OVER 200,000 ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE IN WASHINGTON, DC AND SAN FRANCISCO
January 18th marked the largest U.S. demonstrations yet against war with Iraq, with coordinated demonstrations held in more than 30 countries - including Japan, Ireland, Egypt, Spain, Argentina, South Africa, Jordan, Belgium, Syria, Hong Kong, Russia, Germany and Britain.
The demonstrations shattered the myth that there is a consensus of support in the United States for Bush’s war of aggression against Iraq. Mr. Bush and his war cabinet would be wise to see the demonstrators as a clear sign that noticeable numbers of Americans no longer feel obliged to salute the administration’s plans because of the shock of September 11 and that many harbor serious doubts about his march toward war.
Millions of Americans who did not march share the concerns and have yet to hear Mr. Bush make a persuasive case for attacking Iraq.
Five busloads from Iowa made the trip to DC including DMCWers Fran Fuller and Brad Bates as well as Bill Basinger and Iowa Senator Jack Holveck.
The rally featured such speakers as former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, civil rights activist Mahdi Bray, actors Jessica Lange and Tyne Daly, Representative John Conyers, Reverend Jesse Jackson, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, Reverend Al Sharpton, author and Vietnam vet Ron Kovic, singer Patti Smith, Reverend Herbert Daughtry, and Elizabeth McAllister.
Fran Fuller & Brad Bates
