a raise.
It should show the number of soldiers dead in Iraq fighting for our freedom compared to the number dead in the hurricane to spotlight their hypocrisy at not canceling this stupid tour and volunteering to help.
And nobody will pay any attention, because of what's going on down South.
The Protest Warrior Rally will take place from 9am - 4pm downtown.
Details follow in press release below...
Please also remember the
OPERATION INFINITE FREEP action taking place on Sept. 24
The Defend the WhiteHouse Rally will start at Noon
For more details see this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472834/posts
Or visit: http://www.defendthewhitehouse.org
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Protest Warriors Announce Rally Against International A.N.S.W.E.R.
September 24th from 9:00am until 4:00pm in Washington, D.C.
www.ProtestWarrior.com
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2005
Contact:
Brendan Steinhauser,
Washington, D.C. PW Leader,
361-772-5175,
bstein80@yahoo.com
(Washington, D.C.) A grassroots coalition of libertarian and conservative activists has announced plans to hold a rally on September 24th from 9:00am until 4:00pm in downtown Washington. Protest Warrior chapters from as far away as New Jersey, Chicago, and California will gather in Washington to confront the far-left alliance of International A.N.S.W.E.R. and United for Peace and Justice.
The coalition of pro-troops groups will be soliciting donations for soldiers and their families, and will be handing out literature on the war, the so-called “peace movement” and their own political philosophy.
Brendan Steinhauser, the Washington, D.C. leader of Protest Warrior said, “These anti-American groups are posing as pacifists, but in reality they are totalitarian and support a violent overthrow of capitalism. Just look at the literature on their tables. It’s full of Marx, Lenin and other socialist revolutionaries.”
Rick Reiss, a California Protest Warrior, added, “These organizations worship the likes of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. These two guys were anything but peaceful. Che ordered the execution of political prisoners and Fidel continues to oppress his own countrymen. Just ask the Americans living in Little Havana what they think about A.N.S.W.E.R. and its support of dictators.”
A.N.S.W.E.R. is a leftist group whose acronym stands for, “Act Now to Stop War and End Racism.” One of its aims is to “Stop the Threats Against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran & North Korea.” Organizations on its steering committee include groups such as the Muslim Students Association, the Korea Truth Commission and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
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Protest Warrior was founded by Kfir Alfia and Alan Davidson, two libertarian filmmakers
who just released a movie called “Liberty Rising.” The motto on their website is, “Fighting the Left, and Doing it Right.”
"Cindy and her Anti-American Anti-war moveon.org crowd are a disgrace!! Her Anti-American Anti-war moveon.org crowd are letting people die because they have the means to save them! And yet they do nothing!
They could use those buss their fat lazy butts are riding around in and instead of spreading their hate they could use them to help save lives!"
Indeed! Sheehan's bus could be used to plug the breach in the levee, preferably with her in it. It would be the first useful, pro American thing she has done since she gave birth to her hero son!
The only way to make that cartoon better is to have strings on the lefty puppeteers leading to larger communist and islamofascist puppetmasters controlling them. And there should be an MSM puppet dancing beside moonbat Cindy.
Hi everyone, received word from ProtestWarrior.com regarding activities in DC on the 24th. A copy of the press release has been posted to this thread at post #29.
Altogether, there are 2 events for freepers on this date in DC.
1.) ProtestWarrior/FreeRepublic rally downtown Washington from 9am - 4pm.
2.) DefendTheWhiteHouse.org/FreeRepublic rally at the White House starting at Noon.
"DC Rally Planned Opposite Galloway/Fonda on Sept. 24th"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472834/posts
Please spread the word about these events.
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I don't know about plugging the levee. But those buss Cindy's group of haters are ridding around in could sure be used down there in N.O. to save the lives of those who are dying in the streets while their waiting for a bus to get them out of there.
Cindy's got buss, people are dying because they don't have enough buss to get them out of the city to food and water, to me it just looks like the thing to do. Give up your buss to save those people's lives.
She could start back up with her hate America tour after all the people are safe.
Freepers and Protest Warriors, Truely allies in the internal war against America. Kicking the 5th collumnist right between the legs (CIndy included).
How many stars on that flag? Looks more like a 3rd graders art project!
Ain't that the truth. The military they so disdain is saving lives today in NOLA... since so many of these libs are from California, they will be the first to complain if the military isn't there to save their butts when the big one hits.
Fat Michael Moore may also be in DC on the 24th. Just want to let you know.
I saw part of this on C-SPAN. There was no more than a couple of hunderd in attendance. Not exactly a "massive" rally by anyone's standards.
Liberals can't count, victims of public schooling.
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