by Ty Moore
Over the last several days mass demonstrations and civil disobedience erupted in cities and towns across the country marking the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Popular discontent with the war and the Bush administration reached new highs in the last months, particularly following Bush’s “troop surge” of 21,500 into Baghdad.
The most significant demonstrations were held in Washington, D.C., where on Friday, March 16, a procession of 3,000 marched out of a cathedral toward the White House, culminating in 222 arrests. Then on Saturday a March on the Pentagon drew over 20,000 despite the bitter winter storm that swept through the region the previous days. This was built as a modern day version of the 1967 March on the Pentagon that was widely seen as a turning point for the antiwar movement. Read more… »
