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A planned student walkout Wednesday to protest the Iraq war is causing friction and uncertainty in some schools. An advocacy group called Youth Against War and Racism is organizing a rally and march in downtown Seattle as part of a national protest on the first anniversary of President Bush's re-election. Organizers, who want high-school students to walk off campus at noon, said they're expecting as many as 2,000 students from 30 schools in Seattle and beyond. Organizers plan to begin the rally at 1 p.m. at Westlake Center, then at 2 p.m. march to the Capitol Hill Arts Center for...

What if the US had saved all the money it has spent over the past 65 years instead of spending it on Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and others? What if the US had let Saddam Hussein keep his foothold in Kuwait? What if the US had allowed NORIEGA to remain in power in Panama? What if the US didn’t defend its vital interests’ in Europe and allowed socialist Hitler, imperialist Japan or communist Stalin to reign supreme? For “liberal” readers, over 100 million people perished at the hands of those two kindred socialist political spirits. And American “socialists”...

As college students hit campuses across the nation this week, a new generation of young veterans will step off the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and onto the ideological battlefield of our university campuses. For those on the frontline in the war on terror, the antiwar hostility of liberal professors and campus activists will assuredly prove unsettling. Just ask Marine sergeant Marco Martinez, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom...

It should anger all of us, this Fahrenheit 9/11 film. In fact, Michael Moore's award-winning, irritatingly incisive expose of Bush Junior and his strike-first-and-ask-questions-never bully boys, should leave Calgarians particularly peeved, since it is a celluloid confirmation of betrayal by a president much loved in these parts. How hard it will be for some of us to finally confront the truth. Those who have been made fools. After all, think back. When Dubya decided to embark on his misadventure in Iraq, sentiment in this country from coast to coast to coast swung solidly against signing up with the coalition for...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Sean Penn published a 4,000-word open letter in the front section of the New York Times on Friday defending his December trip to Baghdad and criticizing the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

King County prosecutors charged six anti-war protesters yesterday with disorderly conduct for blocking eastbound traffic from getting onto the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge last month. The four men and two women — along with two girls, 15 and 17 — were arrested after they carried anti-war signs and erected a giant tripod in the eastbound lanes of Highway 520, stopping vehicles from crossing the bridge during the morning commute on Feb. 18. The 30-minute protest blocked traffic for miles, according King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng. He said the protesters went too far in opposing the potential war with...

Women in Black and Blue

Rallies in Seoul Differ on U.S., Highlighting a Generation GapBy KEITH BRADSHER EOUL, South Korea, March 1 — South Koreans took to the streets today for two large demonstrations that underlined a deep generational divide here in attitudes toward North Korea and the United States, as tensions between those countries continued to rise. A rally at noon in front of Seoul's City Hall turned into the largest pro-American, anti-North Korean gathering in recent memory. Up to 100,000 people, most of whom appeared old enough to remember the Korean War, showed up to hear speeches by prominent conservatives and retired...

Ok, it is humor, but Tolkien fans will find this funny: MINAS TIRITH (Gondor News Network) - Thousands of peace activists took to the streets of Minas Tirith and other cities of Middle Earth today to protest what they termed a rush to war with Mordor. "We need more time for diplomacy," said a key member of the Middle Earth Security Council, Saruman the White. "I am not convinced by the evidence presented by my esteemed colleague, Gandalf the Grey, or that the Dark Lord Sauron presents an imminent danger to the peoples of the West." Many of the people...

Heads Up!! The following information has been posted at the communist A.N.S.W.E.R. website under "February 15-16 Regional & Local Events, and Transportation to Them From Near You":ARIZONA Phoenix, AZ Local to Global Justice CONTACT: phoenixrally@internationalanswer.org EVENT: Gathering at Patriot Square Park (Washington & Central) at 10am

COME ONE, COME ALL TO THE 2/16, SAN FRANCISCO FReeper COUNTER-PROTEST! THE PEACENIKS WILL BE IN FULL FORCE, STARTING AT JUSTIN HERMAN PLAZA AND MARCHING TO THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, WHERE WE'LL BE THERE TO WELCOME THEM WITH OPEN ARMS! THIS IS THE ANTI-AMERICA MARCHERS ITINERARY: Sunday, February 16 March and Rally in San Francisco 11 AM Gather at Justin Herman Plaza 1 PM March to Civic Center 2 PM Rally at Civic Center FOR MORE INFO ON THEIR PLANS, CLICK HERE OUR PLANS ARE AS FOLLOWS: DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH TIME: 1PM PLACE: CITY HALL STEPS (FACING THE CIVIC...

*********URGENT FROM THE AP*********** PARIS –– British Prime Minister Tony Blair fails to persuade France to join coalition ready to take quick action against Iraq.

“We too watched with shock the horrific events of September 11, 2001. We too mourned the thousands of innocent dead and shook our heads at the terrible scenes of carnage -- even as we recalled similar scenes in Baghdad, Panama City, and, a generation ago, Vietnam. We too joined the anguished questioning of millions of Americans who asked why such a thing could happen.” This statement was taken from the web site of the “anti-war” group known as NION (Not In Our Name). They along with the sponsors of last week’s protest, ANSWER want us to believe that they are...

The spot is being paid for by an anti-war group called True Majority, run by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream fame. It urges Bush to seek a peaceful resolution and to allow the inspections to continue.more...