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"Vandals dumped red paint on a downtown veterans memorial Wednesday morning in what police suspect was a symbolic act of protest on the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "

The Crawford Peace House, a home started by anti-war activists in the wake of "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan's demonstrations outside President George Bush's Texas ranch, has been accused of mismanaging tens of thousands of dollars in donations by an insurgent member who has seized legal control of the group's name and is calling for a state investigation. Sara L. Oliver, who left the group in 2005 following a dispute surrounding her efforts to secure grant funding for the organization, and other disaffected members have gone public with their suspicions and accusations against the Peace House, calling for an official investigation...

The third anniversary of the U.S.-led war in Iraq drew tens of thousands of protesters around the globe, from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana to Australia, with chants of "Stop the War" and calls for the withdrawal of troops. About 200 war veterans, hurricane survivors and demonstrators gathered Sunday at the Chalmette National Cemetery to protest how the military conflict overseas had hurt the country's ability to help the Gulf Coast recover from last year's hurricanes. "We attacked a country who never did anything to us," said Philadelphia resident Al Zappala, whose 30-year-old son was killed in Iraq in April 2004. He said...

Weekend march aimed at bringing troops home... [snip] Bush did not plan to be in Washington on Saturday, but he will have support on the streets. The groups FreeRepublic.com and Protest Warrior plan their own demonstration on Saturday, with hundreds expected to join in. FreeRepublic spokesman Kristinn Taylor said a larger rally Sunday on the National Mall would honor military families. [snip] The war protests will coincide with planned demonstrations against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which hold their annual meetings this weekend. Anti-globalization protesters will eventually join the marchers opposing the Iraq war. ANSWER and United for...

D.C. police have canceled days off and are planning to deploy several hundred officers during an antiwar demonstration next weekend that will include a march near the White House, but officials said they expect no trouble.Saturday's rally, part of a weekend of protests and counter-protests, will be the first demonstration allowed to surround the White House in more than a decade. It is the first major rally to occur since a D.C. law that requires police to give clear warnings before arresting demonstrators took effect. Passed in response to the much-criticized mass arrests of protesters at a downtown park in...

<p>Regarding your protest outside of Crawford, Texas, and your many statements regarding the death of your son, Casey, and against the war in Iraq, where your son was fighting for his country and died in that war, I have this to say to you.</p>

This weekend I was at a friends party and found myself in a calm debate over the war and PResident Bush. I was speaking with a person who called herself "a screaming left-wing moderate" (as if). She was talking about having been to anti-war demonstrations in Washington DC. I told her that I thought debate and opposition was fine and patriotic up until the first shot is fired but once the war is on- debate is ineffective and can only serve to weaken morale and strengthen the resolve of the enemy. She went on to ask me a very odd...

Did anyone see tonight's new "South Park" about the war protesters? I have been a fan of the show for years but I thought this was the LAMEST EPISODE EVER! They concluded that America is hypocritical becuse we SAY that we like going to war but we ACT like we don't- we "have our cake and eat it too". Your thoughts?

<p>PATERSON -- Anti-war protesters said they had come to show support for the city's large Muslim community Saturday, but only a small group of people from the neighborhood joined them.</p> <p>Some Muslims, watching from across the street, said they were suspicious of the protesters' motives. They remembered the backlash against them after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when radio talk shows spread apparently false rumors that there had been celebrations in Paterson.</p>

NEW YORK - Sixteen people protesting against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the U.S.-led war in Iraq (news - web sites) lay down in a busy Manhattan intersection on Wednesday, halting traffic for blocks before being carried into police vans. The protesters, chained together by handcuffs, doused themselves in mock blood and chanted the refrain, "Occupation is a Crime, Free Iraq and Palestine," unfazed by the honking buses and jeering spectators crowded around the corner of Fifth Avenue and 47th Street. In addition to the Israeli occupation, the activists were protesting against what they claim is a...

EDMONTON - It really gets under Myron Thompson's skin when he hears anti-war protesters chanting that United States President George Bush is a baby killer. The Wild Rose Alliance MP and his wife can't help but think of their 29-year-old son Dennis, who's a U.S. combat soldier somewhere deep in Iraq. "When they say that, they're accusing the soldiers," he said Saturday. "They should know that there's a young Canadian who's part of that force, and he's my son, and he's no baby killer." Thompson acknowledges the demonstrators have a right to march and state their opposition. However, he says,...

Amiri Baraka meet Pat Buchanan We've dealt with Amiri Baraka, the former poet laureate of the entire State of New Jersey in this space before. Indeed, my answering lyric to Mr. Baraka has enjoyed success among the cognoscenti rivaling that accorded to Sir Walter Raleigh's answer to Marlowe's Passionate Shepherd. Hence I do not hesitate to perform the honor of introducing Baraka to Buchanan, that is, the author of Somebody Bombed America to the author of Whose War?. The target in both cases is the same. Mr. Buchanan subtitles his essay A neoconservative clique seeks to ensnare our country in...

Richmond Mayor Rudolph C. McCollum Jr. says President Bush has not made a convincing case for a war in Iraq. He is asking the City Council to take a stand on the issue.

Group gathers at Capitol to protest war By Juliette Rule Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE – War protestors could agree Saturday there was one good thing to say about President Bush. “He brought our attention to the terrible and tyrannical rule of (Iraqi dictator Saddam) Hussein,” the Rev. Clinton Lewis told a crowd in front of the Capitol. About 50 people gathered there to stand up for a peaceful resolution to the Iraq-U.S. situation as Bush threatens a “shock and awe” strategy. The event was organized by Nancy Angel, a participant in the group Code Pink. The group launched...

Internationl A.N.S.W.E.R. Plans An Agressive War By Juan PaxetySunday, March 02, 2003 International A.N.S.W.E.R. has set out it's plans for war in support of Saddam Hussein. The organization is a subsidiary of the Workers World Party, a Stalinist group.ANSWER plans what it calls "An Emergency Convergence on the White House" on March 15th with concurrent marches in Los Angeles and San Francisco.ANSWER also plans direct action against any US attack on Iraq. It is planning protests for 5PM on the first day of the war (the next day if bombing starts at night) in major US cities. On its...

Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:40 PM Subject: NCIX WEB SITE UPDATE ADVISORY #24-2002 Dear Friends and Colleagues: According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a loose network of antiwar groups is planning a "week of action against warmongering" to occur December 15 - 21, 2002. Organizers, who have expressed strong opposition to possible U.S. military action against Iraq, are advocating "explicit and direct attack upon the war machine," and have called for attacks on the headquarter facilities and other assets of oil companies and defense contractors, singling out Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Department of Defense (DoD) assets also...

As a Navy veteran, I was incensed to read Mark Vaughan's column on Veterans' Day ("War is not the answer to terror.") Wistfully he writes of his days spent as a 1960s radical protesting our armed forces and of his hopes to relive his days of youth by protesting America's war against terrorism. Vaughan describes his fear of the U.S. government as it battles rogue totalitarian states and terrorists at home and abroad. For all of you peaceniks hoping to flash back to the 1960s, here are a few sobering thoughts to ponder. The true lesson of Vietnam is that...