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Military Families Join Hundreds of Thousands of Anti-War Protesters
Rallying in Washington The anti-war rally and march on Saturday drew hundreds of military families and veterans. We hear two speakers: Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq last year, and Anne Roesler, from Military Families Speak Out. [includes rush transcript] |
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Actor Jessica Lange Speaks Out at Anti-War Protest in DC Jessica Lange speaks before the crowd of protesters gathered to demonstrate against the war in Iraq in the nation's capital. [includes rush transcript] |
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Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark Calls For Impeachment of
President Bush Clark, who launched the website votetoimpeach.org, accused President Bush of high crimes for misleading the nation over the war and for helping to overthrow Jean Bertrand-Aristide, the democratically-elected president of Haiti. [includes rush transcript] |
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Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) on the Iraq War and Hurricane
Katrina Cynthia McKinney opened the pre-march rally critiquing President Bush for his response to Hurricane Katrina and for the ongoing occupation of Iraq. [includes rush transcript] |
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Palestinian-American Poet Suheir Hammad: “Of Refuge and
Language” Def Jam poet Suheir Hammad reads her new poem on Hurricane Katrina: “Evacuated as if criminal // Rescued by neighbors // Shot by soldiers // Adamant they belong // The rest of the world can now see // What I have seen // Do not look away // The rest of the world lives here too // In America” [includes rush transcript] |
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Louisiana Native at Anti-War Protest: “Do Not Allow the
Rebuilding of Lives in the Gulf Coast to Be Another Profit”
For Halliburton Colette Pichon Battle speaks at the massive anti-war protest in D.C. Battle is from Slidell, Louisiana and makes the connection between the response to Hurricane Katrina and the reconstruction process, and the war in Iraq. [includes rush transcript] |
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NBA Player Etan Thomas Slams Bush Administration, Outlines
Impact on Poor NBA player Etan Thomas of the Washington Wizards speaks at the rally on the dire impact of the current administration's policies on the poor, from health care to the death penalty to the war in Iraq and more. [includes rush transcript] |