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The Marching Continues
It is another day of protests in the nation's capital Sunday. Demonstrators plan to march from Farragut Square to the White House in protest of a possible war with Iraq. Some may take part in what organizers describe only as non-violent civil disobedience. Other protesters will march from the Justice Department to the White House. Tromp, tromp, tromp — "No blood for oil!" — Tromp, tromp, tromp — "Hurray for Sammy and screw Bush!" — Tromp, tromp, tromp... Tens of thousands rallied in the capital Saturday in an emphatic dissent against preparations for war in Iraq, voicing a cry — "No blood for oil" — heard in demonstrations around the world. To which the Kuwaitis replied when they got their country back: "Blood for freedom!" A rally in the shadows of Washington's political and military institutions anchored dozens of smaller protests throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In Washington, police said 30,000 marched through the streets, part of a much larger crowd that packed the east end of the National Mall and spilled onto the Capitol grounds. Tromp, tromp, tromp... Mill, mill, mill... Tromp, tromp, tromp... "We stand here today, a new generation of anti-war activists," Peta Lindsay from International Answer, the main organizers, exhorted the spirited masses in a biting cold. "This is just beginning. We will stop this war." I guess it makes Ramsey feel like he's accomplishing something to see his adoring fans in their numbers... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-01-19 |
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