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Note: it is a shame that they didn't sign a petition so we could see all their names. I think I know what to with something like that. :) ================================================= The Power of the People August 24, 2004 The political equation is changing very rapidly in New York City since Friday, August 20. The legal and political challenge has created a political crisis for the Bloomberg Administration. The lawsuit filed by the attorneys for the National Council of Arab Americans and the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition led to a dramatic emergency hearing on Friday, August 20. This legal challenge put front and...

I see by the papers the courts have barred two "protest" organizations from rioting on the Great Lawn of Central Park during the Republican convention. One group is a home-grown variant of Hezbollah;the other is International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism).Just for the heck of it,I decided to check out the latter group's website. It's pretty clear, from the articles posted today on their site,they are telling their followers they have "overcome" the hostile City and its running-dog Courts,and that the way is clear to hold troop and stomp on the Great Lawn (which they are...

NEW YORK - The city's decision to deny a permit to protesters for a rally on Central Park's Great Lawn on the weekend before the Republican National Convention is about preserving the lawn, not suppressing speech, lawyers for the city said in federal court Friday. The lawn would be ruined if 75,000 people gathered there for a rally on Aug. 28 and then 250,000 people used the lawn for another rally the next day, said Gail Donoghue, representing the city. "I think two is too many back to back. The lawn would have no time to recover," Donoghue told U.S....

August 7, 2004 U.S. Mass Murder in Iraq Will Not Defeat the Resistance As U.S. fighter jets and attack helicopters bomb and strafe densely populated neighborhoods in the holy city of Najaf, and kill and round-up the citizens of Sadr City, the poorest neighborhood in Baghdad, it has become crystal clear that the capacity of the occupation forces to launch a high tech campaign of murder and destruction has utterly failed to defeat the resistance in Iraq. Bush’s and Kerry's Dilemma in Iraq Iraq is erupting. The occupiers cannot win and yet they are determined not to leave. The dilemma...

NEW YORK (AFP) - An Arab-American organization and a group opposed to war and racism filed suit charging they were unconstitutionally denied a permit to hold a protest in Central Park during the upcoming Republican National Convention. Attorneys for the National Council of Arab Americans (NCA) and ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), filed suit in US District Court in Manhattan accusing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the New York Police Department and others of violating their right to a permit for the park's Great Lawn. The groups want to hold a civil rights rally on Central Park's Great...

Where Have You Gone James Otis? July 26, 2004 © New Republican Archive Boston – The Democratic National Convention started today with most local Bostonians fleeing for the hills and protesters driven away by the palace guard (Secret Service). Traffic on the roads and in the subways was so light today that it was like a normal Sunday evening, only this wasn’t Sunday, and it was anything but normal. The local traffic was so light, nearly a 70% drop from the norm we are told, that police are reported on the local airwaves to be planning to scale down their...

Protesters leave a modest footprint, so far Activists take on issues from the Iraq war to the two-party system, but security strictures dampen size of the turnout. By Sara B. Miller | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BOSTON – He isn't your average American patriot. Two "Bushocchio" inflatable dolls dangle from his hands. "Stick it to Bush," the man, who calls himself Nick Williams, yells out, "it's the ultimate in electoral pleasure." He's draped in the flag - but only from the waist down, where red and white stripes wind around his legs and corporate logos replace the...

BOSTON -- An antiwar march to the FleetCenter planned as the first major protest of convention week fell far short of the thousands expected, but the city still crackled with energy yesterday as protesters, delegates, and onlookers mingled on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. (snip) What was expected to be the biggest protest of the day -- an antiwar march from Boston Common to the FleetCenter -- drew only 1,200 to 1,500 people, according to police estimates, far fewer than the 5,000 police expected and the "thousands" predicted by organizers. About the same number rallied in support of...

BOSTON - Delegates arriving for the Democratic National Convention were greeted Sunday by competing protests against the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and abortion. About 2,000 protesters gathered at noon on the historic Boston Common, site of many of the city's most memorable demonstrations. After about two hours there, they marched half a mile to the FleetCenter, where Democrats plan to nominate hometown candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) for president on Wednesday. "This is just the beginning of a week of protests," said Larry Holmes, spokesman for Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, a...

This morning on MEET THE PRESS, Tim Russert was interviewing DNCC keynote speaker and IL Senate candidate Barak Obama. Tim put up on the screen some quotes by Obama given at an unspecified "anti-war" rally.Perhaps the nation should know exactly what was this so-called 'anti-war' rally on Oct 2, 2002, [presumably in Chicago]? Was this yet another one of those anti-American, pro-marxist, pro-Terrorist, pro-Jihadist C*ANSWER rallies? If Freepers or ProtestWarrior, etc, could get tape of his speech (and esp of those other rabid anti-American speakers) and air them on Hannity, etc, perhaps such scandal could put enough pressure on the...

Anti-war group sues over planned pre-convention march The Associated Press July 19, 2004 5:22PM BOSTON - A coalition of groups that wants to march to the FleetCenter the day before the Democratic National Convention sued the city Monday after it was told it must stop its march two blocks away. The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition said the city cited security reasons when it denied their request to march directly in front of the FleetCenter. "The whole threat of terrorism, you can't continue to use that as a blanket excuse to suppress civil liberties," said Dustin Langley, volunteer for the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition. Mary...

LOS ANGELES — At anti-war rallies, thousands exercise their freedom of association and expression, but, if you're anti-left or pro-Bush, speech is not so free. "You should be ashamed, you fascist," protestors jeered at demonstrators who opposed their anti-war message. A handful of young conservatives founded Protest Warrior (search) last year. With an in-your-face style the group tries to provide a balance at demonstrations promoting a liberal, anti-war agenda. "We were met with some violence," said Kafir Alfia (search) of Protest Warrior. "A lot of yelling and name calling. 'Nazi' and 'fascist' are very popular." Leftist event organizers have tried...

Michael Moore, A.N.S.W.E.R., and MoveOn.Org Aid Islamic Extremists towards Goal of Major Terrorist Attacks in America Calling for unruly protests and civil disobedience, radicals following the encouragement of Michael Moore, A.N.S.W.E.R., and MoveOn.Org plan to disrupt the Republican Convention in New York City. The extra law enforcement resources being used to contain the extreme leftists, will take the same resources away from protecting NYC from the Islamic terrorists who hope to launch deadly terrorist attacks during the Convention. I believe, protest permits should be limited and expensive to cover the costs of extra security/law enforcement. It's also my opinion, that...

Michael Moore, director of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” delivered to Korean viewers a message in which he wished them to carry on a campaign against the dispatch of additional troops to Iraq. Michael Moore issued words of hope and pleading in his first official press conference since the release of the film at the Essex House Hotel in New York with about 200 local and foreign reporters present. According to Cinema People, the company in charge of the PR for the movie in Korea, Michael Moore was asked whether he wished to convey any messages through "Fahrenheit 9/11" to the Korean...

A combined effort between Freepers and Protest Warriors was a MAJOR success today in Richmond, Virginia!! A.N.S.W.E.R. and local socialist sympathizers (IndyMedia) were taken by surprise by a joint operation called "Lightning Bolt". What was supposed to be a HUGE Anti- Bush, Anti-War, Anti-America, Anti-Everything rally, turned out to be nothing more than maybe 200 - 300 hundred of the "usual" suspects. In other words, the un-washed, and the un-employable !! There seemed to be more police than protestors, even though, as an inducement to swell the crowd of protestors, they advertised "Free Food". As the Freepers and Protest Warriors...

Iraq is now independent, Saddam has been deposed, Bush is heading for re-election, and the liberals who hate Freedom for the Iraqis are having palipations. As for that final group, IMHO, here is a good way to FIX THEIR WAGONS for good.Operational Premise: Anti-Bush, Anti-American types like MoveOn.org, D.U. and A.N.S.W.E.R. have claimed for two or more years that they care only for the Iraqi PEOPLE and this is why they have steadfastly opposed George Bush on warring in Iraq, forceably removing Saddam Hussein.(They remind me of the "internacionalistas", liberal Westerners who flooded Nicaragua in the 1980s to assist...

This is an after action report for Wednesday, June 30. The evil forces of the International Answer gathered to protest what they called the "fake turnover of Power in Iraq." Even though this happened 2 days early, they still gathered. We met up at the Montgomery St Bart station at 4:30 pm. It was a little early for many, but those who could make it did. The army of good included some Protest Warriors, some freepers, and some Pro-Israel supporters. We walked together to Union Square where we would encounter the evil "peaceniks." When we arrived, we took refuge in...

Just wanted to put out an official update. I have been getting some questions about whether or not the Answer protest is going on. The protest is still on. WE ARE STILL GOING TO COUNTER THE INTERNATIONAL CANCER!! I repeat, we are going forward as planned. We are meeting at ---- 4:30 pm at Montgomery St Bart ----tomorrow, Wednesday, June 30, 2004. We are joining my friends, the protest warriors. We are going to meet inside the station, just outside of the exits. If you are driving into town, after you find parking, take the stairs down into the station...

JUNE 30, 2004: Nationally-coordinated demonstrations on the day of the so-called "turnover of sovereignty" in Iraq Demonstrate to say NO to fake "Sovereignty" for Iraq and to End the Occupation and Bring the Troops Home Now! To list your June 30 event on the A.N.S.W.E.R. website, fill out the event listing form. Click here for a listing of events.

AUSTIN -- Erica Anthony-Benavides is a junior at Trinity University in San Antonio, a member of Ladies in Physics and not very politically active. But because she signed a petition against the war in Iraq, a national conservative Internet site has declared her an enemy of America. "I don't know why they want to accuse us of treason. It's not fair. We haven't done anything. We've just said something that somebody doesn't like," said Anthony-Benavides, a native of Corpus Christi. Anthony-Benavides, 19, has been swept up in a new Internet war between the right and left in America that is...