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<p>WASHINGTON -- Protesters began converging on the nation's capital yesterday for what they hope will be the largest antiwar demonstration since the fall of Baghdad.</p> <p>Organizers expected tens of thousands of people would turn out today in Washington for a march and speeches calling for the removal of US forces from Iraq. Thousands of demonstrators also were expected to flock to San Francisco at the same time for the largest protest there since April, when more than 10,000 people filled the streets.</p>

HOW THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT IS BLOWING IT by Bill Weinberg Raining on a parade--or, in this case, an anti-war march--isn't likely to win one popularity contests. But somebody has got to raise the alarm. The upcoming Oct. 25 march in Washington DC is being billed as a revitalization of the movement which made history with coordinated worldwide protests against the looming US-led assualt on Iraq Feb. 15. But the new mobilization actually represents a dangerous step backwards for the anti-war forces in the US. This effort displays more sanctimony than analysis, and the sloppy thinking in evidence is unlikely to...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Protesters began converging on the nation's capital Friday for what they hope will be the largest anti-war demonstration since the fall of Baghdad. Organizers predicted tens of thousands of people would turn out Saturday in Washington for a march and speeches calling for the removal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Thousands of demonstrators also were expected to flock to San Francisco at the same time for the largest protests there since April, when more than 10,000 people filled the streets. "The U.S. government has no right to try and recolonize Iraq," said Peta Lindsay, national youth and...

In the spirit of the World Series, the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic and fellow patriots will be playing a daylight doubleheader against the commies from A.N.S.W.E.R. this Saturday in our nation's capital.Game 1: The Freedom Rally Against Terror and Tyranny to support our troops vs. A.N.S.W.E.R./U.F.P.J.'s "anti-war," anti-Bush, anti-American rally. Start time 11 a.m.Game 2: Counter-demonstration at Pershing Park along A.N.S.W.E.R.S's march route. Start time 1:30 p.m.Pershing Park is located at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.This is a permitted counter-demonstration. All attendees must obey the law and abide by the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting. Violating the law...

A little bit of housekeeping traffic... Some of you may not care even the slightest bit, but to keep my self sane and relatively organized, from today on each Caption-A-Rama will cover Saturday to Friday of the previous week. In other words, if it happens on a Saturday, it won’t be in the Caption-A-Rama the following Monday, it will be in the Monday after that. Also, some or all of a special Time Travel Field Trip back to the appeasement protests of March and April will appear in next week’s Caption-A-Rama. OK, housekeeping taken care of, oooh look at the...

Seen and Unseen. This Saturday October 25th, 2003AD, there will be a protest march on Washington D.C. “So what’s so special about that?” some of you may ask. True this simple fact is nothing new. In fact I applaud the people for exercising their right to assemble and air their grievances. I would like to point out what I believe will be seen and unseen as reported by the mainstream media. There will be two groups present. One will be a conservative counter protest rally by the FreeRepublic. The other will be a throng led by the communist organized ANSWER...

...The Radisson resident is planning to drive to the capitol alone. But, he says he expects to meet up with 200 people there to emphasize their own views of the war as part of the Free Republic's Freedom Rally Against Terror and Tyranny. That Conservative forum's event was scheduled "to stand up for our troops and reiterate our support for them, their Commander-in-Chief, America and the war on terror."

For weeks, the Palestinian solidarity conference planned for Rutgers University caused controversy. The conference, the goal of which was to force the university to sell holdings in companies that do business in Israel, was originally to be held on the Rutgers campus itself. But after someone spray-painted swastikas on the buildings of some Jewish organizations on the state-run campus, the conference became a political hot-potato that eventually involved the governor of New Jersey. Some in the campus community feared that the conference would be a hate-fest that would only inspire more anti-Semitic acts. In a series of developments that aren't...

Pictures like these are what our soldiers will be "treated" to view, on their news this coming weekend, because the communist-bankrolled "anti-war" movement is going to be out in force in our nation's capital on Saturday, October 25th... What effect will this have on troop morale?

Protesters from more than 135 cities in 38 states are expected to converge on Washington on Saturday, as busloads of antiwar demonstrators return to the capital for the first time since the fall of Baghdad in April.Organizers said the rally and march will draw tens of thousands from across the United States and Canada. It is the first event of its kind co-sponsored by two major antiwar coalitions, International ANSWER and United for Peace and Justice, both of which coordinated some of the country's biggest peace marches this year. The demonstration will coincide with a rally and march in downtown...

FRN Columnists' Corner "An Answer to A.N.S.W.E.R. (or Gun Clock Redux) " By R. A. HawkinsI just found a wonderful page to play on. It is the A.N.S.W.E.R. page. They are planning yet another wonderful praise the tyrants and back the terrorist rally for October 25 . I do hope we are planning to have one of our own to answer them. As I perused the pages of these intellectual giants I noticed something rather amusing. They have places to put names of people who are backing their cause and they even have offers to have people come to speak...

A long-term undercover intelligence operation hangs in the balance as the District of Columbia appeals a circuit court judge's ruling ordering the Metro Police Department to reveal the identities of all undercover officers who have infiltrated and become active in a controversial anti-Bush group. As part of an ongoing intelligence operation, D.C. undercover officers had posed as activists and infiltrated the International Action Center, or IAC, and its affiliates. The officers attended the center's meetings, including those held in members' homes. Some of the officers have been on long-term assignment and continue to operate undercover and provide law-enforcement agencies with...

MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR OCT. 25 NAT'L MARCH ON WASHINGTON *Gathering time & place information *Multiple versions of updated flyer available *Buses from 100 cities Bush lied - Thousands have died End the occupation of Iraq! Gather at 11 am Washington Monument (17th St. and Constitution Ave. NW) Washington DC For maps, directions, transportation details and more, see the "logistics page" on the A.N.S.W.E.R. website at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/logistics.html (this page is updated daily, so check back frequently for updates) * * * * * MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF UPDATED FLYER AVAILABLE Multiple versions of an 8.5x11 flyer are available, including specialized versions for...

ANSWER and NOT IN OUR NAME will be holding a rally/protest on October 7th (next Tuesday) to protest military recruitment. They will be rallying at Union Square at noon with a protest outside the military recruitment center in Times Square to follow at 3pm. Anyone up for a little counterprotesting? I've already contacted people at protestwarrior, we are looking to expand the group. Pat (sophomore at CCNY) ps: does this mean i can have a rally to protest Greenpeace recruitment on my campus? :o)

<p>Media organizations prepared Tuesday to oppose any efforts by the Justice Department to subpoena journalists and their notes to learn who leaked the identity of an undercover CIA agent to columnist Robert Novak.</p> <p>Subpoenas could be challenged on the basis of First Amendment guarantees of freedom of the press, said Bill Felber, editor of The Manhattan (Kan.) Mercury and freedom of information chairman for the Associated Press Managing Editors. But they could also be challenged, he said, if they were too broad or if the information could be obtained in other ways.</p>

Thanks to Little Bill, for the record of what happened check out: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/991202/posts But I just wanted to share some of the things that happened to me on Sunday while the Communists were out marching. They're not in any particular order, but I'm trying to be as complete as possible. If anyone else has an incident they'd like to add, please share. I want the world to know how classless these animals are!!! * got The Bird from an 80 year old woman who was yelling "f-ing Israelis" * got The Bird from a woman in her 60s. She was...

UPDATE(9/24/03): OCTOBER 25, 2003 MARCH ON WHITE HOUSE & PENTAGON Our arch nemesis International A.N.S.W.E.R. is planning a hatefest Saturday, October 25, in our nation's capital. They plan on marching past the White House right up to the Pentagon to protest American 'imperialism' and 'occupation', and a full rostrum of the Left's leaders are assembled to speak. You better believe the mainstream media is going to cover this as some sort of proof that American public opinion is turning against our mission in Iraq.

Our arch nemesis International A.N.S.W.E.R. is planning a hatefest Saturday, October 25, in our nation's capital. They plan on marching past the White House right up to the Pentagon to protest American 'imperialism' and 'occupation', and a full rostrum of the Left's leaders are assembled to speak. You better believe the mainstream media is going to cover this as some sort of proof that American public opinion is turning against our mission in Iraq. We have to decide if we're going to let that happen.

The ProtestWarrior guys are mounting a counterdemonstration to the International A.N.S.W.E.R. people's demonstration at the Pentagon on October 25, 2003. This is the email that is circulating.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS CANCEL PALESTINE CONFERENCE Statement from the Organizing Committee of the Third National Student Conference on the Palestine Solidarity Movement at Rutgers University *** This is an Urgent Call to Action! Your immediate solidarity is needed! *** (Press release follows this Call to Action) Today, Rutgers University officials have CANCELLED the Third National Student Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement, scheduled for October 10-12, 2003 at Rutgers University. Yet, the students at Rutgers University are determined to hold the conference as planned. In canceling this widely supported conference throughout North America, the university administration has trampled on constitutional...