Sunday, April 30, 2006

NY Protest Makes The News - Wishing I Was There


Iraq Protest Draws Tens Of Thousands
CBS News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 5:57 PM PDT
At the end of the deadliest month this year for U.S. forces in Iraq, demonstrators crowded the streets of New York to protest the war. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cindy Sheehan, the marchers called for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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China Daily Sat, 29 Apr 2006 6:23 PM PDT
Anti-war activists Cindy Sheehan (L), Rev. Al Sharpton (2nd L) and actress Susan Sarandon (2nd R) march down Broadway with thousands of supporters in New York April 29, 2006, to protest the war in Iraq. The marchers demanded an immediate withdrawal of troops, the same day news organizations noted April as being the most deadly month for US troops in Iraq, with at least 69 killed.

Tens of thousands march in mass anti-war rally in New York
AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 8:41 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched in New York, demanding the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and vowing a summer of protests ahead of mid-term elections in November.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 6:07 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
ABC News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 6:21 PM PDT
Tens of Thousands Converge on Manhattan for Anti-War Demonstration

Thousands converge on Manhattan for anti-war demonstration
Seattle Times Sat, 29 Apr 2006 5:16 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll...

Thousands converge on Manhattan for anti-war demonstration
WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 6:35 PM PDT
NEW YORK Thousands of anti-war protesters are expected to take part in a march in Manhattan to call for an immediate pullout of troops from Iraq.

Iraq developments
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:03 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of antiwar demonstrators marched Saturday through New York City to demand an immediate withdrawal of troops. Cindy Sheehan, whose soldier son died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Organizers said the march -- held three years after the war in Iraq began --was also meant to oppose any military action against Iran, which is

Thousands come together for anti-war demonstration
Provo Daily Herald Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:35 AM PDT
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70. Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev..

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:03 PM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70. Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "End this war, bring the troops

Thousands in Manhattan for anti-war demonstration
KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:40 AM PDT
NEW YORK A lot of people want the troops out of Iraq. Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan demanding just that. There were enough people to stretch out over ten city blocks.Activist Cindy Sheehan (SHEE'-han) was among them.

NATION IN BRIEF
Washington Post Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:30 PM PDT
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through Lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, hours after this month's death toll reached 70.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War

Kansas City Star Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:18 AM PDT
NEW YORK — Thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

Manhattan protesters demand withdrawal from Iraq
Sun-Sentinel Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:11 AM PDT
NEW YORK · Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, hours after this month's death count reached 70.

Thousands march to protest Iraq war
Miami Herald Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:35 AM PDT
(AP) -- Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's U.S. military death toll reached 70.

Throngs in N.Y. protest war in Iraq
Houston Chronicle Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:11 PM PDT
The march came a day after the State Department reported that insurgent attacks on civilians in Iraq surged last year, accounting for nearly half of the people killed in terrorism attacks across the world.

Cindy Sheehan joins thousands in Manhattan for anti-war demonstration
KESQ Sat, 29 Apr 2006 4:27 PM PDT
NEW YORK "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan joined tens of thousands of anti-war protesters in New York City today.

Iraq Protest Draws Tens Of Thousands
CBS News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 4:32 PM PDT
At the end of the deadliest month this year for U.S. forces in Iraq, demonstrators crowded the streets of New York to protest the war. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cindy Sheehan, the marchers called for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 29 Apr 2006 3:07 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70. Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son...

Protests against war...Iraq violence continues...In pursuit of the Taliban
KBCI Boise Sat, 29 Apr 2006 3:28 PM PDT
NEW YORK "End this war, bring the troops home," read one of the many signs held by protesters at a big anti-war war rally in New York. A crowd estimated by organizers at 300-thousand marched through Manhattan today demanding an immediate withdrawal of U-S troops from Iraq. Activist Cindy Sheehan was among the protesters.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 2:29 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
ABC News Sat, 29 Apr 2006 3:06 PM PDT
Tens of Thousands Converge on Manhattan for Anti-War Demonstration

Sarandon tells of Iraq death threat
The Observer Sat, 29 Apr 2006 4:38 PM PDT
Speaking out against the Iraq war left the Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon and her family facing death threats and a stream of vicious attacks from the public and the media, she reveals today.

Thousands at Manhattan war protest
Newsday Sat, 29 Apr 2006 1:39 PM PDT
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters marched Saturday through Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq just hours after an American soldier died in a roadside explosion in Baghdad -- the 70th U.S. fighter killed in that country this month.

Thousands march in US anti-war rally
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 29 Apr 2006 1:30 PM PDT
Thousands of anti-war demonstrators have marched in New York, demanding the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and vowing a summer of protests ahead of mid-term elections in November.

More News...
KXTV Sat, 29 Apr 2006 1:04 PM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of anti-war demonstrators gathered in Manhattan Saturday to call for an immediate U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. One protester sign read "End this war, bring the troops home." Another group marched under a banner that read "Veterans for Peace."


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