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I took part in an antiwar rally in Seattle today. I was never in a good place to judge the extent of the crowd (and I'm too short to see over it), but I would not be surprised if it was more than 10,000. The organizers are claiming over 50,000, according to one website. There was an hour-long rally followed by a three-mile march through downtown. It rained during most of the rally but had stopped raining until near the end of the march.
There were quite a number of signs along the lines of "Support Our Troops: Bring Them Home" and various "Patriots for Peace" and even "Veterans for Peace". I also saw one that said, "I'm a patriot, not an idiot".All comments are copyright their authors
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You had you Muslims for peace (bearded and otherwise), your Unitarians for peace, your communists, Iranian socialists, Quebec separatists for peace and even Queers for peace, Punks for peace, and Anarchist lesbians for peace.
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ftr 911 wrt t CR, MC, nd CN bt nbdy thght t ws gd d t shw sm whr mrcn mslms stnd. Thy dd nt rgnz sngl rlly, bt kpt tlkng bt rcsm gnst mslm. S fr 2 ppl gt klld bcs rcsm gnst mslm, bt 3066 wr klld bcs f mslm rcsm. Whch n s bggr prblm??
Bt whn t cm t rq, thy ll r ctv spprtng rlls rnd th cntry. Ys lt f rqs wll d bcs f ths wr, bt xctly wht r mslms dng rnd th wrld t mk sr tht 9-11 wll nvr hppn gn. t sms t m mr nd mr mslms r thrtnng mrc wth bggr 9-11. Wht r mrcn mslms dng t tll th mslm wrld tht mrcns dnt nd t .b slghtrd bcs sm ppl cnt rd thr Qrn rght.
Th msjd tht g t r flld wth rb ppl wh kp bd mthng S, bt wn't sy wrd bt sm.
lkd yr sgn "Wrld Crt, Nt Wrld Wr". Slgns r fntstc, th nly shrtcmng, s tht s ll th "n wr" crwd hs t ffr. hv yt t hr sngl sltn tht hs ny prctcl pplctn. Mst f th slgns hv sn rgstr gnrnc nd ht rthr thn rl cry fr pc.
Hw d y prps t brng Sddm Hssn bfr th Wrld Crt? r y gng t srv hm wth sbpn?
f th dmnstrtrs wr srs thy wld b dmnstrtng n rq dmndng tht Hssn lv p t th grmnt h sgnd t th nd f th Glf Wr (rmmbr, ftr h mrdrd svrl thsnd Kwt's nd dd bllns f dllrs n clgcl dmg by sttng ll th l flds n fr) nd ws dftd?
t tks n grt ntllgnc r crg t dmnstrt n dmcrcy bt thr s nt sngl pc dmnstrtr n ths cntry wth th gts t dmnstrt n rq (nlss dmnstrtng hw t kss Sddm's --).
Dsn't tht tll y smthng bt th mrlty nd crg f cnvctns hld by th Pc mvmnt? t tlls m mr thn cr t knw!
Kn
Y r nt bng wrttn ff s phny bcs y r nt n rq. qstn th fcs f th ntr pc mvmnt. Lk t th sgns, th slgns nd th cmmnts n th prss frm th "ldrshp". t s nt-mrcn nd nt-Bsh.
Th rsn fr ths s tht thy knw thr s n pssblty f nflncng Hssn. Bt tht s wrng. f thr ws strng pc mvmnt tht ws drctd t rq dsrmng nstd f vlfyng th S fr wntng hm dsrmd thr mght ctlly b pstv rslts.
f y wnt th N t b n ffctv frc n th wrld thy mst d smthng nc thy mk cmmttmnt r thy r sn s slss.
f y ht mrc nd ht Prsdnt Bsh, tht s y prvlg n ths cnty, bt dn' t try t dsgs t ndr slgn prmtng pc.
Kn
As for Bush, I suppose I feel the same about him that most conservatives did about Clinton.
Added: Oh, and here are some peace activists who ARE in Iraq. Make of them what you will.
K, wht s th "rght thng"? Tht s n nswr hv bn nbl t gt frm th "pc-t-ny-prc" slgnrs tht hv sn s fr. Dd y prchnc s th sgn "Pc n r tm" tht pprd t n (nd prbbly mr f th rllys f th pst wknd? Dd y rcgnz th rny?
n cs y mssd t, tht ws th slgn tht PM Chmbrln brght bck frm hs mtng t Mnch whr h bsclly cncdd th lrg blck f rp t Htlr. Wht hppnd s rslt ws nt prtty pctr.
Hssn hs bn gnrng th dmnd t dsrm (prt f th sttlmnt f th glf wr tht llwd hm t rmn n pwr) fr 12+ yrs. H hs cntnd t rfs t prvd ny vld nfrmtn n th hrrbl wpns h dvlpd nd pssssd t th tm th ntl nspctn tm lft bcs f lck f cprtn. H cntns t dvrt th mjrty f th rsrcs f hs cntry t hs wn s, dvlpng blln dllr plcs nd wpns systms whl ppl strv.
Wtht th thrt f frc th wpns nspctrs wld nt hv bn gvn ccss t th cntry lt lst yr. Th mn (nd s th trm lsly) s cntnng thrt t hs wn ppl, hs nghbrs nd t th S.
nspctrs hv N PSSBLTY f fndng hs wpns wtht hs FLL cprtn, smthng tht hs nt hppnd, VR.
D y rcll tht h clmd t hv n nclr prgrm nd Hns Blx hdd prgrm, mch lk th crrnt nspctn prgrm, fr fr yrs nd dclrd thr ws n nclr prblm r thrt. Shrtly ftrwrd, Hssn's sn-n-lw scpd nd gv spcfcs f th prgrm mkng th nspctn prcss lk s npt s t ctlly ws.
Gvn ths fcts, pls prvd rsnbl ltrntv t rmvng hm wth frc. knw tht Cln Pwll wld b thrlld bynd wrds. wld prsnlly nmnt y fr Nbl Pc Prz (xcpt wth Mr. rft nd Mr. Crtr rcvng th prz prvsly t hs bn dscrtd bynd rdmptn).
Bt m vry srs, hv sn mny slgns nd mch prsnl nvctv drctd t Prsdnt Bsh bt n whr hv sn th ntwr crwd prsnt rsnbl ltrntv t th s f frc.
Wht d y sggst?
Kn
As I have said many times, I believe that the costs of the war outweigh any of its benefits. I wish I did have an answer. I don't. I also believe that killing what may be tens to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and devastating Iraq's infrastructure is not the answer that will work. I have also said that unless we take the time, money, and effort to truly rebuild Iraq, it is likely to become destabilized and taken over by some OBL-clone who will be a far worse threat to his people, his neighbors, and the U.S. than Saddam Hussein is right now.
You haven't answered any of these questions.
Ys, kllng mllns r rq cvlns, jst lk w dd n fghnstn. W crtnly hv th cpblty bt, frtntly w lck th ll mprtnt ntnt nd wll t d nythng lk tht.
s sttd prvsly, nd y chs t gnr, thr wll b fwr rq dths frm ny S ld wr thn frm n vrg yr ndr Sdm's rgm. nd ths dths wll prmrly b f cmbtnts s ppsd t nncnt cvlns rpd, btn nd trtrd t dth by th rq gvrnmnt.
Why s t wrng fr th tsd wrld t ntrvn n mrdrs sttn wthn cntry s ppsd t wtht?
Kn
PS Y hv n ltrntv sltn bt y cmpln bt ths wh wnt t slv th prblm. Y blv n th stts q, n mttr hw vl t s!
Kn