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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Government Secrecy : International Relations : Iraq : Protest Activity : Regime |
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Hundreds Protest in Downtown Champaign as War in Iraq Enters Third Year |
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by ML
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20 Mar 2005
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On the second anniversary of the beginning of Bush's "preemptive" war of choice on Iraq, hundreds of local residents gathered on an afternoon only slighty warmer than a compassionate conservative's heart to protest the toll of Bush's war on Iraq and its people, on the youth of America, and on a national budget cut to the bone to finance the war and tax cuts for the wealthy. |
Click on image for a larger version  Hundreds Protest in Downtown Champaign as War in Oraq Neters Third Year |
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On the second anniversary of the beginning of Bush's "preemptive" war of choice on Iraq, hundreds of local residents gathered on an afternoon only slighty warmer than a compassionate conservative's heart to protest the toll of Bush's war on Iraq and its people, on the youth of America, and on a budget cut to the bone to finance the war and tax cuts for the wealthy.
The protest, organized by Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort, is just the latest in their years-long effort to call attention to the injustice of aggressive war as practiced by a Republican adminstration increasingly out of touch with the public. AWARE typically sponsors monthly protests along the main road, Norh Prospect, into Champaign's shopping district on the first Saturday of every month, but decided to move the protest on the war's second annuiversary into downtown Champaign. Recent polls show a growing majority of Americans oppose the war in Iraq. AWARE is a local peace group which meets on every Sunday at the Urbana-Champaign IMC from 5-7pm.
Despite occurring just a block from the local daily newspaper's office, the local dominant media were notable by their absence. Thousands of local people drove by the location of the protest at One Main, the interesection of Main and Neil Streets in downtown Champaign. The N-G, which recently updated in design and format so that they could cover "more local news," managed to only run a wire service story buried in the middle of the A section on the national and inetrnational protests against the war. The paper, notable for its conservative editorial line and support for the ware, completely ignored the fact that hundreds of local residents chose to brave a windy cold afternoon to raise their voice against the moral and political evils of preemptive war. Local TV stations, including WCIA -- which was recently noted as running unattributed government propaganda -- also were notable by their absence in covering this news-worthy event. |
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http://www.anti-war.net/
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