washingtonpost.com Protesters Gathering To Oppose War By Ann Marchand washingtonpost.com Staff WriterSaturday, January 18, 2003; 11:52 AM Tens of thousands of people have converged on the National Mall this morning to rally against U.S. military operations in Iraq, and a smaller group also gathered to express support for military action.[...]Not everyone on the Mall today is opposing military involvement in Iraq. A group of counter-protesters assembled about 9 a.m. to demonstrate support for both U.S. troops abroad and Bush's policies toward Iraq.Kristinn Taylor, a co-leader of Free Republic, a conservative news and activism Web site that helped organize the event,...