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  • California : Thousands protest Iraq War on Oct. 28
    30 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Thousands protest Iraq War on Oct. 28
    On Oct. 28, thousands of people in the United States protested the Iraq War in a day of action initiated by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). Militant protests happened in numerous cities and towns across the country with more than 5,000 people demonstrating in Los Angeles, 2,500 in San Francisco, 1,000 in Seattle, many hundreds in Minneapolis, and hundreds more in Chicago, New York, New Haven, Conn., New Paltz, N.Y., Miami, (…)

  • Corporate Media Downplays Washington Anti-War Rally
    30 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Wayne Madsen – Wayne Madsen Report January 28, 2007
    Corporate media and DC law enforcement collude once again in shaving anti-war march numbers. On a postcard perfect weather day in Washington, in excess of 150,000 people gathered on the Washington Mall, west of the US Capitol, to hear members of Congress and Hollywood celebrities call for the Bush administration to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. However, as with past anti-war demonstrations in Washington, the corporate media, largely (…)

  • Bush defiant in face of anti-war demonstrations
    29 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    White House increasingly isolated as even the Republicans join condemnation of ’surge’
    By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
    Published: 28 January 2007
    As thousands of demonstrators protested against the Iraq war outside the Capitol yesterday, top Congressional Republicans have warned President George Bush that his controversial troop increase has a few months at the very most to show results.
    The threat that his own party will turn against him is the clearest sign yet of the (…)

  • Thousands Protest Iraq War In Washington - January 27, 2007
    28 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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    As President Bush orders more troops to Iraq, thousands of demonstrators marched on Washington’s National Mall Saturday to urge the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
    The Washington Post reported authorities have pegged the crowd at about 100,000 people, including venerable war opponents such as Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
    Penn chided Bush for what he said was trying to make Americans afraid.
    "Remember a time when presidents said ’the only thing you have (…)

  • Antiwar protesters target Congress
    27 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Organizers expect more than 300,000 people to converge in Washington this weekend seeking more than resolutions.
    By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
    When thousands of Iraq war protesters gather in Washington Saturday, their chants and amplified speeches are likely to be heard inside the secure grounds of the White House where the commander in chief has made his case for sending more troops into combat.
    But the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue – the (…)

  • Manila. On the 20th anniversary of the Mendiola massacre - January 22, 2007
    23 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Protesters clench fists as they march during the anniversary of the Mendiola massacre in Manila January 22, 2007. Demonstrators marked the 20th anniversary of the Mendiola massacre, commemorating 13 protesters who were killed and 80 wounded by a hail of bullets from policemen and soldiers
    Still No Land, No Justice
    Twenty years after the infamous Mendiola massacre, the victims and their families have yet to attain justice. The government did not give them any assistance even for burial (…)

  • Jan 28th, We the People are going to Meet the Press
    22 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Jan 28th, We the People are going to Meet the Press
    Congress is not the only Bush Enabler- they could not have done it without the complete complicity of the corporate media. This is our chance to give them an earful.
    Double the power of this weekend’s DC Protest, march on the Capitol with UFPJ Saturday the 27th, then STAY to march on the TV Stations bright and early Sunday Morning. Bush, Cheney, Pelosi and the rest of the politicians do not want the crowd to stay.... are you going to (…)

  • Police clash with anarchists in Athens - January 17, 2007
    19 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Greek protesters clash with riot police during a rally in Athens January 17, 2007. Students and teachers participated in a rally against the government’s plans to reform higher education and introduce private universities
    Greek riot police clashed with anarchist youths in Athens on Wednesday, turning the city centre into a battleground of billowing smoke for hours.
    The youths hurled hundreds of petrol bombs at police, burning four cars and one shop. Police retaliated with several rounds (…)

  • Bolivia photos - General tests of civil war
    17 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Cochabamba, 11-12-13-14-15 January, 2007
    A Bolivian demonstrator holds a dynamite stick during a rally in El Alto, on the outskirts of La Paz, January 15, 2007. Thousands of protesters from El Alto city on Monday demanded the resignation of La Paz governor Jose Luis Paredes for supporting a pro-autonomy movement. The rally in El Alto took place four days after violent clashes in the central province of Cochabamba, also over the autonomy issue. (photo: Jose Luis Quintana)
    Supporters of (…)

  • U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice Rome (video)
    14 January 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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    USC4P&J is a group of U.S. citizens and international friends who firmly believe there can be no peace without justice. We work to spark debate, raise consciousness and promote positive change through self-education, outreach events and direct nonviolent action.
    We believe in the sovereignty of nations and oppose any attempt at military and economic domination of other peoples; in particular we oppose attempts at "regime change" through invasion and occupation and reject the concept of (…)