When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Monday, March 20, 2006
Among the many protest rallies on the third anniversary of Bush's Middle East War was a walk to New Orleans.
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'Walkin' to New Orleans'
Among the many protest rallies on the third anniversary of Bush's Middle East War was a walk to New Orleans.
Veterans, Military Families, and Katrina survivors organized a five-day march from Mobile to New Orleans under the slogan, "From the Gulf Coast to the Persian Gulf. Every bomb dropped on Iraq explodes in New Orleans." The call to action for the event, 'Walkin to New Orleans,' said, "Military families and veterans of Iraq, Vietnam and other military adventures, together with hurricane survivors, intend to make that connection crystal clear on an epic march down Gulf Coast Highway 90, heading into the heart of New Orleans on the third anniversary of the war. The ongoing crisis on the Gulf Coast and the connection that Dr. King made between the 'giant triplets of racism, militarism and economic exploitation' will be impossible to ignore."
Palema
6:43 AM
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