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A.N.S.W.E.R. ACTION PLAN:
What's Next for the Anti-War Movement

Before we discuss the A.N.S.W.E.R. Action Plan, we are 
pleased to announce that massive pressure on the West  Coast has forced the San Francisco police to issue a 
revision of their crowed estimate. Though they originally  gave a ridiculously low estimate of 50,000, they have now  tripled their count to 150,000. Organizers estimate that 
the crowed reached 200,000. The major anti-war 
demonstrations called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, on 
October 26 and January 18, have been confronted by biased  reporting and police underestimates of crowd sizes. This  admission of the size of the protest is a victory for the  anti-war movement. As of yet, crowd estimates made by the  authorities and the media have not been revised to reflect  the fact that 500,000 people marched in Washington DC on  January 18.

The rising tide of the anti-war movement cannot be 
ignored. Monday's New York Times editorial signifies that  a growing section of the political establishment fears the  dynamic rise of the U.S. anti-war movement, and is deeply  concerned that Bush's rush towards war will have a 
destabilizing impact on the political system as a whole.

The race towards war is not a response to a military 
situation. On the contrary, it is purely political. It is 
not that the purported danger posted by Iraq is growing  more grave and more imminent with each passing day. What  is growing everyday is a massive anti-war movement at home  and abroad. Even if all the military preparations are not 
complete, the Bush administration is likely to begin the 
war sooner rather than later in order to preempt the 
rising tide of anti-war sentiment.

Bush is in a race for time. We are in a race for time as 
well. Now is the time for the movement to intensify 
activity at the local and regional level as part of 
worldwide anti-war movement.

A.N.S.W.E.R. ACTION PLAN:
1) January 29 protests the day after Bush's State of the  Union address
2) February 15 mass mobilization in New York City and 
thousands of other cities around the world as part of the  February 13-21 Week of Resistance

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JANUARY 29
BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS:
Coordinated day after protests

Bush's State of the Union address will be a "war speech."  The speech has one function: to prepare the population for  war. That night, Bush will dominate the air waves and the  media coverage. The very next day, however, it is crucial  that people demonstrate in cities and towns throughout the  United States in coordinated actions to show that the 
people reject Bush's State of the Union message.

In New York City, there will be a demonstration beginning  at 5 pm on January 29 in Times Square. Possible locations  for rallies include the Federal Building, other federal 
government facilities, or in a crowded central shopping 
area (actions can be held during the day or in the 
evening). High schools and college activists should also 
consider actions at their school on January 29. Please 
keep the A.N.S.W.E.R. informed of activities in your area 
so that they can be posted on the web site. Email 
info at internationalanswer.org with details.

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On January 18, the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition called for the 
U.S. movement to support the call issued from the European  movement for mass anti-war demonstrations on February 15.  There will be demonstrations in thousands of cities across  the country and around the world on February 15. 
A.N.S.W.E.R. joins with UFPJ and hundreds of other 
organizations who will be mobilizing for the