Not ALL Americans are WAR---whores
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Thousands march in US
against Iraq war
David Burrows, left, from Washington, DC, wearing a Bush mask,
and Leigh Smith, from New York, wearing a Rumsfeld mask, during an
anti-war protest in front of the home of Defence Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld in Washington. AP
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AFP) - Thousands of anti-war
protesters, including children and seniors, marched peacefully in San
Francisco Saturday, chanting slogans against President George W. Bush
and the US occupation of Iraq.
Hundreds also gathered peacefully in heavy rain in a park across
from the White House to protest the war, as well as the presence of US
and French troops in Haiti. "We should probably give back the Statue
of Liberty until we are ready for it again," said San Francisco
protestor Liam Curry, 39, of Veterans for Peace. "People are dying in
Iraq for a lie."
Curry served in the US navy for six years. He wore his white,
military-issue sailor cap. More than a dozen former service members
hefted large black posters covered with names and portraits of
soldiers and Iraqis killed in the conflict. Activists hawked buttons,
books and T-shirts on United Nations Plaza, where the rally began
before mid-day.
The estimated 10,000 protesters flooded downtown Market Street
and marched to the city docks. A drum corps and a brass band played
for the marchers. Children toted signs made by their parents, while
seniors demanded peace for future generations.
Banners carried slogans such as "No flag is large enough to
cover the shame," and "A war budget leaves every child behind."
Speakers took to a stage with its back to palm trees and the San
Francisco Bay and tore into political topics, from US policy regarding
Cuba to Iraq. "The real terrorists are George Bush, (Secretary of
Defence) Donald Rumsfeld and (Vice President) ***** Cheney," declared a
representative of Act Now to Stop War and Racism, which organised the
event.
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