Thousands of enraged protesters took to the streets of Washington DC on Saturday the 20th of March to demand an end to US and Israeli wars worldwide, but mainly the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some mainstream media reports put the number of protesters as high as ten thousand. The Partisan was on the scene and believes that ten thousand is accurate. Thousands more protested the wars in other cities around the United States.
There were several speakers giving short lectures at a pre-march rally. The speakers included Cindy Sheehan, Ralph Nader, members from Black is Back, Project Censored representatives, the Raging Grannies, and many others.
The march went passed the White House and then returned to it. Thousands of people held up anti-war signs from the ANSWER Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Groups participating in the marching protest included US Labor Against the War, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Revolutionary Communist Party, Socialist Party USA, 9/11 Truthers, Ron Paul supporters, the Virginia Anti-War Network, groups from the 4th International, US Marxist-Leninist Organization, RAAN, Students for a Democratic Society, and many others.
Chants of "No justice, no peace, US out of the Middle East," "Not my president, not my war," "US imperialist, number one terrorist," and "Hey hey, USA, how many kids did you kill today," could be heard.
Cindy Sheehan and seven other activists were arrested for placing fake coffins draped with flags outside of the White House.
Anti-war events have been happening in DC for several days now, and will likely continue for several more.
What saddens the author of this article is that the mainstream media has, so far, failed to mention that most of the protesters were communists of some sort. Anyone who was at the march will tell you that there were thousands upon thousands of people holding up anti-war signs that were obviously from the Party for Socialism and Liberation (a Marxist-Leninist group). It seems that the mainstream media fears Marxism and its growing presence throughout the world and is biased in favor of capitalism.
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On a somewhat related note, click here to read an article about censorship and whitewashing in the American media.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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It was great to see so many comrades down there. It's really sad how that fact was ignored.
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