Posted on 09/22/2005 1:39:12 PM PDT by KStorm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Anti-war groups are using a $1 million ad campaign and a demonstration they say will attract 100,000 people to try to re-energize their movement and pressure the Bush administration to bring troops home from Iraq.
Organizers of Saturday's protest, which will take marchers past the White House, say it will be the largest since the war began more than two years ago.
Cindy Sheehan, the woman who drew thousands of protesters to her 26-day vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch last month, is among those planning to participate.
"We want to show Congress, the president and the administration that this peace movement is thriving," said Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, was killed last year in Iraq. "We mean business and we're not going to go away until our troops come home."
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Amen!!
Who IS this Rita? And why is she stealing all my headlines? And blowing out my little spark that started this glorious fire?
When and why did McCain meet with Shehan? Maybe he is looking for votes. He always plays both sides and it makes me mad!
When the plans fizzle out, best not to update the earlier, more optimistic stories.
I just realized the story was from 2 days ago. LOL!
But looking at Google News, they STILL haven't updated the 100,000 forecast stories!
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
You're right...their anti-American sedition tour bombed badly today.
Go Kristinn!
Go Free Republic!
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