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Hundreds of residents of Gush Katif marked on Wednesday the sixth anniversary of their expulsion from their homes, during the Sharon government’s 2005 disengagement plan from Gaza. The annual event marking the anniversary of the expulsion from Gush Katif took place, as it does each year, near the Kissufim crossing, which is the closest point to what was formerly the Jewish communities of Gush Katif. Video “Kissufim, which is right next to where we are, in English means yearning,” said Dror Vanunu, International Director of the Gush Katif Committee. “And the feeling is that all of us are yearning for...

BENICIA - About 40 anti-war protesters held what they said would be their final rally Thursday, six years after the United States-led invasion began against Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Patricia Kneisler, who has led the Benicia Peace Vigil for five of the last six years of the conflict, said the weekly demonstrations on First Street and Military began to subside after President Barack Obama's election in November. "People are really conflicted now," Kneisler said, explaining how many of the demonstrators felt they should not be protesting the war while Obama established his administration. The Benicia Peace Vigil was begun by a...

3/19/2009 - JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- Airmen in the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here took a moment to reflect on previous deployments here and the progress that's been made since 2003 to mark the six-year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom March 19. Some take note of the physical changes in the base, the hardened facilities and the concrete T-wall barriers, while others think back on how far Iraq has come in the last six years. Deployed here for the second time since 2005, Maj. (Dr.) Chris Connaughton, a 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group colorectal surgeon, reflected on his first...

Statement from the ANSWER Coalition: We are organizing a Mass March on the Pentagon on Saturday, March 21, and it is important that you and your family, friends, co-workers and fellow students put on your marching shoes that day. People are coming from all over the country. Party For Socialism and Liberation (Workers World Party offshoot):http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=11315

On the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War... March on the Pentagon Saturday, March 21, 2009 From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime Jobs & Education - Not Wars & Occupation Gather at 12 noon at 23rd St. & Constitution Ave. NW in Washington, D.C.! Endorse the March Sign up to be a Transportation Center Make an urgently needed Donation NEW: Add a button and a link to PentagonMarch.org to your page View and Print Flyers and Posters View and Print Flyers and Posters Various coalitions, organizations, and networks are joining together in a March 21 National...

Tomorrow, September 11th, is the sixth anniversary of one of the most horrific events the world has ever seen, and certainly for our country's history. It should be a time that we, as Americans, join in rememberance of those we lost, and to show our resolve. Please join us on this solemn evening. Studio City, CA SE corner of Ventura Blvd at Laurel Canyon Blvd in front of the First Republic Bank 6pm to 7:30 or later We have candles, and flags, but please feel free to bring your favorite item.