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As war protesters marched toward Arlington Memorial Bridge en route to the Pentagon yesterday, they were flanked by long lines of military veterans and others who stood in solidarity with U.S. troops and the Bush administration's cause in Iraq. Many booed loudly as the protesters passed, turned their backs to them or yelled, "If you don't like America, get out!" Several thousand vets, some of whom came by bus from New Jersey, car caravans from California or flights from Seattle or Michigan, lined the route from the bridge and down 23rd Street, waving signs such as "War There Or War...

As war protesters marched toward Arlington Memorial Bridge en route to the Pentagon yesterday, they were flanked by long lines of military veterans and others who stood in solidarity with U.S. troops and the Bush administration's cause in Iraq. Many booed loudly as the protesters passed, turned their backs to them or yelled, "If you don't like America, get out!" Several thousand vets, some of whom came by bus from New Jersey, car caravans from California or flights from Seattle or Michigan, lined the route from the bridge and down 23rd Street, waving signs such as "War There Or War...

Thousands of anti-war demonstrators plan to march to the Pentagon from the Mall today to mark the fourth year of U.S. occupation in Iraq. The protesters are expected to converge on the Mall at 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue Northwest before marching at noon to the north parking lot of the Pentagon for a rally, event organizers said yesterday during a press conference at the George Washington University Law School. The protest commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1967 march on the Pentagon, when demonstrators rallied against the war in Vietnam. "Iraq is like Vietnam in the sense that both...

C-Span is not covering the Gathering of Eagles but they are covering the ANSWER rally in spite of time allowance. If you are unhappy about this, as you should be, contact Brain Lamb at C-Span a href="http://www.c-span.org/about/contact.asp?code=About" target="_blank">C-Span Contact page

He's begging the anarchist and black bloc marchers to be uncharacteristically peaceful: Only Nonviolence Will End the War On March 17, a huge mass of people will gather at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., and march from there to the Pentagon for the cause of impeachment and peace. A handful of pro-war people, some volunteer and some probably paid to be there, will stage a counter-demonstration. This relatively tiny pro-death contingent will garner 50 percent of the media coverage if those on the side of peace do everything right. If a single demonstrator for peace turns violent in any...

Anti-War Rally Descends on Arlington Demonstrators are set to march on the Pentagon despite an ongoing dispute with state authorities. By David Schultz March 13, 2007 Thousands of people will be marching on the Pentagon this weekend to voice their opposition to the Iraq War in what some are saying could be a turning point for the anti-war movement. But the protest, scheduled for this Saturday, is occurring without the approval of state authorities. The march's organizers are refusing to pay a fee to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to receive a state permit for their event. The march...

This Saturday, March 17, March on the Pentagon for Peace and ImpeachmentMake plans now to join hundreds of thousands of veterans, military families, and peace and impeachment activists in a nonviolent march for peace and impeachment, beginning at 12:00 at the Vietnam War Memorial (23rd Street and Constitution Ave. NW) and ending at the Pentagon.http://www.marchonpentagon.orgAt the assembly site, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:30, there will be a pre-march People's Assembly. Contingents and organizations will be providing information displays and literature tables. We will be joined by the famous Bread and Puppet Theater. There will be children's activities, including sign-making for...

The National Park Service has issued a permit for the Gathering of Eagles demonstration and rally on March 17 in Washington, D.C. as illustrated on the Eagle web site “Maps” link under “Sections”. BOTTOM LINE: AS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE PERMIT GRANTED IS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL We view the permit decision unacceptable and will be taking immediate steps to appeal what we believe is an unworkable decision. If the National Park Service is unfavorable to our appeal, our legal arm will pursue immediate court action to acquire an equitable, realistic solution. The good news...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A few dozen peace activists marched across the Golden Gate Bridge and gathered outside the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday, demanding that Congress stop funding the war in Iraq. "San Francisco has been against this war from the very beginning," said Toby Blome, a physical therapist who organized the event. "This is our fifth year of the war, and Nancy needs to wake up and represent San Franciscans." Blome, holding a plate of cheese and bread and a glass of wine, was stopped on her way to Pelosi's front door and...

National Association of Uniformed Services (NAUS) Supports Gathering of Eagles NAUS NEWS Gathering of Eagles On March 17th, from 0700-1600 hours, a coalition of veterans and American patriots will gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., "to stand silent guard over our nation's memorials, in honor of our fallen, and in solidarity with our armed forces in harm's way today." The impetus of the gathering is in response to a planned anti-war protest on the same day. The last time the group ANSWER rallied for a "peace" march, they desecrated government buildings and memorials, including the painting of...

The communist, pro-terrorist group International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) seems to realize they are facing a hot LZ on March 17. ANSWER has made significant changes in their plans since their initial announcement that they would hold their ‘antiwar’ rally at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Last week they changed the location of their rally from Constitution Gardens (East side of the Vietnam Memorial) to a park one block west of Memorial on Henry Bacon Drive. Yesterday, ANSWER announced they are only going to use the Henry Bacon Drive park as a meeting point for their...

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Long time Worker's World Party/Party For Socialism and Liberaltion leaders Brian & Richard Becker have been deliberately promulgating a lie that their March 17th event in DC is the anniversary not only of the Iraq war, but also of the 60's era March On The Pentagon. Looking to cash in on the cache of the 60's anti-ar movement, they lie. It's all bout bring out the smelly old hippies and today's wannabes for some Hate America nostalga. The March on the Pentagon anniversary is OCTOBER 22. That is 219 days after the communist front groups claimed "anniversary". Communists like...

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 27, 2007 – Special Operations forces will grow by 17,000 active-duty members over the next six years, a senior military official said today at the 18th annual Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Symposium here. “We are fielding … the largest growth in special operations history without sacrificing quality along the way,” Navy Vice Adm. Eric T. Olson, deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, said. The admiral said SOCOM’s role has been enlarged since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. In 2003, “the secretary of defense said, ‘I hereby designate special operations the lead combatant commander for...

From the ANSWER website regarding a permit needed for their March 17 2007 anti-war demonstration/march from the Vietnam Memorial (Constitution Gardens)to the Pentagon: "The State of Virginia Department of Transportation finally met with us last Thursday afternoon, February 22. At that meeting they demanded that we obtain one million dollars in insurance, hire an engineering firm to determine their traffic and road closure plan, and agree to pay a user fee of thousands and possibly tens of thousands of dollars for before we will be given a permit to march on Route 27 on the way to the Pentagon. We...

The people of the United States want an end to the war in Iraq. The elections in November were a clear repudiation of the Bush administration's war of aggression. The new Congress, however, has no intention of ending the war. Bush and the Pentagon generals are determined to prolong the war. Tens of thousands of more troops will be sent to Iraq. We are building a massive antiwar movement on the national and local level. Only the action of the people will stop the war. We are returning to the Pentagon because the Iraq war has resulted in more than...

By Cindy Sheehan Karl Rove and his manipulative, behind the scenes machinations continue even though he had to resign in disgrace from BushCo. Also, the willing tools of the Republican killing machine, including Karl Rove, with whom they have formed an unholy alliance, Move America Forward, are helping Rove whip a group called “Gathering of Eagles” into a frenzy over something that is not and was not ever going to occur. Okay, I am not sure that Karl Rove started this particular pile of horse pucky, but it sure has his stank all over it, so we are going to...

I'm angry. I'm angry at the 'antiwar' protesters who heaped abuse on our troops. And I'm angry at the people who couldn't be bothered to stand up for our troops yesterday.Tens of thousands of anti-American leftists and their dupes marched on our nation's capital calling for America's defeat in the war on terror in Iraq.Only about forty people could be bothered to turn out in support of America's victory in Iraq. Among those forty was a civilian POW held by the North Vietnamese communists and several Iraq war veterans--including wounded warriors who left the hospital to stand up for their...

The group Defend Our Freedom will be at the March 17, 2007 protest at the Vietnam Memorial Wall to counter the ANSWER protest. We will be wearing our "Terrorist Hunter" t-shirts, which can be seen at http://www.defendourfreedom.com/store.html and will be filming/photographing the entire event. We encourage everyone to show their support for our soldiers by attending, and hope you'll join us on our forum at http://www.nationalsecurityforums.com - stay safe and stay proud of our great nation! -Defender

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Foreign Operatives Using Message Boards All over the Internet, it is apparent that a coordinated, well-funded effort is under way to undermine and warp American values by attacking us through our least protected zone...the Internet. From AOL, to Yahoo, to Netscape, possible terrorists are posting on message boards while posing as liberals. They are taking advantage of the natural anti-American tendencies liberals have anyway, and therefore can more easily blend in. However, there are a few traits you should look for to determine whether someone is actually a foreign agent instead of just the average liberal:...