150 Iraq Protestors Arrested in D.C. (usprotest.mp4 by SthPacific)

by SthPacific | September 16, 2007 at 04:52 am | 184 views | add comment

UPDATE (Sept 15th 4:00 PST): Police arrested 150 of the thousands that attended Answer Coalition protestors. The arrests came after people started breaking through barricades.

Thousands of protesters marched Saturday from the White House to the Capitol to demand an end to the Iraq war, leading to the arrests of at least 150 people.

About 1,00 counter protestors gathered to make their pro-war opinions known.

About 13 blocks away, nearly 1,000 counterprotesters gathered near the Washington Monument, frequently erupting in chants of "U-S-A" and waving American flags.

The facts surrounding the war on Iraq is becoming ever more clouded by the continued politization of the matter. For example, the confusion regarding the troop withdrawal, it is not a reduction in troops as the President claims but rather the expiration of the term of duty.

Thousands of opponents and supporters of the U.S. presence in Iraq will converge Saturday in the nation's capital for a day of demonstrations.

The anti-war ANSWER Coalition is planning a rally at Lafayette Square, followed by a march to the Capitol and "die-in," where thousands plan to risk arrest by entering areas where they're not supposed to go.

Meanwhile, a groups that support the Iraq war are planning a rally of their own. Gathering of Eagles and Free Republic are set to meet on the Mall and line the protest route.

And although the size of the protest doesn't matter, I'm sure people will be counting the turn out at the various protests.

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