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Headlines : Iraq

Summary:

Hundreds of antiwar demonstrators this morning tried to stop
workers from entering federal government buildings, sat down
in busy streets to block traffic, and staged a “March of the Dead“
parade to protest five years of fighting in Iraq.
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To the streets! To the barricades! Five years of (illegal & immoral) war is five years too many! Join your local resistance movement, stand up, and let your voice be heard! March in the streets, but what’s more, TAKE DIRECT ACTION!

[Posted By ShiftShapers]

By Michael Ruane, Sue Anne Pressley Montes, & Petula Dvorak
Republished from The Washington Post

Five Years Too Many!

Hundreds of antiwar demonstrators this morning tried to stop workers from entering federal government buildings, sat down in busy streets to block traffic, and staged a “March of the Dead” parade from Arlington National Cemetery into the District to protest five years of fighting in Iraq.

Small roving bands of protesters moved from intersection to intersection in the downtown D.C. area, slowing traffic before police officers hurried them along. There was some street theater – eight women in white death masks and black robes sat for nearly an hour in the intersection of 17th and L streets NW until police dragged them away. But even participants said they were disappointed at the low turnout.

The activities, which began at 8 a.m. and were to continue throughout the evening, targeted an array of institutions that organizers blame for prolonging the Iraqi conflict, including the Internal Revenue Service and news outlets such as The Washington Post. It was the second day of a two-day protest marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the war.

“The war continues. People continue to die. We don’t want our tax dollars spent on funding the war in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Ed Hedemann, 63, from Brooklyn, N.Y., who…

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Iraq War Protesters Take to the Streets

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