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Busloads of antiwar demonstrators from a hundred American cities rallied in the District yesterday, calling for an end to the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and demanding an immediate withdrawal of American troops. Protesters from Maine and Colorado beat drums and chanted "Bring them home and impeach Bush" as they marched past the White House and the Justice Department yesterday afternoon. Many carried homemade placards that read, "Never Prouder to be a Non-Republican" and "Bush Lied — Americans Died." Some donned fanciful costumes to underscore their views. Dr. Alan Meyers, a pediatrician from Boston, came to the rally dressed as a...

Here's your eyewitness report from today's successful rally/FReep. From the start, my day was interesting. After getting a shower and dressing, I left my house just south of Alexandria and walked to the Metro station. I wasn't even three blocks from my house when I saw an "anti-war" protester ride by on a bike with poster that was an anti-SUV, anti-war rant. He was on the same Metro train car as I was, but I didn't bother. I got off at Federal Center Metro station, and walked a surprising short distance to the rally site. It was already about 10:15....

Protesters Rally for End to War in Iraq 1 hour, 17 minutes ago Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - To chants of "Impeach Bush," thousands of anti-war protesters rallied in the nation's capital Saturday and delivered a scathing critique of President Bush (news - web sites) and his Iraq (news - web sites) policy. Demanding an end to the U.S.-led occupation and the quick return of American troops, the demonstrators gathered on a sunny fall day at the Washington Monument to listen to speeches and songs of peace. One...

Latest Developments Reuters Photo Anti-War Rallies Today on Both Coasts (AP) - To chants of "Impeach Bush," thousands of anti-war protesters rallied in the nation's capital Saturday and delivered a scathing critique of President Bush and his Iraq policy. Demanding an end to the U.S.-led occupation and the quick return of American troops, the demonstrators gathered on a sunny fall day at the Washington Monument to listen to speeches and songs of peace. More... October 25 Mass March (Int'l ANSWER) | Counter Demonstration (Free Republic) | Message board News Stories

Washington D.C. - 10/25/03 Counter-protesters were harassed, threatened, and some assaulted by security personnel of the anti-Iraq Occupation rally (International A.N.S.W.E.R.) before police appeared and relocated the counter-protesters in Washington D.C. today. No arrests were reported, but there was one unconfirmed report of a pregnant female counter-protester being injured in the fracas. The counter-protesters, consisting of members of the web-based ProtestWarrior.com and FreeRepublic.com, arrived at the protest at approximately 1:30PM carry pro-America signs and positioned themselves just north of the stage area on Constitution Avenue, N.W. They had no permit to organize as a group. The counter-protesters stood quietly holding...

I heard on the 9:00 PM ABC radio news that "something called the Free Republic" was expected to counter-protest an anti-war march in D.C. tommorrow and that they expected 1000 people to show up! Just thot I'd let you Freepers in Washington know that you're expected!

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Hundreds of anti-war protesters rallied Saturday in the capital, urging an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq and demanding that President Bush bring home American troops. Under a bright sun on a cool fall morning, protesters waved anti-war signs as they listened to songs of peace. Some placards read: "Make Jobs Not War," and "Bush is a liar." Organizers predicted more than 30,000 people would turn out for the rally and a march in the afternoon that would circle the White House and the Justice Department. Thousands more were expected later in the day for similar...

<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>

(AP) David Tworkowski, from San Diego, Calif., finishes erecting banners in anticipation for tommorow's...Full Image WASHINGTON (AP) - Vietnam veteran David Cline sees resemblances between the war in Iraq and the one in which he almost lost his life. "This has got a lot of eerie parallels to what we went through," Cline said. As president of Veterans for Peace, Cline planned to join protesters Saturday to demonstrate against the war. Organizers predicted more than 30,000 people would turn out in Washington for a march and speeches calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Thousands more were...

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...

This is the D.C. Chapter's press release for the Freedom Rally Against Terror and Tyranny: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS RALLY WEST FRONT OF CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2003 What: FREEDOM RALLY AGAINST TERROR AND TYRANNY When: SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 25, 2003 - Program runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: West Front of the Capitol Building at 3rd Street on the Mall Organizer: The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic Purpose: To show support for our men and women in uniform serving abroad and at home fighting the war on terrorism, and to give voice to...

...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."

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...

For too long, America's fighting men and women have been laboring on a two-front war not of their choosing: The front against terror and tyranny that they volunteered for, and the flank that we must defend for them against efforts by the media and leftists to undermine their morale and resolve.All summer long, and now into fall, our brave men and women have been doing great work in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas around the world eliminating terrorist threats to our security while bringing freedom to oppressed people.Those efforts have been buried under an onslaught of biased reporting and...

Aging rocker Bruce Springsteen added a little political spice to his Washington, D.C., concert at FedEx Field Saturday night when, according to concertgoer accounts, he called for President Bush's impeachment. "It's time to impeach the president and get a man in there to get us out of this mess," the Boss allegedly roared, according to FreeRepublic.com's Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group's D.C. chapter. Another concertgoer told an online Springsteen discussion group that Bruce "got a little political, which I thought was great, but he definitely seemed to lose a bit of the crowd around me when he suggested...

Washington (CNSNews.com) - On a day when many Americans were solemnly remembering the lives lost two years ago in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a band of anti-war demonstrators used the occasion to call for world peace and warn Americans that the White House was lying about the attacks. Officially, the D.C. Antiwar Network organized the vigil, but more than a dozen people from various walks of life turned out to express their frustrations about the administration's policies in Iraq and the war on terrorism. They said the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks served as an impetus to make...

Today starts the rememberances of that horrible day. The news is full of interviews with people directly affected by the tragedy perpetrated by the enemies of America. Pain is writ large across the fruited plain as the scab is peeled off once again. On the date of September 11, 2001, at 8:45 AM, I was working in a room that had bars across the windows and a combination lock on the door. No TV, no radio. A co-worker wandered by and told me that "a jetliner had crashed into the World Trade Towers." I thought he was joking and told...

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