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Protests Target War Funding

Haider Rizv
IPS

Every month, nearly 100 service people and countless more Iraqis are killed
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (IPS) - Tens of thousands of people across the United States staged demonstrations over the weekend to protest the continued U.S. occupation of Iraq and the White House's reported plans to attack Iran.

Organised by a diverse array of anti-war groups, the nationwide protests were held in more than 10 major cities, including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle.

La. Protests Hark Back to '50s, '60s

Friday September 21, 2007 3:16 AM

By MARY FOSTER

Associated Press Writer

JENA, La. (AP) - Drawn by a case tinged with one of the most hated symbols of Old South racism - a hangman's noose tied in an oak tree - thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against what they see as a double standard of prosecution for blacks and whites.

The plight of the so-called Jena Six became a flashpoint for one the biggest civil-rights demonstrations in years. Five of the black teens were initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate.

175 Arrested Protesting Continuation of Iraq War, Iraq Vets Arrested

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Sept 15
175 individually arrested while stepping onto and then standing on wall surrounding the Capitol steps, during a "die-in" protesting continuation of Iraq War. Many members of Iraq Veterans Against the War contingent were arrested, including family members and mothers of vets and active duty, and some Vietnam vets.
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