Posted on 11/18/2002 4:47:49 PM PST by ex-Texan
West Marin women strip for peace
MAKING THEIR BODIES FIGURES OF SPEECH – West Marin women are serious enough about PEACE to spell it out. Wearing nothing but afternoon rain, 50 determined women lay down on Love Field near the Green Bridge Tuesday afternoon to literally embody PEACE and "show solidarity with the people of Iraq," said the organizers.
"Women from all ages and walks of life took off their clothes, not because they are exhibitionists but because they felt it was imperative to do so," the organizers added. "They wanted to unveil the truth about the horrors of war, to commune in their nudity with the vulnerability of Iraqi innocents, and to shock a seemingly indifferent Bush Administration into paying attention."
The coordinators, who came up with the idea only a day earlier, said that the coming together of this group on short notice was a testament to the seriousness with which the women view the threat of war with Iraq.
"Remembering that tens of thousands of civilians have already died in Iraq as a result of US bombing and sanctions, these women are not convinced by Bush Administration fear mongering that one more person should die," organizers said. They hope the president and news media take notice.
(Photo by Art Rogers ©2002 Pt. Reyes)
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I asked him if he considered the guys on the beach at Normandy to be terrorist? How about the guys who liberated Auschwitz? He replied that " killing and war is, it's wrong, man."
the stupidity of these types astounds me. I conducted my 1 man freep for about 30 mins. I dont know if I should be amused at their lack of knowledge, or scared by it......
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