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| Anti-War Activists Say Their Cause Is Not Dead |
| 2003-05-02 |
| EFL The Bush administration may say major military combat in Iraq is over, but U.S. anti-war activists say their fight is not. The war's over but they just can't give it up. Why don't they protest against World War One while their at it. "It's true that many people demonstrated with the hope that they would stop the war before it started, but there's another core group that believes that Iraq is simply one phase in an unfolding global imperial war drive by the Bush administration," said Brian Becker of International ANSWER, a coalition of groups that opposed the war. Operation Engulf and Devour. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! The Evil Bush must be stopped! Before bombs fell on Baghdad, millions around the world protested the U.S.-led war in Iraq. After the conflict began, organizers shifted their focus to lobby against continued U.S. presence in the region, but activists now say they are also concerned Bush might send U.S. troops to other nations like Syria, North Korea, or Cuba. No Blood For Hummus! No Blood For Barnyard Grass! No Blood For Sugar! It's always something... Activists point to polls indicating about 30 percent of Americans opposed the war to show that the peace movement has a base of support in the United States. They also say they continue to be in contact with their international counterparts to coordinate global action. "People are talking about building on the anti-war movement to strengthen and grow the opposition to Bush and (Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld and their plans for empire," said Washington lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard. "It's important the U.S. government not feel it has this ability to wage endless war." Just how deluded ARE these people? Several groups said they were regrouping and planning meetings on their next course of action. One group, United for Peace, is planning a mass "teach-in" day in Washington on May 31. OOOHH! Teach In! Cool! What, no Die In? I'm disappointed. Bush's declaration that major military operations were at an end should not be "a cause for euphoria, but a time to thank God that we are closing down the war phase and pray for work on the peace phase," said co-chair of the Win Without War Coalition, Rev. Bob Edgar. Edgar, also general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA, am umbrella group for 50 million people of various religions, echoed the sentiments of other peace activists when he said he was not concerned their movement had not stopped the war. Rev. Bob got the real good credentials. Does he get to fly around on the National Council of Churches private jet like the Elian Gonzales crew? "None of the prophets of the Old or New Testament ever had a majority," Edgar said. "Those of us who are people of faith have no trouble being in the minority. It's a matter of what's just and what's right." Gee, Rev. Bob. You almost made me feel guilty about being an evil right wing bastard. Note, I said almost... |
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